# Page 3 | Katana Cloud Inventory Reviews 2026. Verified Reviews, Pros & Cons | Capterra > Page 3 - 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 June 3rd, 2026 # Page 3 - Reviews of Katana Cloud Inventory ## Showing most helpful reviews Showing 51-75 of 171 Reviews Sort by: Most Helpful Rating Company Size Reviewer's Role Length of Use Frequency of Use ER Elle R. Owner Retail Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "Cannot recommend this app enough" May 14, 2020 5.0 Honestly has changed my life for the better. I'm no longer running out of supplies and having to do emergency orders (hello, extra shipping fees!). This keeps me organized and helps me to better my time management. I can see every open order that I need to fulfill and planning out supply orders is a breeze. I've recommended this app to every other maker I know because I am that in love with it. I'll use this app for the rest of my life because it is the best thing that's happened to my business in a long time. Pros This software legitimately changed the way my business runs. It keeps me accountable for the hundreds of supplies I use on a daily basis and keeps me organized in a way that no lists, or other apps, ever have. Cons I can honestly say nothing, this app works so seamlessly and wonderfully. Maybe the load speeds can be a little laggy, but that's mostly because I have a lot of materials I've input. Definitely not an app downfall or issue at all. Reason for choosing Katana Cloud Inventory I couldn't find a single other product that did what Katana does. It integrates seamlessly with Shopify and being able to input and track recipes is what I needed most. Switched from [Microsoft To Do](https://www.capterra.com/p/227173/Wunderlist/) It was just a functional list of all the things I needed to keep track of, it wasn't actually helping my business. Katana keeps track of every gram of every material I need and with an inventory like mine, that's incredibly helpful. Review Source Response from Katana Cloud Inventory June 2, 2020 Thank you for the support! AC Almudena C. Especialista comercial Insurance Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "Katana Manufacturing ERP" March 19, 2023 4.0 ¡Excelente! El servicio ha sido muy útil y hemos podido hacer todo lo que teníamos que hacer. ¡Espero ver crecer a Katana e implementar más funciones! Pros Uno de los beneficios clave de katana ERP es su interfaz fácil de usar. La plataforma ofrece seguimiento de inventario en tiempo real, lo que permite a las empresas realizar un seguimiento de los niveles de existencias de sus materiales y productos. Integración de la plataforma de comercio electrónico Cons No puedo decir nada malo, esta aplicación funciona de manera perfecta y maravillosa. Tal vez las velocidades de carga pueden ser un poco lentas, pero eso se debe principalmente a que tengo muchos materiales que he ingresado. Review Source JM Jason M. Sales Director/ Owner Environmental Services Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "Love the functionality!" July 6, 2021 5.0 Pros This software is very user friendly compared to some other, more detailed programs. Cons I had some issue with the conversions during the product builds, so I am not sure if you could have multiple conversions for a product. Reason for choosing Katana Cloud Inventory We reviewed several other products and felt like Katana had all of the items that we needed and the functionality seemed very user-friendly. Switched from [Fishbowl](https://www.capterra.com/p/123794/Fishbowl/) The programs were too difficult to use and likely more then we needed for our small, but growing company. Review Source GV Gonzalo V. Productivity Advisor Food Production Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "Very poor MRP overrated in reviews, with good service" February 11, 2023 1.0 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](https://www.capterra.com/p/135618/Odoo/)[Wherefour](https://www.capterra.com/p/172134/Wherefour/) Reason for choosing Katana Cloud Inventory Quickbooks Online integration, easy to use, (appear to be fake) good reviews Switched from [Odoo](https://www.capterra.com/p/135618/Odoo/) Quickbooks Integration Review Source PM Paul M. Head of Operations Consumer Goods Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "Very Useful" March 22, 2021 5.0 The overall experience has been excellent so far. Katana has helped us transition away from using spreadsheets to track our manufacturing operations and really professionalise our processes. It's an integral part of our everyday operations. Pros Katana has multiple features which have very useful in improving our manufacturing processes. The ability to create recipes for each product has been a huge help for us as we have quite a lot of raw materials in each finished product. The Shop Floor app has been brilliant for us to track production/assembly time more accurately. This has been a great help in pinpointing an accurate cost per unit. Cons The only aspect that hasn't met our expectations so far has been the batch tracking feature. This is an excellent feature and one that would be so helpful for us. However, we need it to work automatically with our Shopify orders and at the moment sales orders can only be attributed to particular batches if you fulfil them on the Katana dashboard. We need this to happen automatically when our Shopify orders are fulfilled. Alternatives considered [Cin7 Core](https://www.capterra.com/p/133038/Cin7-Core/) Reason for choosing Katana Cloud Inventory Katana was much more suited to our needs in terms of the receipt creation features for each product. The interface was also much simpler than the alternative products we considered. Review Source VR Verified Reviewer Owner Mechanical or Industrial Engineering Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "Great Inventory Software" May 14, 2020 5.0 Knowing the real numbers of what I have in stock, what I need to order, how much it will cost me, and how much profit I will accrue is essential for making it to next year. In Katana, these figures are easy to find and keep up with. If I have a question, support is quick to respond and helpful. They are a great company to deal with! Pros The simple progression from Items to Buy, Make, and Stock to Sell makes it easy for me to maintain best practices in tracking my inventory. The flexibility in making stock adjustments made transitioning easy from confusions in my previous software into an ongoing accounting of what I have. Likewise, integrating with Shopify and Quicken was seamless. Cons A more complete inclusion of customer information from Shopify would be useful. Switched from [Fishbowl](https://www.capterra.com/p/123794/Fishbowl/) Tired of difficulties with my integrations and I never did get all the numbers in place. Review Source Response from Katana Cloud Inventory June 2, 2020 Thank you for the support! 