Katana vs StockTrim (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 StockTrim if

• Fits if you already run an inventory system and want better reorder dates
• Works for small stores under $100K of revenue, where it costs $49 a month

Look elsewhere if

• Skip it if you want one product that holds stock, since it only plans purchasing
• Pricey if you grow: the price follows revenue, and $5M to $10M is $373 a month
• Tight if you make things, because raw materials and multi-level BOMs cost extra
• Watch out: cancelling is done by emailing support, and an annual plan cannot go back to monthly until the term ends
• Watch out: onboarding under $5M of revenue is a paid package

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.

StockTrim

• It plans purchasing only; stock, orders and warehouse work stay in the connected system.
• The price follows annual revenue, so growth moves a customer up a step.
• Cancelling is done by emailing support, and an annual plan cannot be switched back to monthly until the term ends.
• Raw materials forecasting and multi-level BOMs cost extra, and dedicated onboarding under $5M revenue is a paid package.

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.

StockTrim

Machine-learning demand forecasts

Forecasts are built from sales history with seasonality modeling, and the vendor says it shows how each forecast was calculated.

Order plan and reorder schedule

Calculates suggested order quantities from forecasts, stock on hand and supplier lead times, and lays out future reorders at a chosen frequency.

Forecasts for new products

Can forecast demand for items that have no sales history, and forecast by category or custom product group.

Multi-location planning

Plans stock needs separately for each store or warehouse, with variable supplier lead times.

Purchase order workflow

Generates purchase orders from its recommendations, then sends them to a supplier or returns them to the connected inventory system.

Raw materials and BOM forecasting

An add-on converts finished-product demand into component and ingredient needs across multi-level bills of materials.

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.

StockTrim

• Under $100K revenue$49

  per month, billed annually ($67 billed monthly)

  Entry step for businesses under $100K in annual revenue. Adding raw materials forecasting and multi-level BOMs costs $99 a month on annual billing.

• $500K to $1M revenue$133

  per month, billed annually ($177 billed monthly)

  Same feature set; the price follows annual revenue. The raw materials and BOM add-on brings it to $193 a month on annual billing.

• $2M to $3M revenue$223

  per month, billed annually ($297 billed monthly)

  Same feature set at a higher revenue step. With the raw materials and BOM add-on it is $323 a month on annual billing.

• $5M to $10M revenue$373

  per month, billed annually ($497 billed monthly)

  Plans above $5M include a dedicated customer success manager. The raw materials and BOM add-on brings it to $473 a month on annual billing.

• $15M to $20M revenue$748

  per month, billed annually ($997 billed monthly)

  Same features. With the raw materials and BOM add-on it is $1,048 a month on annual billing.

• $30M to $50M revenue$2,248

  per month, billed annually ($2,997 billed monthly)

  Highest step with a listed price; the raw materials and BOM add-on brings it to $2,648 a month on annual billing.

Katana

No public discounts listed.

StockTrim

• Annual discount

  3 months free on annual billing

  Paying for a year upfront gives 3 months free, a 25% saving against monthly pricing. Annual plans are a 12-month commitment.