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Customer reviews: Katana Inventory Management

Reviews (161)

Overall rating
4.1

What Merchants Think

Overall, "Katana Inventory Management" garners mixed reviews from merchants. While some users praise its intuitive interface and supportive customer service during the initial setup, others express dissatisfaction due to pricing changes and technical glitches. The app seems to offer effective inventory management features that have made a notable impact on some businesses, but issues with cost and functionality have led some merchants to seek alternative solutions.

Key Strengths

  • Intuitive platform that saves automatically, allowing seamless task transitions.
  • Strong customer support during onboarding and usage.
  • Useful forecasting, material tracing, and planning features.
  • Effective remote inventory management capabilities.
  • Easy integration with platforms like Shopify and Xero.

Common Concerns

  • Significant price increases and removal of features.
  • Glitches and the need for manual workarounds.
  • Lengthy onboarding process for some users.
  • Concerns about customer service and billing practices.
  • Issues with scalability and feature maturity at higher price points.

Final Thoughts

"Katana Inventory Management" presents a powerful tool for businesses focused on inventory management, with a range of appreciated features and integrations. However, its appeal is hindered by pricing volatility, technical issues, and customer service challenges. While it suits some businesses well, others may find themselves exploring alternatives for better cost efficiency and reliability.

Blu Technology LLC

Jan 10, 2025  on Shopify

Horrible. Foreign company! Overcharged us and agree they owe us 8K yet refuse to refund! Sudden and unexplained major increases in cost. Not robust. Glitchy. Other like softwares are far better and far less in cost with better CS! Not impressed. Worst CS and staff. We are reporting the theft and fraud to the authorities.

Gourmet Brownie

Jul 04, 2024  on Shopify

Katana was great until they increased the price by 60% and took away features at the same time. Had been offered a discount which never came. Won't ever deal with this company ever again.

Popov Leather®

Mar 29, 2024  on Shopify

We were a customer for 2 years then they blindsided us with a 4x price increase to our yearly subscription in January. When I questioned them about this sudden increase, Katana told us it was to bring their pricing in line with other MRPs. It certainly wasn't because the platform got 4x better. It's not as feature rich as other MRPs at the same price point. And this little stunt allowed us to reevaluate our situation. We've since moved to another MRP -I refuse to support a business that doesn't respect its customers.

Common Rail Cowboys

Mar 24, 2024  on Shopify

Katana is overpriced, glitchy, and lacking features. The price I originally signed up to was quickly tripled or quadrupled and I was unsubscribed to the plan I had signed up to - by katana. There are companies charging the same price as katana is now charging that have much more functionality for the same price. CIN7 and some others. You should be completely disgraced by unsubscribing your existing customers and forcing them on to your new plan at an exorbitant amount extra. 10 / 10 I would not recommend katana to an enemy.

Zero Refill

Jan 16, 2024  on Shopify

I installed the app which didn't work for me, as it over complicated things. I uninstalled within the 14 day window and they still charged me $US129. It resulted in my shop being frozen for 2 days because the charge wasn't paid and I lost sales. Now I have to chase them to try to get my money back as I had to pay the charge to get my shop reopen. Not impressed.

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