About Katana Manufacturing ERP
Katana offers a manufacturing ERP that makes daily life easier for you and your business. Bring your manufacturing operations into a single platform with integrations for sales, accounting, and shipping, get total visibility of everything you’re working on, and data to help you predict trends and make more informed business decisions.
There’s also our Shop Floor App to work remotely with your in-house team, batch tracking for total traceability, and automation for resources and reorders.
*Live inventory management* - Set up reorder points and prioritize sales and manufacturing orders to optimize your inventory. Track the availability of raw materials and finished goods in real-time. Katana follows stock movements across your entire production cycle in multiple warehouses, allowing you to maintain optimal inventory levels everywhere.
*Real-time master planning* - Katana automates raw material and product allocation for efficient sales order fulfillment. Katana adjusts your production schedule according to demand, aligning your manufacturing operations to ensure maximum efficiency.
*Total shop floor control* - Optimize and monitor floor-level operations in Katana's Shop Floor App. Easily create, set up, and remove shop floor operators and receive real-time floor-level insights to easily track manufacturing costs and productivity based on your product recipes or bills of materials (BOMs) and production operations.
*Omnichannel order management* - Manage your made-to-order and made-to-stock workflows in tandem. Katana supports e-commerce and B2B operations and integrates with a wide range of CRM and e-commerce tools to streamline order fulfillment.
*End-to-end traceability* - Batch tracking for manufacturing, purchasing, and sales orders, ensures industry compliance and visibility when it comes to tracking your perishable stock. Get end-to-end traceability for your products and materials at all product lifecycle stages.
*Visual and intuitive* - Katana's color-coded platform allows you to easily stay on top of your business vitals, from sales to manufacturing operations. Get a quick and accurate overview and help when you need it through our Knowledge Base and live support team. You can also enlist the help of a Katana Partner for help with implementation, automation, and more.
Pricing starting from:
US$99.00/month
- Free Version
- Free Trial
- Subscription
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Key benefits of Katana Manufacturing ERP
Typical Customers
- Freelancers
- Small Businesses (2-50)
- Mid-size Companies (51-500)
- Large enterprises (500 and more)
Deployment
- Cloud-based
- On-premise
Markets
Andorra, United Arab Emirates, Antigua & Barbuda, Anguilla, Albania , Armenia, Argentina, Austria, Australia, Aruba, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Barbados, Bangladesh, Belgium, Bulgaria, Bermuda, Bolivia, Brazil, Bahamas, Belarus, Belize, Canada, Switzerland, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Cyprus, Czechia, Germany, Denmark, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Estonia, Egypt, Spain, Finland, Faroe Islands, France, United Kingdom, Grenada, Georgia, Gibraltar, Greenland, Guadeloupe, Greece, Guatemala, Hong Kong SAR China, Honduras, Croatia, Haiti, Hungary, Indonesia, Ireland, Israel, Isle of Man, India, Iceland, Italy, Jersey, Jamaica, Jordan, Japan, St Kitts & Nevis, South Korea, Cayman Islands, St Lucia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Latvia, Monaco, Moldova, Montenegro, St Martin, North Macedonia, Martinique, Montserrat, Malta, Mexico, Malaysia, Mozambique, Namibia, Nicaragua, Netherlands, Norway, New Zealand, Oman, Panama, Peru, Philippines, Pakistan, Poland, St Pierre & Miquelon, Puerto Rico, Portugal, Paraguay, Qatar, Romania, Serbia, Saudi Arabia, Sweden, Singapore, Slovenia, Slovakia, El Salvador, Turks & Caicos Islands, Turkey, Trinidad & Tobago, Taiwan, Ukraine, United States, Uruguay, St Vincent & the Grenadines, Venezuela, British Virgin Islands, US Virgin Islands, South Africa, Zimbabwe and 115 others
Supported Languages
English
Pricing starting from:
US$99.00/month
- Free Version
- Free Trial
- Subscription
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Features
Total features of Katana Manufacturing ERP: 108
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Reviews
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- Industry: Apparel & Fashion
- Company size: 2-10 Employees
- Used Daily for 6-12 months
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- Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10
Katana has made a huge improvement to our business process!
