Alternatives to Katana
Cloud inventory and production management software for manufacturers and product brands
Katana ranks #1 of 8 in Inventory management, with an Alt Score of 89. It is proprietary, freemium from $299/mo and available on the web. 12 of 12 checklist rows are verified against a public source.
Katana is a cloud-based inventory and production management platform for manufacturers, wholesalers, and product-based ecommerce brands. It combines real-time multi-location inventory tracking with bills of materials, production orders, and purchase order management, plus native integrations with Shopify, Amazon FBA, QuickBooks Online, and Xero. Pricing is usage-based on top of a $299/month Core plan, with a permanent free plan capped at 30 SKUs and separate paid add-ons for batch/serial traceability, warehouse management, advanced manufacturing management, and a mobile shop-floor app.
Manufacturers, wholesalers, and product-based ecommerce brands that need to manage inventory, production, and multi-channel sales in one system instead of spreadsheets or disconnected tools.
Real-time multi-location inventory tracking, bills of materials and production order management, purchase order management, and native integrations with Shopify, Amazon FBA, QuickBooks Online, and Xero; batch/serial traceability, warehouse operations, advanced manufacturing routings/insights, and a mobile shop-floor app are separate paid add-ons.
Businesses run on either a permanent Free plan (up to 30 SKUs, no credit card required) or a usage-based Core plan starting at $299/month that includes unlimited users, SKUs, and integrations plus one inventory location, with additional locations, sales-order volume, and the four add-ons billed on top.
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Ranked alternatives
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Unleashed is cloud-based inventory management software covering purchasing, production, warehousing and sales for manufacturing, wholesale and distribution businesses.
Zoho Inventory is a cloud-based inventory and order management platform covering purchase orders, multi-warehouse stock control, and barcode scanning.
Cin7 sells two separate inventory management products: Cin7 Core (formerly DEAR Inventory), aimed at small and mid-size product businesses with tiered self-serve pricing, and Cin7 Omni, a more configu.
Fishbowl sells two product lines: Fishbowl Inventory (also called Fishbowl Drive), a cloud-native inventory and warehousing product with no manufacturing module, and Fishbowl Advanced, a manufacturing.
inFlow Inventory is a cloud-hosted inventory and order management system with a native Windows app plus web, iOS, and Android clients.
Ordoro is a web-based platform sold as three separate apps — Shipping, Inventory, and Dropshipping — that merchants can license individually or in combination.
Feature comparison
Rows come from the Inventory management checklist (16 rows). Human-verified cells only. ? means the value has not been verified.
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Every fact and feature listed for Katana is verified against its own pages. Each alternative is sourced on its own page.
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License Proprietary verified 2026-08-03https://katanamrp.com/service-terms/
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Pricing model Freemium verified 2026-08-03https://katanamrp.com/katana-pricing/
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Starts at $299/mo verified 2026-08-03https://katanamrp.com/katana-pricing/
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Platforms Web verified 2026-08-03https://support.katanamrp.com/en/articles/5967150-recommended-devices-for-the-shop-floor-control-app
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Status active verified 2026-08-03https://katanamrp.com/newsroom/katana-series-b-extension/
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Multi-warehouse Yes verified 2026-08-03https://katanamrp.com/features/inventory-management/multi-location/
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Barcode scanning Yes verified 2026-08-03https://katanamrp.com/katana-pricing/
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Purchase orders Yes verified 2026-08-03https://katanamrp.com/features/purchasing/
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Manufacturing and BOM Yes verified 2026-08-03https://katanamrp.com/features/manufacturing/
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Serial and lot tracking Partial verified 2026-08-03https://katanamrp.com/katana-pricing/
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Shopify integration Yes verified 2026-08-03https://katanamrp.com/integrations/shopify/
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Amazon integration Partial verified 2026-08-03https://katanamrp.com/integrations/amazon-fba/
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Accounting sync Yes verified 2026-08-03https://katanamrp.com/integrations/quickbooks/
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Low-stock alerts Yes verified 2026-08-03https://katanamrp.com/features/inventory-management/
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Mobile app Partial verified 2026-08-03https://katanamrp.com/katana-pricing/
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API access Yes verified 2026-08-03https://katanamrp.com/katana-pricing/
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Free tier Yes verified 2026-08-03https://katanamrp.com/katana-pricing/
FAQ
Yes. Zoho Inventory and Sortly have a free tier or are fully free. Free-tier limits in the comparison table are verified and dated.