vsTrackFinch vs Katana.
Katana is cloud MRP aimed at D2C and e-commerce manufacturers. Here's where each one actually wins — honestly, because a comparison page that lies converts nobody twice.
Katana grew up with e-commerce manufacturers: Shopify-centric order flows, sales-channel syncing, and a clean make-to-order planning screen. If your demand arrives as online orders, its channel integrations are the draw.
TrackFinch centers the physical floor instead: the same BOM/work-order/purchasing core, plus everything Katana doesn't attempt — tool checkouts, equipment maintenance, QR labels on the actual machines. Demand can come from anywhere; the floor is where both plans have to survive.
Choose Katana if…
- Orders flow in from Shopify/marketplaces and channel sync is the priority
- You're a product brand first, shop second
- Sales-order-driven planning screens are the daily driver
Choose TrackFinch if…
- The floor is the product — jobs, machines, tools, and materials
- You need equipment maintenance and checkouts, not just material planning
- Flat pricing beats per-feature tiers for your size
Katana and TrackFinch, feature by feature.
Summarized at a category level as of mid-2026 — verify current details on their site.
| Capability | Katana | TrackFinch |
|---|---|---|
| E-commerce channel sync | ||
| BOMs & material planning | ||
| Work orders / floor view | ||
| Tool & equipment tracking | ||
| Maintenance schedules | ||
| QR checkouts with signatures | ||
| Job-shop / custom work fit | Product-catalog-first |
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Frequently asked questions
We sell on Shopify AND run a real floor — which one?
Honest answer: if channel sync is daily-critical, Katana's integrations matter. Shops in the middle often run TrackFinch for the floor (tools, maintenance, jobs) precisely because that half doesn't exist in Katana. Start from which half hurts more.
Does TrackFinch handle make-to-order?
Yes — quotes become orders become work orders with BOM-reserved materials. What TrackFinch doesn't do is pull those orders automatically from your webstore.
Can I migrate BOMs from Katana?
Export to CSV and import — items, BOMs, and stock land in one pass. The structures map cleanly.
Runs on the same ledger.
Everything in TrackFinch shares one source of truth — start anywhere, the rest is already connected.
Decide with your own shop's data.
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