SWITCH FROM TWICE
Twice to Calisto Rentals
Rentals runs what you rent and at what rate, quotes and orders, the Planner, hand-outs and returns at the counter, late returns, photo checks and damage, deliveries and collections, the fleet and its maintenance, and sub-rentals, with Payments, Dispatch, Assure, Signal, Sync, Sites and Identity built in.
Feature by feature
Calisto Rentals beside Twice
- 24 In both
- 1 Only in Twice
| 25 features | Calisto Rentals | Twice |
|---|---|---|
| Products | ||
| Individually Tracked UnitsCalisto: each unit tracked on its own with its serial or plate, or bulk stock counted by quantity, on one fleet register.Checked Oct 28, 2026Source | Yes | Yes |
| Hourly, Daily and Weekly RatesCalisto: rental periods and rate tiers by the hour, day, week or month, with a lower rate for a longer hire.Checked Oct 28, 2026Source | Yes | Yes |
| Seasonal RatesCalisto: seasons and dynamic pricing rules raise or lower rates on the dates the business sets.Checked Oct 28, 2026Source | Yes | Yes |
| Bundles and PackagesCalisto: kits booked as their parts’ units and priced once per kit, on a quote, at the desk and on the website alike.Checked Oct 28, 2026Source | Yes | Yes |
| Fleet | ||
| Unit Timeline and HistoryCalisto: each unit’s page keeps its hires, repairs, services, downtime and meter readings.Checked Oct 28, 2026Source | Yes | Yes |
| Stock by LocationCalisto: units belong to their pickup and return places, and Free by Place shows what each place has free for a window.Checked Oct 28, 2026Source | Yes | Yes |
| Returns | ||
| Return to Another LocationCalisto: a one-way return brings a unit back to another place, its home moving there or a transfer back opened with Dispatch.Checked Oct 28, 2026Source | Yes | Yes |
| Maintenance | ||
| Maintenance TimeCalisto: downtime takes a unit off hire for a repair, a service or a lapsed paper, and any rental it collides with is shown.Checked Oct 28, 2026Source | Yes | Yes |
| Booking | ||
| Online Booking BufferCalisto: availability rules keep a turnaround buffer between hires and set the shortest and longest hire.Checked Oct 28, 2026Source | Yes | Yes |
| Real-Time AvailabilityCalisto: the Planner shows what is booked and free by place, and every rental, held quote and downtime counts against the same units.Checked Oct 28, 2026Source | Yes | Yes |
| Discount CodesCalisto: a discount code is checked once over the rental’s units, at the desk or in the website’s checkout.Checked Oct 28, 2026Source | Yes | Yes |
| Rental SubscriptionsCalisto: a rental is booked for a window; Rentals has no rental subscription with recurring billing.Checked Oct 28, 2026Source | No | Yes |
| Website | ||
| Hosted Online Store on Your DomainCalisto: with Sites, the website’s Book a Rental shows what is free, quotes the window and books several items with one payment.Checked Oct 28, 2026Source | Yes | Yes |
| Counter | ||
| Self-Service TerminalsCalisto: with Kiosks, a self-service kiosk books a rental, signs the agreement, checks ID and takes the deposit.Checked Oct 28, 2026Source | Yes | Yes |
| Walk-In and Phone OrdersCalisto: New Rental at the desk books walk-ins and phone bookings on the same units the website sees.Checked Oct 28, 2026Source | Yes | Yes |
| Barcode ScanningCalisto: scan a unit’s barcode or QR code to hand it out or take it back, at the desk or on a phone.Checked Oct 28, 2026Source | Yes | Yes |
| Damage | ||
| Condition Reports on OrdersCalisto: with Assure, condition reports with photos at hand-out and return, kept on the rental.Checked Oct 28, 2026Source | Yes | Yes |
| Payments | ||
| Security DepositsCalisto: with Payments, a security deposit or a card hold under the business’s deposit rules, released at the return or kept for a confirmed charge.Checked Oct 28, 2026Source | Yes | Yes |
| Payment LinksCalisto: with Payments, a rental’s payment link, part payments and paying later, all on the rental’s own bill.Checked Oct 28, 2026Source | Yes | Yes |
| Quotes | ||
| Digital Contracts and WaiversCalisto: with Sign, the rental agreement signed at the hand-out, and the rental waiver asked before booking.Checked Oct 28, 2026Source | Yes | Yes |
| Deliveries | ||
| Delivery and Pickup PointsCalisto: pickup and return places for each rental, and with Dispatch, delivery and collection runs.Checked Oct 28, 2026Source | Yes | Yes |
| Business | ||
| Automated Customer EmailsCalisto: with Automations, messages on a rental’s booking, start and return, each a rule the business can change or switch off.Checked Oct 28, 2026Source | Yes | Yes |
| User Roles and PermissionsCalisto: with Workforce, people are added from Team, and what each may see or do with money is an owner setting.Checked Oct 28, 2026Source | Yes | Yes |
| WebhooksCalisto: with Automations, rules connect to Zapier, Make or any address by webhook.Checked Oct 28, 2026Source | Yes | Yes |
| Reports | ||
| ReportsCalisto: reports on rentals, how busy each unit is and each job’s margin.Checked Oct 28, 2026Source | Yes | Yes |
What moves
Bringing your data from Twice
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 Twice and drop the file in. It is read in your browser and mapped onto Calisto.
Any spreadsheet you export from Twice can be mapped onto Calisto, column by column.
Moving from Twice
Questions about switching
Can I bring my products and bookings from Twice?
Your bookings, yes. Import Rentals takes a CSV or Excel file of rentals and matches each to a unit by its code, name or plate; a rental it cannot match is imported as a quote or left out, by your own rule. Products, kits and units are set up in Products and Fleet.
Do Experiences, Events and Golf need separate rental systems?
No. Experiences ▸ Rentals, Events ▸ Rentals and Golf ▸ Carts & Rentals are the same Rentals screens and records in each app’s own words, so a unit is booked once wherever it is shown.
How are damage charges decided?
A return’s photos are compared with the hand-out’s, and anything new is only a suggestion until a person confirms it. A confirmed damage is priced from your damage price list and taken from the renter’s damage waiver first, then the card hold, then the bill.
Learn more
Everything Calisto does here
The pages behind this comparison: the sector, the apps and the guides.