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Our pricing checkRead on their own pricing page, 23 Sep 2026
Cost-trap flags🧮 Usage-metered 🧩 Add-ons extra 📅 Annual commit 🆓 Free tier
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Our pricing check · re-verified 2026-09-23A Free plan covering 30 SKUs with unlimited users, integrations and locations plus all Katana features, add-ons and API access, then Core starting at $299/month with unlimited SKUs, users and integrations, one inventory location and 2…
What will cost you money if you skim itThe $299 headline is the floor.
Cost-trap flags — each with its evidence
🧮 Usage-metered — Credits, overages or percentage fees on top of the subscription
“The $299 is a floor, not a bill: Katana's own FAQ says Core is usage-based, billed on the number of sales orders delivered at a lower per-unit cost a…”
🧩 Add-ons extra — Key features are paid add-ons on top of the plan
“The add-ons are priced separately: Manufacturing Management (routings and insights) $199/mo, Traceability via batch or serial numbers $249/mo and War…”
📅 Annual commit — Best price (or any price) requires an annual/quarterly commitment
“Annual billing is not a discount: the FAQ says it includes "a small premium" because Katana absorbs usage swings, and usage more than 20% over your e…”
🆓 Free tier — A genuinely free plan or version exists
“(re-verified 2026-09-23) A Free plan covering 30 SKUs with unlimited users, integrations and locations plus all Katana features, add-ons and API acce…”
Genuinely good for
product makers and small manufacturers who need live inventory, production scheduling and multi-channel order sync in one cloud platform
Skip it if
you're a simple reseller who doesn't manufacture (a plain inventory tool is cheaper), or your volume is too low to justify the add-on-driven real cost
The honest comparisonCin7 Core or Fishbowl — comparable manufacturing/inventory platforms — weigh by which add-ons you'd actually enable and your order volume
Read our full Katana MRP review →
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