What it is
Katana is cloud inventory and manufacturing software for small manufacturers and brands that make what they sell. It tracks bills of materials, works out what each product costs and plans production orders around the orders coming in from your store. Unlike generic inventory tools, it knows which raw materials each finished product consumes.
How to use it
- Define your recipes with bills of materials and production steps for each product.
- Plan production around incoming orders from your online store.
- Track raw materials and get alerts when it's time to reorder.
- See true product costs including materials and operations.
- Sync accounting with QuickBooks Online or Xero.
What it's good for
- A made-to-order furniture workshop that needs to know which wood and hardware to buy each week.
- A natural skincare brand producing in batches and selling on Shopify.
- A craft brewery tracking ingredients, batches and cost per recipe.
Pros
- Bills of materials and production orders in the same tool as inventory
- Product costing that covers materials and operations
- Native Shopify, WooCommerce and QuickBooks Online integrations
Cons
- No Spanish-language interface or support
- No Latin American e-invoicing
- Built for manufacturing; if you only resell, simpler tools will do
