MRPeasy vs Katana Cloud Inventory

Fishbowl

Craftybase

Redzone

Designed with simplicity and efficiency in mind, Fishbowl’s complete manufacturing and inventory management solution transforms the inventory process and uses automation to help growing businesses make strategic and precise decisions based on real-time data and cut costs.

Cloud-based inventory and manufacturing software for makers, indie brands, and small manufacturers. Track stock, batches, and costs in real time. Automate orders, integrate sales channels, manage suppliers, and get audit-ready reports—all in one platform.

Redzone empowers frontline teams to work strategically to win the day. Manufacturers worldwide are more profitable when they use Redzone to increase factory productivity by empowering and unifying the factory floor with AI-guided insights and meaningful data on a collaboration platform.

Customer support is responsive and helpful, and the system feels secure and reliable.

Manager

The customer support team was knowledgeable and responsive whenever we needed assistance.

MRPeasy empowers small to medium job shops with easy-to-use, comprehensive ERP software perfect for both discrete and process manufacturing. Track and manage complex job orders with ease. Gain full control over your job shop from quoting and inventory to delivery and shipping.

Access Controls/Permissions

Accounting

Accounting Integration

Activity Dashboard

Activity Tracking

Alerts/Notifications

Approval Process Control

Approval Workflow

Asset Tracking

Audit Management

Audit Trail

Automated Scheduling

Barcode Printing

Barcode Recognition

Barcode/Ticket Scanning

Barcoding/RFID

Billing & Invoicing

Bill of Material Analysis

Bill of Materials

Bills of Material

BOM Creation

Built-in Accounting

Capacity Management

Capacity Planning

Change Management

Chemical Management

Collaboration Tools

Compliance Management

Components Tracking

Contact Management

Cost Analysis

Cost Estimating

Cost Tracking

Customer Database

Customizable Fields

Customizable Reports

Customization

Data Import/Export

Data Visualization

Discount Management

Distribution Management

Document Management

Drag & Drop

eCommerce Management

ERP integration

Estimating

Financial Management

Food Traceability

Forecasting

For Manufacturers

For Metal Fabrication

Formula Management

For Small Businesses

Gantt Chart

Gantt/Timeline View

HR Management

Import/Export Management

Integrated Business Operations

Inventory Auditing

Inventory Control

Inventory Management

Inventory Optimization

Inventory Replenishment

Inventory Tracking

Invoice Management

Item Management

Job Costing

Job Tracking

Kitting

Labeling

Lot Tracking

Maintenance Management

Manufacturing Inventory Management

Material Requirements Planning

Materials Management

Mobile Access

Monitoring

Multi-Channel Management

Multi-Currency

Multi-level BOM

Multi-Location

Order Entry

Order Fulfillment

Order Management

Order Processing

Order Tracking

Parts Management

Planning Tools

Predictive Analytics

Price and Cost Calculations

Prioritization

Procurement Management

Product Configurator

Product Data Management

Product Identification

Production Cost Tracking

Most users consider MRPeasy to deliver strong value for money, citing comprehensive features at a reasonable price. Reviewers appreciate cost-effective plans and minimal upfront costs, but some reviewers feel pricing increases and advanced tools can impact affordability.

Value for money

Reviews for MRPeasy come from a wide variety of industries, including food production (8% of reviewers), mechanical or industrial engineering (7%), and consumer goods (7%). The most frequent use case for MRPeasy cited by reviewers is manufacturing (70% of reviewers).

MRPeasy

Web-based

iPhone

iPad

Android

Katana Cloud Inventory

Odoo 

NetSuite

Sage 100

SAP Business One

SAP S/4HANA Cloud

ERPNext

Cin7 Core

Dynamics 365

SYSPRO

Flowlens

JobBOSS²

shopVOX

Starter

Professional

Enterprise

Unlimited

It uses a system where, to access further parts of an order details - say adding a payment - you need to create an invoice.

President

A comprehensive all-in-one MRP solution with excellent lot tracking, manufacturing order (MO), and bill of materials (BOM) management features.

Food Technologist

You really can measure almost anything about your production processes and plan your manufacturing, purchasing and delivery for weeks and months in advance if required!

Director of International Business Development

We sub-contract our hot works to a third party who works within our building, and so trying to integrate this to the system is a little challenging at first, but we have found a work around.

i would only add the date needed from customer PO to the production order file, so the workers can see the delivery date.

For a small to mid-sized manufacturer, the underlying engine provides the necessary discipline without the overhead of a massive ERP system.

Plant Manager

I would like to have the ability to have a vendor part number and a manufacture part number associated with the MRP number

Director

It links easily to QuickBooks Online, allowing seamless syncing of financials with our manufacturing data.

