# Katana Cloud Inventory Reviews 2026. Verified Reviews, Pros & Cons | Capterra > Is Katana Cloud Inventory the right Inventory Management solution for you? Explore 171 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 (171) [View alternatives](https://www.capterra.com/p/172888/Katana-MRP/alternatives/) 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 Erik B CTOMachinery, 11 - 50 employeesUsed the software for: More than 2 years. “The UI is well designed and easy to use with good features and UI.“ April 11, 2026 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 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's company hook you up with a sense of affordability only to charge astronomical price hikes whenever they feel like it. Despite the fact that this is highly irregular and most certainly illegal and fraudulent at least in Europe, the break of trust and the leverage made over the customer data is disgusting.“ July 5, 2024 ## Showing most helpful reviews Showing 1-25 of 171 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. CG Chris G. CEO Electrical/Electronic Manufacturing Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Scrappy startup quality at enterprise rates" February 12, 2024 2.0 Now at the money grabbing stage before they implode, would be my guess. Clunky at the best of times. We put up with quirks, bugs that were never going to get fixed and general major omissions (like lack of back up and undo) This company is being run like it's an open source "best effort" outfit, but charging premium monthly rates for a software that feels barely out of beta. Given how central MRP/ERP/etc is to our business, we will be looking for a different provider asap, as none of this inspires trust in what should be a long term partner Pros The user interface is pretty and nice to use, mostly The concepts of scheduling and general "idea" behind the katana system are good Cons The endless bugs and now pricing issues. No backup, no undo, and again, lots of bugs. We regularly have to contact support with issues in their system. Most of the time the response is "oh we'll put it on our voting system, if it gets votes we'll fix it", which really is not what I expect from a system that costs several hundred dollars a month, before addons and users. To be perfectly honest, we were making do - the pros of not having to build this kind of system ourselves outweighed the cons. That has now changed. What triggered this review is that they doubled the price of our plan, turned off a number of features we were using to run our business operations, and charged us for "add-ons" all without warning. We did get sent an email, warning us of an upcoming change in billing (note this email was sent 28 days before the change...). That email said someone would reach out to us to discuss transitioning. That did not happen, and instead they just turned things off and billed our card for add-ons we never agreed to. Forced onboarding (billable of course) with an "expert" is a bit of a joke Alternatives considered [MRPeasy](https://www.capterra.com/p/134177/MRPEasy/) Review Source Response from Katana Cloud Inventory February 22, 2024 We want to clarify that our decision to adjust pricing and service features was not made lightly. This move aims to ensure the sustainability of our service and the continuous development of features that meet our customers' needs. Our pricing model is designed to reflect the value we’ve built and continue to build, as well as the comprehensive support we provide. Regarding the issues you've encountered with bugs and the lack of certain functionalities such as backup and undo options, please know that we are constantly working to enhance our platform, it improves week by week — sometimes visibly, and sometimes in the back-end. Please know that we are here to support you through this transition and would welcome any further dialogue to address your concerns directly at support@katanamrp.com. Our goal has always been and will continue to be, to serve as a reliable and innovative partner to businesses like yours. Kurt @ 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! FS Fatou S. CEO Consumer Goods Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "Not for Small Manufacturers" May 16, 2024 2.0 I tried using Katana twice for my small laboratory which manufacture skincare Pros Company of any size can use it, you can in theory intergate with lot of other tool like Quickbook and Shopify Cons It's very Expansive , even more when you want to follow the lot number. it starts at 179$ per month, if you take the annual billing, which I don't recommend unless you know it very well , the monthly paiement starts at 199$ The solution I am using now cost 39$/month on a monthly paiement basis it's a big difference Switched from [Craftybase](https://www.capterra.com/p/144117/Craftybase/) It's cheaper, Much easier to use and more adapted to small size company like mine Besides, they have a shopify App Review Source 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 SW Samantha W. Warehouse Manager Retail Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "Highly