# Katana Cloud Inventory Reviews 2026. Verified Reviews, Pros & Cons | Capterra > Is Katana Cloud Inventory the right Inventory Management solution for you? Explore 170 verified user reviews from people in industries like yours to make a confident choice. Source: https://www.capterra.com/p/172888/Katana-MRP/reviews --- Katana Cloud Inventory 4.6 (170) Provider data verified by our Software Research team, and reviews moderated by our Reviews Verification team. [Learn more](https://www.capterra.com/our-story/) * * * Last updated March 13th, 2026 # Reviews of Katana Cloud Inventory Ease of use 4.6 Customer Service 4.7 ## Pros and Cons in Reviews Andrew M OwnerHealth, Wellness and Fitness, 11 - 50 employeesUsed the software for: More than 2 years. “Decent user interface and basic manufacturing features, with adequate inventory tracking and production planning for small teams.“ February 5, 2026 Andrew M OwnerHealth, Wellness and Fitness, 11 - 50 employeesUsed the software for: More than 2 years. “The company has become increasingly difficult to work with, shows little understanding of small manufacturers’ realities, enforces punitive order-based pricing, changes terms mid-contract, and prioritizes larger customers over long-time users.“ February 5, 2026 Andrew M OwnerHealth, Wellness and Fitness, 11 - 50 employeesUsed the software for: More than 2 years. “On the plus side, Katana made it easy for us to export our data and we performed the data migration and cut-over to the new system entirely in-house.“ February 5, 2026 Andrew M OwnerHealth, Wellness and Fitness, 11 - 50 employeesUsed the software for: More than 2 years. “Year after year, it became clear that the company didn’t care about smaller customers anymore: their strategy seems squarely aimed at upmarket customers with big order volume and deep pockets - which pits small manufacturers like us at a disadvantage.“ February 5, 2026 AP Angela P Brand OwnerFood & Beverages, 2 - 10 employeesUsed the software for: Less than 6 months. “I especially appreciate it's 'Make to Batch' functionality which allows for users to track pre-produced products and allowing for future drawdowns.“ April 20, 2022 AR Alan R CEOElectrical/Electronic Manufacturing, 2 - 10 employeesUsed the software for: More than 2 years. “Something as simple as being able to label a part number with a bin number for easy retrieval was taken out and put into a "warehouse" bundle with other features that we don't use, so now all that work that was put into cataloging our parts has been erased.“ April 9, 2024 Dominique F supply manager Food & Beverages, 1,001 - 5,000 employeesUsed the software for: 1-2 years. “KAtana manufacturing Erp is a solid choice for small and medium sized business looking for a user-fried and Integrated solutions for their manufacturing process“ March 11, 2023 FM Fabien M CEOHealth, Wellness and Fitness, 2 - 10 employeesUsed the software for: More than 2 years. “Katana is one of these SAAS that looks pretty and attractive on the surface only to hide the worst possible customer policy, pricing plans and billing methods i have encountered in 15 years of professionnal digital experience.“ July 5, 2024 ## Showing most helpful reviews Showing 1-25 of 170 Reviews Sort by: Most Helpful Rating Company Size Reviewer's Role Length of Use Frequency of Use Lisa C. Owner Retail Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Met our needs at beginning, as needs grew Katana team listened and added features" February 6, 2020 4.0 We maintain about 1500-2000 SKUS and all assemblers work at home. Some do different steps, returning work weekly and then having it distributed to the next person. Giving every MO an actual number has kept every bag of parts and supplies organized. We can track who has it, where it's at in the manufacturing process, etc. Even though we have used Katana since January, it's the last 3 months that it's really proven it's value to us. We do not use it for order fulfillment, just in-house manufacturing. But it's allowed us to prep for holiday season from July forward and stay completely organized and efficient. No more "where-did-it-go" or "how-many-have-we-prepped" frantic moments. We began the year knowing we needed a software that "fit" our company's size and our needs. Katana has proven invaluable for our company this year. We are currently doing our first complete inventory and we hope to add these numbers to Katana in 2020 and continue to improve our efficiency. Pros The ability to use Resources as a way to assign a specific person to each task so I can see who is working on what step of the manufacturing process and the allotted time they are provided for the task. This year we went from contract labor/paid-per-piece to employees/hourly-wage and Katana has made this a much smoother transition then it could have been. Having both "cost-per-piece" for assembly of items as well as "cost-per-minute" has given us the ability to compare former payment procedures with what to expect per hour from employees. Cons There are a variety of tasks that were unable to be done when we began using Katana in January 2019 but I am thrilled to say that most of them have been developed. The developers listen and are very