Katana
Cloud inventory platform with omnichannel order sync, AI replenishment, traceability, manufacturing add-ons and integrations for ecommerce and accounting.
Katana provides real-time inventory, purchasing, sales/order management, omnichannel sync, AI replenishment, barcode workflows, lot/batch/serial traceability, API/MCP and add-on manufacturing/warehouse capabilities. Advantage adds custom integrations, dashboards, automations and dedicated solution engineering.
G2 rates Katana Cloud Inventory 4.4/5 from 124 reviews and Capterra rates it 4.6/5 from 171 with 4.6 ease and 4.7 customer service. Reviewers consistently praise the interface, onboarding and manufacturing/inventory visibility, although feature gaps and pricing complaints appear among long-term SMB users.
Katana now has a permanent Free plan capped at 30 SKUs and a Core plan starting at $299/month with unlimited users/SKUs/integrations. However, Core then scales by delivered sales orders, additional locations and optional add-ons, making final pricing usage-dependent.
Katana supports Shopify, WooCommerce, BigCommerce, QuickBooks Online, Xero, HubSpot, API/MCP and marketplace routing through partners. Its security page states GDPR compliance and successful SOC 2 Type II audit.
Scored by Vishal Singh
Quick facts
- Vendor
- Katana Technologies OÜ
- Pricing model
- usage based
- Plan pricing
- $0; Core starts at $299/mo Vendor source checked; not a hands-on review
- Free plan
- Yes — check limits
- Free trial
- Yes — check eligibility
- Last verified
- Not yet verified
About Katana
Katana Cloud Inventory is an inventory and operations platform for product businesses, especially manufacturers and multichannel sellers. It provides real-time stock visibility, purchasing, sales/order management, forecasts, replenishment, warehouse workflows, batch/serial traceability and ecommerce/accounting integrations. Katana's 2026 model includes a permanent Free plan and a Core plan starting at $299/month, then scales by order usage, locations and add-ons.
Best for
Growing product and manufacturing businesses that need intuitive inventory visibility, multichannel order sync and optional production/warehouse workflows without deploying a heavyweight ERP.
Katana pros and cons
Pros
- Permanent Free plan with no credit card and up to 30 active SKUs.
- Core includes unlimited users, unlimited SKUs and unlimited integrations.
- Strong Shopify, WooCommerce, BigCommerce, QuickBooks and Xero connectivity.
- AI replenishment and forecasting are increasingly integrated into inventory workflows.
- High ease-of-use and customer-service ratings on Capterra.
- SOC 2 Type II audited and GDPR compliant.
Cons
- −Core starts at a substantial $299/month.
- −Final paid cost scales with delivered sales orders, additional locations and add-ons.
- −Manufacturing management is an add-on rather than assumed in the Core inventory base.
- −Some long-term reviewers criticize price increases and feature packaging changes.
- −Advanced/custom operations require the Advantage plan or custom solution work.
- −Cancellation notice timing can extend billing through a later cycle.
Features
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Pricing
Permanent free tier with no credit card. Current dedicated Free page specifies up to 30 active SKUs and 3 inventory locations after a 15-day full-access grace period.
Starts at $299/month, then adjusts with delivered sales-order usage, added locations and selected add-ons.
Custom pricing for operations needing purpose-built integrations, dashboards, automations and dedicated solution engineering.
Official pricing / availability source · Checked 6 October 2026. Confirm current taxes, regional terms and allowances. A listed plan is not necessarily the cheapest option.
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