Compare · Inventory and manufacturing (MRP)
Stokrio vs Katana Cloud Inventory
Katana Cloud Inventory: Shared system for stock, orders and production across sales channels and locations, aimed at makers and multichannel brands. Stokrio: statistical forecasting, replenishment, purchasing, alerts and 22 reports for Shopify brands and 3PLs.
Where Stokrio goes further
Capabilities Stokrio ships that Katana Cloud Inventory's public pages don't list.
- Scheduled email reports — Any saved report view emailed daily, weekly or monthly.
- 3PL client workspaces — Isolated client workspaces, staff access across clients, and a partner API: the 3PL's system sends clients, items, bins and stock movements, clients sign in from the 3PL's portal and see the 3PL's branding.
- Stocky import — Self-serve CSV import of Stocky POs (all files at once), suppliers and supplier costs, with a dry run.
Where Katana Cloud Inventory is stronger
Documented on their own pages — worth weighing honestly.
- Warehouse execution (bins, pick, pack) — Bin locations, pick and pack, barcode scanning.
- Channels beyond Shopify — Shopify, Amazon, WooCommerce, BigCommerce, eBay.
- Real manufacturing: BOMs, work orders and production scheduling.
- Lot, serial and expiry traceability.
- Free plan for very small catalogues; MCP and open API.
Feature by feature
Checked 2026-10-16. "Not listed" means Katana Cloud Inventory's public pages don't say either way.
| Capability | Stokrio | Katana Cloud Inventory |
|---|---|---|
| Demand forecasting | Yes Per-SKU statistical forecasts: 12 models backtested on each product's history, seasonality, stockout-aware, prediction intervals. | Yes Demand planning from live inventory, production and sales data. Source: katanamrp.com |
| Reorder suggestions | Yes Reorder points with statistical safety stock, measured supplier lead times, MOQ/case-pack rounding, order-by dates, fit to budget. | Yes AI Replenishment and reorder-point POs. Source: katanamrp.com |
| Purchase orders | Yes Draft POs per supplier in one click, email to supplier with CSV, expected-date tracking, 12-week inbound calendar. | Yes Purchase order management. Source: katanamrp.com |
| Receiving (incl. partial) | Yes Full or partial receiving with lot, expiry, carrier and tracking; close short. | Yes Barcode-enabled receiving. Source: katanamrp.com |
| Multiple warehouses | Yes Stock per warehouse, bins and transfers. Forecasts are pooled across locations today; per-location forecasting is next on the roadmap. | Yes Unlimited locations; transfers. Source: katanamrp.com |
| Bundles & kits | Yes Bundle sales count as demand for each component. | Yes Kits and bundles via BOMs. Source: katanamrp.com |
| Bills of materials / raw materials | Yes BOMs with batch yield, scrap, labour and overhead, versions and sub-assemblies drive material forecasts; work orders consume materials by lot, record actual cost and can be reversed; BOM import from CSV. | Yes Manufacturing, routings, work orders. Source: katanamrp.com |
| Lots & expiry | Yes Lots and expiry captured at receiving, expiry radar, FEFO; serial numbers. | Yes Lot, serial and expiry traceability. Source: katanamrp.com |
| Backorders & pre-orders | Not yet Not available today. | Not listed |
| Inventory reports | Yes 22 reports incl. stockout risk, excess, aging, ABC-XYZ, in-stock rate, GMROI, supplier OTIF, forecast accuracy. | Yes Planning, forecasting and reporting. Source: apps.shopify.com |
| Scheduled email reports | Yes Any saved report view emailed daily, weekly or monthly. | Not listed |
| Alerts | Yes Forecast-based stockout, reorder, late-PO and sales spike/drop alerts; morning email and Monday digest. | Yes Low-stock and out-of-stock alerts. Source: apps.shopify.com |
| Warehouse execution (bins, pick, pack) | Partial Bin locations, pick waves and a scan-to-pack station; not a full WMS (no carrier labels or slotting). | Yes Bin locations, pick and pack, barcode scanning. Source: katanamrp.com |
| 3PL client workspaces | Yes Isolated client workspaces, staff access across clients, and a partner API: the 3PL's system sends clients, items, bins and stock movements, clients sign in from the 3PL's portal and see the 3PL's branding. | Not listed |
| Public API | Yes REST API with scoped keys and signed webhooks. | Yes Open API on both plans. Source: katanamrp.com |
| MCP / AI assistant access | Yes MCP server with forecast, stockout, ABC, alerts, stock and draft-PO tools. | Yes Katana MCP; ChatGPT and Claude listed. Source: katanamrp.com |
| Stocky import | Yes Self-serve CSV import of Stocky POs (all files at once), suppliers and supplier costs, with a dry run. | Not listed |
| Channels beyond Shopify | Partial Shopify connector; other channels' orders and stock via the REST API. | Yes Shopify, Amazon, WooCommerce, BigCommerce, eBay. Source: katanamrp.com |
| Pricing | From A$99/month (A$79 billed annually). See plans | Free plan up to 30 SKUs. Paid Advantage plan is custom priced on an annual contract (website). Shopify listing states Core from $299/mo USD with locations and orders priced by volume. Source |
| Shopify App Store rating | New — no rating yet | 4 from 134 reviews (2026-10-16) |
Things to know about Katana Cloud Inventory
From their own documentation.
- Free plan limited to 30 SKUs; paid plan is custom priced on an annual contract.
Questions
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Sources
Checked on 2026-10-16. Spotted something out of date? Tell us and we'll correct it.
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