Katana vs Cetec ERP
Side-by-side from the Top 11 rankings of MRPeasy vs Unleashed vs Katana: 11 Best MRP Software for Small Manufacturers 2026 and MRPeasy vs Katana vs Cetec ERP: 11 Best Manufacturing ERP for Small Business 2026. Last verified October 27, 2026.
The short answer
Katana ranks higher on Top 11 (#3 vs #4) for Owners, plant managers and operations leads at job shops and make-to-stock manufacturers under about 200 staff who want to plan materials and production without buying a full ERP / Owners, plant managers and operations leads at United States manufacturers under 500 employees who have decided to replace the production spreadsheet and want to know what the real systems cost.. Strong stock-to-production flow, price hidden above free.
At a glance
| Katana | Cetec ERP | |
|---|---|---|
| Top 11 rank | #3 / MRPeasy vs Unleashed vs Katana: 11 Best MRP Software for Small Manufacturers 2026 | #4 / MRPeasy vs Katana vs Cetec ERP: 11 Best Manufacturing ERP for Small Business 2026 |
| Score (out of 9.4) | 7.7 | 8.5 |
| Best for | Online product brands that make what they sell | Small manufacturers who want one system and one published number |
| Pricing | $ to custom (Free plan at $0 with unlimited users, capped at 30 SKUs after a 15-day period of unlimited SKUs; Advantage is custom pricing on one annual contract, quote only) | $ ($50 per user per month with a five user minimum; all modules, standard reporting, weekly backups, free install, free cloud hosting and API access up to 1,000 requests a month included; separate launch packages for implementation are referenced and not priced) |
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Katana
Strong stock-to-production flow, price hidden above free.
katanamrp.com/pricing/See full entry in MRPeasy vs Unleashed vs Katana: 11 Best MRP Software for Small Manufacturers 2026
Cetec ERP
One published number, $50 a seat, and every module inside it including the financials.
cetecerp.com/See full entry in MRPeasy vs Katana vs Cetec ERP: 11 Best Manufacturing ERP for Small Business 2026
Methodology and scoring weights live at /methodology. No vendor pays for placement — see about.