Katana is a inventory & shipping tool for Small businesses, offered as freemium. Founded in Estonia in 2017. Popular alternatives include Zoho Inventory, Sortly.
About Katana
Katana is a cloud manufacturing ERP built in Tallinn, Estonia, for small and mid-size manufacturers and brands that make their own products. It gives a real-time view of raw materials, work in progress and finished goods, and ties sales orders to production and purchasing so a business knows what it can make, what it needs to buy and when orders will ship.
Core modules cover inventory across multiple locations, multilevel bills of materials and recipes, production scheduling with a drag-and-drop priority list, purchasing with reorder points, batch and serial number tracking, and a shop floor app for operators. Native integrations with Shopify, WooCommerce, Amazon, QuickBooks Online and Xero sync sales orders and accounting, and an API and Zapier extend it further. A free plan covers up to 30 SKUs with unlimited users, while the custom-priced Advantage plan adds unlimited SKUs, custom integrations and a success manager on an annual contract.
Katana fits cosmetics, food and beverage, furniture, apparel and electronics makers that sell online or wholesale and have outgrown spreadsheets. Growing businesses may find the jump to custom pricing steep, and large manufacturers needing complex costing, quality management or multi-entity accounting will look at full ERPs. MRPeasy is a cheaper, more traditional alternative, Cin7 and inFlow focus on inventory for resellers, and Odoo offers manufacturing within a broader open-source ERP.
Key features of Katana
- Raw material and finished goods inventory
- Production scheduling
- BOM and recipes
- Purchasing
- Batch and serial tracking
- E-commerce and accounting sync
Pros and cons
Pros
- Built for small manufacturers
- Visual production planning
- Good integrations
- Modern UI
Cons
- Free plan capped at 30 SKUs
- Paid Advantage plan is custom-quoted on an annual contract
- Not full ERP for large firms
- Learning curve
Katana pricing
Katana uses a freemium model.
| Plan | Price | Includes |
|---|---|---|
| Free | $0 | Up to 30 SKUs, unlimited users, API access |
| Advantage | Custom | Annual contract, unlimited SKUs, custom integrations |
Source: katanamrp.com · checked on Oct 20, 2026
How Katana compares in Inventory & shipping
- Rank by votes
- #1 / 18
- Starting price
- $0
- Free alternatives
- 2
0 votes from members
Category median is $29/mo
Free or open-source tools in Inventory & shipping
Katana ranks #1 of 18 inventory & shipping tools by community votes and is not directly comparable on price.
Common use cases
- 1Cosmetics maker tracking batches
- 2Furniture workshop planning production
- 3Food producer with recipes
- 4DTC brand manufacturing in-house
Best for
Small manufacturers selling online.
Not ideal for
Pure resellers (Cin7, inFlow).
Integrations
- Shopify
- WooCommerce
- Amazon
- QuickBooks
- Xero
- ShipStation
- Zapier
Our take
Katana is the friendliest manufacturing ERP for SMBs.
FAQ
- What is Katana?
- Katana is a Inventory & shipping tool: Cloud inventory for small manufacturers.
- How much does Katana cost?
- Katana uses a Freemium model; see the vendor's pricing page for current plans.
- What are the best alternatives to Katana?
- Community-listed alternatives to Katana include Zoho Inventory, Sortly.
- What does Katana integrate with?
- Katana integrates with Shopify, WooCommerce, Amazon, QuickBooks, Xero, ShipStation and more.
- Which platforms does Katana support?
- Katana is available on web.
- Who is Katana for?
- Small manufacturers selling online.
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