This is the one category on the site with two answers, because the right tool depends on a question only you can answer: do you resell finished goods, or make the products yourself?
Built for e-commerce and retail sellers moving finished goods across multiple sales channels — not for tracking a production line.
Finale's public pricing is inconsistent across sources — older tiers start around $99/month, but current official pricing appears to be quote-based, starting closer to $499/month depending on order volume and integrations. Get an exact quote before assuming a price.
Get a Finale quote →Purpose-built material requirements planning (MRP) — for tracking what goes into a product, not just what's left of it.
The paid Core plan runs about $299/month once you outgrow the 30-SKU free tier. Some long-time users report costs and multi-warehouse routing becoming limiting at larger order volumes — worth revisiting if you scale past a small operation.
Try Katana free →| Finale Inventory | Katana Cloud Inventory | |
|---|---|---|
| Built for | Reselling finished goods | Manufacturing / assembling goods |
| Starting price | Quote-based, historically from ~$99/mo | Free (30 SKUs), Core from $299/mo |
| Sales channels | Strongest — 40+ integrations | Core integrations (Shopify, WooCommerce, QuickBooks) |
| Bill of materials | Not the focus | Core feature |
| Best fit | DTC brands, multi-channel sellers, 3PLs | Small manufacturers, food & consumer goods makers |
Go with whichever makes up the bulk of your revenue first. Some businesses run both tools side by side, though that adds complexity — most are better off standardizing on one once volume grows.
No — both are built to sync with QuickBooks (or another accounting tool), not replace it. Inventory and accounting stay separate systems that talk to each other.
With Katana, yes — its free tier is a real starting point. Finale doesn't currently publish a free tier, so start with a trial or demo instead.