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Josh P.
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Updated February 2, 2026
Katana Cloud Inventory vs MasterControl Manufacturing Excellence: Which is best for you?
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Starting Price
$299.00
per month
$1,000.00
per month
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Top Rated
Features
Features
Production Scheduling
4.71
Order Tracking
4.67
Item Management
4.67
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Document Management
4.75
Traceability
4.70
Real-Time Monitoring
4.67
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Integrations
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Pros / Cons
- I was able to create our product recipes and input all of our sku's relatively easily and get us onboarded quickly.
- The reality is that Katana is an highly unprofitable company established in Estonia that lost more than 7.5M$ for just 3.5M$ of revenues in 2022 (accounts are public, go check) and they desperately need to rebalance their accounts.
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- The platform has transformed how we manage manufacturing and quality data by replacing manual, paper-based batch records with a fully electronic, compliant system.
- It takes awhile to train everyone on how to use it correctly, the search feature could also be better, if you don't know the exact document number or title of the document you are searching for it can be hard to locate.
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Ease-of-Use
Highest performing feature
in the comparison
4.6/ 5in the comparison
4.4/ 5
Value for Money
Highest performing feature
in the comparison
4.4/ 5in the comparison
4.3/ 5
Customer Support
Highest performing feature
in the comparison
4.7/ 5in the comparison
4.6/ 5
Functionality
4.2/ 5
Highest performing feature
in the comparison
4.3/ 5in the comparison
Support Options
Email/Help Desk
FAQs/Forum
Knowledge Base
Phone Support
24/7 (Live Rep)
Chat
Email/Help Desk
FAQs/Forum
Knowledge Base
Phone Support
24/7 (Live Rep)
Chat
Training Options
In Person
Live Online
Webinars
Documentation
Videos
In Person
Live Online
Webinars
Documentation
Videos
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Recommendations
Recommendations
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Ideal Customer Size
Small
Medium
Large
Small
Medium
Large
Deployment Options
Cloud, SaaS, Web-Based
Desktop - Mac
Desktop - Windows
Desktop - Linux
Desktop - Chromebook
On-Premise - Windows
On-Premise - Linux
Mobile - Android
Mobile - iPhone
Mobile - iPad
Cloud, SaaS, Web-Based
Desktop - Mac
Desktop - Windows
Desktop - Linux
Desktop - Chromebook
On-Premise - Windows
On-Premise - Linux
Mobile - Android
Mobile - iPhone
Mobile - iPad