Katana Cloud Inventory vs Fishbowl
Side-by-side from the Top 11 rankings of MRPeasy vs Katana vs Cetec ERP: 11 Best Manufacturing ERP for Small Business 2026 and Acumatica vs NetSuite vs Fishbowl: 11 Best ERP for Distribution Companies 2026. Last verified September 15, 2026.
The short answer
Katana Cloud Inventory ranks higher on Top 11 (#2 vs #3) for 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. / Owners, chief executives and finance leads at United States wholesale distributors, roughly 10 to 250 people, running QuickBooks, an older ERP or spreadsheets, who are choosing an ERP and want to see margin, stock and receivables during the month instead of after it.. Unlimited users at a flat base, and the one system here that keeps multichannel stock honest. Routings cost extra.
At a glance
| Katana Cloud Inventory | Fishbowl | |
|---|---|---|
| Top 11 rank | #2 / MRPeasy vs Katana vs Cetec ERP: 11 Best Manufacturing ERP for Small Business 2026 | #3 / Acumatica vs NetSuite vs Fishbowl: 11 Best ERP for Distribution Companies 2026 |
| Score (out of 9.4) | 8.9 | 7.1 |
| Best for | Makers selling across Shopify, Amazon and wholesale who need one stock number | QuickBooks distributors that want margin leaks flagged without moving their books |
| Pricing | $$ (Free plan at 30 SKUs with unlimited users; Core from $299 a month with unlimited users, SKUs and integrations; Manufacturing Management add on $199 a month, Traceability $249, Warehouse Management $149; onboarding $2,000 and optional) | $$ (Essentials $229 a month billed annually with 2 users, Growth $429 with 5 users, Scale $729 with 10 users; Advanced Warehouse starts at $595 a month and is quoted by users and deployment) |
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Katana Cloud Inventory
Unlimited users at a flat base, and the one system here that keeps multichannel stock honest. Routings cost extra.
katanamrp.com/See full entry in MRPeasy vs Katana vs Cetec ERP: 11 Best Manufacturing ERP for Small Business 2026
Fishbowl
Names margin leaks and low margin SKUs, prints three plans from $229, and keeps QuickBooks or Xero as the books.
www.fishbowlinventory.com/pricingSee full entry in Acumatica vs NetSuite vs Fishbowl: 11 Best ERP for Distribution Companies 2026
Methodology and scoring weights live at /methodology. No vendor pays for placement — see about.