SWITCH FROM ZOOM
Zoom to Calisto Live
Live runs your meetings, webinars and recordings in the browser, with the summary and its next steps when it ends.
Feature by feature
Calisto Live beside Zoom
- 37 In both
- 1 Only in Zoom
| 38 features | Calisto Live | Zoom |
|---|---|---|
| Scheduling | ||
| Schedule From Your CalendarCalisto: a scheduled meeting emails each invitee a calendar event with its link and PIN; an edit updates it and a cancel removes it.Checked Nov 2, 2026Source | Yes | Yes |
| Recurring MeetingsCalisto: a recurring meeting is a series; edit or cancel this one, this and the following, or the whole series.Checked Nov 2, 2026Source | Yes | Yes |
| Meet NowCalisto: Meet Now starts a meeting at once and opens the room, with your personal room one tap away.Checked Nov 2, 2026Source | Yes | Yes |
| Waiting RoomCalisto: people wait until a host or co-host admits them, one by one or all at once.Checked Nov 2, 2026Source | Yes | Yes |
| Chat Before and After the MeetingCalisto: the meeting's chat is on its page before it starts and stays there after it ends, the same lines as the chat in the room.Checked Nov 2, 2026Source | Yes | Yes |
| In the Meeting | ||
| HD Video With Noise SuppressionCalisto: HD video and audio in the browser, with noise suppression on a switch.Checked Nov 2, 2026Source | Yes | Yes |
| Share a Screen, a Window or Its SoundCalisto: share your screen, a window or a tab with its sound; Calisto decks, documents and sheets go on the stage as a share everyone follows.Checked Nov 2, 2026Source | Yes | Yes |
| Several People Share at OnceCalisto: more than one person can share; each share is on the stage and anyone can pin the one they follow.Checked Nov 2, 2026Source | Yes | Yes |
| Annotate a Shared ScreenCalisto: Annotate draws on a screen someone is sharing, and everyone in the room sees the marks on the same spot; Undo and Clear.Checked Nov 2, 2026Source | Yes | Yes |
| WhiteboardCalisto: a blank whiteboard goes on the stage for everyone to draw on.Checked Nov 2, 2026Source | Yes | Yes |
| Virtual Backgrounds and BlurCalisto: blur your background or choose an image, including the business’s own backgrounds.Checked Nov 2, 2026Source | Yes | Yes |
| Reactions and Raise HandCalisto: reactions float over the stage, and a raised hand stays up until it is lowered.Checked Nov 2, 2026Source | Yes | Yes |
| Chat With Files and Private MessagesCalisto: the room’s chat keeps its history for late joiners, carries files and has private messages.Checked Nov 2, 2026Source | Yes | Yes |
| Captions and Translated CaptionsCalisto: live captions for everyone, guests included, each viewer reading them in their own language, kept as a transcript.Checked Nov 2, 2026Source | Yes | Yes |
| Polls in MeetingsCalisto: a host or co-host launches a poll in any meeting; one vote each, the results shown live.Checked Nov 2, 2026Source | Yes | Yes |
| Polls With Several AnswersCalisto: a poll of up to ten choices can let each person choose more than one answer.Checked Nov 2, 2026Source | Yes | Yes |
| Personal Notes During the MeetingCalisto: notes of your own during the meeting, beside the shared notes.Checked Nov 2, 2026Source | Yes | Yes |
| Ask the AI During the MeetingCalisto: Ask About the Meeting answers questions about what has been said so far, from the captions or the recording; only the asker sees the answer.Checked Nov 2, 2026Source | Yes | Yes |
| Host Controls | ||
| Host Controls and Co-HostsCalisto: mute one or everyone, remove, lock the room, spotlight, make a co-host or hand over the host.Checked Nov 2, 2026Source | Yes | Yes |
| Breakout RoomsCalisto: open breakout rooms, assign people by hand or automatically, move them, broadcast a message to every room and bring everyone back.Checked Nov 2, 2026Source | Yes | Yes |
| Choose Your Own Breakout RoomCalisto: the host can let participants choose their room, and move to another one.Checked Nov 2, 2026Source | Yes | Yes |
