SWITCH FROM SQUARE FOR RETAIL
Square for Retail to Calisto Shop
The register and its drawers, every order and return, stock and buying in one app, with your own payment gateway.
- In-Person Retailers
Feature by feature
Calisto Shop beside Square Retail
- 43 In both
- 3 Only in Square Retail
| 46 features | Calisto Shop | Square Retail |
|---|---|---|
| Register | ||
| Point of sale at the counter with barcode scanningCalisto: the Register scans or searches the whole catalog, by name or any code printed on the item.Checked Okt 26, 2026Source | Yes | Yes |
| Keeps selling with no internet connectionCalisto: the till sells through an offline sale queue and sends each sale in order once back online.Checked Okt 26, 2026Source | Yes | Yes |
| Split one sale across several payment methodsCalisto: split tenders on one sale at the Register.Checked Okt 26, 2026Source | Yes | Yes |
| Cash drawer with float, cash in and out and X / Z reportsCalisto: Register, Drawers: each drawer opened with its float, cash in and out, X and Z reports, the day closed once.Checked Okt 26, 2026Source | Yes | Yes |
| Customer-facing display at the counterCalisto: the Register’s Customer Display.Checked Okt 26, 2026Source | Yes | Yes |
| Register layout arranged by the businessCalisto: Register, Layouts: the tiles and buttons of each till, arranged by the shop.Checked Okt 26, 2026Source | Yes | Yes |
| Sell by weight with a connected scaleCalisto: a product sold by weight with its tare, weighed on a scale connected in Settings, Devices.Checked Okt 26, 2026Source | Yes | Yes |
| Sell a gift card at the registerCalisto: a gift card is a line of the sale, at a set or typed amount, its code on the receipt.Checked Okt 26, 2026Source | Yes | Yes |
| Orders | ||
| Online and in-store orders on one fulfillment listCalisto: one order board for every order: New, Accepted, Packing, Ready and Handed Over.Checked Okt 26, 2026Source | Yes | Yes |
| Buy online, pick up in storeCalisto: each order card names its handover: collected at the counter, delivered or shipped.Checked Okt 26, 2026Source | Yes | Yes |
| Local deliveryCalisto: delivery is one of an order’s handovers on the order board.Checked Okt 26, 2026Source | Yes | Yes |
| Shipping rates set by the merchantCalisto: Settings, Shipping: shipping rules, each with what its method costs.Checked Okt 26, 2026Source | Yes | Yes |
| Buy and print shipping labelsCalisto: Buy Label on a shipment, with the carrier chosen.Checked Okt 26, 2026Source | Yes | Yes |
| Returns | ||
| Refund as store creditCalisto: refunded to the original tender, in cash or as store credit.Checked Okt 26, 2026Source | Yes | Yes |
| Products | ||
| Variants with their own SKU, barcode, price and stockCalisto: one variant record with its own codes, price and count.Checked Okt 26, 2026Source | Yes | Yes |
| Bulk product import and exportCalisto: Import and Export in the Products list’s menu.Checked Okt 26, 2026Source | Yes | Yes |
| Pre-orders with an expected dateCalisto: a product sold as a pre-order carries its restock date.Checked Okt 26, 2026Source | Yes | Yes |
| Bundles that take each component off stockCalisto: a kit’s sale takes each component off stock.Checked Okt 26, 2026Source | Yes | Yes |
| Collections and categoriesCalisto: Collections, Packages and categories.Checked Okt 26, 2026Source | Yes | Yes |
| Pricing | ||
| Discount codes and automatic discountsCalisto: Discounts: promotions and codes.Checked Okt 26, 2026Source | Yes | Yes |
| Quantity breaksCalisto: Discounts: quantity breaks.Checked Okt 26, 2026Source | Yes | Yes |
| Gift Cards | ||
| Gift cards sold and redeemed online and in storeCalisto: Gift Cards: the cards you sell and every card sold, its balance, top-up and void.Checked Okt 26, 2026Source | Yes | Yes |
| Subscriptions | ||
| Subscriptions that ship products on a scheduleCalisto: a plan sends its products every so many weeks or months, each delivery an order; billed with Registry.Checked Okt 26, 2026Source | Yes | Yes |
| Stock | ||
| Stock per locationCalisto: on hand per location, and what may be sold: on hand less what is held.Checked Okt 26, 2026Source | Yes | Yes |
| Transfers between locationsCalisto: Stock, Transfers, each with its own page to send and receive.Checked Okt 26, 2026Source | Yes | Yes |
| Stock counts with a scannerCalisto: Stock, Counts, a count’s sheet open on a phone with no signal.Checked Okt 26, 2026Source | Yes | Yes |
