
Who Uses Katana?
Scaling manufacturers using Xero or QuickBooks and selling on eCommerce (Shopify, WooCommerce, BigCommerce).
What Is Katana?
Smart and visual inventory & manufacturing management software tailored for scaling manufacturers using Xero or QuickBooks and selling on eCommerce (Shopify, WooCommerce, BigCommerce). It makes production management & inventory control easier than ever for online merchants. Raw material inventory management, bill-of-materials & batch tracking included. Integrates with Xero, QuickBooks, Shopify, and WooCommerce, BigCommerce, Magento, and Zapier.
Katana Details
Katana MRP
https://katanamrp.com
Founded 2016







Katana pricing overview
See pricing plansKatana does not have a free version but does offer a free trial. Katana paid version starts at USD 99.00/month.
Starting Price
USD 99.00/month See pricing details
Pricing Details
14-day free trial available.
Free Version
No
Free Trial
Yes, get a free trial
Katana deployment and support
Support
- 24/7 (Live Rep)
- Business Hours
- Online
Deployment
- Cloud, SaaS, Web
Training
- Live Online
- Webinars
- Documentation
Katana Features
Inventory Control Software
- Barcoding/RFID
- Check-in/Check-out
- Cost Tracking
- Forecasting
- Inventory Optimization
- Inventory Tracking
- Item Management
- Reorder Management
- SKU/UPC Codes
- Serial Number Tracking
- Supplier Management
Inventory Management Software
- Alerts/Notifications
- Forecasting
- Inventory Optimization
- Kitting
- Manufacturing Inventory Management
- Mobile Access
- Multi-Channel Management
- Product Identification
- Reorder Management
- Reporting/Analytics
- Retail Inventory Management
- Supplier Management
- Warehouse Management
MRP Software
- Bills of Material
- Document Management
- Inventory Management
- Order Management
- Production Scheduling
- Quality Management
- Quote Management
- Reporting/Analytics
- Safety Management
- Supplier Management
- Supply Chain Management
Manufacturing Execution Software
- Document Management
- Forecasting
- Inventory Management
- Order Management
- Quality Management
- Supplier Management
- Supply Chain Management
- Traceability
Manufacturing Software
- Accounting Integration
- ERP
- MES
- Maintenance Management
- Material Requirements Planning
- Purchase Order Management
- Quality Management
- Quotes/Estimates
- Reporting/Analytics
- Safety Management
- Shipping Management
Production Scheduling Software
- Automated Scheduling
- Capacity Planning
- Change Management
- Material Requirements Planning
- Quality Management
- Scheduling
- What-if Analysis
Katana Alternatives
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Joshua P.
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Overall Rating5 /5
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Ease of Use5 /5
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Features & Functionality5 /5
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Customer Support5 /5
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Value for Money5 /5
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Likelihood to Recommend
- Reviewer Source
- Reviewed on 19/05/2020
"The best for small manufacturing"
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.
Vendor Response
by Katana MRP on 02/06/2020
Thank you for the feedback and support!
- Reviewer Source
- Reviewed on 19/05/2020
Klaus K.
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Overall Rating4 /5
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Ease of Use5 /5
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Features & Functionality4 /5
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Customer Support5 /5
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Value for Money4 /5
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- Reviewed on 21/08/2020
"First Impression KATANA - perfect fit for smaller companies which do not need a complex ERP-system"
Comments:
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.
Vendor Response
by Katana MRP on 28/12/2020
Thank you! Glad you are getting value out of Katana.
- Reviewer Source
- Reviewed on 21/08/2020
Samantha W.
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Overall Rating5 /5
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Ease of Use5 /5
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Features & Functionality5 /5
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Customer Support5 /5
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Value for Money5 /5
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- Reviewed on 16/12/2020
"Highly Recommend!"
Comments: We love it. We use this app to help with our growing business. It has made it so easy to keep up with reordering and be able to manage inventory between two stores! The Katana team makes it so easy to use and offer a lot of help! Highly recommend!
Pros:
Ease of Use
Easy Implementation
Customer Service
Reorder Options
Cons: I wouldn't say this is a con- but we are really excited for the bar code scanning option they plan to roll out in 2021!
Vendor Response
by Katana MRP on 28/12/2020
Thank you for your review! We are excited to have you as a customer.
- Reviewer Source
- Reviewed on 16/12/2020
Verified Reviewer
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Overall Rating2 /5
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Ease of Use2 /5
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Features & Functionality2 /5
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Customer Support5 /5
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Value for Money2 /5
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- Source: GetApp
- Reviewed on 05/09/2019
"I dont understand all the great reviews"
Pros: The interface is intuitive. The pricing seems okay.
Cons: This software is seriously lacking features. For all those who wrote reviews saying they love the software, I want to know what industry they work in and how they use the app. It doesnt offer very basic features. You can't bulk edit, you literally need to upload an excel sheet if you want to change several products. There are no images for your products. How does it not support images? This is basic database stuff. And currently, you can only manufacture items from one location! Who's rating this software as great?!
Vendor Response
by Katana MRP on 30/09/2019
As a fast growing software, we understand the concerns you have with Katana. At our current development speed, all of the mentioned lacking features are made available by the end of this year. Hope you will give us another chance!
- Reviewer Source
- Source: GetApp
- Reviewed on 05/09/2019
Scott C.
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Overall Rating5 /5
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Ease of Use5 /5
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Features & Functionality4 /5
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Customer Support5 /5
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Value for Money5 /5
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- Reviewed on 16/12/2020
"Brilliant System"
Comments: Frees up time. Accurate stock levels. Easily see where in the manufacturing process a job is
Pros: Brilliant. Katana has transformed how we managed stock and control manufacturing. The best part is it is simple without unwanted extras that take as much time to maintain as a manual system. Katana is efficient and fast. Integrates well with Xero and Shopify. Highly recommended.
Cons: AMobile App would be brilliant but not essential
Vendor Response
by Katana MRP on 28/12/2020
Thank you for the review and happy to be growing with you!
- Reviewer Source
- Reviewed on 16/12/2020