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At a Glance
Market Segments
Mid-Market (56.3% of reviews)
Small-Business (91.7% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Free
Genius ERP
Star Rating
(32)4.3 out of 5
Market Segments
Mid-Market (56.3% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Not enough data
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
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Star Rating
(110)4.4 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (91.7% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
Free
Free Trial is available
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AI Generated Summary
AI-generated. Powered by real user reviews.
- G2 reviewers report that Genius ERP excels in user-friendliness, with many users finding it easy to learn and use. The platform's intuitive design and the availability of training resources, such as Genius Academy, contribute to a smooth onboarding experience.
- Users say that Katana Cloud Inventory stands out for its simplicity and intuitiveness. Reviewers appreciate its powerful inventory management capabilities, which provide valuable insights into manufacturing processes and associated costs, making it a strong choice for small businesses.
- According to verified reviews, Genius ERP offers robust accounting features that help users track financial performance effectively. The in-depth reporting functions are particularly highlighted as beneficial for businesses looking to monitor their financial health closely.
- Reviewers mention that Katana Cloud Inventory's support is highly accessible, with users noting that they can easily reach out for assistance when needed. This level of support is crucial for small businesses that may require more hands-on help during their implementation phase.
- G2 reviewers highlight that while Genius ERP has a strong market presence and is well-suited for mid-market companies, it may face challenges in customization, with some users noting a learning curve in understanding how to tailor the software to their specific workflows.
- Users report that Katana Cloud Inventory's setup process is straightforward, with many finding it easy to configure despite initial confusion. This ease of setup is a significant advantage for small businesses looking to get up and running quickly without extensive IT resources.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Genius ERP
No pricing availableKatana Cloud Inventory
Free plan
Free
Explore all of Katana’s features with no upfront cost.
- All features included in the Core plan
- Limited to 30 SKUs
- 3 Inventory locations
Free Trial
Genius ERP
No trial information availableKatana Cloud Inventory
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
8.6
26
7.9
93
Ease of Use
8.1
25
8.9
93
Ease of Setup
7.9
18
8.5
86
Ease of Admin
7.8
17
8.9
67
Quality of Support
8.9
25
9.2
92
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.8
17
9.1
68
Product Direction (% positive)
9.0
24
9.6
92
Features by Category
Accounting
Not enough data
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Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Inventory & Warehouse
Not enough data
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Not enough data
Purchasing
Not enough data
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Sales & Marketing
Not enough data
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Not enough data
Not enough data
Discrete Manufacturing
Not enough data
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Process Manufacturing
Not enough data
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Not enough data
ETO Manufacturing
Not enough data
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Quality Management
Not enough data
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Service
Not enough data
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Distribution
Not enough data
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HR
Not enough data
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Generative AI
Not enough data
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Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Mixed Mode ERP
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Planning
Not enough data
7.8
15
Not enough data
8.8
16
Not enough data
8.2
15
Not enough data
8.0
15
Scheduling
Not enough data
7.8
15
Not enough data
8.1
15
Not enough data
8.2
15
Agentic AI - Advanced Planning and Scheduling (APS)
Not enough data
Not enough data
Front-Office
Not enough data
7.2
18
Not enough data
7.5
19
Not enough data
7.7
17
Manufacturing
Not enough data
9.0
21
Not enough data
8.9
21
Not enough data
8.3
22
Back-Office
Not enough data
7.0
21
Not enough data
8.9
22
Not enough data
8.5
21
Agentic AI - Job Shop Management
Not enough data
2.7
5
Not enough data
3.0
5
Accounting
Not enough data
6.4
7
Not enough data
5.0
6
Not enough data
5.6
6
Not enough data
5.8
6
Not enough data
7.5
6
Not enough data
5.6
6
Not enough data
4.0
5
Feature Not Available
6.4
6
Not enough data
3.3
5
Not enough data
5.8
6
Inventory & Warehouse
Not enough data
9.0
8
Not enough data
8.8
8
Not enough data
9.3
7
Not enough data
8.1
7
Not enough data
8.1
7
Purchasing
Not enough data
7.7
5
Not enough data
9.0
8
Not enough data
5.6
6
Not enough data
8.3
8
Sales & Marketing
Not enough data
6.7
5
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
8.3
5
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
5.0
5
Manufacturing
Not enough data
6.1
6
Not enough data
6.7
7
Not enough data
8.3
7
Not enough data
8.8
7
Not enough data
8.6
6
Not enough data
6.0
5
Quality Management