Recommend! " December 16, 2020 5.0 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! Switched from [Shopify](https://www.capterra.com/p/83891/Shopify/) We were growing and it was difficult to manage two shopify stores with the same set of inventory. We wanted something to hold our inventory values in one place to make reordering easier. This has definitely been a huge asset to our company. Review Source Response from Katana Cloud Inventory December 28, 2020 Thank you for your review! We are excited to have you as a customer. MD Monne D. Founder Food & Beverages Used the software for: 2+ years ### "A Disheartening Experience with Katana's Pricing Policies" January 24, 2024 5.0 Pros As a small business, Solid Stash, with an annual turnover of approximately 300kEUR and handling around 3000 orders monthly, we initially chose Katana for its affordability and features. However, our journey with Katana has been increasingly disheartening, marked by unexpected and steep price hikes that have put our business in a challenging position. Initially, we were content with a reasonable monthly fee of about 100 USD. This was manageable for a business of our scale. However, due to a change in Katana's billing rules related to sales order rows, we experienced our first major setback: an abrupt increase in our monthly fee to over 300 USD. This was a significant blow to our finances, but we reluctantly accepted it, hoping for cost stability in the future. We also anticipated the benefit of batch tracking, a feature crucial for our operations. Our disappointment was further compounded when Katana introduced a new pricing structure. Not only did we face another hike in our monthly fee, but batch tracking, previously included, was now a separate add-on costing an additional 199 USD per month. This escalation meant our expenses on Katana's services skyrocketed from around 100 USD to over 500 USD monthly – a fivefold increase in just two years. This pricing strategy feels like a trap. We initially invested in Katana, dedicating time and resources to set up and train our employees, only to find ourselves facing exorbitant fees that are unsustainable for a small business like ours. The lack of predictability in Katana's pricing is alarming. There's a constant fear that next year might bring another doubling of costs or a new, arbitrary billing metric. We feel cornered and exploited. The assumption that the high switching costs will force us to accept these unreasonable increases is unfair and disrespectful to loyal customers. We are not just numbers on a spreadsheet; we are a small business striving to survive and grow. We are making a sincere request to Katana: please reconsider your pricing strategy. We need stability and fairness in pricing. We made our initial investment based on the original pricing structure, and these drastic changes are not just a financial strain but also a breach of the trust we placed in Katana. In conclusion, while Katana's software may offer certain operational benefits, their pricing policies are a source of major concern and disappointment. We urge potential customers to consider this aspect carefully before committing to Katana. The financial unpredictability and lack of consideration for small businesses in their pricing strategy are significant drawbacks that cannot be overlooked. Cons Their extortionate pricing policies. Costs hiked fivefold over the last two years Review Source BP Brad P. Production Engineer Textiles Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "Katana for a small manufacturer" September 8, 2023 4.0 We're still in the implementation stage, but Katana has met the majority of our business requirements with ease. It's been easy to transfer and upload data into Katana and we're feeling very confident about go live. Customer support is outstanding and they pass all improvement suggestions up to their development team for review. They embrace continuous improvement similarly to our manufacturing floor. Pros The ease of building products and variants. Our products have a lot of variants, and Katana makes it very easy to manage them all simultaneously. The previous MRP system used required us to build a unique BOM for every variant, which took significant time. Cons Minimum order quantity feature. Ability to reject/second quality part of a manufacturing lot. Develop an easy way to see product list not broken down into variants. Have the ability to only show certain BOM items on the shop floor app. Consumables like glue and tape don't need to be shown. Reason for choosing Katana Cloud Inventory Price, product variant structure, inventory management features, and the shop floor app. Review Source DO Denis O. Designer Printing Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "Best MRP/inventory manager for small business" December 31, 2020 5.0 Overall, I'm very happy with Katana. Even though I run a small business and the price is relatively high for me, it's still well worth it. Adding new orders is quick and simple, but more importantly, I can instantly see if I have all the required resources