SWITCH FROM XIBO
Xibo to Calisto Display
Put a kitchen display, a menu board, a guest TV or a designed screen on each TV, schedule what plays, and see what played, from the records that already run the business.
Feature by feature
Calisto Display beside Xibo
- 14 In both
- 6 Only in Xibo
| 20 features | Calisto Display | Xibo |
|---|---|---|
| Design | ||
| Design a LayoutCalisto: designed screens are made at TV size in the one design editor Studio opens, with Themes, and published to the TVs as a picture with a live layer.Checked Oct 28, 2026Source | Yes | Yes |
| Layout PreviewCalisto: the live preview runs the screen on the business's own data, next to its record, and shows what the TV will show.Checked Oct 28, 2026Source | Yes | Yes |
| Screens and Content | ||
| PlaylistsCalisto: a playlist times itself from each item's seconds and plays in a signage screen's main zone, or full screen on a TV with no screen of its own.Checked Oct 28, 2026Source | Yes | Yes |
| Scheduling | ||
| Daypart and Date/Time SchedulingCalisto: schedules target TVs and TV groups and can name a screen, such as a lunch menu board from 11:00, or play a playlist.Checked Oct 28, 2026Source | Yes | Yes |
| Fleet | ||
| Display GroupsCalisto: TV Groups gather TVs, and a schedule that targets a group plays on every TV in it.Checked Oct 28, 2026Source | Yes | Yes |
| Screenshot On-DemandCalisto: Remote Control on a TV's page takes a screenshot of what the TV shows; Apple TV answers that a screenshot is not supported.Checked Oct 28, 2026Source | Yes | Yes |
| Offline PlaybackCalisto: a TV that powers on with no network boots from its last good answer and keeps playing.Checked Oct 28, 2026Source | Yes | Yes |
| Reporting | ||
| Proof of Play ReportingCalisto: Performance shows impressions, ad impressions, clicks, errors, refreshes and uptime; the player files what it is playing on every check-in.Checked Oct 28, 2026Source | Yes | Yes |
| Live Data | ||
| Menu BoardsCalisto: menu boards and menu lists read the menu the restaurant sets up in Calisto Dine, so a dish changed there changes on the screen (with Dine).Checked Oct 28, 2026Source | Yes | Yes |
| Weather and ClockCalisto: live nodes on a designed screen draw the clock, the date, the weather, the guest Wi-Fi and a QR code.Checked Oct 28, 2026Source | Yes | Yes |
| Guests | ||
| Interactive ActionsCalisto: a guest TV in a hotel room is navigated with the remote: the property guide, the channel lineup, room service and late checkout, charged to the stay (with Stays and Orderflow).Checked Oct 28, 2026Source | Yes | Yes |
| Advertising | ||
| Ad CampaignsCalisto: customer-facing screens can carry an ad band served through Calisto Ads, and Ad Surfaces holds the business's own house ads; staff screens never show ads (with Ads).Checked Oct 28, 2026Source | Yes | Yes |
| Alerts | ||
| Emergency AlertsCalisto: put an alert over whatever the chosen TVs are playing; the admins are told when it goes live and when it is taken down, and Clear Alert works from the push.Checked Oct 28, 2026Source | Yes | Yes |
| Players | ||
| Player AppCalisto: Apple TV, Android TV, Google TV and Fire TV run the Calisto TV app; Samsung Tizen and LG webOS open the player from hosted packages; any other browser opens it directly.Checked Oct 28, 2026Source | Yes | Yes |
| Gaps | ||
| Video Wall and Sync GroupsRun one picture across several displays, with sync groups and sync events.Checked Oct 28, 2026Source | No | Yes |
| DataSetsStore tabular data, import CSV or remote JSON, and show it on screens or publish it as RSS.Checked Oct 28, 2026Source | No | Yes |
| CAP Emergency Alert FeedsPull alerts from Common Alerting Protocol providers and show alert layouts only while an alert is active.Checked Oct 28, 2026Source | No | Yes |
| Weather Schedule CriteriaPlay a layout only when the weather meets a condition.Checked Oct 28, 2026Source | No | Yes |
| Screen Power On and OffTurn the screen's power on and off from the CMS.Checked Oct 28, 2026Source | No | Yes |
| Self-Hosted Open Source CMSInstall the open source CMS on the organization's own servers.Checked Oct 28, 2026Source | No | Yes |
What moves
Bringing your data from Xibo
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 Xibo and drop the file in. It is read in your browser and mapped onto Calisto.
Any spreadsheet you export from Xibo can be mapped onto Calisto, column by column.
Moving from Xibo
Questions about switching
Can I bring my content over from Xibo?
Photos and videos (JPEG, PNG, WebP, GIF, MP4 and WebM) are uploaded to Display ▸ Media, from a phone too by sharing them to Calisto. Layouts are made again as designed screens, starting blank or from one of Calisto's screen layouts dressed in the business's brand, and a menu, a schedule or offers are drawn live from the business's own records.
How do I connect my TVs?
Open the Calisto TV app on Apple TV, Android TV, Google TV or Fire TV, the hosted package on Samsung Tizen or LG webOS, or the player in any other browser. The TV shows a 6-character code: enter it in Add a TV, give the TV a name, and choose what it runs.
Do my schedules come across?
Schedules are made again in Display ▸ Schedules. Each one targets TVs or TV groups and either names a screen or plays a playlist. When Approvals is turned on in Settings, only approved schedules play.
Learn more
Everything Calisto does here
The pages behind this comparison: the sector, the apps and the guides.