# Page 5 | Katana Cloud Inventory Reviews 2026. Verified Reviews, Pros & Cons | Capterra > Page 5 - 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 # Page 5 - Reviews of Katana Cloud Inventory ## Showing most helpful reviews Showing 101-125 of 171 Reviews Sort by: Most Helpful Rating Company Size Reviewer's Role Length of Use Frequency of Use VU Valentina U. Owner Food Production Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "Katana" January 21, 2020 4.0 It's been really helpful to keep track of our production and inventory. Once was very useful to check out margins considering operation, but this info got confused at some point, so we are trying to resolve it so we can once again trust what appears on the software. Pros It's really easy to setup and use. It gives you just the right information about your products and the automatization of any changes you make in processes is very useful and convenient. Cons I've encounter a lot of bugs that are quickly fixed, but interfere with projects and daily work. The margins and costs info is a little untrustworthy and hard to read when looking for errors. The software doesn't consider quantity of people actually making the production, only hours, so if we work with extra hands is really hard to setup time lines for our weekly throughout. Review Source Response from Katana Cloud Inventory January 22, 2020 Thank you for the feedback! I can assure we are constantly working on having less errors on daily basis! BG Bradley G. New Product Development/Project Management Pharmaceuticals Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "Love this platform!" March 25, 2021 5.0 I was having issues accounting for bundled products as well as tracking labor costs in real time. I have enjoyed that Katana has these capabilities. I no longer have to count thousands of products each week! Pros I appreciate how much this software has helped me fix my inventory issues! I also love that when I have an issue that I do not know how to resolve, I can schedule a call and get live support. \[SENSITIVE CONTENT HIDDEN\] is awesome and extremely relatable! Cons I think there could be a little more development with the integration process. It would also be nice to have an onboarding specialist because it is difficult to explain the unique quirks of your business and specific issues you need help with, to a different person each time. I also think the shop floor app could use a little more functionality but I am hopeful they will be adding more features eventually. Review Source Roberto Maurizio P. Founder & Creative Director Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "Katana Mrp is an excellent platform for managing our company warehouse." June 26, 2018 5.0 Thanks to Katana I can always manage the materials and products of my warehouse in the best way and keep the purchases and sales under control. Pros It is easy to learn and to use and in case of need the support is always ready to solve any problem. Absolutely recommended. Cons It is a young project and therefore some features are to be implemented, but there are no shortcomings that make the platform unusable. Review Source Response from Katana Cloud Inventory September 9, 2019 Thank you for taking the journey to grow together! Thanks for sharing your experience! Philippe F. IT Manager Luxury Goods & Jewelry Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "Katana does the job" January 21, 2020 4.0 With Katana, I could implement all our very special "recipes" we use to create our products as well as easily manage our inventory of raw materials as well as finished goods. The integration is seamless with Shopify, which is what we needed. Very good product!! Pros All the features I need to manage our manufacturing and inventory for our Shopify stores is in this app ! Easy to use. Cons It is a bit slow at times and the creation of product recipes is a lengthy process. Review Source Response from Katana Cloud Inventory January 22, 2020 Thank you for the feedback! WD Winston D. COO Electrical/Electronic Manufacturing Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "Katana " January 23, 2020 5.0 Katana have changed how we look at our stock management as well as our manufacturing. A lot of the small important things were neglected in the past like wastage management. We can know give the subcontractor near accurate qty's and amounts of what was wasted on a batch. Overall visibillity of the stock as well as the manufacturing process have improved. We are very happy with the overall functionality of Katana. Pros The fact that Katana is always available and so easy to navigate with saves time. Our requests for new features like back order handling, serial number tracking and multi currency and warehousing some of them already implemented and some coming soon. The fact that we response fairly quickly on questions that we have submitted. Cons It was probably moving over from a well known package like Pastel Evolution to something not familiar to me; but the transition was seamless. Reason for choosing Katana Cloud Inventory N/A Review Source Response from Katana Cloud Inventory January 24, 2020 Happy to hear your feedback and that the transition has gone well! IP Ike P. Head of Shipping and Production Wholesale Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "Katana is great for inventory and stock adjustments!" December 20, 2020 5.0 Overall the pros definitely out weigh the cons (at least for our business) so we're very pleased. Pros I really like that I'm able to save my product's SOPs and can easily find them when I need to make more! It is very handy to have that feature. I also enjoy that after I have made the product, I can add the inventory through a stock adjustment. It's a very simple process that is not convoluted. Big fan! Cons The only thing that I don't love is when I am doing a stock adjustment I have to do the math on each item to get it to the correct total. For example: If I start the week with 35 of a specific item and throughout the week, say, 17 get purchased, when I do inventory and account for that, I have to use the calculator to figure out 35 -17 = correct total. And I have to do that math for each individual item. Review Source Response from Katana Cloud Inventory December 28, 2020 Thank you for your kind words! CN Chessa N. VP Accounts & Operations Packaging and Containers Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "Worth