Katana
The facts below are what the maker publishes about Katana, checked and dated. Our editors have not written about it yet.
Plans and prices
From Katana's own pricing page, checked 21 Oct 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| Free | Free | up to 30 SKUs · unlimited users · unlimited integrations · unlimited inventory locations · all Katana features · API access · $0, no card required |
| Core | $299 a month | Unlimited SKUs · Unlimited users · Unlimited integrations · 1 inventory location · Starts at $299/month; scales with usage and add-ons. |
| Core (Capterra listing) | $299 a month | multi-channel sales orders · purchasing · real-time inventory · reporting · kits and bundles · planning and forecasting · API · 24/7 support · usage based, per month |
| Advantage | Priced on request | unlimited SKUs · unlimited users · unlimited integrations · custom integrations, reports and automations · 24/7 live support · custom pricing under one annual contract |
The facts
Each one read from Katana's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- AI extensibility
- Katana MCP lets users query and modify stock, orders, suppliers and manufacturing records from Claude, ChatGPT or Gemini.checked 21 Oct 2026
- API access requirement
- The developer guide says API use requires a Professional or Professional Plus account, while the current Free pricing page advertises API access.checked 21 Oct 2026
- API documentation depth
- The API is described by an OpenAPI 3.0 specification and endpoint examples are available in cURL, Node.js, Go, Ruby and Python.checked 21 Oct 2026
- Barcode scanning
- Yeschecked 21 Sep 2026
- Community SDKs
- A third-party GitHub project provides generated Python and TypeScript clients plus an MCP server using Katana’s OpenAPI surface under the MIT licence.checked 21 Oct 2026
- Compliance
- Katana states that it complies with GDPR and has completed an independent SOC 2 Type II audit.checked 21 Oct 2026
- Deployment model
- Katana describes its system as an integrated cloud-computing service and provides no self-hosted edition on its pricing or developer pages.checked 21 Oct 2026
- Documentation and support
- The knowledge base contains hundreds of articles covering items, sales, manufacturing, stock, integrations, apps, printing, FAQs and updates.checked 21 Oct 2026
- Forecasting
- Planning tools include demand forecasting, replenishment planning and inventory control.checked 21 Oct 2026
- Funding
- Nordic9 reports a €14 million Series B extension announced on 2 September 2025 and total investment of about $66.98 million.checked 21 Oct 2026
- Integrations
- Native, partner and community integrations include Xero, Shopify, ShipStation, WooCommerce and ChatGPT, with additional tools available through the ecosystem.checked 21 Oct 2026
- Inventory management
- The platform keeps real-time product and material quantities, values and average costs across locations.checked 21 Oct 2026
- Legal entity
- The service terms identify the maker as Katana Technologies OÜ, an Estonian private limited company registered in Tallinn.checked 21 Oct 2026
- Licence
- Katana is delivered as proprietary hosted software; its official terms grant service access rather than publishing source code under an open-source licence.checked 21 Oct 2026
- Limit: bugs and reliability
- Independent review summaries mention bugs, occasional slowness and reliability problems as recurring drawbacks.checked 21 Oct 2026
- Limit: pricing changes
- Capterra and Software Advice reviews describe price increases, order-based pricing, add-on charges and cancellation concerns.checked 21 Oct 2026
- Limit: reporting
- Reviewers report that custom reporting and dashboards are limited or require exports and third-party tools.checked 21 Oct 2026
- Limit: workflow gaps
- Reviews cite missing or awkward capabilities such as custom BOM handling, cutting-program support, contact syncing and some integration edge cases.checked 21 Oct 2026
- Manufacturing control
- Manufacturing Management adds manufacturing orders, production scheduling, the Make screen and task management; without it Katana operates as inventory and sales software.checked 21 Oct 2026
The company
- Company facts
- LinkedIn lists Katana Cloud Inventory as privately held, founded in 2017, headquartered in Tallinn and employing 51–200 people.checked 21 Oct 2026
- Founded
- 2017checked 28 Sep 2026
- Headquarters
- Tallinn, Estoniachecked 28 Sep 2026
Money
- Free plan
- Yeschecked 21 Sep 2026
Where it runs
- Mobile apps
- Nochecked 21 Sep 2026
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