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Compare FactoryFour and Katana Cloud Inventory 
At a Glance
Market Segments
Small-Business (50.0% of reviews)
Small-Business (90.7% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Starting at $179.00 Per Month
FactoryFour
Star Rating
(12)4.9 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (50.0% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
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Star Rating
(54)4.4 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (90.7% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
Starting at $179.00 Per Month
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FactoryFour vs Katana Cloud Inventory
When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found FactoryFour easier to use, set up, and administer. Reviewers also preferred doing business with FactoryFour overall.
- Reviewers felt that FactoryFour meets the needs of their business better than Katana Cloud Inventory.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that FactoryFour is the preferred option.
- When assessing product direction, FactoryFour and Katana Cloud Inventory received similar ratings from our reviewers.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
FactoryFour
No pricing availableKatana Cloud Inventory
Starter plan
Starting at $179.00
Per Month
For small businesses that only need a simple and scalable solution to manage their inventory, without all the bells and whistles
- 1 inventory location
- 1,200 sales orders per year
- $600,000 GMV per year
Free Trial
FactoryFour
No trial information availableKatana Cloud Inventory
No trial information availableRatings
Meets Requirements
9.8
9
8.0
47
Ease of Use
9.4
9
9.0
47
Ease of Setup
8.8
7
8.5
40
Ease of Admin
9.0
7
8.9
36
Quality of Support
10.0
9
9.4
46
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
10.0
7
9.3
37
Product Direction (% positive)
10.0
9
10.0
46
Features by Category
Planning
Not enough data
8.3
10
Not enough data
9.2
10
Not enough data
8.8
10
Not enough data
8.2
10
Scheduling
Not enough data
8.3
10
Not enough data
8.3
10
Not enough data
8.3
10
Front-Office
Not enough data
7.5
12
Not enough data
7.9
13
Not enough data
8.3
11
Manufacturing
9.7
5
8.9
15
9.7
5
8.8
15
Not enough data
8.4
16
Back-Office
Not enough data
7.6
15
Not enough data
9.0
16
Not enough data
8.6
15
Accounting
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Inventory & Warehouse
Not enough data
9.0
5
Not enough data
9.0
5
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Purchasing
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
8.7
5
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
8.0
5
Sales & Marketing
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Manufacturing
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
7.0
5
Not enough data
8.3
5
Not enough data
9.0
5
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Quality Management
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Distribution
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
HR
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Generative AI
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Multichannel inventory management
Not enough data
8.4
20
Not enough data
8.2
20
Not enough data
6.8
18
3PL inventory management
Not enough data
7.4
19
Not enough data
7.6
15
Not enough data
7.3
15
Inventory Management
Not enough data
9.0
27
Not enough data
7.5
27
Not enough data
8.3
23
Not enough data
7.5
23
Not enough data
8.3
25
Inventory Management Platform Features
Not enough data
9.0
33
Not enough data
8.2
34
Not enough data
7.9
32
Not enough data
7.6
35
Not enough data
8.0
31
Not enough data
7.4
24
Not enough data
7.9
28
Not enough data
8.3
29
Not enough data
8.0
32
Not enough data
8.0
34
Nonconformance
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Quality system
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Risk Management
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Inspection Management
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Compliance
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Platform
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Services
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Order Entry
Not enough data
9.0
14
Not enough data
8.7
14
Not enough data
7.3
15
Order Tracking
Not enough data
7.5
12
Not enough data
7.3
13
Not enough data
8.1
15
Inventory Management
Not enough data
9.0
17
Not enough data
7.7
15
Not enough data
8.6
13
Customer Management
Not enough data
8.5
17
Not enough data
6.7
14
Not enough data
5.4
13
Subscription Management
Not enough data
6.4
15
Not enough data
6.1
15
Not enough data
6.4
15
Not enough data
6.3
14
Production Control - Manufacturing Execution System (MES)
Not enough data
8.3
6
Not enough data
7.7
5
Not enough data
8.3
5
Production Monitoring - Manufacturing Execution System (MES)
Not enough data
8.0
5
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Data Collection and Analysis - Manufacturing Execution System (MES)
Not enough data
6.4
6
Not enough data
3.7
5
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Integration - Manufacturing Execution System (MES)
Not enough data
3.7
5
Not enough data
6.3
5
Not enough data
Not enough data
Artificial Intelligence - Manufacturing Execution System (MES)
Not enough data
4.7
5
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
5.0
5
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
FactoryFour and Katana Cloud Inventory are categorized as Job Shop Management and Manufacturing Execution System
Unique Categories
FactoryFour is categorized as Quality Management (QMS)
Katana Cloud Inventory is categorized as Discrete ERP, Inventory Control, Order Management, and Advanced Planning and Scheduling (APS)
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
FactoryFour
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Katana Cloud Inventory
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Small-Business
(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market
(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise
(> 1000 emp.)
Reviewers' Industry
Medical Devices
20.0%
Consumer Goods
20.0%
Warehousing
10.0%
Mechanical or Industrial Engineering
10.0%
Information Technology and Services
10.0%
Other
30.0%
Manufacturing
20.4%
Consumer Goods
9.3%
Automotive
7.4%
Food Production
5.6%
Food & Beverages
5.6%
Other
51.9%
Most Helpful Reviews
FactoryFour
Most Helpful Favorable Review
Donald P.
Verified User in Medical Devices
FactoryFour fills a major gap that all manufacturing businesses have: understanding the production floor in real-time. They also give you the one insight that no manufacturer truly knows: the labor cost associated with making a product. With FactoryFour set...
Most Helpful Critical Review
Katana Cloud Inventory
Most Helpful Favorable Review
Lucas M.
Verified User in Electrical/Electronic Manufacturing
As someone that is quite familiar with manufacturing operations, especially the accounting side, I've found Katana to be quite easy to use and operate. I like the integrations (Shopify, QBO) and I am optimistic that they will work out the remaining bugs in...
Most Helpful Critical Review
Renee M.
Verified User in Automotive
How it's not user friendly for Google Sheets. Doen't have the ablility to put location in your warehouse. Not sure how it can track prices without manually updating them?
Donald P.
Verified User in Medical Devices
FactoryFour fills a major gap that all manufacturing businesses have: understanding the production floor in real-time. They also give you the one insight that no manufacturer truly knows: the labor cost associated with making a product. With FactoryFour set...
Lucas M.
Verified User in Electrical/Electronic Manufacturing
As someone that is quite familiar with manufacturing operations, especially the accounting side, I've found Katana to be quite easy to use and operate. I like the integrations (Shopify, QBO) and I am optimistic that they will work out the remaining bugs in...
Renee M.
Verified User in Automotive
How it's not user friendly for Google Sheets. Doen't have the ablility to put location in your warehouse. Not sure how it can track prices without manually updating them?
Alternatives
Discussions
FactoryFour has no discussions with answers
Is there any plan to further build out the Quickbooks integration?
1 comment
Official Response from Katana Cloud Inventory
Indeed, we are working on syncing ledgers to QuickBooks. This and other improvements to the QuickBooks integration are rolling out during 2020. We’ll make...Read more
I hope this application will be improved again and better
1 comment
Official Response from Katana Cloud Inventory
Hi Pejuang,
It's been a while since your comment and we've made many updates and improvements — we hope you've found them useful for your...Read more
How do operators allocate materials to products in Katana?
1 comment
Official Response from Katana Cloud Inventory
Hi Ryan,
Thanks for the question - I understand where you are coming from and it sounds like you are referring to floor-level pick lists functionality...Read more
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