attentive to requests, bug reports, and ideas and so despite the fact that some of the features were not available (exporting reports, importing recipes, bulk print MOs/pick lists, etc.) they have added these and the software continues to grow. The next feature I'd love to see is the ability to have a product photo attached to each product that prints out an image with the MO. Also, we have some items "on hold" (not sent to distribution center yet) and we use Resources to specify ONHOLD-BIN221 etc. to know the status of any particular SKU completed. We'd prefer not to use different locations, but rather have the ability to add a couple more "status" options. Either a misc or a custom. For now, everything on hold gets marked BLOCKED status and then the Resource is used to say it's on hold in whatever bin. Review Source Response from Katana Cloud Inventory February 7, 2020 Thank you for very thorough feedback! Love to have you growing with us! KK Klaus K. Management Machinery Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "First Impression KATANA - perfect fit for smaller companies which do not need a complex ERP-system" August 21, 2020 4.0 For our requirements, set-up and company size the best we could find and test! We will manage inventory/warehouse with 5000+ items, handle products with ingredients & operations, edit quotes, generate sales orders and mark received orders as shipped for automated invoice generation in Quickbooks. The cloud-based concept and the reduced complexity combined with an intuitivbe operatzion makes this SW easy to install and to work with if you have a team in different geographic locatioopns (as we have). Set-up of KATANA is absolutely simple, mostl yself-explanatory and can be done by any "power-user" without need of (expensive) external ERP-consultants. Pros Handling of inventory, items, products, ingredients, sales orders - all this is handled in a very efficient, clear and easy to use way. Makes the difference compared to many alternative MRP-/ERP-systems. Connector to QuickBooks with automatic trigger for invoices in QB once the products are marked as shipped in KATANA. Connector to Shopify for on-line sale of spare parts. 100% helpful and open minded customer service - very helpful in helping to understand all features and finding the best workflow for specific situations. Cons There are some functions/features which need improvement, e.g. the customization of documents such as Quotations so every company can generate a set of individual template to serve different areas (machines, spare parts, service,..). 3-5 custom fields for Quotes/Sales Orders/Products would be helpful. Althoug KATANA is intended to be a MRP-system it would be helpful to integrate SERVICE-articles (not only MAKE or BUY articles). This would allow to add a possible service portion to a spare parts quote. Dedicated Delivery Notes (with partial shipments) would be a great feature. Alternatives considered [Dynamics 365](https://www.capterra.com/p/157279/Dynamics-365/)[Sage 100](https://www.capterra.com/p/227232/Sage-100cloud/) Reason for choosing Katana Cloud Inventory Simplicity with at the same time well covered basic features, ease of use, intuitive, cloud-based. Switched from [Dynamics 365](https://www.capterra.com/p/157279/Dynamics-365/)[Sage 100](https://www.capterra.com/p/227232/Sage-100cloud/) Due to a downsizing in manufacturing we decided to look for a faster, more flexible, less complicated MRP-system which is cloud-based and would have good and propven interfaces to a standard accounting SW and to an on-line shop (spare parts). Review Source Response from Katana Cloud Inventory December 28, 2020 Thank you! Glad you are getting value out of Katana. AR Alan R. CEO Electrical/Electronic Manufacturing Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Started off good, but pricing has outpaced quality." April 9, 2024 3.0 I started out paying $128/month for this software in 2019, and that jumped to $388 in 2021. Now in 2024, that price has increased to $399, BUT they took away several features we had become reliant upon and put them into separate "add-on" packages at $199 EACH—bringing my monthly all the way to $797! Something as simple as being able to label a part number with a bin number for easy retrieval was taken out and put into a "warehouse" bundle with other features that we don't use, so now all that work that was put into cataloging our parts has been erased. I was considering keeping these add-ons, but their serial number system doesn't work very well at all. I continually had to reach out to support to get them to fix things, but that often involved a lot of head scratching on their part and then instructing me to basically undo a redo completion of certain tasks to get a desired outcome (which didn't always work). I think these add-ons are overpriced—you can get serial number tracking from Zoho for $80/month, but they expect us to pay $199/month for just an add-on. If their add-on features worked reliably I might have continued paying. I am currently trying other platforms, and I will be ditching this vendor as soon as I am able. Pros Before using Katana, I was doing everything manually. I can't express how reliant I have