Brightpearl vs Katana
How Brightpearl and Katana compare on Index Score, pricing and platform coverage.
Brightpearl and Katana solve overlapping problems from different angles. Brightpearl leans into native high-volume connectors for shopify, bigcommerce, magento and amazon; Katana into native, direct integrations with shopify, woocommerce, bigcommerce and amazon.
The short version.
On our benchmark Katana takes the higher Index Score (78 to 77) — but that headline hides where each one really pulls ahead.
On platforms, Brightpearl is wider — 5 of 6 versus 4. If the platform your store runs on isn't covered, the rest barely matters.
On price, Katana starts lower — from $299/mo against Custom — though the cheaper sticker isn't always the better deal once you factor in what each one includes for the money.
So Brightpearl suits smb/mid-market teams; Katana leans toward smb/mid-market/startup.
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Side by side.
How the Index Score splits.
Which platforms each one integrates with.
What you'll actually pay.
- ·Quote-only
- ·Brightpearl publishes no numbers and routes to 'Request pricing'. Quotes scale with order volume/channel complexity, framed as a shrinking percentage of revenue as you grow. The ~$1,000/mo entry figure is an UNVERIFIED third-party estimate, plus meaningful implementation fees.
- ·Free plan (capped at 30 SKUs) plus one paid 'Core' plan from $299/mo with unlimited users and SKUs
- ·scales by usage (sales orders, locations, add-ons) rather than per-user, with a custom 'Advantage' tier for larger contracts.