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What Is Katana Cloud Inventory?

Katana is a manufacturing ERP that gives you a live look at your business. Features include live inventory and manufacturing management, batch tracking for end-to-end traceability, a Shop Floor App for total floor-level control, open API, and a growing channel partner network. Real-time master planning features automate resource allocation based on prioritised sales orders and integrations with e-commerce, accounting, CRM, and reporting services to centralise all key business operations.

Who Uses Katana Cloud Inventory?

Manufacturers, retailers, and others looking to utilize the best software on the market for manufacturing, sales, and accounting and run it all from one user-friendly cloud inventory platform.

Where can Katana Cloud Inventory be deployed?

Cloud-based
On-premises

About the vendor

  • Katana Cloud Inventory
  • Located in Tallinn, Estonia
  • Founded in 2016

Katana Cloud Inventory support

  • 24/7 (Live rep)
  • Chat

Countries available

Albania, Andorra, Anguilla, Antigua & Barbuda, Argentina and 114 others

Languages

English

Katana Cloud Inventory pricing

Starting Price:

USD 99.00/month
  • Yes, has free trial
  • No free version

Katana Cloud Inventory does not have a free version but does offer a free trial. Katana Cloud Inventory paid version starts at USD 99.00/month.

About the vendor

  • Katana Cloud Inventory
  • Located in Tallinn, Estonia
  • Founded in 2016

Katana Cloud Inventory support

  • 24/7 (Live rep)
  • Chat

Countries available

Albania, Andorra, Anguilla, Antigua & Barbuda, Argentina and 114 others

Languages

English

Katana Cloud Inventory videos and images

Katana Cloud Inventory Software - Define your bill of materials and operations to optimize production scheduling, maintain optimal levels of raw materials and finished goods, and accurately track manufacturing costs for streamlined production.
Katana Cloud Inventory Software - Access real-time inventory data for informed decisions, proactively preventing stockouts and overstock. Gain complete visibility into product locations, arrivals, and quantities, ensuring efficient operations and precise stock control.
Katana Cloud Inventory Software - Centralize all your B2B and B2C sales orders in a unified platform to quickly identify available items for sale and significantly optimize your order fulfillment process, leading to improved operational efficiency.
Katana Cloud Inventory Software - Make informed purchasing decisions based on precise material requirements and reorder points. Issue purchase orders directly from Katana and track delay risks to meet customer demand.
Katana Cloud Inventory Software - Streamline data transfer between systems, effortlessly convert purchase orders to bills, generate and update invoices based on sales order statuses, and synchronize inventory value in real time for precise costing.
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Katana Cloud Inventory video
Katana Cloud Inventory Software - Define your bill of materials and operations to optimize production scheduling, maintain optimal levels of raw materials and finished goods, and accurately track manufacturing costs for streamlined production.
Katana Cloud Inventory Software - Access real-time inventory data for informed decisions, proactively preventing stockouts and overstock. Gain complete visibility into product locations, arrivals, and quantities, ensuring efficient operations and precise stock control.
Katana Cloud Inventory Software - Centralize all your B2B and B2C sales orders in a unified platform to quickly identify available items for sale and significantly optimize your order fulfillment process, leading to improved operational efficiency.
Katana Cloud Inventory Software - Make informed purchasing decisions based on precise material requirements and reorder points. Issue purchase orders directly from Katana and track delay risks to meet customer demand.
Katana Cloud Inventory Software - Streamline data transfer between systems, effortlessly convert purchase orders to bills, generate and update invoices based on sales order statuses, and synchronize inventory value in real time for precise costing.