become on MRP software. Cons They have increased prices by 523% since we started using this service. Bugs are ever-present, and they take existing features away to put behind a behind a paywall. Review Source Response from Katana Cloud Inventory April 26, 2024 Thank you for taking the time to share your detailed feedback with us. We truly value the insights from users like yourself and are saddened to hear that recent changes in our pricing and service structure have not met your expectations. It sounds like the transition from manual processes to using our MRP software has provided significant benefits for you, and we regret that our recent pricing adjustments and restructuring of features have overshadowed this experience. The decision to adjust our pricing was made after careful consideration and analysis, aimed to support the continual growth of our features and services, so we provide increasing value long-term. Changes like these can be challenging, we’re here to support you every step of the way whether that be staying with us or transitioning away to another software as you mention you might. Feel free to reach out directly to us at support@katanamrp.com, or of course via in-app chat. The team at Katana DF Dennis F. Operatons Manager Consumer Goods Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Exactly What Our Growing Business Needed." June 15, 2021 5.0 So far, we are really liking hoe easy it was to setup and get running. The inventory management has improved the flow and processes in our company for the better. Pros Ease of use, support, inventory management features, able to create builds/recipes for products (BOM), ability to upload data using Excel, integration with Quickbooks Online Cons Cost, certain features do not make sense in the implementation. Alternatives considered [Zoho CRM](https://www.capterra.com/p/155928/Zoho-CRM/)[Fishbowl](https://www.capterra.com/p/123794/Fishbowl/)[QuickBooks Online Advanced](https://www.capterra.com/p/189398/QuickBooks-Online/)[QuickBooks Enterprise](https://www.capterra.com/p/174984/QuickBooks-Enterprise/)[SOS Inventory](https://www.capterra.com/p/159971/SOS-Inventory/) Reason for choosing Katana Cloud Inventory Ease of use and the features. And it looks good. Review Source CP Chris P. Manufacturing Manager Renewables & Environment Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "Most affordable MRP system for small manufacturers" September 9, 2019 5.0 Katana has been extremely responsive with receiving feedback on the product and working in product improvements based on that feedback. There have already been multiple issues I had with the product early on that they have reacted to feedback on and implemented changes. Great customer service. Pros I love the value. We were stuck using excel to manage our inventory for a long time because there were no affordable options until Katana came along. I am able to maintain accurate stock levels much more easily now. Cons There are a few minor inconveniences that are small time wasters. One example is not being able to shift/ctrl click multiple items and drag them around as a group when reorganizing priority rank of manufacturing orders. Since we have multilevel subassemblies I spend more time dragging around manufacturing orders to organize the order I want them completed in and I could save some time if I could drag items around as a group. Switched from [Microsoft Excel](https://www.capterra.com/p/176574/Excel/) We didn't have the time to invest in the amount of programming we would have had to do to make Excel have the level of functionality we needed to manage our inventory so we had a hard time keeping track of our stock, especially when we had to make changes to our bill of materials. The monthly cost of Katana easily offset the cost of time wasted trying to keep track of our inventory accurately in Excel. Review Source Response from Katana Cloud Inventory September 10, 2019 Chris, thank you for sharing your experience with Katana! BK Brandon K. Owner Consumer Electronics Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "Perfect for where we're at right now" February 9, 2020 5.0 We chose Katana after trying out a couple different MRP's which were either overly complex, over-priced, or didn't fit our needs. We've stuck with Katana based on it's ease-of-use, intuitive design, and delivery of everything we need it to do. Pros It's great to be able to log in on any computer without having to install software, and it's done an amazing job of keeping our inventory tidy and up-to-date. The Purchase Order generator has also made us look very professional to our suppliers. The integration with Shopify is also a huge plus to us as it prevents us from having to manually transfer Shopify orders and automatically removes all parts from the BOM from our inventory. Highly recommended! Cons There aren't many, if any things we've come up against yet that Katana didn't support. Reason for choosing Katana Cloud Inventory We tried the 14-day trial of Katana while still paying for Odoo and were able to get everything set up in the time it took to solve a single problem with Odoo. We immediately made the switch after that. Switched from [Odoo](https://www.capterra.com/p/135618/Odoo/) Odoo's a-la-carte style product offering put it into a very expensive category for us. At that time, they were still in Beta and getting everything working took numerous support tickets which were not always responded to rapidly. In the end it became a big, expensive headache. Review Source Response from Katana Cloud Inventory February 13, 2020 Thank you for the feedback! DM Daniel M. Managing Director Transportation/Trucking/Railroad Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "Promised so much delivered far short of what we hoped" February 10, 2022 3.0 Disappointed. They are pretending this software is the best thing since sliced bread and its more like a stale baguette. Pros It works on a basic level for stock management and also bills of materials. Cons It fails to have any sort of calender or gantt chart. It also fails terribly with time planning/recording of how long a task can take. For example you can't even put into the system that you start your working day at half past the hour only full hours are allowed. Further to the time planning side you can not block out time for holidays or meetings. Making this software useless to plan your time and give acreate lead times to customers. Alternatives considered [MRPeasy](https://www.capterra.com/p/134177/MRPEasy/) Switched from [Odoo](https://www.capterra.com/p/135618/Odoo/) In the middle of the switch but it seams to offer far more options and cross capability. Review Source Response from Katana Cloud Inventory March 9, 2022 Hi Daniel! Thank you for your honest feedback. We are continuously working on improving on the points of time planning and will be ready with better capabilities in the coming months already. SO Shanon O. Production Manager Food Production Used the software for: I used a free trial ### "Katana is great!" August 11, 2023 5.0 Pros The set up and use of Katana is super easy and user friendly! The online resources they provide are incredibly helpful. I found the Katana Academy videos the most helpful. Cons Katana does not provide a way to "waste" products, however I know that Katana is currently working on implementing a program to do this. The only true complaint is that it doesn't support fractions. Our products are divided into 12 and when inputting the "recipes and boms" 1 is not divisible by 12 evenly. This makes us have to stock adjust to get proper inventory counts. Alternatives considered [Fishbowl](https://www.capterra.com/p/123794/Fishbowl/)[HandiFox](https://www.capterra.com/p/125220/HandiFox/) Reason for choosing Katana Cloud Inventory Katana is easy to look at, user friendly, and the easiest and cheapest way to achieve the goals we want in an inventory system. Review Source Response from Katana Cloud Inventory August 16, 2023 Hi Shanon, thanks kindly for your review — the team behind the Academy are very happy to hear you're enjoying these the most! We're always improving Katana and indeed fractions is one of the items on our radar for improving how our product recipes and BOMs work. AS Andrew S. CEO Electrical/Electronic Manufacturing Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "Working with Katana" September 29, 2023 5.0 Ive tried lots of other systems - ugly ones, expensive ones, and completely confusing ones. Katana wins hands down. And without charging you lots of extra fees to do things like multiple locations. Pros Its very very easy to use. Having used other systems, like inFlow, it has refreshing clean visually cued interface. Its very satisfying to use. Cons Very little - I would ask why they dont allow non-stock items to be a thing (we cant be the only ones!) - we have to make up that we have 1000s of imaginary non-stock items to keep the system happy. But its a tiny weeny gripe and has very little bearing on anything. Switched from [inFlow Inventory](https://www.capterra.com/p/78431/inFlow-Inventory/) iNflow is ugly software, visually - from an earlier time. It has weird restrictions on SKUs for example, and their pricing model is awful. We switched - saved money, got more features, and now we are fans. Review Source JB Jocelyn B. CEO Cosmetics Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "The best app ever! " February 19, 2022 5.0 Pros I love the simplicity of Katana and the ease of inventory management. This software has saved us so much time and offers way more than other products we looked into. For a small business with lots of moving parts and inventory to manage, Katana makes everything a breeze. Cons N/a, Katana meets and exceeds all our needs! Alternatives considered [Odoo](https://www.capterra.com/p/135618/Odoo/)[Zoho Inventory](https://www.capterra.com/p/146241/Zoho-Inventory/) Reason for choosing Katana Cloud Inventory Gave us everything that we needed. Switched from [Zoho Inventory](https://www.capterra.com/p/146241/Zoho-Inventory/) Zoho was consistently inaccurate and needed to to work with other Zoho products for full functionality. Review Source DA David A. Owner Retail Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "Just what I needed" June 18, 2020 5.0 Overall I have been very pleased. I know have a solid grasp of my inventory and am informed when I need to reorder materials. This has