InventoryQuick vs Katana MRP

For job-shop and custom-build work (cabinet shops, sign shops, light fabrication, kitting), InventoryQuick Enterprise at $349/mo includes Work Orders, cutlist Excel/CSV import, committed demand, and project-driven demand forecasting — covers the same workflows custom shops use Katana for, at a third of Katana's high-volume tier. For high-volume production with multi-level nested BOMs, real-time shop-floor scheduling, and batch tracking, Katana is purpose-built and the better fit.

It depends on your volume, and we would rather be straight about it. Katana Core starts at $299/mo flat with unlimited users, which is less than InventoryQuick Enterprise at $349/mo. Katana then bills on top of that base for sales-order volume, for each location beyond the first, and for add-ons (warehouse management $149/mo, manufacturing management $199/mo, traceability $249/mo, shop floor $199/mo). InventoryQuick Enterprise is $349/mo flat with unlimited users, locations, and items and no usage fees, so the two cross over once your order volume, second location, or any add-on comes into play. If you are a low-volume single-location shop that needs nothing extra, Katana is the cheaper line item.

Yes — InventoryQuick Enterprise ($349/mo) includes Work Orders with cutlist Excel/CSV import, per-line attributes (length, width, profile — universal across woodworking, metal fab, sign shops, kitting), committed-demand against parts, and project-driven demand forecasting. It's purpose-built for job-shop and custom-build operations migrating off Fulcrum, Cabinet Vision, or spreadsheet MRP. We don't yet support multi-level nested BOM rollups or real-time shop-floor scheduling — for those, Katana is purpose-built.

Yes. Export your Katana inventory data as CSV, then upload it to InventoryQuick (a .xlsx uploads directly, no converting). Our import tool auto-detects column names and maps product name, SKU, quantity, and cost automatically. Active work orders and cutlists can also be imported into InventoryQuick Enterprise via Excel/CSV — per-line attributes (length, width, profile, etc.) map into our universal attributes JSONB so woodworking, metal fab, and sign shops all work without schema changes.