SOS Inventory vs Katana

Two inventory tools side by side. Prices are the starting plan a small business would pick, in USD.

Compare	SOS InventorySOS Inventory	KatanaKatana Technologies
In one line	Inventory and light manufacturing on top of QuickBooks Online	Manufacturing inventory, free for up to 30 SKUs
Starting price	From $58.29/mo + $20.83/extra person	Free
Six-person team	$142/mo	$0/mo
Plans	Billed yearly: Companion $699.50/yr ($58.29/mo, 2 users); Plus $1,399.50/yr ($116.63/mo; 3 users, unlimited locations, serial/lot tracking); Pro $1,949.50/yr ($162.46/mo; 5 users, job costing); monthly $69.95/$139.95/$194.95; extra users $25/mo ($250/yr); store and FTP connections $25/mo each, 1/2/3 allowed by plan; 14-day trial; works with QuickBooks Online	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 trial	Free tier
Free trial	14 days	—
Users	2 on Companion	Unlimited
Integrations	QuickBooks Online, Shopify, BigCommerce, PayPal	Shopify, QuickBooks Online, Xero
Team size	2–10 people · 11–50 people	2–10 people · 11–50 people
Available in	US · CA	US · UK · CA · AU
Phone support	Plus and up	None listed
Live chat	None listed	None listed
Support hours	Email: Mon–Fri 8:00 AM–6:00 PM Central; Sat–Sun 12:00 PM–4:00 PM Central · Phone: Mon–Fri 9:00 AM–6:00 PM Central	Not published
Incidents posted	1 incident posted on SOS Inventory's status page, which covers all SOS Inventory products and regions, in the 90 days to Oct 27, 2026; 1 marked major or critical by SOS Inventory. Status page	We found no public status page for Katana Technologies.
Capterra score	4.2 / 5 from 17 reviews (few reviews)	See reviews on Capterra
Trustpilot score	Not listed	2.0 / 5 from 13 reviews (few reviews)
Fit: Retail shop	60	45
Fit: Restaurant or café	15	20
Fit: Service business	25	10
Fit: Agency or studio	10	5
Fit: Trades or contractor	55	40
Fit: Online store	70	80
Why people pick it	Deep QuickBooks Online sync Serial, lot, and assembly tracking	Free tier for very small catalogs Built for production planning
Where it falls short	Built around QuickBooks Online Store connections cost extra	Paid plan price not published 30-SKU cap on free
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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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