been a real game changer for my business and has allowed us to scale our manufacturing. Pros Katana integrates with my Shopify Site very easily and makes bundling products on my Shopify so much easier to track. We also make candles and kits in house. Katana makes tracking inventory so much easier allowing me to know without guess or counting my materials how much of any particular object I can produce at any given time. Cons It would be nice if there were barcodes, but I hear feature is coming soon. It would also be nice if I sell out of an object that is apart of a bundle that it would then make the bundle unavailable on my shopify site. I believe this is also in the works. Alternatives considered [MRPeasy](https://www.capterra.com/p/134177/MRPEasy/) Reason for choosing Katana Cloud Inventory The user interface was much more straight forward. It was robust and comprehensive without being overwhelming. Review Source Response from Katana Cloud Inventory July 21, 2020 Thank you for the review! Indeed, both mentioned features are on our roadmap. MM Mikaela M. Production Manager Consumer Goods Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "Intuitive and well designed" March 22, 2021 5.0 Katana has been an asset to our inventory management and production planning. Previously, we were using QuickBooks desktop to manage all inventory. Katana has streamlined our production planning and made it overall more efficient. We have not yet implemented tasks and assigned employees to certain builds, but we appreciate that there is room to grow as we continue to use the system. We continue to use QuickBooks desktop as a separate operating system for accounting purposes and can easily do journal entries to input inventory quantities. We are looking forward to the multi-currency platform Katana will hopefully have soon. Pros It is intuitive and easy to implement. I like that you can prioritize builds so if we are short on product I can customize which particular build for it to go to. Cons I wish we could add materials to sales orders. Sometimes we sell different parts and it would be nice to add those to a sales order. Switched from [QuickBooks Enterprise](https://www.capterra.com/p/174984/QuickBooks-Enterprise/) I found QuickBooks was limiting to what I wanted to accomplish and it took a very long time each week to production plan. Review Source BT Brent T. Production Manager Machinery Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "First time Katana user" August 16, 2023 4.0 Overall, we have been very happy with the product. There are some features we would like to see implemented, and those have been passed onto to their support team. But the value has far exceeded the cost and we are excited to get completely rolled out soon! Pros The setup is quick and easy and the customer service is nothing short of excellent. We love the simple interface which makes it easy to train others on,. The Excel templates allow for bulk uploads of all of the required data categories which doesn't need to be uploaded manually. Cons It could be more circular in that you sometimes have to jump back and forth within the system to complete a task. The production operation feature should allow you to set a default number of labor hours per task so that it isn't required with each manufacturing order setup. Reason for choosing Katana Cloud Inventory The easy-to-train interface and Excel templates were a great fit for what we wanted out of our first inventory system. Other products looked great during the trial but were too difficult to internally train. Review Source MEN Mary Ellen N. ecommerce manager Retail Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "It's a good start" December 2, 2022 4.0 Pros We like having the ability to make manufacture orders so everyone involved can see what's been planned and when it's due. The ability to prioritize orders is very helpful for assigning inventory. Cons Identifying products that are ready to ship on each order is cumbersome. Our customer service team has to click individually into each order to see if any items are ready to ship. There's no way to easily flip to the next order. You have to close that window & click on the next order. It would be nice if you could at least toggle between orders within an order window. We'd also love to see some kind of drop down or hover-over feature that would quickly show you if partial shipments are available. Review Source LH Lukas H. Director Import and Export Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Great for sales and quotes, not so much for inventory. " March 9, 2024 4.0 Pros Great user interface, very easily operable. Cons Pricing is getting worse. Basic functions disappear and appear later as a paid add on for hefty monthly fee. Review Source Response from Katana Cloud Inventory March 14, 2024 Thank you for your feedback! We'd like to assure you that all updates to our pricing model were based on evaluating our customers' needs and providing customisability to specific business needs, as our top priority is continuing to deliver top-notch services and unparalleled value and support. MH Michaela H. BAS Agent Industrial Automation Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "Manufacturing