at hand. Even if I have a few dozen pending orders, their coloured chart makes it so easy to quickly see if there are any issues. Pros Very easy to use without cluttered interface. This was my biggest selling point when comparing Katana to other similar products. Everything is so well organised and easy to glance over, while still offering nearly everything that I need for myself. I also like that any changes in the inventory are immediately reflected in open orders. This is true for everything that I've used so far; as soon as I make a change in one area, it instantly reflects in all others as well. Cons I'm missing one feature, but it's more due to the specific nature of my business. It would be great if I could organize my inventory not just by total combined weight, but broken down into individual units as well. For example, if my order requires 500g of plastic in one piece, but I have two separate pieces of 250g each, Katana will show that I have enough resources, even though I can't fill my order since I need one unbroken piece. I've already got in touch with their support about this and they've said my request was put on their wish list, so I'm fairly confident it will eventually get implemented. Reason for choosing Katana Cloud Inventory I've tried out about 5 different systems before deciding for Katana. The main reason why I went with Katana (even though some other products were cheaper) was because of how elegant and easy to use their interface is. There aren't a ton of spreadsheets or lots of sub-pages that you get lost it. Review Source Response from Katana Cloud Inventory January 13, 2021 Thank you for choosing Katana! JC Jason C. President Medical Devices Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "A lot of bang for the buck!" March 16, 2022 5.0 We were able to implement Katana as our central point for our entire software stack. Each piece of software gets its orders and data from Katana. Normally, I would be hesitant to put any of the software that small business sees on a daily basis into this important position. I had no issue putting Katana into this position. Pros This software has a fantastic feel to make working in it incredibly efficient. As a person that works with software/web design/development, I can appreciate the attention paid to this incredibly complex platform. Cons There isn't much we don't like. Most of the small things are already in the development cycle and they include small things like being able to customize Katana a bit more for our specific needs. Column order, custom fields, field mapping of API connections, etc. Reason for choosing Katana Cloud Inventory Quality and price Review Source HM Hanif M. Director Food Production Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "Food Manufacturing ERP system" August 21, 2023 4.0 So far the experience has been very good. I have had a few issues with the initial implementation fee which is mandatory and in my opinion expensive for what you get. I do receive some feedback, but sometimes it takes a while to receive it. Pros I loved the user interface and the ease of working with the system. The system is very intuitive and with the instructional videos you can pretty much pick up the basics very quickly. I love the way that you can upload information through Excel and the system is flexible with the upload. Also the seamless integration with Quickbooks online is very nice. Cons One of the features that is missing, but they are working on it, is sales forecasting by SKU. This would be a great feature to add as it will allow us to add our expected sales for each SKU and have the system forecast demand. Another issue is when you have a price rule for a client in QuickBooks Katana has no way to see this, so when the invoice is pushed to QuickBooks you have to go through each individual line to accept the price rule. Not a game changer, but a bit of a hassle. Reason for choosing Katana Cloud Inventory The ease of use as well as the overall cost and the enhanced functionality along with seamless integration with QuickBooks. Review Source Jeff H. Owner Apparel & Fashion Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "Katana has made a huge improvement to our business process!" December 16, 2020 5.0 I was extremely happy to find this app after months of struggling to keep track (using a spreadsheet) of current quantity for 1.) In stock blank shirts (various colors and sizes) 2.) Ordered blanks (various colors, sizes, and suppliers) 3.) Sales of finish products (various styles, colors, sizes, and designs.) Making a Purchase Order list took way to long to complete each day. With Katana, tracking what we have and what we needed got so much easier and I was able to focus on more important business decisions. Before Katana I was over and under ordering ingredients. I would recommend this app to anyone who uses Shopify and wants to make managing inventory of raw materials, ingredients, and sales orders easier. Pros Improved our ability to track shared ingredients for the products we sell. Easy to know what quantity of ingredients to buy and who to buy it from. Connects