Katana vs Inventory Planner
How Katana and Inventory Planner compare on Index Score, pricing and platform coverage.
Katana and Inventory Planner solve overlapping problems from different angles. Katana leans into native, direct integrations with shopify, woocommerce, bigcommerce and amazon; Inventory Planner into strong native integrations across ecommerce platforms, marketplaces, erps and 3pls.
The short version.
On our benchmark Inventory Planner takes the higher Index Score (79 to 78) — but that headline hides where each one really pulls ahead.
On platforms, Inventory Planner is wider — 5 of 6 versus 4. If the platform your store runs on isn't covered, the rest barely matters.
On price, Inventory Planner starts lower — from $119.99/mo against from $299/mo — though the cheaper sticker isn't always the better deal once you factor in what each one includes for the money.
So Katana suits smb/mid-market/startup teams; Inventory Planner leans toward smb/mid-market.
- ✓ease of use
- ✓integrations
Side by side.
How the Index Score splits.
Which platforms each one integrates with.
What you'll actually pay.
- ·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.
- ·Main platform is quote-only, scaling by inventory volume managed (unlimited users). The only published flat price is the Shopify-only 'Inventory Planner Essentials' plan at $119.99/mo for single-warehouse small merchants
- ·Standard/Premium tiers are custom-quoted.