the Price" March 22, 2021 5.0 Great experience. It has made a huge impact and improvement on our production and scheduling and we are now much more efficient. Pros Easy to learn, easy to set up and user friendly. It is the perfect visual tool to immediately show what orders are available for production and which are not with the inventory you have on hand. Easy for shop floor workers to understand and implement. Improved shop to office communication. Makes scheduling easy and quick. Cons I wish it had an integrated scheduling calendar that could be personalized and blocked out according to production times per order. I also wish when you backed up it would go to the previous page and not take you back to the main sell or make page causing you to have to find where you were again. Minor improvements would make this software pretty close to perfect for us. Review Source Danny N. Senior Manager Automotive Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "Ease of use" May 14, 2020 5.0 Katana helped me to move my team from using Excel-based planning to a web-based platform. It is easy to use and was easily adopted by my team. Team Katana has been helpful in proving some work-around for some features not available in Katana. Pros Katana is an easy to use platform that suits most of my needs for planning and scheduling. Cons Allow partial delivery for a Sales Order Review Source Response from Katana Cloud Inventory June 2, 2020 Thank you for the review and we will work on developing the software in the suggested direction! VR Verified Reviewer Digital Marketing Specialist Food & Beverages Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "Every small manufacturer should give it a try!" February 11, 2019 5.0 Katana brought the long-awaited structure to my small manufacturing business. I have not missed a delivery deadline since! Pros The features that I really like about KATANA: -A good inventory control -Visual production schedule -Automated re-order points -Great customer support Cons I can't say that there were any big cons for me. ;) Review Source Response from Katana Cloud Inventory September 9, 2019 Happy to read that you have gained so much from using Katana! Thank you for sharing your experience! TD Todd D. Owner Machinery Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "Machine Shop Inventory COntrol" May 15, 2020 5.0 Pros I own a small, specialized machine shop and previously we have not had any inventory control or planning systems. When a customer called for a part, we went to the inventory and look at how many we had, if it was short we quickly ordered material and rushed there manufacturing to meet the order. Katana has given us visibility into our inventory supply as well as provided invaluable insight into our planning and work scheduling. Additionally it has helped identify areas for improvement in our workflow. Katana is an excellent app for managing inventory and processes. Cons We would like to be able to set stock up to quantities so that once the minimum stock is reached the software advises how many to make/purchase. Review Source Response from Katana Cloud Inventory June 2, 2020 Thank you for the feedback and support! RG Ross G. Manager Music Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "Katana for seamless manufacturing" February 16, 2022 5.0 Great. Easy. Pros I love the seamless integration and recipe functionality. I build a product digitally as I would in the real world, using a range of materials and operations in sub-products. From here the final product has all these components embedded into the 'recipe'. A very holistic approach. Cons Being a small manufacturer we felt like this was the only decent option out there, and priced quite highly for small teams it can seem like excess cost - however it's already paid for itself. Review Source TS Tommy S. Founder Food & Beverages Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "Katana is a must-have for all startups that handle inventory and their own production." May 19, 2020 5.0 Setting up an entire supply chain with little or no experience can be difficult, but Katana has made it straight forward. We've not only learned to control our production much better, but we also managed to improve from the understanding we gained. Pros If you use Shopify, than you can easily integrate and sync with Katana. As a very valuable side-effect we got a MUCH better understanding of the overall production activities and their cost. Katana also helps you with reminders of when to purchase certain items in order to keep your delivery dates. Cons As someone who have not been in control of production and inventory before, I would have appreciated a free trial that where 4 weeks and not 2 weeks. That said, we asked for some extra time and we got a longer test period. Review Source Response from Katana Cloud Inventory June 2, 2020 Thank you for the feedback and support! Austin C. Business Development Electrical/Electronic Manufacturing Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "Simple, Straightforward Manufacturing Integration" May 14, 2020 5.0 Pros Fast, powerful, easy to learn, with a clean and consistent connection to QuickBooks Online. Great user interface and robust support materials. Cons It can be a bit pricey, starting at about $100 for the first user, but it’s been worth it. I’d like to see native, integrated barcoding support. Review Source Response from Katana Cloud Inventory June 2, 2020 Thank you for the feedback! We're working to develop the software in the suggested way. VR Verified Reviewer Co-fondateur Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "Great piece of software, perfect for small-medium size businesses actually producing stuff" March 13, 2018 5.0 lot of time saved, and organizational headaches removed Pros The team provides awesome support, listens to feedback and act on it fast + the interface is clean and easy to use Cons Some features are still missing but are due to be released in the coming weeks. But even as it is right now it's already above other offerings. Review Source Response from Katana Cloud Inventory September 9, 2019 Thank you for sharing your feedback and journey with Katana! cH colm H. director Food Production Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "MRP for sme's" January 28, 2020 4.0 This software has been a great leap forward for us from an excel based system and it