| Ask for Help From a Breakout RoomCalisto: Ask for Help tells the host which room asked, and the host joins it in one tap.Checked Nov 2, 2026Source | Yes | Yes |
| Breakout Rooms That Close on a TimerCalisto: rooms can close by themselves after a set number of minutes, with the time left shown in every room.Checked Nov 2, 2026Source | Yes | Yes |
| Recording and AI | ||
| Cloud RecordingCalisto: the host records any meeting, or every meeting by default, into the business’s own storage.Checked Nov 2, 2026Source | Yes | Yes |
| Summary With Next StepsCalisto: when a meeting ends its recap has the summary, key points, decisions and action items, sent to the host and the attendees.Checked Nov 2, 2026Source | Yes | Yes |
| Chapters in RecordingsCalisto: every recording is cut into chapters you jump between, beside its transcript.Checked Nov 2, 2026Source | Yes | Yes |
| Clips From a RecordingCalisto: Make Clips opens a recording in Calisto Video with its transcript, which finds the moments that stand on their own; each one picked becomes a Clip.Checked Nov 2, 2026Source | Yes | Yes |
| Share a RecordingCalisto: share a recording as a watch link with its own secret, stopped whenever you choose, or download it.Checked Nov 2, 2026Source | Yes | Yes |
| Webinars | ||
| Webinar RegistrationCalisto: a branded registration page with a waitlist, a personal join link for each registrant, a confirmation and reminders.Checked Nov 2, 2026Source | Yes | Yes |
| Panelists and AttendeesCalisto: hosts and panelists present, attendees watch and take part through chat, reactions, polls and Q&A.Checked Nov 2, 2026Source | Yes | Yes |
| Backstage for SpeakersCalisto: hosts and panelists step into a backstage beside the stage, out of the audience's sight and hearing, and go back to the stage when ready.Checked Nov 2, 2026Source | Yes | Yes |
| Webinar Q&ACalisto: attendees ask, upvote and see answers; moderated questions reach only the moderators and the asker.Checked Nov 2, 2026Source | Yes | Yes |
| SimuliveCalisto: Play a Recording plays a recording to everyone as though it were live; stop it and go live for questions.Checked Nov 2, 2026Source | Yes | Yes |
| Stream to YouTube, LinkedIn and FacebookCalisto: stream out over RTMP to YouTube, Facebook, Twitch or any address while the room runs in Calisto.Checked Nov 2, 2026Source | Yes | Yes |
| Attendance and Engagement in Your CRMCalisto: registrants are contacts of the business and can become leads; attendance downloads from the recap.Checked Nov 2, 2026Source | Yes | Yes |
| Gaps | ||
| Join by PhoneNot offered: Live meets in the browser and the installed app, on a computer or a phone; a call to a phone number is Calisto Voice.Checked Nov 2, 2026Source | No | Yes |
| Phone and Devices | ||
| Phone and Desktop AppsCalisto: Live installs inside Calisto on phones and desktops, with Meet Now, My Room and Join from the lock screen; a meeting runs in the browser too.Checked Nov 2, 2026Source | Yes | Yes |
| Move a Meeting to Another DeviceCalisto: join the same meeting on another device and you move there.Checked Nov 2, 2026Source | Yes | Yes |
What moves
Bringing your data from Zoom
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 Zoom and drop the file in. It is read in your browser and mapped onto Calisto.
Any spreadsheet you export from Zoom can be mapped onto Calisto, column by column.
Moving from Zoom
Questions about switching
Do my guests need to install anything?
No. Guests join from the link in the browser, on a computer or a phone, with the meeting’s PIN.
Can people join by phone?
No. Live meets in the browser and the installed app; a call to a phone number is Calisto Voice.
Where do recordings go?
Into your business’s Calisto storage, with the transcript, chapters and summary, and a link you can share.
Learn more
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