Katana Cloud Inventory Reviews & Product Details

Love the UI/UX for Katana! It's easily navigable and lends itself to a straight forward learning process. The features meet our shop's needs exactly, while remaining within the standard price range for similar tools.

No performance issues, except for some very minor and brief lags between processes - Though this may be because of the speed of moving through a trial instead of real time between operations that would happen in actual use.

I also very much appreciate the native integration with Anthropic/Claude Artificial Intelligence. Connecting with the Claude's AI allowed me to bypass some tedious setup work, allowing me to get started even faster.

The best part of my experience so far has been the support/Onboarding experience with Wajeeh. He was professional, to the point, friendly, and a skilled communicator. Huge props to him! Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The one thing I might add would be a bit more clarity on the pricing structure. I'm thankful for the tools to see clearly how the pricing is affected, but kind of a bummer the add-ons are so expensive. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The visibility is the biggest win. Having live stock levels, work orders and material requirements in one place means we're not chasing spreadsheets to find out whether we can commit to a job. As a manufacturer working to order, being able to see exactly what's allocated versus what's genuinely available has cut a lot of guesswork out of production planning. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Reporting is the weakest area. The built-in reports cover the basics but anything more specific means exporting to a spreadsheet or pulling data via the API. More flexible custom reporting and dashboards inside the product would save a fair bit of manual work. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The simplicity of the stock allocation and MO grid. This makes it very clear at a glance to my team what we can and cant do.

We also get very quick support response from the team in chat.

The platform is quick, simple, but provides insightful data.

I also really like the new claude connector. AI tools make life much more simple. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I have no real dislikes as such but we dont use Katana for Sales, only manufacturing. The sales and financial reporting do not quite have the depth we need for our business Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Katana simplifies the intricacies of variability in custom orders just as easily as keeping track of standard inventory. The recipes are the best! Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I wish it was easier to integrate with HubSpot (our chosen CRM), but it's been fantastic with Quickbooks. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I really like the organized interface of Katana Cloud Inventory. It's pretty intuitive and makes it easy to manage tasks and navigate through the system. The interface is not only organized but also pleasing to look at, which makes the experience enjoyable. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Would be better if formulas could be entered in as percentages as opposed to material needed for 1 lb of product. Also, we have a secondary warehouse that we keep packaging needed for production in and we are unable to put that against orders until we receive it in our main. warehouse for production. Currently I'm unable to assign multiple batches to a single SO or MO which makes it difficult to partially complete orders in synchronicity with reality. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Katana keeps our whole manufacturing operation in one place — materials, BOMs, production orders, and inventory across multiple SKUs and clients — so we're not stitching together spreadsheets to know what we can actually produce. The biggest standout recently for us has been its ability to connect directly with Claude. We use that integration to pull live inventory data, run reports, and automate parts of our workflow that used to be manual — which have improved our workflow dramatically in just a few weeks. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

We occasionally run into bugs or have to clear cache to make it run smoothly. We also can't justify the cost of the shop floor app but that would be nice if it didn't cost extra. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I like how the make orders are structured. Anything relevant to production is available on that page. This makes prepping and making a batch easy. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Sometimes the website can be a bit buggy which leads to frustration. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Loads of new features that make the overall package so much better. The recent real time ingredient picker was a needed feature that delivered well. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Pricing has really gotten a bit harsher. Considering that my early critiques were about having more users. We now have unlimited users, but the pricing model is focused on add-ons and per order. While this is good for scalability, the base cost is still a bit high for smaller manufacturing companies. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

This MRP has some novel solutions for complicated manufacturing processes. The tutorial library is very thorough and a lot of my initial questions were answered before even needing to speak to anyone. The cloud-based approach makes it easy to use all over the factory. Runs smooth on all devices we have tried, and integrates into a lot of other software. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The software lacks the ability to flag item cards, POs, SOs, etc. with user defined fields. There are a couple flow-through options which might solve some issues, however simple things like a drop down to assign a GL or a Project Code does not exist without having to get a coder or consultant. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The software is very intuitive, even during our onboarding process when we were still very new to the system, we were able to practice with the system, and it took almost no time at all for our team to get the hang of it. Also, every employee that we have spoken to thus far has been extremely kind and helpful. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Honestly, there isn't much we don't like about Katana, the system is way better than what we we're using before. I would say the only things that are a bit bothersome is that there are some functions that I'm not sure Katana has. All of them are very small functions though, like the ability to add Net 45 days on Invoices for example. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.