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Distribution
Not enough data
8.0
5
Not enough data
6.3
5
Not enough data
Not enough data
HR
Not enough data
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Generative AI
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Agentic AI - Discrete ERP
Not enough data
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Not enough data
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Not enough data
Accounting
Not enough data
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Not enough data
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Not enough data
Inventory & Warehouse
Not enough data
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Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
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Not enough data
Not enough data
Purchasing
Not enough data
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Sales & Marketing
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Service
Not enough data
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Not enough data
Not enough data
Manufacturing
Not enough data
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Not enough data
Quality Management
Not enough data
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Distribution
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
HR
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Generative AI
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - ETO ERP
Not enough data
Not enough data
Accounting
7.1
11
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Verified
Not enough data
7.6
11
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Verified
Not enough data
8.0
11
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Verified
Not enough data
7.1
11
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Verified
Not enough data
7.0
9
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Verified
Not enough data
7.4
15
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Verified
Not enough data
7.9
15
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Verified
Not enough data
7.5
14
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Verified
Not enough data
7.3
10
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Verified
Not enough data
6.8
11
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Verified
Not enough data
7.4
12
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Verified
Not enough data
7.1
11
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Verified
Not enough data
7.9
13
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Verified
Not enough data
7.8
12
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Verified
Not enough data
8.0
9
Not enough data
7.5
10
|
Verified
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
7.6
9
Not enough data
Back Office
7.5
12
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.5
12
|
Verified
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
6.8
11
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Verified
Not enough data
8.1
14
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Verified
Not enough data
6.7
6
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Verified
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.6
16
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Verified
Not enough data
8.0
15
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Verified
Not enough data
7.8
12
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Verified
Not enough data
8.4
15
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Verified
Not enough data
7.9
12
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Verified
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
7.9
8
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Verified
Not enough data
Front Office
7.4
11
|
Verified
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
7.7
13
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Verified
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.0
15
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Verified
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
7.8
10
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Verified
Not enough data
8.4
16
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Verified
Not enough data
7.6
13
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Verified
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
6.5
8
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Verified
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
6.9
9
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Verified
Not enough data
Integration
7.3
8
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Verified
Not enough data
8.3
18
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Verified
Not enough data
7.3
11
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Verified
Not enough data
Logistics
8.3
18
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Verified
Not enough data
7.4
15
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Verified
Not enough data
7.9
14
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Verified
Not enough data
8.2
19
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Verified
Not enough data
8.1
19
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Verified
Not enough data
8.3
19
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Verified
Not enough data
7.7
14
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Verified
Not enough data
8.2
14
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Verified
Not enough data
8.5
19
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Verified