is easy to use. using this system (< 6 months, Jan 2020) we have already seen improvements in planning production, stock control and costings. Pros The Katana MRP interface is very easy to use and the steps are logical with help integrated into each section. The access to the knowledge base is good and the support team are efficient. Cons This is a relatively new software system (a couple of years old) and it is still rolling out new features, so my only (minor) point is that they don't have every aspect I need for my business and the cost for extra users is a little higher than I would have liked. Review Source Response from Katana Cloud Inventory January 30, 2020 Thank you for the review! Indeed, we are rolling out new features on weekly basis and closing the gap between Katana and perfection. RD Robert D. Managing Director Chemicals Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "Easy To Use" January 21, 2020 5.0 Before Katana we had our inventory and orders etc in different spreadsheets and systems. we where always miscalculating what stock we had and had to double and some times triple entry on all. we discovered Katana and now its all in the one system that is easy to use. Pros it is very simple to use and helpful to have all the information in the one spot Cons i cannot think of anything that i did not like Review Source Response from Katana Cloud Inventory January 22, 2020 Thank you for the feedback and kind words! AT Annabelle T. Customer Service Sports Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "Inventory Software" March 22, 2021 5.0 Getting better and much more a part of our business Pros Once our products were in there, we really started to see the power of our small global company as we gained control of inventory everywhere Cons We got side-tracked on the materials side of things which looked great on the surface but really just complicated things for us Review Source DN Deepjyoti N. CEO Consumer Electronics Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "Has almost everything we needed" April 27, 2022 5.0 Pros The simplicity of the product is what I love the most. Exactly what you need to run manufacturing and inventory. Cons Pricing, it's quite a lot more than competitors whose products are very close. Review Source Response from Katana Cloud Inventory June 14, 2022 Thanks for your review Deepjyoti, happy to have you with us! AP Angela P. Brand Owner Food & Beverages Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "Ease of usage" April 20, 2022 5.0 Pros Katana's platform is very user friendly with great functionality of inventory management. I especially appreciate it's 'Make to Batch' functionality which allows for users to track pre-produced products and allowing for future drawdowns. Cons Would be great if we're able to see produced product's inventory at glance based on existing available ingredients Review Source AA Alexander A. Head of Technology & Logistics Printing Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "Perfect choice for small manufacturing company" September 9, 2019 5.0 We are a starting up printing company which has been looking for a fast learning curve solution to manage our manufacturing and supply chain data. Katana turned out to be a perfect match for us. Pros \+ Simplicity. Probably most intuitive specialized software I've used. + Price structure. Very affordable for us. + Customer support. Cons \- Lack of some "nice to have features". But, it's another side of simplicity and affordability, right? Alternatives considered [Cin7 Core](https://www.capterra.com/p/133038/Cin7-Core/) Reason for choosing Katana Cloud Inventory The simplicity of the interface + price point Review Source Response from Katana Cloud Inventory September 10, 2019 Thank you for sharing your experience with Katana! JB Jim B. General Manager Food Production Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "Great, cost effective ERP solution for small business" June 22, 2021 5.0 As a food company, it's key for us to have end-to-end traceability so implementing Katana has helped resolve that issue. Pros Very easy to implement and use; setup was very straightforward. Cons Wish reporting (price changes mostly) and forecasting were stronger. Reason for choosing Katana Cloud Inventory Cost, performance, ease of use. Review Source RM Robert M. Director Consumer Goods Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "Katana" January 22, 2020 5.0 Workflow was a problem for us as was keeping track of raw materials - Katana solved both of these on day one! Pros The ease of setup to a non-ERP user was great and support team always willing to help Cons Minor enhancements like customising documents produced and report Paramus/filters neon saved Reason for choosing Katana Cloud Inventory Ease of use and user interface Review Source Response from Katana Cloud Inventory January 23, 2020 Thank you for the feedback! JC Justin C. CEO + Founder Glass, Ceramics & Concrete Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "Katana" January 28, 2020 5.0 Pros Ease of use with material inventory and production task management. Cons Katana pulls order information from Shopify, and the info as it appears in Katana is always rearranged and never in the same order. Review Source Response from Katana Cloud Inventory January 30, 2020 Thank you for the review! Regarding Shopify orders appearance - just wanted to let you know we are working to improve the user experience on this! BS Beryl S. Owner Veterinary Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "Katana" May 14, 2020 5.0 On time ordering, not running out of stock, being aware of all aspects of the business. Pros It is the only product I have found which helps run my entire process from purchasing raw materials to selling end products. Cons It sometimes gets complicated. Luckily, support is good. Reason for choosing Katana Cloud Inventory Better suited to my company. Review Source Response from Katana Cloud Inventory June 2, 2020 Thank you for the review! CP Christian P. Manager Food & Beverages Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "Streamlines Manufacturing" February 15, 2022 4.0 Great Pros Easy to use application which has helped streamline manufacturing and cut out unnecessary hours in the warehouse Cons Some features such as batching arent included as part of the standard package 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.