| Low-stock alerts and reorder pointsCalisto: Stock Alerts and reorder points.Checked Okt 26, 2026Source | Yes | Yes |
| Barcode labels and price tagsCalisto: labels on PDF sheets or label printers, and Labels to Reprint after a price change.Checked Okt 26, 2026Source | Yes | Yes |
| Cost and margin per itemCalisto: Item Costs, markup rules and cost methods; profit in Reports.Checked Okt 26, 2026Source | Yes | Yes |
| Purchasing | ||
| Purchase orders and receivingCalisto: Purchasing: purchase orders received against the supplier’s invoice, any difference flagged.Checked Okt 26, 2026Source | Yes | Yes |
| Suggested reorders from salesCalisto: Purchasing, Reorder: each item’s days of cover.Checked Okt 26, 2026Source | Yes | Yes |
| Channels | ||
| Instagram and Facebook catalogCalisto: with Sync. The Meta catalog for Instagram, Facebook and WhatsApp.Checked Okt 26, 2026Source | Yes | Yes |
| Online store websiteCalisto: with Sites. The website displays what Shop sells and its orders land in Shop.Checked Okt 26, 2026Source | Yes | Yes |
| Clients | ||
| Client profiles with purchase history across channelsCalisto: a client’s page with one Purchases list, online and in store.Checked Okt 26, 2026Source | Yes | Yes |
| House accountsCalisto: house accounts on the client.Checked Okt 26, 2026Source | Yes | Yes |
| Loyalty programCalisto: with Circle.Checked Okt 26, 2026Source | Yes | Yes |
| Team | ||
| Staff accounts with per-person permissionsCalisto: Team, with what each person opens set in People & Privacy and Screen Sets.Checked Okt 26, 2026Source | Yes | Yes |
| Staff time clockCalisto: Team, Workforce’s screens: schedules, time and pay.Checked Okt 26, 2026Source | Yes | Yes |
| Reports | ||
| Sales by location, category and staffCalisto: Reports: sales, by location, by category and by staff.Checked Okt 26, 2026Source | Yes | Yes |
| Profit and margin reportsCalisto: Reports: profit, and profit and loss.Checked Okt 26, 2026Source | Yes | Yes |
| Vendor sales and sell-through reportsChecked Okt 26, 2026Source | No | Yes |
| Fiscal | ||
| Spain’s VerifactuCalisto: each sale and refund is sent to the fiscal provider the shop connects, Verifactu and TicketBAI among them.Checked Okt 26, 2026Source | Yes | Yes |
| Messaging | ||
| Client conversations in one inboxCalisto: with Threads. WhatsApp, text, web chat and shared mailboxes.Checked Okt 26, 2026Source | Yes | Yes |
| Phone | ||
| Run the store from a phoneCalisto: Today, Register, Orders and Stock as tabs on a phone, the till open with no signal.Checked Okt 26, 2026Source | Yes | Yes |
| Payments | ||
| Buy now, pay later at checkoutChecked Okt 26, 2026Source | No | Yes |
| Tap to pay on a phone, no card readerChecked Okt 26, 2026Source | No | Yes |
What moves
Bringing your data from Square Retail
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 Square Retail and drop the file in. It is read in your browser and mapped onto Calisto.
Customers
Customer profiles and accounts
Transactions
Point of sale transactions and payments
Products
Product catalog and inventory items
Moving from Square for Retail
Questions about switching
How do we bring our Square data over?
Export your item library and customers as CSV files and bring them in with Import in Shop’s Products list and the client import. Calisto has no direct Square connector.
Which card readers work?
Card readers and paired payment terminals from the payment provider you connect, added to a station in Settings, Devices. Payments settle through your own gateway.
Does the register work offline?
Yes. Sales queue with no signal and send in order once back online.
Learn more
Everything Calisto does here
The pages behind this comparison: the sector, the apps and the guides.
- Commerce & RetailCalisto for In-Person Retailers
One catalog behind the counter, the website, and every location. Turn any tablet or phone into a register, stock it from one inventory, and run the floor on a standard the system enforces rather than one somebody remembers.
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- AppCalisto Shop
Online retailers and in-person retail: the register and the cash drawer, orders picked, packed and shipped, returns in one list, products with variants and barcodes, gift cards and subscriptions, stock, discounts and every sales channel on one live stock.
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