Not enough data
7.9
16
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Verified
Not enough data
Platform
7.8
19
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Verified
Not enough data
7.4
11
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Verified
Not enough data
8.2
16
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Verified
Not enough data
8.3
17
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Verified
Not enough data
8.4
18
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Verified
Not enough data
7.6
13
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Verified
Not enough data
Production
9.2
18
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Verified
Not enough data
7.6
13
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Verified
Not enough data
8.0
16
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Verified
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.0
15
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Verified
Not enough data
7.8
10
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Verified
Not enough data
8.5
14
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Verified
Not enough data
7.8
12
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Verified
Not enough data
6.7
11
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Verified
Not enough data
8.2
13
|
Verified
Not enough data
6.8
13
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Verified
Not enough data
8.0
17
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Verified
Not enough data
Reporting & Analytics
8.4
17
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Verified
Not enough data
7.9
15
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.5
14
|
Verified
Not enough data
Generative AI
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - ERP Systems
Not enough data
Not enough data
Multichannel inventory management
Not enough data
8.3
46
Not enough data
7.6
45
Not enough data
6.7
43
3PL inventory management
Not enough data
6.9
42
Not enough data
6.8
38
Not enough data
7.0
39
Inventory Management
Not enough data
9.0
65
Not enough data
8.0
57
Not enough data
8.6
54
Not enough data
7.6
50
Not enough data
8.1
57
Inventory Management Platform Features
Not enough data
9.2
69
Not enough data
8.3
66
Not enough data
8.1
64
Not enough data
7.7
68
Not enough data
7.8
63
Not enough data
7.0
53
Not enough data
7.5
59
Not enough data
7.7
62
Not enough data
7.7
66
Not enough data
7.9
67
Order Entry
Not enough data
9.1
36
Not enough data
8.5
36
Not enough data
7.5
37
Order Tracking
Not enough data
7.7
34
Not enough data
7.8
37
Not enough data
8.3
37
Inventory Management
Not enough data
9.0
41
Not enough data
8.4
37
Not enough data
8.5
35
Customer Management
Not enough data
8.6
39
Not enough data
6.8
35
Not enough data
6.2
35
Subscription Management
Not enough data
6.5
35
Not enough data
5.9
34
Not enough data
6.7
36
Not enough data
6.5
33
Agentic AI - Order Management
Not enough data
5.8
13
Not enough data
5.4
13
Production Control - Manufacturing Execution System (MES)
Not enough data
7.3
21
Not enough data
7.3
20
Not enough data
8.3
20
Production Monitoring - Manufacturing Execution System (MES)
Not enough data
8.6
20
Not enough data
6.6
19
Not enough data
7.7
19
Data Collection and Analysis - Manufacturing Execution System (MES)
Not enough data
7.1
21
Not enough data
4.6
19
Not enough data
5.1
18
Not enough data
5.4
18
Integration - Manufacturing Execution System (MES)
Not enough data
4.6
19
Not enough data
6.5
19
Not enough data
4.2
17
Artificial Intelligence - Manufacturing Execution System (MES)
Not enough data
5.0
19
Not enough data
5.2
18
Not enough data
5.2
19
Agentic AI - Manufacturing Execution System
Not enough data
4.6
9
Agentic AI - Accounting & Finance
Not enough data
Not enough data
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Genius ERP and Katana Cloud Inventory are categorized as Discrete ERP and Job Shop Management
Unique Categories
Katana Cloud Inventory is categorized as Manufacturing Execution System, Inventory Control, Order Management, and Advanced Planning and Scheduling (APS)
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Genius ERP
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Katana Cloud Inventory
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Small-Business
(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market
(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise
(> 1000 emp.)
Reviewers' Industry
Mechanical or Industrial Engineering
21.9%
Manufacturing
12.5%
Electrical/Electronic Manufacturing
12.5%
Machinery
9.4%
Mining & Metals
6.3%
Other
37.5%
Manufacturing
27.0%
Consumer Goods
7.0%
Automotive
5.0%
Retail
5.0%
Food Production
5.0%
Other
51.0%
Discussions
Genius ERP has no discussions with answers
Is there any plan to further build out the Quickbooks integration?
1 Comment
Official Response from Katana Cloud Inventory
Indeed, we are working on syncing ledgers to QuickBooks. This and other improvements to the QuickBooks integration are rolling out during 2020. We’ll make...Read more
I hope this application will be improved again and better
1 Comment
Official Response from Katana Cloud Inventory
Hi Pejuang,
It's been a while since your comment and we've made many updates and improvements — we hope you've found them useful for your...Read more
How do operators allocate materials to products in Katana?
1 Comment
Official Response from Katana Cloud Inventory
Hi Ryan,
Thanks for the question - I understand where you are coming from and it sounds like you are referring to floor-level pick lists functionality...Read more
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