Best for
Best for small manufacturers selling across several channels who need live stock, production planning and shop floor time in one system, with the books left in QuickBooks or Xero.
- Small and mid-sized
ERP Comparison
Katana vs. Troi
At a glance
At a glance
Best for
Best for project-based agencies and service providers that need budgets, time, resources and billing in one ERP.
- Small and mid-sized
- Enterprise
Cataleo does not name a winner. Both statements come from the vendors themselves.
Full Comparison
| Criterion | Katana | Troi |
|---|---|---|
| Starting price | Free tier; Core from $299 / month The Core plan starts at $299 a month and includes one inventory location; extra locations and the Traceability ($249), Manufacturing Management ($199) and Warehouse Management ($149) modules are billed as monthly add-ons. Monthly and annual billing are both offered, with the annual option carrying a premium. The Advantage plan is quoted. An optional onboarding package costs $2,000. | From €19 / user / month Troi Teams licence. Licences are freely combinable. |
| Free trial | Free plan with no credit card, limited to 30 SKUs after a 15-day period of unlimited SKUs | 20 days, all features |
| Users | Unlimited users on every plan, including the free one | 13,500+ |
| API | Yes, a public REST API with its own developer portal, plus a hosted MCP server | Not stated |
| Languages | Not stated | German, English |
| Hosting | Cloud (SaaS) | EU (Austria), ISO/IEC 27001 certified, GDPR-compliant |
| Made in | Estonia | Munich |
| Project costing | No, costing is per manufacturing order rather than per project; operator time recorded in the Shop Floor app feeds into the production cost | Yes, with AI assistance |
| Invoicing | No, invoicing runs through the QuickBooks Online or Xero integration, which pushes Katana sales orders across as invoices and purchase orders as bills, with payment status syncing back | Yes |
| Digital receipt capture | No, and files cannot even be uploaded: a document is stored in Dropbox, Google Drive or OneDrive and its share link pasted into the Additional info field of the item or order, so it stays in step with the original. There is no scanning or character recognition of supplier bills | Yes, digital receipt capture |
| Reporting and controlling | Yes, with custom dashboards and reports available on the Advantage plan | Yes, reporting and controlling |
| Time tracking | Yes, the Shop Floor app times each task with start, pause and resume per operator, and the tracked time affects production cost | Yes |
| Integrations and API | Yes, a public REST API with its own developer portal, plus an MCP server that connects Claude and ChatGPT to live Katana data for lookups and changes | Yes, integrations and API |
| AI features | Yes | Yes |
| MCP-ready | stated Yes | No |
| Deployment | Cloud (SaaS), Browser-based | Cloud (SaaS), Browser-based |
| Support | Email helpdesk, Chat | Email helpdesk, Phone |
| Onboarding | Documentation and knowledge base, Video tutorials, Guided onboarding | Documentation and knowledge base, Live online demos and webinars, Personal consulting |
| Company size | Small and mid-sized | more entries Small and mid-sized, Enterprise |
| Integrations | more entries Shopify, Amazon FBA, WooCommerce, BigCommerce, eBay, QuickBooks Online, Xero, HubSpot, Pipedrive, Salesforce, ShipStation, Shippo, 2Ship | Asana, Jira, Microsoft 365, Microsoft Exchange (Outlook), Microsoft Power BI, Personio, HubSpot, Memtime, Spendesk, DATEV, Bexio |
Add a tool
Adds a column to the table, from the tools in this category.
Row where the values differ The small markers point at the lower number, the longer list or the stated feature. They describe the data, they are not a verdict.
The short version
Key Differences
- Starting price Katana Free tier; Core from $299 / month Troi From €19 / user / month
- Free trial Katana Free plan with no credit card, limited to 30 SKUs after a 15-day period of unlimited SKUs Troi 20 days, all features
- Company size Katana Small and mid-sized Troi Small and mid-sized, Enterprise
- Hosting Katana Cloud (SaaS) Troi EU (Austria), ISO/IEC 27001 certified, GDPR-compliant
- Support Katana Email helpdesk, Chat Troi Email helpdesk, Phone
Every line is one datapoint from the table above, picked automatically. Nothing here is written text.
The trade-offs
Strengths and Limitations
Katana
Strengths
- Free plan with unlimited users, integrations and locations, capped at 30 SKUs
- Live inventory across Shopify, Amazon FBA, WooCommerce, BigCommerce and eBay
- Shop Floor app tracks operator time per task, and that time feeds the production cost
- Public REST API plus an official MCP server for Claude and ChatGPT
Limitations
- No invoicing or bookkeeping of its own; the books stay in QuickBooks Online or Xero
- Traceability, Manufacturing Management and Warehouse Management are paid monthly add-ons on top of the Core plan
- The Core plan includes one inventory location, with further locations billed separately
- Annual billing carries a premium rather than a discount
Troi
Strengths
- Covers costing, time tracking, resource planning and accounting in one system
- Hosted in the EU (Austria), ISO/IEC 27001 certified and GDPR-compliant
- Trial covers all features for 20 days
Limitations
- Interface is available in German and English only
Plans
Pricing
Katana
- Free $0 No credit card. Unlimited users, integrations and locations, and access to all features; 30 SKUs after a 15-day period of unlimited SKUs.
- Core From $299 / month Unlimited SKUs, users and integrations, one inventory location, 24/7 support and API access. Extra locations and the Traceability, Manufacturing Management and Warehouse Management modules are add-ons.
- Advantage Not stated Quoted. Everything in Core plus custom integrations, dashboards, reports and automations, a dedicated Solutions Engineer, SLA-backed maintenance and regular check-ins.
Troi
- Troi Teams €19 Per user and month. For operational team members, including time tracking and editing project tasks.
- Troi Professional €49 Per user and month. The full feature set for project leads, all in one.
- Troi Enterprise On request For large-scale, complex project environments.
What users say
Review Scores · opens after launch
Katana
- Ease of use
- Not rated yet
- User interface
- Not rated yet
- Onboarding
- Not rated yet
- Support and service
- Not rated yet
- Value for money
- Not rated yet
- Features
- Not rated yet
No reviews yet. Be the first to review this tool. Every review is checked for fairness before it appears, and the vendor cannot have one removed.
Troi
- Ease of use
- Not rated yet
- User interface
- Not rated yet
- Onboarding
- Not rated yet
- Support and service
- Not rated yet
- Value for money
- Not rated yet
- Features
- Not rated yet
No reviews yet. Be the first to review this tool. Every review is checked for fairness before it appears, and the vendor cannot have one removed.
Where this comes from
Where this comes from
Katana https://katanamrp.com · checked against the official source on 2026-09-06
Troi https://troi.de · checked against the official source on 2026-08-14
This table lists factual criteria taken from information the vendors publish themselves. For how we put it together, see the methodology.