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At a Glance
Market Segments
Small-Business (91.6% of reviews)
Mid-Market (63.9% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
Free
No pricing available
Katana Cloud Inventory
Star Rating
(98)4.4 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (91.6% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
Free
Free Trial is available
Browse all 2 pricing plansPlex Smart Manufacturing Platform
Star Rating
(72)3.9 out of 5
Market Segments
Mid-Market (63.9% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Learn more about Plex Smart Manufacturing PlatformSummary
AI Generated Summary
AI-generated. Powered by real user reviews.
- G2 reviewers report that Katana Cloud Inventory excels in ease of use, with many users highlighting its intuitive interface and straightforward setup process. One user mentioned, "Katana is simple and intuitive," which makes it a great choice for small businesses looking for a user-friendly solution.
- Users say that Plex Smart Manufacturing Platform offers robust real-time data visibility across manufacturing processes, which is crucial for mid-market companies. Reviewers appreciate its ability to enhance efficiency and productivity, stating, "Real-time data and visibility metrics across all parts of the manufacturing process" are significant advantages.
- According to verified reviews, Katana Cloud Inventory stands out for its quality of support, receiving high praise for responsiveness and helpfulness. Users have noted, "The support and easy to reach them when I need it," indicating a strong commitment to customer service.
- Reviewers mention that Plex Smart Manufacturing Platform has a wide range of capabilities that can improve business operations at various levels. Users have expressed satisfaction with its extensive features, saying, "Very vast capabilities improving business operations at many levels," which can be particularly beneficial for larger manufacturing setups.
- G2 reviewers highlight that Katana Cloud Inventory's manufacturing order feature is particularly valuable, allowing users to gain insights into manufacturing processes and associated costs. This feature, along with the ability to make document adjustments, adds significant value for small businesses managing inventory.
- Users report that while both platforms meet basic requirements, Plex Smart Manufacturing Platform may face challenges in ease of setup compared to Katana. Reviewers have noted that Katana's setup was "very easy," while Plex's setup process could be more complex, which may impact user experience for those new to manufacturing software.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Katana 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
Plex Smart Manufacturing Platform
No pricing availableFree Trial
Katana Cloud Inventory
Free Trial is available
Plex Smart Manufacturing Platform
No trial information availableRatings
Meets Requirements
7.8
88
7.9
57
Ease of Use
8.8
88
7.9
59
Ease of Setup
8.5
81
7.0
41
Ease of Admin
8.9
67
7.2
37
Quality of Support
9.2
87
7.1
54
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
9.1
68
7.7
38
Product Direction (% positive)
9.6
87
6.6
58
Features by Category
Accounting
Not enough data
8.9
6
Not enough data
9.0
5
Not enough data
9.0
5
Not enough data
8.9
6
Not enough data
8.9
6
Not enough data
8.9
6
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Inventory & Warehouse
Not enough data
8.5
8
Not enough data
8.3
7
Not enough data
8.1
8
Not enough data
8.6
7
Not enough data
7.6
7
Not enough data
9.2
6
Not enough data
8.8
7
Not enough data
Not enough data
Purchasing
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Sales & Marketing
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Manufacturing
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
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
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
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
8.7
5
HR
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Not enough data
Generative AI
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Agentic AI - Process ERP
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Accounting
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Not enough data
Inventory & Warehouse
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Purchasing
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Sales & Marketing
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Not enough data
Discrete Manufacturing
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Process Manufacturing
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
ETO Manufacturing
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
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
Service
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Not enough data
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
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Agentic AI - Mixed Mode ERP
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Planning
7.8
15
9.0
8
8.8
16
8.8
7
8.2
15
9.0
8
8.0
15
8.5
8
Scheduling
7.8
15
9.0
8
8.1
15
8.3
8
8.2
15
9.0
7
Agentic AI - Advanced Planning and Scheduling (APS)
Not enough data
Not enough data
Front-Office
7.2
18
Not enough data
7.5
19
Not enough data
7.7
17
Not enough data
Manufacturing
9.0
21
Not enough data
8.9
21
