I've encounter a lot of bugs that are quickly fixed, but interfere with projects and daily work. The margins and costs info is a little untrustworthy and hard to read when looking for errors.

The Katana MRP interface is very easy to use and the steps are logical with help integrated into each section. The access to the knowledge base is good and the support team are efficient.

I appreciate how much this software has helped me fix my inventory issues. I also love that when I have an issue that I do not know how to resolve, I can schedule a call and get live support.

Zapier integration makes it really flexible from an automation standpoint. Really lots of other stuff ... it's truly an excellent product and an outlier in a pretty clunky space.

Fast, powerful, easy to learn, with a clean and consistent connection to QuickBooks Online. Great user interface and robust support materials.

Katana is great for us to determine our true cost of goods sold as well as keeping our inventory super easy to manage.

First Impression KATANA - perfect fit for smaller companies which do not need a complex ERP-system.

I love how easy it is to keep track of our inventory, and easily order more materials.

Improved our ability to track shared ingredients for the products we sell. Easy to know what quantity of ingredients to buy and who to buy it from.

I'm missing one feature, but it's more due to the specific nature of my business.

We are happy to use Katana. It makes our life easier, and it will be even easier to catch up with our growth plan.

Love this option for our manufacturing/ecommerce brand.

I love the ease of setup with this tool, and the ability to integrate it so well with all of our other platforms.

I wish there was a way to have a negative stock variant (a single product that represents a product subtraction rather than having to make a full copy of a product recipe minus that one single item).

The ability to create recipes for each product has been a huge help for us as we have quite a lot of raw materials in each finished product.

Poor batch controls at first but they have addressed that mostly.

I can see my costs with real time averages and finally take tangible benefit on my balance sheet for finding cost efficiencies month over month.

Great customer support that works quickly and pays attention to details. Very easy to integrate with the existing sales software.

Overall, I'm very happy with Katana. Even though I run a small business and the price is relatively high for me, it's still well worth it.

There's no way we'd be able to scale our quickly-growing business without this software.

Everything about using Katana has been great. The team there walked me through the product and helped me set it up.

In Katana, these figures are easy to find and keep up with. If I have a question, support is quick to respond and helpful.

I absolutely love Katana and the integrations it have. It allows data to pass through seamlessly and allows my production team close and ship orders directly.

Integrates flawlessly with my Shopify store and makes managing materials and stock levels incredibly easy once everything is setup.

Katana makes it easy to take our manufacturing to a new level by adding structure that will end up saving time and ultimately saving money.

Sometimes it slows in operation which is mildly annoying. This could probably be fixed with some more servers in our geographic region.

Mainly we have had a good experience, the system is updated to try and make it fit every company model.

Very comprehensive ERP software with a lot of capabilities and customization opportunities.

It is an excellent product for its price point.

Syspro was implemented to give us a solid, robust and scalable ERP solution that met the majority of our needs.

Enterprise Resource Planning with low cost and lite features that is not too cumbersome.

I have found Syspro to be an excellent middle level enterprise resource planning solution for our company.

There are lots of companies that offer Syspro integration out of the box, and the user base is a great community.

There support is great and the staff is very helpful. They always seem to go out of their way to be sure I am taken care of.

Overall it is a very good software for the money and easy to use with plenty of customization options available.

You can easily create customized features and external applications using your own programming tools like Visual Studio but that integrate seamlessly with Syspro.

Almost everything can be exported to excel for easy reporting functions. Integrates well with sharepoint, which is a big plus to our company.

Business objects allow you to enforce strict data schemas so you can be confident that inbound data meets the Syspro standards - you only want good data going in.

A  bad implementation can lead to a bad experience with this product.

We have been able to develop numerous add ons and custom applications that add real value to our Syspro implementation. Like any major ERP software, Syspro cannot be everything to everyone.

There is nothing that I am aware of that I would consider as a negative to the service that they provided.

Fortunately, Syspro gives you a very robust business object framework to deal with these situations.

The features are limited so I look forward for more upgrade.

The online help is robust, and the online forums are available for technical help.

The vendor is very responsive to the needs of the user and quick to resolve issues that are presented.

Try to avoid custom modifications if you can, it's difficult to upgrade and expensive with having to have the custom mods re-compiled every time.

International development across countries ends up producing a varied interaction with the product. Lack of consistency in the interface that is sometimes bothersome.

It is very user friendly and easy to learn. And it allows me to view the up to date inventory at any time.

Syspro integrated all the necessary information as you need it. I like how I handle its customization feature to be more understandable.

Upon doing so, many users lost permissions. We have a service contract with Syspro (directly, not through a VAR), and they told us it should not have done that.

Per above, user friendly and easy to navigate. Service has been timely and effective.

We are the rare company that is in the middle - we don't hate Syspro, but we don't like it either.

Powerful software that is not reliant on online servers.

The software is extremely powerful for the price and the software and customer support are top notch.

While the core functionality is extensive and varied the ability to quickly build new features that tie directly into Syspro is a sure way to improve your ROI.

In situations where more complex or different functionality is needed, Syspro makes it very easy to integrate with third-party softwares.

I found it at first a little hard to know how to use it, I found I would accidentally delete fields in my search area screen and not know how I did it and how to get it back.

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Katana's Cloud Inventory Platform gives you live insights into sales, purchasing, and production to maintain optimal inventory levels in real time. Easily manage incoming orders from all your sales channels and issue purchase orders directly from Katana to ensure restocking at the right time and in the right quantities. Define your bill of materials and operations for optimized production scheduling and get a task-level overview and live shop floor insights with the Katana Shop Floor App. Seamlessly integrate Katana with your e-commerce, accounting, and other business software to automate repetitive tasks and get real-time visibility over your daily operations and business performance. 
 
