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Alternatives to Katana MRP
23 erp tools sit alongside Katana MRP in this directory. Below is what separates each from Katana MRP on the figures we hold, price, model, tier count and rating, and a direct comparison for every one.
- Alternatives listed
- 23
- With a free tier
- 7
- Cheaper to start
- 2
- Katana MRP starts at
- Free, then $299/month
Why people look past Katana MRP
Nothing on the record flags a reason to move. Katana MRP has a free tier, and starts at $299/month against a category median of $349/month. People still switch over fit and workflow, and those are not things a catalogue entry can measure, which is what the comparisons below are for.
What each alternative does differently
Ordered by the aggregated rating on each catalogue entry. Differences are drawn from price, pricing model, tier count and rating, the fields the category listing carries. For a feature-level difference, follow the head-to-head link on each card: those pages read both full records.
Cloud inventory management for growing businesses
- No free tier, where Katana MRP has one.
- Starts $50 a month dearer, at $349/month.
- Sold on a subscription model rather than usage-based.
- 4 tiers to Katana MRP's 3.
Manufacturing and warehouse management for QuickBooks
- No free tier, where Katana MRP has one.
- Starts $4096 a one-time dearer, at $4395/one-time.
- Sold on a one-time model rather than usage-based.
- 2 tiers to Katana MRP's 3.
Industry-specific cloud ERP solutions
- No free tier, where Katana MRP has one.
- Starts $2201 a month dearer, at $2500/month.
- Sold on a subscription model rather than usage-based.
- 2 tiers to Katana MRP's 3.
Affordable cloud MRP for small manufacturers
- Starts $250 a month cheaper, at $49/month.
- 2 tiers to Katana MRP's 3.
Modular open source ERP in Python with a five year support window on major releases only
- Sold on a Open source, no licence fee model rather than usage-based.
- 1 tier to Katana MRP's 3.
French open source ERP and CRM with a low-code studio for changing the data model without forking
- Starts $264 a month cheaper, at $35/month.
- Sold on a Per user per month model rather than usage-based.
Every Katana MRP alternative at a glance
A dash means the catalogue entry carries no figure, not that the answer is nothing.
| Tool | Entry price | Model | Tiers | Head to head |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Katana MRP (this page) | Free, then $299/month | Usage-based | 3 | |
| DEAR SystemsCloud inventory management for growing businesses | $349/month | Subscription | 4 | vs Katana MRP |
| FishbowlManufacturing and warehouse management for QuickBooks | $4395/one-time | One-time | 2 | vs Katana MRP |
| Infor CloudSuiteIndustry-specific cloud ERP solutions | $2500/month | Subscription | 2 | vs Katana MRP |
| MRPeasyAffordable cloud MRP for small manufacturers | Free, then $49/month | - | 2 | vs Katana MRP |
| Tryton | Free | Open source, no licence fee | 1 | vs Katana MRP |
| Axelor | Free, then $35/month | Per user per month | 3 | vs Katana MRP |
| Dolibarr | Free | Open source, no licence fee | 2 | vs Katana MRP |
| ADempiere | Free | Open source, no licence fee | 1 | vs Katana MRP |
| iDempiere | Free | Open source, no licence fee | 2 | vs Katana MRP |
| Apache OFBiz | Free | Open source, no licence fee | 1 | vs Katana MRP |
| Omnea | On request | Quote | 1 | vs Katana MRP |
| IFS Cloud | On request | Quote | 1 | vs Katana MRP |
| Levelpath | On request | Quote | 1 | vs Katana MRP |
| Rootstock | On request | Quote | 1 | vs Katana MRP |
| Ivalua | On request | Quote | 1 | vs Katana MRP |
| Zycus | On request | Quote | 1 | vs Katana MRP |
| GEP SMART | On request | Quote | 1 | vs Katana MRP |
| Tyler Enterprise ERP (Munis) | On request | Quote | 1 | vs Katana MRP |
| Unanet | On request | Quote | 3 | vs Katana MRP |
| QAD Adaptive ERP | On request | Quote | 1 | vs Katana MRP |
| Zip | On request | Quote | 1 | vs Katana MRP |
| Cin7 Core | $349/month | Subscription | 3 | vs Katana MRP |
| Cin7 | $349/month | Subscription | 4 | vs Katana MRP |
Ratings are aggregated from third-party sources and imported with each catalogue entry; Softwr hosts no reviews of these products. How each figure is used is set out on the Katana MRP badges page.
Cheaper ways to solve the same problem
What you would be giving up
Katana MRP is most often brought in for manufacturing resource planning for small production businesses, tracking live inventory across making, selling and purchasing. Anything replacing it has to cover the ones you actually depend on, and a cheaper tool that misses one of them is not cheaper.
Two things this page cannot settle. It compares on price, model, tier count and rating, because those are the fields the category listing carries, feature-level differences need both full records, which is what the head-to-head pages load. And the ratings are third-party aggregates imported with each entry rather than reviews written here, so a 0.2 difference between two tools is noise rather than a finding.
If Katana MRP is broadly right and the question is cost, the Katana MRP pricing breakdown covers every tier and what each one adds. If you want the whole field rather than a shortlist, the ERP category lists everything the directory holds, and best erp tools ranks them.
Katana MRP runs on cloud, web, mobile. Platform coverage is not carried on the category listing for the alternatives, so it is one more thing to check on each head-to-head page rather than here.
Questions about Katana MRP alternatives
- What are the main alternatives to Katana MRP?
- 23 other erp tools are listed in this directory, led by DEAR Systems, Fishbowl, Infor CloudSuite, MRPeasy. They are ordered by the aggregated rating on each catalogue entry, not by any Softwr ranking.
- What is the best free alternative to Katana MRP?
- 7 of the alternatives listed here can be used without paying: MRPeasy, Tryton, Axelor, Dolibarr, ADempiere.
- Is there a cheaper alternative to Katana MRP?
- Yes. 2 of the alternatives below start under Katana MRP's $299/month: MRPeasy at Free, then $49/month, Axelor at Free, then $35/month.
- Is there a reason to switch away from Katana MRP?
- Nothing in the data flags one. Katana MRP has a free tier, and starts at $299/month against a category median of $349/month. Fit and workflow are the usual reasons to move, and those are not things this record can measure.
- What would I give up by switching from Katana MRP?
- Katana MRP is most often brought in for manufacturing resource planning for small production businesses, tracking live inventory across making, selling and purchasing. Anything you replace it with has to cover the ones you actually rely on, the side-by-side comparisons linked from each alternative below put the two feature records against each other.
- Is there an open-source alternative to Katana MRP?
- None of the erp tools listed here are recorded as open source. That is what the licence field on each entry says, and the field is not always filled in, so it is worth checking directly for any tool you are serious about.
- How were these Katana MRP alternatives chosen?
- They are the tools filed in the same category, ERP, ordered by the aggregated rating on each entry. There is no editorial shortlist, and nothing on this page is paid: no sponsored placement runs on alternatives pages and the order cannot be bought. Softwr has not used these products.
- Where can I compare Katana MRP against one of these directly?
- Every alternative below has a side-by-side page against Katana MRP covering price, platforms, features and what each one is used for. Those pages read the full record for both products rather than the summary shown here.
- Does this list cover every erp tool?
- No. It covers what this directory holds in the ERP category, 23 tools beside Katana MRP. The category page lists the rest of the catalogue as it grows.