MRP software for small manufacturers and job shops.
Turn each job into a work order, import its cutlist from Excel or CSV, and see what material is already spoken for before you reorder.
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Work orders on Enterprise
From the cutlist to the purchase order.
A stock counter tells you what you have. A job shop also needs to know what is already spoken for.
01 Import
Every job becomes a work order
Import the cutlist or material list from Excel or CSV: a Fulcrum export or a spreadsheet you built yourself. SKU and quantity are detected, and every other column, from length to gauge, stays on the line.
02 Commit
Material is committed, not just listed
Each work order line tracks required, consumed and outstanding. Outstanding is material a job has spoken for but not yet pulled. Open an item to see which jobs hold it, and an item with material outstanding on an open job cannot be deleted.
03 Buy
Buy for the jobs on the board
Outstanding material feeds the demand forecast by due date, and the dashboard's low-stock panel shows on hand, committed and available when an item tied to open jobs runs low. Raise the purchase order and receive it in parts.
Ask what the open jobs need.
Ask “how many lengths of square tube do the open work orders need?” and the IQ Assistant answers from your work orders, with the breakdown by job and what you have on hand.
Made for small job shops.
Metal fabricators, assembly and kitting operations, sign shops and custom builders all run the same loop: a job comes in, its material gets spoken for, and the order goes out before the job stalls.
- Metal fabrication: sheet, tube, angle and bar
- Assembly and kitting: the components that go into every unit
- Sign shops: substrates by the sheet
- Custom builds: the material each job needs, by the job
What's in it, and what isn't.
What you get
- Work orders
- Cutlist import from Excel or CSV
- Committed-demand forecast
- Purchase orders with partial receiving
- Item barcode scanning
- IQ Assistant
- Desktop web app, plus iOS and Android apps
What it does not do
- Saved or multi-level bill of materials
- Shop-floor scheduling
- Capacity planning or routings
- Labor tracking
- Lot or serial traceability
- Nesting or yield optimization
If you need a saved BOM, scheduling, routings, labor tracking or traceability, Katana, MRPeasy or Fishbowl is a better fit. Nesting stays in your cutlist software; InventoryQuick imports the cutlist it exports.
One price for the whole shop.
Enterprise
$349/mo
Flat. Every user is included.
- Work Orders + Cutlist (MRP)
- Project-driven forecasting
- Reorder suggestions and shortage alerts from open work orders
- Unlimited users, locations, parts
- Auto-PO drafts, a person approves
7-day free trial. On the web you enter a card; in our apps you start straight away. No charge for 7 days either way.
Only need items and purchase orders? Plans start at $19/mo. Compare all plans
How the price compares
| Software | Starting price | Pricing model |
|---|---|---|
| Katana Core | $299/mo + usageUnlimited users (usage-billed) | Unlimited users (usage-billed) |
| MRPeasy | $49-149/user/moPer user, from seat one | Per user, from seat one |
| InventoryQuick Enterprise | $349/mo flatEvery user included | Flat, every user included |
Other vendors' prices are from their own pricing pages; the oldest was checked September 29, 2026.
Questions about MRP software.
What is MRP software, and is this an MRP or an ERP?
MRP (material requirements planning) software compares the material your jobs need with what you have, and tells you what to buy. InventoryQuick is item and purchasing software with MRP features on the Enterprise plan: work orders, cutlist import and a committed-demand forecast. It is not an ERP. There is no accounting, payroll or CRM built in.
Does it have a bill of materials (BOM)?
No. There is no saved or multi-level bill of materials. Each work order carries its own material list, which you build or import from a cutlist for that job, and its outstanding quantities become committed demand. If you need reusable or nested BOMs, Katana, MRPeasy and Fishbowl are built for that.
Which cutlist files can I import?
Excel (.xlsx) and CSV. A Fulcrum export works, and so does a spreadsheet you built yourself. SKU and quantity are detected automatically, including a Copies column. Every other column, such as length, width, gauge or material, is kept on the line.
How much does MRP software cost for a small business?
InventoryQuick Enterprise, which includes work orders and cutlist import, is $349/mo flat with every user included. Katana Core starts at $299/mo + usage and MRPeasy is $49-149/user/mo. Those prices are from each vendor's pricing page, the oldest checked September 29, 2026. If you only need items and purchase orders, InventoryQuick plans start at $19/mo.
How does the trial work?
Start on Enterprise on the web, or start in our apps, and the trial is 7 days of everything, work orders included. On the web you enter a card and choose a plan; in our apps you start straight away. Nothing is charged during the 7 days. Cancel a web trial before day 8 and you are not charged; the account goes read-only and nothing is deleted, but you cannot add items, raise purchase orders or open work orders until you subscribe. If you do not cancel, your card is charged for the plan you chose. An app trial that ends without a subscription goes read-only the same way. On a plan below Enterprise, existing work orders can still be opened, viewed, cancelled or deleted; creating or editing them needs Enterprise.
Do low-stock alerts count material committed to open jobs?
No. A low-stock alert compares on-hand stock with the reorder point set on that item, and an item with no reorder point never alerts. Committed demand from open work orders shows in the forecast and in the dashboard's low-stock panel as on hand, committed and available, so a heavily committed item shows its shortfall there before the alert fires.
Further reading: MRP for small manufacturers and job shops, work orders and committed demand and cut list software for custom shops.