superstar" October 5, 2021 5.0 We went over many manufacturing software, but Katana is the best so far. Pros \- easiness of navigation and implementation - support - the colour coding Cons \- not sure how to upload documents - not being able to add multiple sale and purchase accounts - not being able to ship partial sale orders Alternatives considered [Fishbowl](https://www.capterra.com/p/123794/Fishbowl/) Reason for choosing Katana Cloud Inventory overall feel and easiness of allocation Switched from [JobBOSS²](https://www.capterra.com/p/219273/JobBOSS/) too hard to navigate/ implement/ support etc Review Source Joshua P. Owner Warehousing Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "The best for small manufacturing" May 19, 2020 5.0 Pros KatanaMRP has really helped me know what to order, and when to order it, as well as plan what comes next in manufacturing. It even lets me add time to tasks in production so I can monetarily make sure employees are being efficient enough for my company to remain profitable. Definitely recommend. I wish I would have found them sooner. Cons Sometimes the app logs me out and I have to put the information in twice. Alternatives considered [Cin7 Core](https://www.capterra.com/p/133038/Cin7-Core/)[Odoo](https://www.capterra.com/p/135618/Odoo/) Switched from [Cin7 Core](https://www.capterra.com/p/133038/Cin7-Core/) ease of use and training of users Review Source Response from Katana Cloud Inventory June 2, 2020 Thank you for the feedback and support! AS Alex S. Head of Operations Furniture Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "A Thoughtful New Take on MRPs" September 29, 2023 4.0 This has been a very easy product to use - we came from a Netsuite operational backend but having a system that easily links to other products we use (Quickbooks, Shipping Platforms) was much easier to deploy. Pros The ease of use, as compared to larger MRP systems, helps keep the team on track. Cons There are some missing features - custom fields, tiered pricing, etc. Alternatives considered [MRPeasy](https://www.capterra.com/p/134177/MRPEasy/) Reason for choosing Katana Cloud Inventory Ease of use, API integration Review Source KL Kyle L. MRP/owner Consumer Goods Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Great MRP tool, some flaws but very responsive and receptive customer service and dev team" December 16, 2020 5.0 Great MRP for small manufacturers. I find that Katana saves a lot of time and makes it easy to track inventory. Saves me many "counting" trips to different locations. Pros Super easy to use, pricing is more clear and streamlined than when we started. Support is great; not always the quickest but 1-2 days usually gets us a thorough and well covered answer to our questions. You can send them suggestions and they will tally in to their dev schedule. Saves a lot of time and nice to be able to access it from any computer. Cons There currently (2020) is no option to add fixed costs to POs. This makes tracking cost of inventory a little tougher. I also cannot edit PO templates. Having these features would make cost tracking and insurance claims easier. There is also no support for contractor per unit manufacturing but a simple way to get around this would be to set contractor tasks and payment by the hour and make each unit take 1 hour to finish. This does though make it difficult to track time if you need to track how long production will take. Fortunately we have a good idea of how long something will take without the help of Katana. Review Source Response from Katana Cloud Inventory December 28, 2020 Thank you for your feedback and glad to see you are getting value from Katana. We have also noted down your suggestions. Marina C. President Internet Used the software for: I used a free trial ### "Taking my manufacturing business to a new level of efficiency and control." August 3, 2023 5.0 It is very good, it allows me to have a complete vision of my business and make informed decisions based on the updated data. Pros It's great because with this platform, I have the ability to efficiently manage my inventory, work orders, scheduling and tracking, very good all in one place. Cons I think they could improve is in the flexibility of customization. Although it offers a wide range of features, sometimes I would like to be able to further customize certain aspects according to the specific needs of my business. Review Source CA Callee A. Owner Wholesale Used the software for: I used a free trial ### "Great for small but growing handmade biz!" May 26, 2020 5.0 Pros Just completed the free 14 day trial of Katana and have now begun a paid subscription. It took a few days and a bit of frustration to manually add all our products, ingredients, recipes, and current pending wholesale orders from outside of shopify, but having the shopify integration helped a lot. We use three different wholesale platforms (Faire, tundra & Abound), none of which offer automated third party integrations, so we knew we’d have to manually input orders and Katana serves that purpose as our centralized dashboard to see what needs to go out, when, from which platform, if we have it in stock, when we can make it, etc. In