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Daizy vs Katana
Katana is manufacturing software. It runs production and stock for brands that make or assemble products. Daizy is a simple stock tracker, and one paid plan includes the features.
Daizy
Simple stock, one plan
Daizy is for a stockroom that tracks what it has on hand. You keep a quantity at each location. One paid plan includes labels, orders, reports, extra locations, and your team.
Production and stock for makers
Katana is for a product brand or manufacturer that needs bills of materials, production planning, and channel sales. The free plan is capped at 30 SKUs. Core starts at $299 a month, and traceability, warehouse, and manufacturing are paid add-ons.
Side by side
Day to day
Daizy
Receive stock, send it out, move it, or set what you counted.
Katana
Production, bills of materials, and stock in one system, for brands that make or assemble products.
Locations
Daizy
Each quantity belongs to a location. Moving stock leaves a record.
Katana
Locations are unlimited on the free plan. Core includes one, then charges for each extra.
Scanning
Daizy
Use your phone camera or a barcode scanner.
Katana
Barcode scanning is included. Batch and serial tracking is a paid add-on.
Counting
Daizy
Count a location, enter the real numbers, and save the difference.
Katana
Stocktakes are part of the platform.
History
Daizy
Old entries stay. A correction is a new entry.
Katana
The traceability add-on follows batches, serials, and expiry from supplier to customer.
Price
Daizy
Free for one location and one person. One paid plan after that.
Katana
Free up to 30 SKUs. Core starts at $299 a month, usage-based, with paid add-ons.
One paid plan
Daizy Business
$20
per month, billed yearly
$25 if you pay each month
Labels, purchases, sales, contacts, reports, extra locations, and your team are in this plan. The free plan is one location and one person, so you can track stock before you upgrade.
The free plan is 30 SKUs, with unlimited users, integrations, and locations. Core starts at $299 a month and is usage-based: sales orders and extra locations cost more. Traceability is $249 a month, manufacturing $199, and warehouse management $149.
Which to pick
Pick Katana if you make or assemble products and need bills of materials and production planning. Pick Daizy if you want simple stock tracking and one paid plan.
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