SWITCH FROM SUMUP
SumUp to Calisto Station
Run the till in the browser of the phones, tablets and computers you already have, build each station for the job it does, and close every drawer per currency.
Feature by feature
Calisto Station beside SumUp POS
- 17 In both
- 1 Only in SumUp POS
| 18 features | Calisto Station | SumUp POS |
|---|---|---|
| Selling | ||
| Item CatalogueCalisto: what the till shows is the business's Register Layout: pages of tiles following a category, a collection or a menu section, or arranged by hand, per location or register, with Search and Scan reaching everything.Checked Nov 1, 2026Source | Yes | Yes |
| Variants and ModifiersCalisto: each item sells its variant and options at their own rates, and the sale and each item carry a note printed on the receipt and the kitchen ticket.Checked Nov 1, 2026Source | Yes | Yes |
| Split BillsCalisto: a bill is split by seat, by item or by amount and settled as one payment with several tenders, card, cash and gift card mixed.Checked Nov 1, 2026Source | Yes | Yes |
| DiscountsCalisto: happy hours, seasons and bulk offers apply at the till by themselves, a discount code is set on the bill, and an item is marked down at the till by those allowed to.Checked Nov 1, 2026Source | Yes | Yes |
| Offline Cash SalesCalisto: with Take Cash While Offline on, the till keeps selling cash with no signal and replays each sale once when it reconnects; a sale that needs a person is held for review in Offline Sales.Checked Nov 1, 2026Source | Yes | Yes |
| Payments | ||
| TipsCalisto: the till asks for tips when the business turns them on, the guest picks a tip on the Customer Display, and a tips report shows them per person.Checked Nov 1, 2026Source | Yes | Yes |
| Staff and Access | ||
| Staff PermissionsCalisto: a person is invited to exactly the stations they work, and what a station holds is their access; money follows the business's Money Access settings, with no roles to maintain.Checked Nov 1, 2026Source | Yes | Yes |
| Staff Clock-InCalisto: a shared clock-in tablet is a station, where each worker's PIN clocks them in and out (with Workforce).Checked Nov 1, 2026Source | Yes | Yes |
| Reports | ||
| MarginsCalisto: margin and profit reports show what each sale kept after cost, for those allowed to see costs.Checked Nov 1, 2026Source | Yes | Yes |
| Customers | ||
| Customer ProfilesCalisto: the till finds a customer by name, phone or email or adds them on the spot, and shows their visits, spend, last purchase, notes and store credit.Checked Nov 1, 2026Source | Yes | Yes |
| Gift CardsCalisto: a gift card is sold from a tile on the till, issued when the sale is paid with its code on the receipt, and taken as a way to pay.Checked Nov 1, 2026Source | Yes | Yes |
| LoyaltyCalisto: the customer named on the bill earns their points at the till, in Calisto's one points program (with Circle).Checked Nov 1, 2026Source | Yes | Yes |
| Restaurant | ||
| Table ManagementCalisto: a table's bill stays open round by round on the till, while the floor, its tables and their layout are set in Dine (with Dine).Checked Nov 1, 2026Source | Yes | Yes |
| Send Orders to the KitchenCalisto: a round is fired to the kitchen with each item routed to its prep station, printed or on the kitchen display, and can be recalled (with Dine).Checked Nov 1, 2026Source | Yes | Yes |
| Cash | ||
| Opening Float and Z TicketCalisto: the Z report closes each drawer with its over or short per currency, an X report reads the drawer mid-shift, and Day Close signs off the business day once.Checked Nov 1, 2026Source | Yes | Yes |
| Compliance | ||
| Certified Fiscal SigningCalisto: in Germany, Austria, Spain and Italy a closed bill's receipt is signed by the station's signing unit through fiskaly, with the issuer set up in Ledger; a missing signature is printed as such.Checked Nov 1, 2026Source | Yes | Yes |
| Hardware | ||
| Barcode ScanningCalisto: Scan on the till takes a barcode from a scanner or the device's camera and adds the item.Checked Nov 1, 2026Source | Yes | Yes |
| Gaps | ||
| Tap to Pay on a PhoneThe phone running the till takes contactless cards and wallets itself, with no separate card reader.Checked Nov 1, 2026Source | No | Yes |
What moves
Bringing your data from SumUp POS
Your data is read in your own browser and sent to your Calisto account. Calisto never sees your login for the old system.
From an export file
Export your data from SumUp POS and drop the file in. It is read in your browser and mapped onto Calisto.
Any spreadsheet you export from SumUp POS can be mapped onto Calisto, column by column.
Moving from SumUp
Questions about switching
Can I keep my tablets?
Yes. A station opens in the browser of any phone, tablet or computer at its own address, and nothing is installed. Card readers pair from your own payment provider's cloud terminal, and printers and scales are added in Peripherals or from the station's bar on the device they are plugged into.
Where do sales, drawers and reports go?
Every sale is a bill in your business's one record, its stock taken off through Inventory. Drawers are opened, counted and closed in Cash, with a Z report per currency and one Day Close for the business day, and Sales holds the analytics and reports, each currency on its own.
How do I set up the first station?
Open Templates and use the starting point for your kind of business, or Describe the Job, then arrange the till's layout, publish the station at its own address and invite the people who will work it. They accept the invitation, sign in at the station and start selling.
Learn more
Everything Calisto does here
The pages behind this comparison: the sector, the apps and the guides.
- AppCalisto Station
Point-of-service builder. Design the station your staff work on, scope it to your own data, publish it to an address, and deploy it onto your POS devices.
Open - GuideHow printing works in Calisto
The three ways to connect a receipt printer, what each one gives you, and how to pick, including why an iPad needs a Wi-Fi printer.
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