Katana vs Prediko (2026): which should you pick?

Pick Katana if

• Fits if you make your own products and need bills of materials and work orders
• Works for food and cosmetics makers who must trace batches for recalls

Look elsewhere if

• Skip it if you want to see a price before booking a sales call
• Tight if you're staying free, as the 30 SKUs count every variant and material
• Not for you if your team wants native phone apps rather than a browser app
• Watch out: the paid plan is sold as one yearly contract, with no monthly option on record
• Watch out: the free plan has no live support, only the AI assistant and knowledge base

Pick Prediko if

• Fits if you sell on Shopify and your buying is guesswork
• Works for a small store with under $100K in yearly sales

Look elsewhere if

• Skip it if you are not on Shopify, because billing is built around a Shopify store
• Pricey if your sales grow, since the fee follows 12-month sales
• Tight if you make things: raw materials and bills of materials are an add-on from $20 a month
• Watch out: onboarding, full API access and a success manager sit in higher sales bands
• Watch out: WMS integrations are in the top bands too

Katana

• No price is published beyond the free plan: Advantage is quoted after a scoping call and sold as one annual contract.
• The free plan stops at 30 SKUs, counting each product or material variant, and has no live support.
• There are no native phone apps; the warehouse app runs in a mobile browser at wh.katanamrp.com.

Prediko

• Pricing follows annual sales (GMV), so the fee rises as the store grows.
• Raw materials and bill-of-materials forecasting is a separate add-on starting at $20 a month.
• Onboarding, full API access, a customer success manager and WMS integrations are gated to higher sales bands.
• Billing runs through Shopify Billing, so it is built around a Shopify store.

Katana

Production planning

Multi-level bills of materials, routings and work orders, with materials assigned to orders and finished goods returned to stock when production ends.

Live inventory across locations

Stock for products and materials across warehouses, production sites and partner locations, with transfers and a real-time availability planner.

Batch and serial traceability

Track lot numbers, serial numbers and expiry dates from supplier to customer to answer recalls and audits.

Sales and purchase orders

Orders from Shopify, Amazon, WooCommerce and wholesale in one list, purchase orders with landed costs, price lists and multiple currencies.

Warehouse app and barcode scanning

A browser-based warehouse app for receiving, picking, packing and stocktakes with a phone camera or a rugged scanner.

AI replenishment and MCP

AI purchase-order suggestions based on demand history, and an MCP connection to query and update Katana from Claude, ChatGPT or Gemini.

Prediko

Demand and revenue forecasting

Builds sales forecasts per product and a revenue plan to work back from a target.

Replenishment and purchase orders

A buying table with restocking suggestions, buying alerts and purchase order management.

Stock takes and barcodes

Count inventory with stock takes and print barcode labels; included on every plan.

Multi-location transfers

Handles several stores and warehouses and creates stock transfers between locations.

Raw materials and bundles

Bills of materials link raw materials to finished goods; the raw materials module is a paid add-on.

AI assistant

Pia, an AI inventory agent, answers questions and runs automations; the pricing page lists it on every plan.

Katana

• Free$0

  Up to 30 SKUs, unlimited users, integrations and inventory locations, all features and API access, with self-serve setup.

• AdvantageCustom

  Unlimited SKUs on one annual contract that includes guided setup, custom integrations and reports, a success manager and 24/7 live support.

Prediko

• Under $100K sales$42

  per month, billed annually ($49 billed monthly)

  For stores with under $100K in sales over the last 12 months. Raw materials add-on is $17 a month billed annually.

• $100K to $500K sales$101

  per month, billed annually ($119 billed monthly)

  For stores with $100K to $500K in 12-month sales. Raw materials add-on is $42 a month billed annually.

• $500K to $2M sales$169

  per month, billed annually ($199 billed monthly)

  For stores with $500K to $2M in 12-month sales. Raw materials add-on is $67 a month billed annually.

• $2M to $5M sales$297

  per month, billed annually ($349 billed monthly)

  For $2M to $5M in 12-month sales. Adds onboarding and full API access. Price keeps rising by sales band.

• $10M to $20M sales$849

  per month, billed annually ($999 billed monthly)

  Adds a dedicated customer success manager, private Slack channel and WMS integrations in this band.

• $50M+ salesCustom

  Above $50M in annual sales the page asks you to contact Prediko for pricing.

Katana

No public discounts listed.

Prediko

• Annual discount

  Annual billing saves about two months

  The pricing page says annual plans come with 2 months free, shown as a lower monthly rate on every band.