Alternatives to Katana

The strongest fit for makers who need real COGS and lot numbers, not a planning engine.

From $20/mo · $99/mo useful

• ·Makers who need defensible cost of goods sold for their accountant at year end
• ·Small-batch brands that must be able to trace a lot number back through a recipe
• ·Growing shops that want unlimited users without per-seat pricing

For a maker who needs recipes, lots and COGS but not capacity planning, Stocksmith covers those from $99 a month with a published price, where Katana now quotes its paid plan.

The clearest small-shop system that genuinely tells you what to order and when.

From $49/user/mo

• ·Shops that have outgrown reorder alerts and need to know the last safe date to place an order
• ·Small discrete manufacturers running multi-level BOMs with routings and operations
• ·Anyone who wants the planning maths written down in a public manual rather than hidden behind a demo

MRPeasy documents all six of our planning tests and includes planning on its $49-per-user Starter plan. Katana documents all six too, but its only paid plan, Advantage, is custom-priced on an annual contract and the planning add-on is not confirmed in it.

The strongest fit for makers who need real COGS and lot numbers, not a planning engine.

From $20/mo · $99/mo useful

• ·Makers who need defensible cost of goods sold for their accountant at year end
• ·Small-batch brands that must be able to trace a lot number back through a recipe
• ·Growing shops that want unlimited users without per-seat pricing

For a maker who needs recipes, lots and COGS but not capacity planning, Stocksmith covers those from $99 a month with a published price, where Katana now quotes its paid plan.

For Shopify makers who want production runs, real unit cost and recall-ready lot trace in one $69 plan.

From $69/mo

• ·Shopify cosmetics, skincare and candle makers who need lot trace and a recall list without paying for an add-on
• ·Makers who want each production run closed at its actual material cost, waste included, with margin per product
• ·Shops with sub-assemblies such as a base or blend that goes into several finished products

Compared on Atlessa Manufacturing's page, where we wrote: "Katana adds lead-time based purchase planning, multi-location stock and a public API, and connects to more storefronts than Shopify alone."

Supplement, cosmetics and food makers who need GMP batch records and lot recall, with self-serve pricing.

From $149/mo

• ·Supplement and nutraceutical makers working to 21 CFR Part 111 who need batch records, COAs and a recall trace
• ·Small cosmetics and food producers who want FIFO lots, expiry blocking and recall drills without a sales call
• ·Co-packers who want a client portal showing order and batch status without exposing formulas

Compared on BatchBuddy's page, where we wrote: "Katana documents dated replenishment from lead times and committed stock, which BatchBuddy's 30-day shortage list does not; it lacks BatchBuddy's GMP batch records and its paid pricing is now quote-only."

Capable manufacturing, but only if you buy the module that has it.

From $349/mo · $599/mo useful

• ·Growing brands that already need multi-channel order management and want manufacturing in the same system
• ·Teams of ten or more, where the bundled seat counts start to look reasonable
• ·Shops that only need assembly-style kitting, which is included rather than extra

Compared on Cin7 Core's page, where we wrote: "Both sell manufacturing as a paid module on top of a base plan; Katana publishes its module prices and Cin7 does not."

A Finnish maker tool with lot costing, expiry and real COGS reports, priced in euros per seat.

From €30/mo

• ·Craft makers in the EU who want euro pricing, VAT handled on receipts and an interface in their own language
• ·Makers who need true lot cost, with delivery folded into material cost and labor priced by the minute
• ·Etsy sellers who want orders imported and finished-goods and material stock drawn down automatically

Compared on Masto Control's page, where we wrote: "Katana documents lead-time based reorder suggestions and a public API; Masto Control flags shortages against planned runs but stops short of dated buying advice."

For Shopify brands that build or personalize after the order and need a production queue tied to each sale.

From $29/mo

• ·Shopify furniture, bike, jewelry and apparel brands that build each item after it is ordered
• ·Stores mixing stocked and made-to-order items that want stocked lines to ship without waiting
• ·Personalization shops where engraving or embroidery on a stocked item is the production work

Compared on Orderkraft's page, where we wrote: "Katana adds purchase planning with lead times, material stock across locations and a shop-floor app, for brands that outgrow a production queue."

Batch and serial tracking on every plan, with production $69 a month extra on Core and free on Pro.

From $99/mo · $468/mo useful

• ·Small brands that want batch and serial tracking without paying for an upgrade to get it
• ·Teams of three or fewer on Core, where the included seats cover everyone
• ·Businesses billing in NZD, AUD or GBP who would rather not carry currency risk

Compared on Unleashed's page, where we wrote: "Katana documents a dated "Suggested order by" on its planning add-on, where Unleashed's planning fields are only partly shown. Unleashed delivers BOMs and batch tracking for $468 a month against Katana's last published $498 manufacturing configuration, which has been quote-only since 2026-10."