to Shopify and updates automatically. Amazing customer support. Cons It took some time to learn the software and create ingredients for each product - but is worth while. Review Source Response from Katana Cloud Inventory December 28, 2020 Thank you! fP frank P. OWNER Wholesale Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "good overall" August 11, 2023 5.0 Good. bit of a learning curve Pros manufacturing and inventory management.integration with quick books Cons cannot move existing s.o. to quote or canceled status. Reason for choosing Katana Cloud Inventory katana is the closest to what we need. Review Source Response from Katana Cloud Inventory August 16, 2023 Thanks for the review Frank, we put a lot into our QuickBooks integration, glad you're enjoying that and inventory management! Gaz R. Co-Founder Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "I learned this product by using it; few hints from the online help. I decided on day one to keep it" June 28, 2018 5.0 I can now run my business without spreadsheet hell. I can actually make more product. This is not an exaggeration. I was stressed before using this software. I actually could not work out what I needed to order to satisfy our production demands. Pros It answers my questions easily, what purchase orders do I need to make to satisfy the orders I have coming in. What should I work on next and when will it be ready for the customer! I can see delays in deliveries and the effect on production. It manages very complex bill of materials for our vast number of products. and it does so with a user experience that is simple and easy. Cons Where there has been anything I didn't like about the software, I chat instantly to the development team and they listen, they come back to me with an instant work around; then in the longer term they have provided updates that fix the problem. They are an adorable bunch of people and really want to make this work for our busy little workshop. Review Source Response from Katana Cloud Inventory September 9, 2019 Thank you Gaz for all the support! AJ Andre J. CEO Electrical/Electronic Manufacturing Used the software for: 2+ years ### "There are many shortcomings with this software" April 1, 2022 2.0 Manufacturing process Pros Ease of use, easy to implement and overall ease of use Cons Shortcomings, bugs, and ever-changing pricing models Reason for choosing Katana Cloud Inventory Price and ease of use Review Source AF Alison F. Director Luxury Goods & Jewelry Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Katana - Amazing Software" October 4, 2021 5.0 Katana makes our manufacturing process and stock control so easy. Pros This makes our manufacturing process so easy, our orders come in via shopify and go straight into Katana. The time it saves us is amazing. Cons We would still like to be able to add images to products, this was something we asked for in the early days and were assured it would happen, but not happened to date. Reason for choosing Katana Cloud Inventory Katana was simple and easy to use. Review Source PS Piotr S. Complains specialist Furniture Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "I like it a lot!" February 14, 2023 5.0 I life it a lot it helpdesk me with complaint execution Pros It can be merclged with many other softwares i use Cons Only one user per acount at any time is annoying Review Source eC edward C. manager Wholesale Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "thanks for the support! great company " August 11, 2023 5.0 inventory management Pros it was easy to set up the team helped me a lot Cons it was a easy set up i did not have anything i did not like Review Source Response from Katana Cloud Inventory August 16, 2023 Thanks for the review Edward, great to see you've found Katana easy to use for inventory management :) AD Andrew D. Techinical Director Chemicals Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "A nessecary tool" January 31, 2020 4.0 Mainly we have had a good experience, the system is updated to try and make it fit every company model. It has helped me monitor our business and stock levels closely, you just have to make sure it is kept up to date so that it accurately reflects your current stock levels. Pros Helps keep track of work stock if used correctly. Updated regulary. We had an issue where there was not enough decimal places for us to input our formulas, we raised this issue and within a month it was fixed. Allows me to quickly find out a customers purchasing history and the percentage profit made per product Cons My only issue is that it is slightly expensive for a small company. Review Source Response from Katana Cloud Inventory February 10, 2020 Thank you for the feedback! CC Christin C. COO Sporting Goods Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Keeps us on Track!" January 6, 2022 5.0 Pros Katana keeps us organized both in inventory and in our manufacturing process. Cons Many new features seem to be only available in the highest level of the software, which is very expensive for a small business. 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