Sortly vs Katana
Two inventory tools side by side. Prices are the starting plan a small business would pick, in USD.
Short version
Sortly fits retail shop, restaurant or café, service business, agency or studio, trades or contractor.
Katana fits online store.
| Compare | SortlySortly | KatanaKatana Technologies |
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| In one line | Visual inventory for businesses that count things, not SKUs | Manufacturing inventory, free for up to 30 SKUs |
| Starting price | Free for 1 user | Free |
| Six-person team | Not listed | $0/mo |
| Plans | Free (100 items, 1 user); Advanced $49/mo (500 items, 2 users); Ultra $149/mo (2,000 items, 5 users); Premium $299/mo (5,000 items, 8 users); 20% off yearly, 50% off the first year | Free (up to 30 SKUs, unlimited users and locations; unlimited SKUs for the first 15 days; Shopify is the only store integration on Free); Advantage by quote on a yearly contract |
| Pricing model | Free tier | Free tier |
| Free trial | 14 days | — |
| Users | 1 on free; 2 on Advanced | Unlimited |
| Integrations | QuickBooks Online, Zapier | Shopify, QuickBooks Online, Xero |
| Team size | Just me · 2–10 people · 11–50 people | 2–10 people · 11–50 people |
| Available in | US · UK · CA · AU | US · UK · CA · AU |
| Phone support | None listed | None listed |
| Live chat | None listed | None listed |
| Support hours | Not published | Not published |
| Incidents posted | 0 incidents posted on Sortly's status page in the 90 days to Oct 27, 2026. Status page | We found no public status page for Katana Technologies. |
| Capterra score | 4.5 / 5 from 957 reviews | See reviews on Capterra |
| Trustpilot score | 3.1 / 5 from 164 reviews | 2.0 / 5 from 13 reviews (few reviews) |
| Fit: Retail shop | 55 | 45 |
| Fit: Restaurant or café | 60 | 20 |
| Fit: Service business | 75 | 10 |
| Fit: Agency or studio | 30 | 5 |
| Fit: Trades or contractor | 92 | 40 |
| Fit: Online store | 40 | 80 |
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| Visit Sortly | Visit Katana |
Six-person prices are what a team of six would pay on the published plans; "Not listed" means those plans don't cover six. How we calculate prices
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