Features of Katana Cloud Inventory

  • API
  • Accounting Integration
  • Activity Dashboard
  • Alerts/Notifications
  • BOM Creation
  • Backorder Management
  • Barcode Recognition
  • Barcode/Label Management
  • Barcode/Ticket Scanning
  • Barcoding/RFID
  • Bill of Materials
  • Billing & Invoicing
  • Bills of Material
  • CRM
  • Capacity Planning
  • Cataloguing/Categorisation
  • Change Management
  • Channel Management
  • Check-in/Check-out
  • Chemical Management
  • Collaboration Tools
  • Contact Database
  • Cost Tracking
  • Customer Accounts
  • Customizable Reports
  • Customization
  • Data Catalogue Tools
  • Data Entry
  • Data Import/Export
  • Data Linking
  • Data Management
  • Delivery Management
  • Demand Forecasting
  • Document Management
  • ERP
  • Financial Management
  • For Aerospace Industry
  • For Manufacturers
  • For Metal Fabrication
  • For Small Businesses
  • Forecasting
  • Integrated Business Operations
  • Inventory Auditing
  • Inventory Control
  • Inventory Management
  • Inventory Optimization
  • Inventory Tracking
  • Item Management
  • Job Costing
  • Job Management
  • Label Templates
  • Lot Tracking
  • MES
  • Manufacturing Inventory Management
  • Marketplace Integration
  • Material Requirements Planning
  • Materials Management
  • Mobile Access
  • Multi-Channel Marketing
  • Multi-Location
  • Order Entry
  • Order Fulfillment
  • Order Management
  • Order Tracking
  • Parts Management
  • Performance Management
  • Performance Metrics
  • Predictive Analytics
  • Price and Cost Calculations
  • Product Data Management
  • Product Identification
  • Production Management
  • Production Scheduling
  • Production Tracking
  • Project Management
  • Project Scheduling
  • Purchase Order Management
  • Quality Control
  • Quality Management
  • Quotes/Estimates
  • Real Time Analytics
  • Real Time Data
  • Real Time Monitoring
  • Real Time Notifications
  • Real Time Reporting
  • Reorder Management
  • Reporting & Statistics
  • Reporting/Analytics
  • Requirements Management
  • Resource Management
  • Returns Management
  • Sales Reports
  • Scheduling
  • Search/Filter
  • Serial Number Tracking
  • Shipping Management
  • Shop Floor Management
  • Status Tracking
  • Supplier Management
  • Supply Chain Management
  • Task Management
  • Third Party Integrations
  • Third-Party Integration
  • Traceability
  • Trend Analysis
  • Visual Analytics
  • Warehouse Management
  • What-if Analysis
  • Work Order Management
  • Workflow Management
  • eCommerce Management

Alternatives to Katana Cloud Inventory

MRPeasy is a cloud-based AI-powered ERP/MRP software for small manufacturers (10-200 employees). Learn more about MRPeasy
NetSuite, the world’s #1 cloud ERP, gives you the visibility and control you need to make smart decisions and grow with confidence. Learn more about NetSuite
Modern ERP/traceability software with lot track/trace, inventory control, formulas, costing, orders, POs, reports and integrations.
An open-source suite of integrated apps to manage CRM, PoS, Website, eCommerce, Sales, Accounting, Warehouse, HR, Marketing, and more.
Everything in one system including accounting, eCommerce, inventory management, manufacturing,and POS at a fraction of the cost of ERPs
Inventory, order management and manufacturing solution for companies using QuickBooks Online.
Sage 100 is an ERP platform for growing and medium-sized sales and manufacturing companies.
Inventory management software for small business, tightly integrated with QuickBooks Online.
Sage Business Cloud Accounting is a simple yet powerful online accounting solution designed for small business owners.

Reviews of Katana Cloud Inventory

Average score

Overall
4.7
Ease of Use
4.6
Customer Service
4.8
Features
4.3
Value for Money
4.6

Reviews by company size (employees)

  • <50
  • 51-200
  • 201-1,000
  • >1,001
Jared
Jared
VP Operations in US
Verified LinkedIn User
Food Production, 2–10 Employees
Used the Software for: 6-12 months
Reviewer Source

The MRP system I wish I'd always had

5.0 3 years ago

Comments: Katana's awesome, full stop. I've been working with manufacturing businesses for years, and for years I've lamented Xero's relatively weak inventory management system. Two years ago I tried literally every MRP app I could find to plugin to Xero; they were all pretty bad. Along comes Katana, which maybe was around earlier but was "new to me" just this year, and ... wow. Mostly, it Just Works. The Xero integration works seamlessly for bills and sales orders, which speeds AP/AR quite a bit. 90% of the tool's value is outside of Xero though, and I now have a permanently-pinned Katana tab in my browser for tracking everything in the production flow from raw materials purchasing, to production, to sale, to reconciliation of remaining materials and product stock. It's great. Is it perfect? Not quite. They need to do some performance work, as load times are often a little sluggish. Also, it would be nice to see finer-grained automation, and better contact syncing. But overall, I'm delighted.