Reviewed on 16/12/2020
I was extremely happy to find this app after months of struggling to keep track (using a spreadsheet...
I was extremely happy to find this app after months of struggling to keep track (using a spreadsheet) of current quantity for
1.) In stock blank shirts (various colors and sizes)
2.) Ordered blanks (various colors, sizes, and suppliers)
3.) Sales of finish products (various styles, colors, sizes, and designs.)
Making a Purchase Order list took way to long to complete each day. With Katana, tracking what we have and what we needed got so much easier and I was able to focus on more important business decisions. Before Katana I was over and under ordering ingredients.
I would recommend this app to anyone who uses Shopify and wants to make managing inventory of raw materials, ingredients, and sales orders easier.
Pros
Improved our ability to track shared ingredients for the products we sell.
Easy to know what quantity of ingredients to buy and who to buy it from.
Connects to Shopify and updates automatically.
Amazing customer support.
Cons
It took some time to learn the software and create ingredients for each product - but is worth while.
Response from Katana MRP
Thank you!
- Industry: Machinery
- Company size: 2-10 Employees
- Used Daily for 1-5 months
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- Likelihood to recommend 9.0 /10
First Impression KATANA - perfect fit for smaller companies which do not need a complex...
Reviewed on 21/8/2020
For our requirements, set-up and company size the best we could find and test!
We will manage...
For our requirements, set-up and company size the best we could find and test!
We will manage inventory/warehouse with 5000+ items, handle products with ingredients & operations, edit quotes, generate sales orders and mark received orders as shipped for automated invoice generation in Quickbooks. The cloud-based concept and the reduced complexity combined with an intuitivbe operatzion makes this SW easy to install and to work with if you have a team in different geographic locatioopns (as we have).
Set-up of KATANA is absolutely simple, mostl yself-explanatory and can be done by any "power-user" without need of (expensive) external ERP-consultants.
Pros
Handling of inventory, items, products, ingredients, sales orders - all this is handled in a very efficient, clear and easy to use way. Makes the difference compared to many alternative MRP-/ERP-systems.
Connector to QuickBooks with automatic trigger for invoices in QB once the products are marked as shipped in KATANA.
Connector to Shopify for on-line sale of spare parts.
100% helpful and open minded customer service - very helpful in helping to understand all features and finding the best workflow for specific situations.
Cons
There are some functions/features which need improvement, e.g. the customization of documents such as Quotations so every company can generate a set of individual template to serve different areas (machines, spare parts, service,..). 3-5 custom fields for Quotes/Sales Orders/Products would be helpful. Althoug KATANA is intended to be a MRP-system it would be helpful to integrate SERVICE-articles (not only MAKE or BUY articles). This would allow to add a possible service portion to a spare parts quote.
Dedicated Delivery Notes (with partial shipments) would be a great feature.
Reasons for Choosing Katana Manufacturing ERP
Due to a downsizing in manufacturing we decided to look for a faster, more flexible, less complicated MRP-system which is cloud-based and would have good and propven interfaces to a standard accounting SW and to an on-line shop (spare parts).Reasons for Switching to Katana Manufacturing ERP
Simplicity with at the same time well covered basic features, ease of use, intuitive, cloud-based.Response from Katana MRP
Thank you! Glad you are getting value out of Katana.
- Industry: Electrical/Electronic Manufacturing
- Company size: 11-50 Employees
- Used Daily for 2+ years
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- Likelihood to recommend 0.0 /10
There are many shortcomings with this software
Reviewed on 1/4/2022
Manufacturing process
Manufacturing process
Pros
Ease of use, easy to implement and overall ease of use
Cons
Shortcomings, bugs, and ever-changing pricing models
- Industry: Retail
- Company size: 2-10 Employees
- Used Daily for 1-5 months
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- Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10
Just what I needed
Reviewed on 18/6/2020
Overall I have been very pleased. I know have a solid grasp of my inventory and am informed when I...
