A system you can’t outgrow
Get a personalized inventory setup that flexes and grows with your business, wherever you take it next.
Personalized setup
Have your business rules, processes and integrations built into Katana before go-live.
Live in weeks
Go from build to go-live fast, with all your data safely moved, history included.
Continuous support
Count on regular check-ins with a dedicated CSM, before and after go-live.
THE PERFECT FIT
Your ops, your Katana
A new kind of out-of-the-box: get your whole operation on one connected system, shaped to your business logic from day one. Every step feeds the next, with stock, production, sales, and accounting on the same shared data.
Fundamentals
Run stock, production, orders and purchasing from one system, connected to every tool you use, including the AI you already work with.
- One shared database – Run stock, production, costing and orders on the same live data.
- Native connections – Link your sales channels, 3PL and accounting from day one.
- AI built in – Plan purchasing with AI replenishment, and run Katana from your own AI chat through MCP.
Made to fit your operations
Match Katana to your business processes and setup, down to what counts as available stock and how cost moves through each build.
- Your current stack – Keep the tools you already rely on, with Katana connected to each of them.
- Your workflows – Run your processes the way your team already works, with fields, steps and documents set up to match.
- Your business logic – Set Katana’s rules to yours, like what counts as available stock and how cost moves through a build.
Whatever else you need, enabled
Add the connectors, portals, labels or dashboards your operation needs - today and tomorrow.
- New connections – Plug in each new channel or partner as your business takes them on.
- Portals, labels and dashboards – Open portals for the customers, suppliers or sales reps you work with, with labels and dashboards built to your exact specs.
- Room to extend – Build on an open API, webhooks and partner apps for whatever comes next.
How we get you there
Personalized and live in weeks
Follow a clear path from your first call to go-live - and everything after.
Your dedicated Solutions Engineer learns your workflows and sets up the system to match, and your Katana team keeps everything synced as your business changes.
01. DISCOVERY
Discovery and solution design
Your Solutions Engineer maps how your business runs and shows you your own products and numbers running live in Katana.
02. SCOPE
Scoping and sign-off
You see exactly how Katana will be set up for your business, and approve every piece before it’s built.
03. LIVE
Build and go-live
Your dedicated team sets up and tests every piece with you, then takes you live.
Ongoing support, at every step
Reach your Solutions Engineer and CSM anytime, without tickets or queues.
DESIGNED TO GROW WITH YOU
Build the business you want next
Start from a foundation personalized to how you run and add to it whenever you’re ready. Each new channel or tool plugs directly into your operation for a perfect fit, no matter how your business changes.
Keep building, on your terms
- Our team: Scope and build with Katana’s Solutions Engineers, with upkeep included in your plan.
- Your developer: Build in-house with your own developers, using the open API, webhooks and custom fields.
- A partner: Bring in a verified partner who knows Katana inside out for bigger projects. Find a partner
$80,000 saved in workarounds, per year
How Shoreline Manufacturing moved off an old ERP and onto a personalized system built around its shop, live in under two months.
Built for Shoreline
- Due dates that follow the sales order
- Purchase orders grouped by supplier for every job
- A backward-scheduling production calendar
"Katana was really receptive to saying we can customize things to make it fit your business, rather than here's the solution in a box."
Ethan Lemmen, Vice President, Shoreline Manufacturing
How Katana Compares
Unmatchable fit and support
| Katana | Spreadsheets | Traditional ERP | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Setup and personalization | Scoped and built by your Solutions Engineer | Built by hand by your own team | Built by third-party consultants, often at $150-$350 an hour |
| Time to go live | Weeks | Immediate, with every change made by hand | Often 6 to 12 months |
| Cost of a new integration | Included in your plan | Free, but manual and fragile | $5,000-$100,000+ per integration |
| Ongoing maintenance | Handled by the Katana team | Handled by your own team | Handled through a separate support contract |
| Support | Direct access to your Solutions Engineer and CSM | Your own know-how or outside help | Response times set by your support tier |
| Scaling with your business | Rescoped with you as needed | Rebuilt by hand with every change | Rebuilt as a new consulting project |
| Built for | Product businesses that need an ERP-level fit at SMB cost | Early-stage, simple operations | Mid-market and enterprise |
Frequently asked questions
Katana is set up around how your business already works, from your business rules to your integrations. You get assigned a Solutions Engineer that maps your business logic and matches your Katana setup to it before you go live.
Our team moves your data over for you, history included, and checks it with you before you go live.
No, Katana is not only for manufacturers. Katana is used by manufacturers, distributors, wholesalers, ecommerce and DTC brands, and retailers — any business that manages physical product inventory. While Katana has manufacturing features like BOMs and production tracking available, you don't need to use or pay for them if you don't need them. Many customers use Katana purely for inventory management, order fulfillment, and purchasing.
You keep the same Solutions Engineer and a dedicated CSM, with regular check-ins and direct access whenever you need them, without tickets or queues.
Your Katana team updates your setup as you add channels, locations or products, following the same process as your first setup. You can also build on Katana with your own developers through the open API, or bring in a verified partner. Find a partner
Yes. Your plan includes Katana fully personalized for your business by our team, ready to run from go-live.
Most businesses go live in weeks, and some in as little as 6. Your exact timeline depends on your setup, and we agree on it with you during scoping, before any build starts.
Traditional ERPs are complex, expensive, and built for large enterprises — often requiring months of implementation and expensive custom development. Katana is purpose-built for growing product businesses, offering real-time inventory management, native ecommerce integrations, and production tools in an easy-to-use interface that scales without the overhead.
Katana customers report measurable outcomes including reduced excess inventory, faster order processing, higher sales revenue, and improved inventory turnover. These results come from real-time visibility, automated workflows, and eliminating the manual work that spreadsheets and disconnected tools require.
No. Katana includes unlimited users across all plans, so your entire team — warehouse staff, sales, purchasing, and management — can work in the system without per-seat fees. This makes Katana more cost-effective as your team grows compared to software that charges per user.
Every Katana customer gets a Customer Success Manager after launch, access to Katana Academy for self-paced learning, and responsive 24/7 support with an average response time under 30 minutes. You're not left on your own after implementation.
Meet your Katana
Tell us how your business runs, and we'll show you your own setup, live.
