Katana review

Katana is the best fit for product brands that make what they sell and need stock to stay in sync with online channels. Its manufacturing tools cover BOMs with subassemblies, make-to-stock and make-to-order workflows, cost calculations, contract manufacturing and a shop floor app with barcode scanning, while the inventory side adds batch, lot, serial and expiry tracking across locations. Native integrations include Shopify, Amazon, QuickBooks Online and HubSpot, and the API is available even on the free plan. That free plan is generous on users, integrations and locations but caps the catalog at 30 SKUs, so most working businesses will move to Advantage. Advantage has no published price: Katana scopes the setup with you and quotes one annual contract that includes implementation, a customer success manager and priority support. It ranks below MRPeasy because there is no self-serve paid plan to compare.

Who it is for

Product brands that sell online and want a free start, live stock across channels and production tracking from a shop floor app.

Price

See vendor pricing (USD check pending); free plan for up to 30 SKUs, Advantage is custom priced on an annual contract.

US price check pending. See the vendor pricing page.

Key features

• BOMs and subassemblies, MTS and MTO workflows and manufacturing cost calculations
• Shop floor app with barcode scanning for production tasks
• Contract manufacturing for outsourced production
• Batch, lot and serial number tracking with expiry dates
• Native integrations with Shopify, Amazon, QuickBooks Online and HubSpot, plus an open API

Strengths and weaknesses

• Strength: Free plan with unlimited users, integrations and inventory locations
• Strength: Strong sales channel sync for brands selling on Shopify and Amazon
• Strength: Advantage includes a customer success manager and implementation
• Weakness: Free plan stops at 30 SKUs
• Weakness: No published price for the paid Advantage plan
• Weakness: Advantage is sold as an annual contract

Key facts

• Free plan: Up to 30 SKUs, unlimited users
• Paid plan: Advantage, custom priced
• Contract: Annual for Advantage
• API: Included on the free plan

Where it ranks

Katana is No. 2 in our Best MRP Software verdict.