Not enough data
8.3
22
Not enough data
Back-Office
7.0
21
Not enough data
8.9
22
Not enough data
8.5
21
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Job Shop Management
2.7
5
Not enough data
3.0
5
Not enough data
Accounting
5.8
6
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
4.7
5
Not enough data
4.0
5
Feature Not Available
5.7
5
Feature Not Available
3.3
5
Not enough data
5.0
5
Not enough data
Inventory & Warehouse
8.8
7
Not enough data
8.6
7
Not enough data
9.2
6
Not enough data
7.8
6
Not enough data
7.8
6
Not enough data
Purchasing
7.7
5
Not enough data
8.8
7
Not enough data
5.6
6
Not enough data
8.1
7
Not enough data
Sales & Marketing
6.7
5
Not enough data
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
8.3
5
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
5.0
5
Not enough data
Manufacturing
6.1
6
Not enough data
6.7
7
Not enough data
8.3
7
Feature Not Available
8.8
7
Not enough data
8.6
6
Not enough data
6.0
5
Not enough data
Quality Management
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Distribution
8.0
5
Not enough data
6.3
5
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
HR
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Not enough data
Generative AI
Feature Not Available
Feature Not Available
Feature Not Available
Feature Not Available
Agentic AI - Discrete ERP
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Accounting
Not enough data
7.1
27
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.2
28
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.0
31
|
Verified
Not enough data
6.8
28
|
Verified
Not enough data
6.7
24
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.2
32
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.0
29
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.5
31
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.1
26
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.3
28
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.5
29
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.1
25
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.3
27
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.5
24
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.5
23
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
7.3
25
Not enough data
7.3
28
|
Verified
Back Office
Not enough data
6.8
27
|
Verified
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
7.3
26
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.1
28
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.5
28
|
Verified
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.2
30
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.3
26
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.2
27
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.3
24
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.7
25
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.4
21
|
Verified
Not enough data
6.5
18
|
Verified
Front Office
Not enough data
7.2
18
|
Verified
Not enough data
6.1
22
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.0
25
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.3
25
|
Verified
Not enough data
6.8
22
Not enough data
6.1
19
|
Verified
Not enough data
5.8
20
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.8
26
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.5
20
|
Verified
Not enough data
6.5
21
|
Verified
Not enough data
6.0
24
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.2
24
|
Verified
Not enough data
6.7
16
|
Verified
Not enough data
6.0
13
|
Verified
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
6.7
22
|
Verified
Integration
Not enough data
7.0
21
|
Verified
Not enough data
6.9
24
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.1
23
|
Verified
Logistics
Not enough data
8.2
28
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.2
23
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.3
27
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.1
28
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.4
28
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
28
|
Verified
Not enough data
6.9
25
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.2
24
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
27
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.8
26
|
Verified
Platform
Not enough data
6.7
26
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.7
23
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.4
24
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.0
28
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.4
31
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.6
24
|
Verified
Production
Not enough data
8.3
29
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.7
24
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.3
24
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.0
22
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.8
24
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.7
21
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.0
29
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.5
25
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.2
24
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
25
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.0
23
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.8
25
|
Verified
Reporting & Analytics
Not enough data
6.9
27
|
Verified
Not enough data
6.5
24
