Quick answer
- Published prices, assemblies and batch/serial tracking: Unleashed, from $99/month (Lite).
- Own warehouse with barcode scanning, Amazon FBA and Walmart: Finale Inventory, from $499/month.
- Marketplace-heavy multichannel selling: Goflow, free up to 500 orders a month.
- Fashion brands with styles, sizes and wholesale: Zedonk, from £166/month (UK) or $225/month (US), paid annually.
- One Shopify store buying finished goods: Shopify's built-in inventory tools may be enough.
- Stay on Katana if production planning, work orders and materials are central to how you operate.
Commercial terms
Pricing at a glance
| System | Free entry | Paid starting point | Best fit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Katana | Free plan, up to 30 SKUs | Custom annual Advantage contract; Core $299/mo on its Shopify listing | Makers and manufacturers |
| Unleashed | 14-day trial | Lite $99/mo; Core $399; Pro $729 (monthly) | Wholesale, distribution, light assembly |
| Finale Inventory | None found (demo) | Essentials from $499/mo; Growth from $799 | Own warehouse, multichannel |
| Goflow | Core free (500 orders/mo) | From $499/mo, month-to-month | Marketplace sellers |
| Zedonk | None (demo) | UK from £166/mo; US from $225/mo, paid annually | Fashion brands |
| Shopify (built in) | Included with Shopify plans | — | Single-store resellers |
USD unless marked £. Checked on each vendor's pricing page on Oct 7, 2026; prices change with users, orders, integrations and modules.
Baseline
Katana baseline (for comparison)
Katana describes itself as "one shared system for stock, orders, and production" for product businesses, with work orders, materials, batch/serial and expiry traceability, and integrations including Shopify, Amazon, QuickBooks Online and Xero. Its pricing page lists a Free plan (up to 30 SKUs) and Katana Advantage, a custom-priced annual contract; its Shopify App Store listing shows Core at $299/month. Full overview: Katana review.
Not ranked
The 5 alternatives
Not ranked. All four software alternatives have full BestStorefront overviews.
Unleashed — published pricing, traceability and assemblies
- Best for
- Wholesalers, distributors and light manufacturers needing batch/serial tracking, landed costs and assemblies.
- Pricing (verified Oct 7, 2026)
- Lite $99/month, Core $399, Pro $729 (monthly), or $1,089, $4,389 and $8,019 a year. Lite and Core include 3 integrations, Pro 5; extra integrations $39/month. 14-day trial.
- Watch out for
- Multi-warehouse management needs Core or above, and extra users cost $69–$89/month.
- Compare
- Katana vs Unleashed
Finale Inventory — warehouse and multichannel inventory
- Best for
- Brands running their own fulfillment that need barcode scanning and sync with Shopify, Amazon FBA and Walmart.
- Pricing (verified Oct 7, 2026)
- Essentials from $499/month, Growth from $799, Enterprise custom; onboarding included on every plan. Finale says most customers choose 12- to 36-month terms.
- Watch out for
- No manufacturing or bill-of-materials focus like Katana's, and no free trial found.
- Read more
- Finale overview
Goflow — multichannel order management
- Best for
- Sellers on Amazon, Walmart, eBay, TikTok and Shopify who need orders, listings and inventory in one place.
- Pricing (verified Oct 7, 2026)
- Core free (5 channels, 500 orders/month, 3 users); paid from $499/month by order volume, month-to-month; Enterprise custom.
- Watch out for
- Not built for manufacturing; the jump from free to $499 is large.
- Read more
- Goflow overview
Zedonk — fashion ERP and PLM
- Best for
- Small and mid-size fashion brands managing styles, sizes, tech packs, production and wholesale.
- Pricing (verified Oct 7, 2026)
- UK (paid annually): PLM or ERP Essential from £166/month, B2C £250, B2B £332. US (paid annually): bundles from $225 to $650/month.
- Watch out for
- Built for fashion first; demo only, no free trial; UK and US packages differ.
- Read more
- Zedonk overview
Shopify's built-in inventory — maybe you don't need an app
- Best for
- Single-store sellers buying finished goods, with up to 10 locations (200 on Plus).
- Pricing (verified Oct 7, 2026)
- Included with Shopify plans: purchase orders, transfers, stock counts and adjustment history in the admin.
- Watch out for
- Shopify points to third-party apps for landed or weighted-average costing, bin moves and multiple suppliers per product; there's no manufacturing or bill of materials. Stocky was retired on Aug 31, 2026.
- Read more
- Inventory & operations desk
Switching costs
When to stay on Katana
- You manufacture or assemble products and rely on work orders, materials planning and production scheduling.
- Your catalog fits the free 30-SKU plan, or the Shopify-listed Core plan works for you.
- Your accounting and storefront integrations are set up and stable.
Inventory migrations are risky: run the new system in parallel for a stock count before switching, and check that suppliers, purchase orders and history can be exported.
Decision support
Frequently asked questions
Is Katana free?
Katana has a free plan for up to 30 SKUs. Beyond that, its site sells a custom annual contract (Advantage), and its Shopify App Store listing shows Core at $299/month.
What is the cheapest alternative to Katana?
Shopify's built-in inventory tools cost nothing extra, Goflow's Core plan is free to 500 orders a month, and Unleashed Lite is $99/month. Which fits depends on whether you manufacture.
Katana or Unleashed?
Katana is manufacturing-first; Unleashed focuses on traceability, landed costs and wholesale, with published prices from $99/month. See our Katana vs Unleashed comparison.
Has BestStorefront tested these systems?
No. This page is an independent editorial overview based on each vendor's published pricing and documentation; hands-on testing is pending.
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