Pros:

- It's really easy to use - Makes it easy to track materials on hand, reorder, etc - Calculates margin including labor cost - Xero integration works perfectly - Zapier integration makes it really flexible from an automation standpoint - Really lots of other stuff ... it's truly an excellent product and an outlier in a pretty clunky space.

Cons:

It can be a little slow, and the contact syncing could be more robust.

Alternatives Considered: MRPeasy, NetSuite and Zoho Inventory

Reasons for Switching to Katana Cloud Inventory: It's easier to use, it's priced right, and it gives you what you need without a bunch of stuff you don't. Perfectly tailored for SMB/SME manufacturers.

Rebecca
Owner in US
Food & Beverages, 2–10 Employees
Used the Software for: 1-5 months
Reviewer Source

Intuitive, Fast To Implement, and Beautifully Designed

5.0 2 years ago

Pros:

The user interface is clean and very intuitive, requiring essentially no time to learn. Some of the other MRP solutions we tried were difficult to navigate and use, and training on them would have been labor intensive and costly. Katana is beautifully designed, and the batch-tracking and inventory management is easy to adapt to our business (MRPeasy/ERPAG were very clearly not designed with food manufacturing in mind, so making them even remotely functional for that purpose felt like a bit of a fools errand, whereas Katana just works).

Cons:

While it is very user-friendly and it has the ability to track batches/lots (which is critical for us), we've had to develop workarounds to make it function the way we need it to -- it doesn't quite handle this the way I would envision it should. There are also some minor time wasters. If there's one simple feature I wish they would change, it's being able to type in the expiration dates rather than having to scroll through the calendar manually to select the correct date. This becomes so onerous when receiving multiple items on a PO and having to manually click through/scroll through the calendar to select the correct date as opposed to simply having a field that allows you to type in the date and move on.

Alternatives Considered: Fishbowl, MRPeasy and ERPAG

Reasons for Switching to Katana Cloud Inventory: Katana is a great small business solution that I can easily see growing with us. Fishbowl is cost-prohibitive (and honestly at this point, I'd rather just use Katana). MRPeasy and ERPAG are not as well designed and don't work well as a food industry solution -- they made simple tasks feel like running through a maze. The developers at Katana did a beautiful job of creating something intuitively designed that works well across multiple industries while also making it as clean and aesthetic as it is functional. It's a pleasure to use. I've noticed that they also seem to be regularly implementing improvements and updates, which is awesome. Customer support is friendly and responsive. Highly recommend.

Gonzalo
Productivity Advisor in Australia
Food Production, 11–50 Employees
Used the Software for: 6-12 months
Reviewer Source

Very poor MRP overrated in reviews, with good service

1.0 10 months ago

Comments: Very easy to start. Lack of a lot of important functionalities by the time of use. Overpriced by the functions provided.

Pros:

Customer Service and easy to use at the beginning

Cons:

It appears to be that the designers and programmers have never worked in a company. *No discounts or price difeerentiation*Lack of point of sales*Very low scanning functionality*Not differentiated user rights*No history of document changes*Buggy

Alternatives Considered: Odoo and Wherefour

Reasons for Choosing Katana Cloud Inventory: Quickbooks Integration

Switched From: Odoo

Reasons for Switching to Katana Cloud Inventory: Quickbooks Online integration, easy to use, (appear to be fake) good reviews

Shanon
Production Manager in US
Food Production, 2–10 Employees
Used the Software for: Free Trial
Reviewer Source

Katana is great!

5.0 4 months ago

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 and HandiFox

Reasons for Switching to 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.

Katana Cloud Inventory Response

4 months ago

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.

Chris
Manufacturing Manager in US
Renewables & Environment, 2–10 Employees
Used the Software for: 6-12 months
Reviewer Source

Most affordable MRP system for small manufacturers

5.0 4 years ago

Comments: 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.

Katana Cloud Inventory Response

4 years ago

Chris, thank you for sharing your experience with Katana!