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. MK Marcin K. Director Aviation & Aerospace Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "New user but very happy with software quality and functionality." June 24, 2021 5.0 Reason to use Katana was mainly to organise production and stock levels. There is long learning curve, but in longer run I believe this will help us to clean process up. Pros Cloud integration and nice User Interface. Cons \- I am still little bit worried about lack of backup available to the user. There should be method to revert in time for example. If somebody messed up something, there is no way to go back. - Another thing is lack of Sage integration. - If new option is added to the existing product/material Internal Barcode is not generated and it has to be created manually. I am not sure why... - sorting for example of PO orders is done by string, so orders are never in the correct order. Prefix PO- should be omitted for sorting table. Alternatives considered [NetSuite](https://www.capterra.com/p/135757/NetSuite/) Reason for choosing Katana Cloud Inventory Price. Review Source LV Lauren V. Founder/Owner Health, Wellness and Fitness Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "Love it!" June 17, 2021 5.0 We LOVE this app! We had to work out some kinks the in the beginning based on our needs but Katana's representatives were very helpful and we got it all figured out. Pros It's helped us streamline inventory management, manufacturing orders and inventory orders. Highly recommend! Cons It was a significantly more money than what we were paying with our old system but the extra money has been so worth it for us. Switched from [Craftybase](https://www.capterra.com/p/144117/Craftybase/) We needed more in depth manufacturing features Review Source CT Clarke T. Production Manager Electrical/Electronic Manufacturing Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "Intuitive Software" February 10, 2022 5.0 Overall very positive experience so far. Software is intuitive and simple to look at which is good. Customer service is outstanding, had a session with \[SENSITIVE CONTENT\] which he suggested and he was very good - and has even followed up with us since. Pros The software is very intuitive, meaning everything is in a logical space. The flow between areas works well and we love the ability to be able to customise the quote templates now. Cons Haven't found anything as yet, had a few bugs but they mainly seem to be cache related. Reason for choosing Katana Cloud Inventory Looks pretty much ;-) Dashboard looks the best and it's so simple to use. Switched from [MRPeasy](https://www.capterra.com/p/134177/MRPEasy/) MRPeasy worked exactly as designed and much of the functionality was the same as Katana - it was literally just the interface made no sense and we were struggling to find a flow that worked. Review Source 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 DD Danny D. Operations Manager Electrical/Electronic Manufacturing Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "Great alternative MRP to its expensive competitors" May 14, 2020 4.0 Katana has completely solved our supply line issues and it is an amazing tool that enables you to visualize production issues and bottlenecks. Pros I love graphical representation and its ease of use. It took less than a week to get my company up and running. Katana has been a fantastic MRP that has been able to grow with us. They have added some important updates that have made its daily operation even easier. All things considered Katana was a great choice for my company! Cons Sometimes it slows in operation which is mildly annoying. This could probably be fixed with some more servers in our geographic region. Switched from [Zoho Inventory](https://www.capterra.com/p/146241/Zoho-Inventory/) It isn't an MRP and we constantly had to use spreadsheets to fill in for the missing elements Review Source Response from Katana Cloud Inventory June 2, 2020 Thank you for the feedback and support! 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. EE Emil E. Co-Founder Food & Beverages Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "Unbelievable!" November 15, 2021 5.0 Not only does the App work perfectly, but the support is out of this world. We have quite complex requirements for the size of our business due to having products that change every month. The team at Katana helped me to design the perfect solution and then found us a brilliant agency to implement it for a very reasonable price. All for no additional cost. Friendly, helpful and fast responses. Perfect 11/10 for customer service I have used far more expensive MRP and ERP systems in the past, and I must say that Katana measures up very well. For the price and it's ability to integrate with everything we already use it is unbeatable. If you are a manufacturing business and you use Xero, use Katana! Pros Ease of use Set up Customer service Ability to integrate Cons No in house integrations option. Customer service was so good, I would have liked an integration option directly from Katana Review Source 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 RF Richard F. Director Mechanical or Industrial Engineering Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "A great 'Makers' bit of software" June 17, 2021 5.0 Very good. Quick to answer questions. Pros The ease of use is the main thing that we like. Cons We have a bespoke website and some of the API was tricky to implement - but now it is up and running it is decent. Alternatives considered [Cin7 Omni](https://www.capterra.com/p/133133/Cin7/)[MRPeasy](https://www.capterra.com/p/134177/MRPEasy/)[monday.com](https://www.capterra.com/p/147657/monday-com/)[Unleashed](https://www.capterra.com/p/126644/Unleashed/) Reason for choosing Katana Cloud Inventory Easy to use. User friendly. Intuitive. 