With integrations for sales, accounting, and shipping, you can run your business using the best software for you and your team without added manual work. There’s also our Shop Floor App to work remotely with your in-house team, batch tracking for total traceability, and automation for resources and reorders. You can even use barcode scanning to stay on top of stock takes and minimize physical paperwork with digital alternatives across your business.
 
Here are a few more of the features Katana offers to make manufacturing management simpler:
 
Real-time inventory insights - Access real-time inventory data for informed decisions, proactively preventing stockouts and overstock. Gain complete visibility into product locations, arrivals, and quantities, ensuring efficient operations and precise stock control.
 
Built-in purchase order management - Make informed purchasing decisions based on precise material requirements and reorder points. Issue purchase orders directly from Katana and track delay risks to meet customer demand.
 
Omnichannel sales management - Centralize all your B2B and B2C sales orders in a unified platform to quickly identify available items for sale and significantly optimize your order fulfillment process, leading to improved operational efficiency.
 
Manufacturing operations management - Define your bill of materials and operations to optimize production scheduling, maintain optimal levels of raw materials and finished goods, and accurately track manufacturing costs for streamlined production.
 
Financial visibility and cloud accounting - Streamline data transfer between systems, effortlessly convert purchase orders to bills, generate and update invoices based on sales order statuses, and synchronize inventory value in real time for precise costing.
 
Visual and intuitive - Katana's color-coded platform allows you to easily stay on top of your business vitals, from sales to manufacturing operations. Get a quick and accurate overview and help when you need it through our Knowledge Base and live support team. You can also enlist the help of a Katana Partner for help with implementation, automation, and more.

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Cataloging/Categorization

Production Tracking

Product Identification

Forecasting

Multi-Channel Marketing

Quality Management

Purchase Order Management

Barcoding/RFID

Status Tracking

Barcode/Ticket Scanning

Safety Management

Multi-Channel Management

Order Entry

SKU/UPC Codes

Activity Tracking

Data Synchronization

Job Costing

Real-Time Monitoring

Production Management

Supply Chain Management

Retail Inventory Management

Financial Management

Change Management

Material Requirements Planning

Marketplace Integration

Order Management

Manufacturing Inventory Management

Traceability

Project Management

Customer Accounts

Sales Orders

Barcode Printing

Reorder Management

eCommerce Management

Barcode Recognition

Shipping Management

Warehouse Management

Item Management

Scheduling

Data Import/Export

What-if Analysis

Inventory Optimization

Multi-Location

Integrated Business Operations

Bills of Material

Multi-Currency

Mobile Access

Planning Tools

Cost Tracking

Inventory Tracking

Real-Time Data

Channel Management

Inventory Auditing

Mobile Commerce

Production Scheduling

Serial Number Tracking

Workflow Management

Real-Time Updates

Activity Dashboard

Multi-Store

Alerts/Notifications

Quality Control

Automated Scheduling

Returns Management

Work Order Management

Billing & Invoicing

Accounting Integration

Discount Management

Inventory Control

Reporting/Analytics

Contact Database

Monitoring

Prioritization

Stock Management

Supplier Management

Capacity Planning

Order Tracking

Quotes/Estimates

Drag & Drop

Purchasing & Receiving

Third-Party Integrations

Receiving Labels

Task Management

Manufacturing Planning

Document Management

Kitting

Inventory Management

Check-in/Check-out

Search/Filter

Projections

Inventory Replenishment

Point of Sale (POS)

Task Scheduling

Labeling

Web browser (OS agnostic)

Starter plan from $179 a month.
Standard plan from $359 a month.
Professional plan from $799 a month.
Professional Plus plan from $1799 a month.

Email/Help Desk

FAQs/Forum

Knowledge Base

24/7 (Live Rep)

Chat

Self-Employed

2-10

11-50

51-200

201-500

Katana Cloud Inventory

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Webinars

Documentation

Videos

About SYSPRO
SYSPRO is an enterprise resource planning (ERP) solution that is industry-built and provides last-mile capabilities for manufacturing and distribution businesses. SYSPRO provides the solutions, processes, and tools to assist in managing data for faster business insights and informed decision-making. The solution is scalable and can be deployed in the cloud, on-premise, or hybrid, and accessed via the web or windows applications to provide customers with choice and flexibility.

Key features of SYSPRO include centralized business intelligence solutions with ERP embedded analytics for faster decsion making, depth of functionality in Manufacturing Operations Management (MOM), inventory, distribution, and procurement due to market specialization, self-service, supply chain extensibility and customization, and tailoring. SYSPRO also supports out-of-the-box integrations and connectors, where customers have the ability to integrate technologies such as AI, ML, and IoT into their ERP system and extend the solution to connect to other systems.

SYSPRO services over 15,000 licensed companies in over 60 countries across six continents across three key regions, including the Americas, EMEA, and APAC.

Document Storage

General Ledger

Bank Reconciliation

Sales Pipeline Management

Referral Tracking

Enterprise Asset Management

Calendar/Reminder System

Invoice Management

Pipeline Management

Customer Database

Customizable Fields

Accounting

Distribution Management

Lead Generation

Contact Management

Lead Management

Email Marketing

Sales Reports

Real Time Data

Territory Management

Email Management

Invoice Processing

Segmentation

Interaction Tracking

Expense Tracking

Payroll Management

Order Processing

Sales Forecasting

Compliance Management

SYSPRO pricing is based on customer requirements, the number of users and software deployment.

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