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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.

Rev Dynamics

Apr 12, 2024  on Shopify

Nice features overall but a lot are behind expensive add-ons and pricing can change all of a sudden substantially. We got blindsided at the beginning of this year and are looking for other solutions. We started using Katana just over two years ago and have been happy with the software. There are some bugs and some features that can be improved but overall it has been a big help. We had the starter subscription at $99 with the Shop floor add-on at $199 per month. In February Katana ramped up the subscription fees and forced us into the higher subscription to be able to continue using the Shop floor add-on. We went from $349/month to now $598/month. If you want to mark the location of a pallet with a bin number that is now another $199/month on top the other cost. We have a lot of products invested a huge amount of time getting it setup so I really don't want to move. We are in the busy time of year so I don't have the time to invest in switching apps but I am definitely keeping my eye out for another options.

DirtBound Offroad

Feb 10, 2024  on Shopify

Was great when starting, but now with the new price a $600 monthly price jump to keep the API access we had to jump ship and write our own system. Katana was simple and had great support, but it is not mature enough of a product to demand $1000 a month. Especially when you are not getting any new features with the price jump, the 30 requests per minute on the api was also very limiting when adding onto the platform. Shopify direct API has about a 1000 requests for the same time frame. I was hoping to keep my company on katana but we cant afford the new pricing models. Maybe they can add some more features to make it more of a seasoned product but its not ready yet.

Really Cool Living

Jan 09, 2024  on Shopify

Every time I install they jumble up all of my inventory, in some cases add 20+ items to 300 different skus! what a headache.

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