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 JH Jeff H. General Manager Retail Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "Most Intuitive MRP Ever" December 18, 2020 4.0 Overall it's simple to setup, simple to use, and while not quite polished, does everything we need in a hugely user friendly way. Pros I was looking for a solution for seasonal manufacturing workers that we don't have time to get up to speed with some complex MRP - Kanata's UI is the most intuitive interface out of any MRP I was able to find. The ease of re-prioritising jobs, and the automatic stock refactoring is awesome, and the team are really, really responsive to feature ideas and issues. Seamless integrations with WooCommerce makes supplying orders to customers super easy. Cons It doesn't quite have everything we need, some of which I though we're quite base (Bin Locations, Supplier Product Codes, Purchase Orders that email directly to suppliers), but all of those have work arounds, and I'm assured are planned for future development. Review Source Response from Katana Cloud Inventory January 13, 2021 Thank you for the review! 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 KK Kyle K. Owner Luxury Goods & Jewelry Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "Streamline Any Business With KATANA" September 5, 2019 5.0 The customer service is honestly the best customer service I have ever experienced. They are quick to respond, clear at explaining, very knowledgeable of the software, and great to work with. Rep even made me videos walking me through the parts of the process that were hanging me up. Pros The ability to streamline production, inventory and invoicing is a huge time saver and really helps with organization. I feel it is a great value for the money that you are spending and it Cons There is quite a bit of setup to get everything up and running and everything really functions together. This is not Katana's fault and they really have made it easy. Once everything (materials, products, production recipes) are set up, it runs like a charm. Reason for choosing Katana Cloud Inventory I didn't know I needed it until I saw all the features that it provided. Review Source Response from Katana Cloud Inventory September 9, 2019 Thank you for taking the time to share your experience! 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 :) SL Shawn L. Owner/ Head of Operations Food Production Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "Inventory and Sales Simplified" September 9, 2019 5.0 Excellent. Everything about using Katana has been great. The team there walked me through the product and helped me set it up. They answer questions quickly and personally. The product is as-described and thoroughly game-changing for my business. There is strong value, we have much less waste and mistakes in our ordering now. Pros I love the deep inventory tracking and that it feels like a modern app. Inventory software is typically painful to use, and Katana is a breeze. I love that Shopify sales are automatically imported and function live with Shopify, so when you fulfil an order in Shopify it automatically fulfils it in Katana. The Quickbooks integration makes generating invoices simple. You only have to do things once when you use Katana, there's no need to fill in the same info in different services over and over. Tracking inventory in Katana in multiple locations, and being able to include the ingredients of each product in the tracking is also a plus. Cons When creating purchase orders, it can generate a Bill in Quickbooks. This is helpful, however I'd love to be able to create a Purchase Order in QB so that I can simply track them all. Review Source Response from Katana Cloud Inventory September 10, 2019 Glad to hear your feedback on Katana! Let's keep on growing together! 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! CV Cecilia V. Project Manager Electrical/Electronic Manufacturing Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "Katana Make Production Visible" May 15, 2020 5.0 It has been a very positive experience, putting joy in my work. Pros I love this software because of the ease of use and the workflow methodology. The drill down ability for stock and manufactured items are great. We have managed to get a lot more information on staff productivity through exporting complete manufacture orders data and reporting. I also love it that support is real and that I now know some of the team personally. They answer queries fast and efficiently. Cons All the current issues I have are in development. For example: 1. Adding landing costs to purchase order items 2. Multi Currency 3. Back Order information Alternatives considered [Unleashed](https://www.capterra.com/p/126644/Unleashed/) Reason for choosing Katana Cloud Inventory We were using Evolution at the time and were really struggling to get real-time data. We converted to XERO as an accounting package but needed stronger manufacturing software. A friend recommended Katana and after a demo at her office, and a online real-time demo with \[SENSITIVE CONTENT HIDDEN\] at Katana, I was sold. (It was impossible to get a demo that suited my schedule from the other app's we considered. That already made me very concern) We decided on Katana and am glad to see their dedication and growth as a company. Review Source Response from Katana Cloud Inventory June 2, 2020 Thank you for the feedback and support! VR Verified Reviewer Estudiante de programación Computer Software Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "Katana - Gestión de inventarios" December 4, 2022 4.0 En general, es una buena aplicación para poder gestionar de forma rápida y más automática todo lo relacionado a los inventarios. Es sencilla de usar y es perfecta para pequeñas y medianas empresas. Pros Este software, ayuda a las empresas a optimizar su gestión de inventario, ya sea en relación a la fabricación, el almacén, las ventas o las compras. Su sistema está en la nube y posee una gestión de inventario a tiempo real. Cons Creo que tiene un precio elevado y existen otras aplicaciones más económicas que hacen el mismo uso. Review Source Similar Products Featured ## Send me user reviews about this product ### Fill out the form and we'll send a list of the top-rated software based on real user reviews directly to your inbox.