two weeks, we’ve already seen an increase in production efficiency and decrease in wholesale turnaround times now that EVERYTHING is being tracked in one place. Highly recommend Katana if you’re a maker, it’s never too early to implement automated systems in your biz! Cons Glitches with accurate purchase prices showing up in overall product list. Described it to customer service and they denied it being a problem. That’s the only problem I’ve encountered so far. Tbh on customer support quality. Review Source Response from Katana Cloud Inventory June 17, 2020 Hi! Thank you for your feedback and we'll make sure to work out any glitches that have occurred along the way. Happy making! David S. Owner Construction Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "Just what we needed" February 9, 2022 5.0 Great support! Great product! Pros We've tried all sorts of MRP's and this one takes the cake. It's everything you need and nothing more. Thank you for existing. Cons Not much to say here though we wish we could use this for our entire sales process (such as taking payments for sales orders) but we understand that's not the purpose of using this software. Review Source VR Verified Reviewer Designer and Owner Textiles Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "Perfect for what we needed" May 14, 2020 5.0 This program has helped us in so many ways. It has already saved me money by reminding me of materials Im running low on that come from the same company I might be ordering from. It is tracking all of my different materials, which in itself is a big job. I'm really enjoying being able to see everything layed out as far as materials and time it takes and profit percentage right there so clearly. Pros Inventory tracking, maufacturing orders vs sales orders Cons The only thing I would suggest as a change would be to maybe add wholesale and retail pricing for the same product item. Reason for choosing Katana Cloud Inventory I don't remember the exact other programs i was considering but the biggest difference is that Katana had everything, from manufacturing to sales. My company does both and most other programs didn't work for selling and manufacturing it was either or. Review Source Response from Katana Cloud Inventory June 2, 2020 Thank you for the feedback! ET Elias T. Director Retail Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "Simple but Effective Inventory Management" December 20, 2020 5.0 We've saved countless manhours on tracking inventory. It also makes purchasing decisions a lot easier, with the ability to know at a glance how much of each product you need to buy. Pros PROS: - really easy to use, great interface - support is responsive, although we didn't have much need for support thanks to a very thorough and detailed knowledge base - reasonably priced compared to other inventory management systems - good integrations with Shopify, Quickbooks, etc - it made inventory tracking a lot easier for us as a manufacturer. The manhours saved on doing Excel updates to inventory would definitely cost more if you run complex operations Cons CONS: - Integration with Quickbooks is a little iffy if you don't login to Quickbooks beforehand - It doesn't have a multicurrency feature for purchase orders (when you buy inventory in a currency different from your main currency) - It's not easy to account for freight costs in the costs of buying raw materials - You can't work in 2 browser tabs without paying for 2 users, this can be a little frustrating Review Source Response from Katana Cloud Inventory December 28, 2020 Thank you for the valuable feedback! Some of your suggestions are already in our roadmap for 2021. Glad to see you are saving time and resources with Katana! DB David B. Director Automotive Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "Katana for manufacturing" November 12, 2019 4.0 Lots of potential Katana, it a emerging system sure it doesn't have the xero integration in play atm but like my own business Katana is also growing so I like that I have partner with a operating system that going through similar growing pains as we are. if you have a manufacturing process you wish to have better control of I recommend exploring this system. Pros I have been operating my business using excel, xero, monday.com and email. After searching for a system that could centralise my focus I came across Katana which in essence consolidates all the previous mentioned systems into one interface which saves me a tonne of time. secondly the customer support, I have had a lengthy skype call with Hannes who is a founder of Katana where by he provided a demo session of how the software will be suitable for my business needs. I really valued to the bespoke service which ensured I got off to the right start. Cons The intergration to Xero is in development but this has been the most noteable con to date, that said Katana is working on this and it should be available shortly Reason for choosing Katana Cloud Inventory tick all boxes for us. Review Source Response from Katana Cloud Inventory November 14, 2019 Thank you David for sharing your experience we are happy to grow with you! Talk to a Capterra advisor for free and get results within 15 minutes.