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.4
24
|
Verified
Generative AI
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Agentic AI - ERP Systems
Not enough data
Not enough data
Multichannel inventory management
8.3
46
Not enough data
7.6
45
Not enough data
6.7
43
Not enough data
3PL inventory management
6.9
42
Not enough data
6.8
38
Not enough data
7.0
39
Not enough data
Inventory Management
8.9
61
Not enough data
8.0
56
Not enough data
8.7
52
Not enough data
7.6
50
Not enough data
8.1
56
Not enough data
Inventory Management Platform Features
9.1
68
Not enough data
8.3
64
Not enough data
8.1
63
Not enough data
7.7
66
Not enough data
7.7
62
Not enough data
7.0
52
Not enough data
7.5
58
Not enough data
7.7
61
Not enough data
7.6
64
Not enough data
7.9
66
Not enough data
Systems 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
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
IoT Capabilities
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Industrial IoT
Not enough data
Not enough data
Nonconformance
Not enough data
8.5
14
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.1
13
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
15
|
Verified
Quality system
Not enough data
8.8
16
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.1
14
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.0
15
|
Verified
Risk Management
Not enough data
7.9
14
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.8
12
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.6
12
|
Verified
Inspection Management
Not enough data
7.1
13
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
14
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
14
|
Verified
Compliance
Not enough data
8.1
15
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.1
11
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
15
|
Verified
Platform
Not enough data
7.9
15
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.3
15
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.3
15
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.8
16
|
Verified
Services
Not enough data
7.9
15
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.7
16
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.0
15
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.0
14
|
Verified
Order Entry
9.1
36
Not enough data
8.5
36
Not enough data
7.5
37
Not enough data
Order Tracking
7.7
34
Not enough data
7.8
37
Not enough data
8.3
37
Not enough data
Inventory Management
9.0
41
Not enough data
8.4
37
Not enough data
8.5
35
Not enough data
Customer Management
8.6
39
Not enough data
6.8
35
Not enough data
6.2
35
Not enough data
Subscription Management
6.5
35
Not enough data
5.9
34
Not enough data
6.7
36
Not enough data
6.5
33
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Order Management
5.8
13
Not enough data
5.4
13
Not enough data
Production Control - Manufacturing Execution System (MES)
7.3
21
Not enough data
7.3
20
Not enough data
8.3
20
Not enough data
Production Monitoring - Manufacturing Execution System (MES)
8.6
20
Not enough data
6.6
19
Not enough data
7.7
19
Not enough data
Data Collection and Analysis - Manufacturing Execution System (MES)
7.1
21
Not enough data
4.6
19
Not enough data
5.1
18
Not enough data
5.4
18
Not enough data
Integration - Manufacturing Execution System (MES)
4.6
19
Not enough data
6.5
19
Not enough data
4.2
17
Not enough data
Artificial Intelligence - Manufacturing Execution System (MES)
5.0
19
Not enough data
5.2
18
Not enough data
5.2
19
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Manufacturing Execution System
4.6
9
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Accounting & Finance
Not enough data
Not enough data
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Katana Cloud Inventory and Plex Smart Manufacturing Platform are categorized as Discrete ERP, Manufacturing Execution System, and Advanced Planning and Scheduling (APS)
Unique Categories
Katana Cloud Inventory is categorized as Job Shop Management, Inventory Control, and Order Management
Plex Smart Manufacturing Platform is categorized as Process ERP, Mixed Mode ERP, Quality Management (QMS), ERP Systems, and Industrial IoT
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Katana Cloud Inventory
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Plex Smart Manufacturing Platform
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
Manufacturing
26.3%
Consumer Goods
6.3%
Retail
5.3%
Food Production
5.3%
Automotive
5.3%
Other
51.6%
Automotive
50.0%
Mechanical or Industrial Engineering
8.3%
Food & Beverages
8.3%
Electrical/Electronic Manufacturing
5.6%
Industrial Automation
4.2%
Other
23.6%
Discussions
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
Is Plex an ERP system?
2 Comments
DR
Plex does offer an ERP system, designed for manufacturing from the beginning, containing the depth and breadth needed to minimize risks by staying in...Read more
What is smart Plex?
2 Comments
DR
The Plex Smart Manufacturing Platform is a single digital platform that’s purpose-built for manufacturing. It includes solutions for manufacturing execution...Read more
How much does plex manufacturing cost?
1 Comment
GJ
Thank you for your question. Plex offers a variety of solutions as part of the Smart Manufacturing Platform that considers various factors when sizing a...Read more
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