Stocksmith vs Katana

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

Compare	StocksmithStocksmith	KatanaKatana Technologies
In one line	Inventory and cost tracking for makers, formerly Craftybase	Manufacturing inventory, free for up to 30 SKUs
Starting price	From $20/mo	Free
Six-person team	$83/mo	$0/mo
Plans	Pro from $20/mo (1 sales channel, 1 user; named in the FAQ); Studio $41/mo billed yearly or $49 monthly (multi-user, no stated limit); Indie $83/mo billed yearly, $99 monthly (1,000 order lines); Business $166/mo billed yearly, $199 monthly; Growth $291/mo billed yearly, $349 monthly; unlimited users from Indie up	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	Varies by plan	Unlimited
Integrations	Etsy, Shopify, Amazon, Square, QuickBooks, Xero	Shopify, QuickBooks Online, Xero
Team size	Just me · 2–10 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	Plans not stated	None listed
Support hours	Email: Monday to Friday, 9am–4pm US Eastern · Live chat: Monday to Friday, 9am–4pm US Eastern	Not published
Incidents posted	Stocksmith has a public status page. Status page	We found no public status page for Katana Technologies.
Capterra score	Not listed	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	5	10
Fit: Agency or studio	5	5
Fit: Trades or contractor	20	40
Fit: Online store	85	80
Why people pick it	True cost of goods per product Built for makers	Free tier for very small catalogs Built for production planning
Where it falls short	Not for reselling finished goods Price climbs with order volume	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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