Overall I have been very pleased. I know have a solid grasp of my inventory and am informed when I need to reorder materials. This has been a real game changer for my business and has allowed us to scale our manufacturing.
Pros
Katana integrates with my Shopify Site very easily and makes bundling products on my Shopify so much easier to track.
We also make candles and kits in house. Katana makes tracking inventory so much easier allowing me to know without guess or counting my materials how much of any particular object I can produce at any given time.
Cons
It would be nice if there were barcodes, but I hear feature is coming soon. It would also be nice if I sell out of an object that is apart of a bundle that it would then make the bundle unavailable on my shopify site. I believe this is also in the works.
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MRPeasyReasons for Switching to Katana Manufacturing ERP
The user interface was much more straight forward. It was robust and comprehensive without being overwhelming.Response from Katana MRP
Thank you for the review! Indeed, both mentioned features are on our roadmap.
- Industry: Electrical/Electronic Manufacturing
- Company size: 11-50 Employees
- Used Monthly for 6-12 months
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- Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10
Katana Make Production Visible
Reviewed on 15/5/2020
It has been a very positive experience, putting joy in my work.
It has been a very positive experience, putting joy in my work.
Pros
I love this software because of the ease of use and the workflow methodology. The drill down ability for stock and manufactured items are great. We have managed to get a lot more information on staff productivity through exporting complete manufacture orders data and reporting. I also love it that support is real and that I now know some of the team personally. They answer queries fast and efficiently.
Cons
All the current issues I have are in development.
For example:
1. Adding landing costs to purchase order items
2. Multi Currency
3. Back Order information
Alternatives Considered
UnleashedReasons for Switching to Katana Manufacturing ERP
We were using Evolution at the time and were really struggling to get real-time data. We converted to XERO as an accounting package but needed stronger manufacturing software. A friend recommended Katana and after a demo at her office, and a online real-time demo with [SENSITIVE CONTENT HIDDEN] at Katana, I was sold. (It was impossible to get a demo that suited my schedule from the other app's we considered. That already made me very concern) We decided on Katana and am glad to see their dedication and growth as a company.Response from Katana MRP
Thank you for the feedback and support!
Katana Manufacturing ERP FAQs
Below are some frequently asked questions for Katana Manufacturing ERP.Q. What type of pricing plans does Katana Manufacturing ERP offer?
Katana Manufacturing ERP offers the following pricing plans:
- Starting from: US$99.00/month
- Pricing model: Subscription
- Free Trial: Available
Essential plan from $99 a month. Advanced plan from $299 a month. Professional plan from $799 a month.
Q. Who are the typical users of Katana Manufacturing ERP?
Katana Manufacturing ERP has the following typical customers:
Self Employed, 2-10, 11-50, 51-200, 201-500, 501-1,000
Q. What languages does Katana Manufacturing ERP support?
Katana Manufacturing ERP supports the following languages:
English
Q. Does Katana Manufacturing ERP support mobile devices?
Katana Manufacturing ERP supports the following devices:
Android (Mobile), iPhone (Mobile), iPad (Mobile)
Q. What other apps does Katana Manufacturing ERP integrate with?
Katana Manufacturing ERP integrates with the following applications:
2Ship, BigCommerce, CartRover, Easy Insight, Ecwid, HubSpot CRM, Make, Online Auction System, Pipe17, Pipedrive, Prospect CRM, QuickBooks Online Advanced, Quickbooks Online, Salesforce Platform, Shift4Shop, Shiptheory, Shopify, Shopify Plus, Squarespace, SyncHub, Wix, WooCommerce, Xero, Zapier
Q. What level of support does Katana Manufacturing ERP offer?
Katana Manufacturing ERP offers the following support options:
Email/Help Desk, FAQs/Forum, Knowledge Base, 24/7 (Live rep), Chat
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