Chief Strategy Officer

This can result in duplicate invoices in QuickBooks and requires some cleanup.

Founder

Need to add a feature like other MRP's to be able to swap materials within an order instead of having to change the BOM short term or writing off the consumed materials.

Managing Director

MR Peasy help is also a great tool for any general queries I have. As I say, MRPeasy has made it easy to track and managed all of my client Purchase orders, all of the stock that goes with that and allowed me to focus on what matters most to me in my business which is getting production out the door as quickly and accurately as possible.

MRP and Manufacturing Coordinator

This software has given us clear visibility into our production costs, allowing us to accurately determine how much it costs to manufacture a product.

planning

I have complex products in production. When forming a multi-level production order - parts do not go to the warehouse until the order is closed - it is necessary that the parts appear in the warehouse regardless of the readiness of the MO

Moreover, basic integrations, like with Google Drive, are limited and don't allow me to select specific save folders, which reduces flexibility and efficiency for our workflow.

Production Planner

The initial quantity is very high and took almost 2 year to reach the Cap but once it was reached is caused a lot of issues and we had to start doing regular maintenance on the old out dated BOM's to get the numbers down.

Due to the flexibility and potential for customisation, it can however sometimes be a little tricky to find the 'best' or most efficient way to reflect your manufacturing process in the system.

Facilities Manager

We have also cut down our shipping person from 40 hours a week to 20 because we now have real time inventory and the shipping person doesn't have to plan and count everyday what can go out.

Business Operations Manager

You can navigate through different contextual menus and settings pages that are provided in relevant places throughout the system.

Owner

The problem I have is that it takes a while for me to set my inventory up with MRP, but thats most likely because I have not had a great stock control earlier and I have choosen to convert alot of products to BOM in order to have full control of the products cost, time to make and stock for each part.

To have 3 small things done to the layout of invoice and packing list, they charge 23 hours x 150 USD = 3450 USD development work.

MRPeasy is a reliable tool that "does the job," but it lacks the polish and pricing flexibility of modern SaaS.

Process Engineer

The pdf-editor gives you only little possibilities to adjust the print-outs, while internal pdfs can't be edited at all.

Operation Head

Inventory Management - After releasing Manufacturing Order ,stock is not deducted after finishing Manufacturing Order it will get deduct.

A lot of times you will say "that makes sense if you think about it but I have never thought about it that way" in regards to system behaviors that seem like a bug or go against how you currently operate. If your company is complex, MRPeasy will visualize that for you and some staff may be uncomfortable with that initially.

It integrates well with Quickbooks and it has all of the features needed by a food/supplement manufacturing company.

You can't make it appear in certain reports for the correct month.

I like that it dies barcoding and can hold our receipes.

Compliance Administrator

I wish there was a way to auto email the vendor the PO directly from the PO once it’s been created, instead of having to download it and send it manually.

Multiple steps to workflows can be cumbersome.

However, this does not impact the overall functionality and reliability of the system.

Sometimes, some operations are quite repetitive like adding a file to many different items: manufacturing order, item with batch produced, inspection, ... But it's manageable.

The capability means you may also overcomplicate some parts of setup and may simplify them later on.

Overall our staff has rated MRPeasy a 3.5 out of 5 on an internal grading compared against our own KPIs for the system.

Helped to prepare material requirements for our monthly production requirements.

In order to send an invoice I have to either switch to Xero and send from there, or download the invoice and attach it to an email.

We are an educational manufacturer of rock, mineral, and fossil kits.

The system is easy to use, reliable, and has helped streamline our inventory and production processes.

Office Manager

Integrates well with Xero, QuickBooks, and e-commerce platforms

I have used SAP Business 1 Manufacturing module and Netsuite, I love MRPEasy way better.

manager

We are coming from Inflow, and we are very happy with MRP, they have excellent support, easy to use interface and lots of features.....

The learning curve is steep and will test your patience as you understand how different functionalities communicate with one another.

Head of Engineering

I like that we can use it with the very simple workflow we have now, and activate or start using more features as we grow.

We have found that it ticks all our boxes and is fabulous value for money.

This seems logical but modern gui's dont usually work this way. Once we understood that, it was plain sailing.

MRPeasy is very user-friendly, with a clear, logical workflow that makes production planning simple.

The software provides all the necessary tools for manufacturing planning, and the learning curve was minimal.

There aren't enough integrations, and it makes it challenging for me to connect and extend the app’s features.

Write offs - you can only write off one item type at a time using the normal web interface.

Manufacturing Engineer

MRPeasy has facilitated our inventory control, so we have more visibility on the items that are critical on hand and allows us to take preventive measurements if the component is in backorder.

MRPeasy vs Katana Cloud Inventory Comparison (2026)

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