The free Katana alternative.

Peasy includes the lot tracking Katana charges $249 a month extra for.

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The add-on you can't skip

Lot tracking is table stakes for a CPG brand, and on Katana it's a $249 a month add-on stacked on a $299 plan.

Lot tracking is table stakes for a CPG brand, and on Katana it's a $249 a month add-on stacked on a $299 plan.

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Peasy includes it free

Lot codes, production, and QuickBooks sync are in the free core, with no add-ons to stack.

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The whole job, covered

Buy, receive, make, sell: live counts, batch runs with lot codes on every batch, and books that stay current.

Buy, receive, make, sell: live counts, batch runs with lot codes on every batch, and books that stay current.

Why brands go looking for an alternative?

Most brands don't leave Katana because it's bad software. They leave because the bill stacks:

The lot-tracking add-on

$299 a month to start, and lot tracking is a separate add-on you can't skip.

$299 a month to start, and lot tracking is a separate add-on you can't skip.

Pricing that climbs with orders

Order-based metering, so growing costs you more every month.

Old data through the sync

Users tell us the sync drags in old data they then clean up.

Users tell us the sync drags in old data they then clean up.

Peasy vs Katana

Built For CPG
Built For CPG
Purchasing, production, sales workflows
Purchasing, production, sales workflows
QuickBooks & Shopify integrations
QuickBooks & Shopify integrations
Faire & Amazon integrations
Faire & Amazon integrations
Built-in AI
Built-in AI
Stock alerts
Stock alerts
Set up in days, not months
Set up in days, not months
Lot code tracking
Lot code tracking
Onboarding support
Onboarding support
Multi-location
Multi-location
Mobile App
Mobile App
MCP
MCP
API
API

Peasy

Beta
Beta
included
included
included
included

Katana

+$249/ mo
+$249/ mo
+$249/ mo
+$249/ mo
$2000
$2000
$2000
$2000
Paid per location
Paid per location
Paid per location
Paid per location
Paid add on
Paid add on
Paid add on
Paid add on

Built for a CPG brand's day.

A lot code on every batch

A batch goes in as kilos and comes out as cases, with a lot code on every run. When a buyer or certifier asks, the trace is a lookup, not an afternoon.

A batch goes in as kilos and comes out as cases, with a lot code on every run. When a buyer or certifier asks, the trace is a lookup, not an afternoon.

Receive on the dock

A pallet lands, you receive it on your phone, and the count is right before you're back at your desk. No terminal, no re-keying.

A pallet lands, you receive it on your phone, and the count is right before you're back at your desk. No terminal, no re-keying.

Keep QuickBooks. Lose the retype.

Peasy pushes what you make and sell into QuickBooks, so the books stay current without the CSV ritual. One set of numbers, not two systems to reconcile.

Peasy pushes what you make and sell into QuickBooks, so the books stay current without the CSV ritual. One set of numbers, not two systems to reconcile.

The pricing, side by side

Price
Price
Lot tracking
Lot tracking
Order-based pricing
Order-based pricing
A CPG brand, all-in
A CPG brand, all-in

Peasy

Free
Free
$0, included
$0, included
None
None
Free
Free

Katana

From $299/mo (Core)
From $299/mo (Core)
+$249/mo
+$249/mo
Meters and climbs
Meters and climbs
~$747 to $896/mo
~$747 to $896/mo

Who should stay on Katana

Katana is the better call for some teams, and we'd rather say so than pretend otherwise. Stay on Katana if:


  • You run multi-level manufacturing with sub-assemblies and nested bills of materials. Katana's production depth goes further than Peasy's.

  • You depend on a wide integration stack beyond QuickBooks, Faire, Amazon & Shopify.


If that's your operation, Katana is the right software and may be worth the bill. Peasy will still be free later, and are constantly adding new integrations.

Switching without the cliff

Most brands arrive here having been burned once: limitations that only showed up after onboarding, or a migration that dragged on. So nothing here asks for a leap.

Most brands arrive here having been burned once: limitations that only showed up after onboarding, or a migration that dragged on. So nothing here asks for a leap.

Most brands arrive here having been burned once: limitations that only showed up after onboarding, or a migration that dragged on. So nothing here asks for a leap.

Run Peasy alongside Katana

Keep Katana live while you set up Peasy next to it. Nothing switches over on day one.

Keep Katana live while you set up Peasy next to it. Nothing switches over on day one.

Move one workflow at a time

Start with a single workflow, get it working before the next one.

Start with a single workflow, get it working before the next one.

Send us your export

Export your data to a spreadsheet, send it over, and we'll help you set up Peasy.

Export your data to a spreadsheet, send it over, and we'll help you set up Peasy.

Peasy transformed our operations by preventing costly stockouts, powering better forecasting and planning through its dashboard, and delivering the relief of seeing exactly how much cash is tied up in our inventory, something we could never justify with expensive alternatives before.

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Peak State Coffee

Onboarding

Onboarding is easy Peasy

1

Sign Up

Create an Account

Get started in under 30 seconds. No credit card, no forms, no wait.

Get started in under 30 seconds. No credit card, no forms, no wait.

2

Custom Plan

We Customize Onboarding

We learn your priorities and design a custom onboarding plan.

3

Guided Onboarding

We Guide You Through It

Step-by-step help from humans or Beacon AI, free from day one.

Step-by-step help from humans or Beacon AI, free from day one.

FAQs

Questions you probably have

Can’t find your answer?

Book a call and let’s talk.

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Is Peasy really free?

Yes, genuinely free. Unlimited users, unlimited SKUs, unlimited actions, and real onboarding, all for $0/month. There's no free trial that flips to paid, no per-seat pricing, and no credit card required to start. We're former CPG founders who ran a mustard brand on a tangle of Google Sheets for years, and charging scrappy brands high monthly fees to escape that never sat right with us. So we don't.

How do you make money?

Do I pay more as I grow?

Is there a free alternative to Katana for lot tracking?

Can I keep Katana running while I try Peasy?

Can Peasy handle production like Katana?

What does Katana actually cost a CPG brand?

Can I import my Katana data into Peasy?

Can’t find your answer?

Book a call and let’s talk.

Or email us at: [email protected]

Can’t find your answer?

Book a call and let’s talk.

Or email us at: [email protected]

Kick the tires before you commit.

Hop into an account preloaded with sample data and see how Peasy works, no setup required.

Kick the tires before you commit.

Hop into an account preloaded with sample data and see how Peasy works, no setup required.

Kick the tires before you commit.

Hop into an account preloaded with sample data and see how Peasy works, no setup required.

Kick the tires before you commit.

Hop into an account preloaded with sample data and see how Peasy works, no setup required.