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Acumatica vs Katana

Acumatica logo

Acumatica

Inventory Management

Cloud ERP for modern distributed businesses

From
On request
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
Katana logo

Katana

Inventory Management

Smart manufacturing ERP for scaling businesses

From
$99/month
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • Each has a real cost: Acumatica pricing is not published; the vendor directs buyers to a pricing review or an industry calculator instead; Katana limited BOM explosion and lead-time offset planning requiring manual work that should be automated
  • They diverge on capability: Acumatica covers Financial management, Katana covers Production planning.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Acumatica and Katana actually diverge.

Attributes where Acumatica and Katana differ
AttributeAcumaticaKatana
Starting priceOn request$99/month
Pricing modelquoteUnknown
Founded20052015

Identical on both: free tier (No), platforms (Web), user rating (Not yet rated), category (Inventory Management).

What each one covers

Drawn from each product's published feature list. An absence here means we hold no record of it - not that the product lacks it.

Only in Acumatica

  • Financial management
  • Inventory
  • Order management
  • Manufacturing
  • CRM
  • Acumatica mobile
  • Business intelligence
  • Custom integrations

Only in Katana

  • Production planning
  • Real-time inventory
  • BOM management
  • Shop floor control
  • Shopify
  • WooCommerce
  • QuickBooks
  • Xero

Both cover

  • Web support

What people use each for

The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.

Acumatica

  • ERP for construction, manufacturing and distribution businessesnot Katana
  • Deployments where user count is high relative to transaction volume, since licensing is resource-based rather than per seatnot Katana
  • Cloud or on-premises ERP depending on the deployment licence chosennot Katana

Katana

  • Production schedulingnot Acumatica
  • Material planningnot Acumatica
  • Work order managementnot Acumatica
  • Inventory optimizationnot Acumatica

Where each one falls short

Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.

Acumatica

  • Pricing is not published; the vendor directs buyers to a pricing review or an industry calculator instead
  • Cost is driven by transaction volume, data storage and resource levels, so spend rises with business activity rather than staying fixed
  • Charged per application implemented, so adding a module changes the price

Katana

  • Limited BOM explosion and lead-time offset planning requiring manual work that should be automated
  • No native invoicing capability, making it standalone without accounting system integration
  • Limited native integrations, with heavy reliance on Zapier for non-core tools
  • Slow performance with large datasets and high SKU counts

Pricing, plan by plan

Acumatica

On request

No published plan breakdown. See the Acumatica review.

Katana

$99/month
  • Essential$99/month
    • Core inventory management
    • Production scheduling
    • Stock tracking
  • Pro$299/month
    • Shop floor control
    • API access
    • Advanced reporting

Which should you pick?

Choose Acumatica if

  • You need financial management.
  • You also want inventory.
Acumatica review

Choose Katana if

  • You need production planning.
  • You also want real-time inventory.
Katana review

Questions people ask

Is Acumatica or Katana better?
Neither clearly leads. Acumatica starts at On request and Katana at $99/month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Acumatica or Katana?
Acumatica starts at On request and Katana at $99/month.
Does Acumatica or Katana run on more platforms?
Both run on Web, so platform support will not decide this one for you.
What is Acumatica best used for?
Acumatica is most often used for erp for construction, manufacturing and distribution businesses, deployments where user count is high relative to transaction volume, since licensing is resource-based rather than per seat, cloud or on-premises erp depending on the deployment licence chosen. Of those, erp for construction, manufacturing and distribution businesses and deployments where user count is high relative to transaction volume, since licensing is resource-based rather than per seat are not what Katana is typically brought in for.
What can Acumatica do that Katana cannot?
Acumatica covers Financial management, Inventory, Order management, Manufacturing. Katana covers Production planning, Real-time inventory, BOM management, Shop floor control. Both handle Web support.

Answered from the vendors’ own pages

Katana: What is Katana's pricing structure?

Katana starts at $99/month for the Essential plan with core MRP features. The Pro plan costs $299/month and adds shop floor control and API access. Add-ons for traceability, manufacturing, and warehouse management cost extra and can reach $747-$1,095 total.

Source
Katana: Does Katana support multi-level bills of materials?

Katana has limited BOM explosion and lead-time offset planning capabilities. Complex multi-level BOMs with sub-assemblies require manual workarounds, which becomes increasingly problematic as SKU count grows.

Source
Katana: Can Katana integrate with my accounting software?

Katana has no native invoicing capability and limited integrations with accounting systems. It is essentially standalone and requires manual data export or Zapier integration for most accounting workflows.

Source
Katana: Does Katana have an offline mode?

No, Katana is a cloud-only solution requiring internet connectivity. There is no built-in offline mode for production floor access without internet.

Source
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