Katana
Cloud MRP for product brands selling across Shopify, Amazon, wholesale, and retail
What is Katana?
Katana is a cloud manufacturing ERP and inventory platform for product businesses, unifying real-time stock, order management, production tracking, batch/serial traceability, and multi-warehouse workflows. It connects to 100+ integrations including Shopify, Amazon, QuickBooks, and HubSpot, with add-on modules for traceability, warehouse management, manufacturing management, and a shop-floor app.
Manufacturing, supply chain, procurement, logistics, inventory, fleet, and warehouse operations tools.
See the full Manufacturing & Logistics guide to compare more tools, buyer criteria, and related workflows.
Use cases to evaluate
Syncing live inventory between Shopify, Amazon, and a wholesale channel without overselling
Generating manufacturing orders that auto-deduct raw materials when finished goods are made
Tracking batch and serial numbers for a cosmetics or supplement brand needing recall readiness
Coordinating in-house production with outsourced contract manufacturers on one platform
Fit to evaluate
DTC + wholesale product brands outgrowing Shopify-only inventory
Small-to-mid manufacturers needing real production scheduling, not just stock counts
Food, cosmetics, or supplement makers needing batch/lot traceability
Hybrid businesses combining in-house assembly with contract manufacturing
Business fit
Right for you if you make and sell physical products across multiple channels (DTC + wholesale + Amazon) and need one system to keep stock accurate and production scheduled. Skip if you're a pure prototype shop with no inventory pressure, if you need a maintenance CMMS (use MaintainX/Limble), or if you're enterprise-scale with established NetSuite/SAP. Best fit for growing SMB makers and brands ready to graduate from spreadsheets but not yet ready for Tier-1 ERP costs.
How to evaluate Katana
Use this category when inventory, freight, production, or vendor workflows are too manual or opaque.
Confirm the exact workflow
Map Katana to one concrete workflow first, such as syncing live inventory between shopify, amazon, and a wholesale channel without overselling. Avoid buying before the owner, trigger, output, and success metric are clear.
Check category fit
Compare inventory visibility, planning, procurement, freight, and maintenance workflows.
Compare practical alternatives
Shortlist Katana against Freightos, Flexport, project44 so the decision is based on fit, effort, and workflow ownership rather than brand recognition alone.
Validate cost and rollout effort
Free Plan $0/month (30 SKUs, unlimited users/locations, 15-day unlimited trial). Core Plan from $299/month (unlimited SKUs/users, 1 location included, usage-based for sales orders and extra locations). Advantage Plan custom, annual contract. Add-ons: Traceability $249/mo, Warehouse Management $149/mo, Manufacturing Management $199/mo. Also confirm implementation time, support needs, and whether the medium setup matches your team.
Compare Katana with alternatives
Use this quick comparison before booking demos or moving data into a new system.
| Primary workflow | Syncing live inventory between Shopify, Amazon, and a wholesale channel without overselling, Generating manufacturing orders that auto-deduct raw materials when finished goods are made |
|---|---|
| Best-fit team | DTC + wholesale product brands outgrowing Shopify-only inventory, Small-to-mid manufacturers needing real production scheduling, not just stock counts |
| Implementation effort | Medium setup and maintenance profile |
| Pricing check | Free plan + paid plans |
| Closest alternatives | FreightosFlexportproject44FourKites |
Katana pricing
| Model | Free plan + paid plans |
|---|---|
| Snapshot | Free Plan $0/month (30 SKUs, unlimited users/locations, 15-day unlimited trial). Core Plan from $299/month (unlimited SKUs/users, 1 location included, usage-based for sales orders and extra locations). Advantage Plan custom, annual contract. Add-ons: Traceability $249/mo, Warehouse Management $149/mo, Manufacturing Management $199/mo. |
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Common questions about Katana
What is Katana?
Katana is a cloud manufacturing ERP and inventory platform for product businesses, unifying real-time stock, order management, production tracking, batch/serial traceability, and multi-warehouse workflows. It connects to 100+ integrations including Shopify, Amazon, QuickBooks, and HubSpot, with add-on modules for traceability, warehouse management, manufacturing management, and a shop-floor app.
What is Katana used for?
Common use cases: Syncing live inventory between Shopify, Amazon, and a wholesale channel without overselling; Generating manufacturing orders that auto-deduct raw materials when finished goods are made; Tracking batch and serial numbers for a cosmetics or supplement brand needing recall readiness; Coordinating in-house production with outsourced contract manufacturers on one platform.
How much does Katana cost?
Free Plan $0/month (30 SKUs, unlimited users/locations, 15-day unlimited trial). Core Plan from $299/month (unlimited SKUs/users, 1 location included, usage-based for sales orders and extra locations). Advantage Plan custom, annual contract. Add-ons: Traceability $249/mo, Warehouse Management $149/mo, Manufacturing Management $199/mo.
Who is Katana best for?
Katana fits DTC + wholesale product brands outgrowing Shopify-only inventory, Small-to-mid manufacturers needing real production scheduling, not just stock counts, Food, cosmetics, or supplement makers needing batch/lot traceability, Hybrid businesses combining in-house assembly with contract manufacturing. Right for you if you make and sell physical products across multiple channels (DTC + wholesale + Amazon) and need one system to keep stock accurate and production scheduled. Skip if you're a pure prototype shop with no inventory pressure, if you need a maintenance CMMS (use MaintainX/Limble), or if you're enterprise-scale with established NetSuite/SAP. Best fit for growing SMB makers and brands ready to graduate from spreadsheets but not yet ready for Tier-1 ERP costs.
What are alternatives to Katana?
Common alternatives to Katana include Freightos, Flexport, project44, FourKites, Shippeo, Fictiv.