Kaijuu compared with Katana

Choose a Shopify-first operational flow when full manufacturing planning is not the job.

Kaijuu focuses on the everyday connection between Shopify orders, bundle components, stock shortages, suppliers and packing.

Feature comparison

The Shopify work that happens after the sale.

Compare how Kaijuu brings together bundle management, inventory, customer orders and supplier purchasing to help you manage everyday Shopify operations.

Feature	Kaijuu	Katana	Why it matters
Bundle and SKU management
Bundle SKU mapping	Supported	Partially supported	Connects the selling SKU to the products the team must prepare.
Shared inventory relationships	Supported	Partially supported	Keeps the same product visible when it is sold in more than one format.
Products sold individually and in bundles	Supported	Partially supported	Makes shared demand easier to understand before stock is promised twice.
Individual products within bundles	Supported	Partially supported	Shows what is actually needed behind each bundle order.
Component quantities	Supported	Partially supported	Turns bundle quantities into clear product requirements.
Product focus
Focused operational interface	Supported	Partially supported	An interface focused on Shopify orders, inventory, bundles and purchasing.
Shopify-focused workflow	Supported	Partially supported	Keeps the operating model centred on the Shopify order.
Connected order-to-purchasing workflow	Supported	Partially supported	Keeps customer demand, shortages and supplier activity in one flow.
Order management
Order overview	Supported	Supported	Gives the team one place to review work still to complete.
Individual product views across orders	Supported	Supported	Groups demand by product as well as by customer order.
Stock availability by order	Supported	Supported	Shows whether each order can move forward with the stock available.
Outstanding stock requirements	Supported	Supported	Separates what is ready from what still needs attention.
Picking and packing	Supported	Supported	Gives warehouse teams the products and quantities needed for dispatch.
Bulk order actions	Supported	Supported	Lets teams update related orders without opening each one separately.
Fulfilment progress	Supported	Supported	Keeps preparation and completion status visible to the team.
Vendors and purchasing
Supplier records	Supported	Supported	Keeps purchasing contacts and product relationships together.
Supplier-product relationships	Supported	Supported	Shows which products can be requested from each supplier.
Supplier purchase prices	Supported	Supported	Keeps the working purchase price beside the supplier product.
Stock requests	Supported	Supported	Turns a known shortage into a clear purchasing task.
Multi-product purchase orders	Supported	Supported	Groups several required products into one supplier order.
Partial receiving	Supported	Supported	Shows what has arrived while the remainder stays outstanding.
Outstanding supplier quantities	Supported	Supported	Keeps expected stock visible until the supplier order is complete.
Purchase order status tracking	Supported	Supported	Helps teams follow requested, ordered and received stock.
Inventory
Product-level inventory	Supported	Supported	Shows the stock position of the products behind customer orders.
Inventory by location	Supported	Supported	Helps the team find where usable stock is held.
Inventory adjustments	Supported	Supported	Keeps operational stock corrections visible in the working view.
Stock shortages	Supported	Supported	Makes missing quantities clear before packing is delayed.
Minimum stock levels	Supported	Supported	Helps the team spot products that need replenishment attention.
Shared product stock	Supported	Supported	Connects demand when one product appears in several selling SKUs.

SupportedPartially supportedInformation unavailableNot supported, where confirmed

Merchant workflow

Prepare two made-to-order desks

Two desks each need one top, two leg frames and one hardware pack.

2 desk tops required; 1 available
4 leg frames required; 4 available
2 hardware packs required; 1 available

Kaijuu shows one missing top and one hardware pack without requiring the merchant to introduce a production-planning workflow for this order.

One connected view

Orders, bundles, inventory and purchasing — together.

Track the individual products needed for every bundle without losing sight of the original customer order. See stock shortages and outstanding supplier quantities alongside the work the team needs to complete.

Shopify orderProducts & stockSupplier purchasingPacking

Connected Shopify operations

A clear Shopify operating flow from order to packing.

Kaijuu helps merchants manage the work behind the Shopify order, from bundle components and inventory availability to supplier purchasing and packing.

Katana provides Shopify order and inventory syncing, bills of materials, manufacturing work, suppliers and purchase orders. Kaijuu connects these everyday operational views around Shopify orders, bundles, inventory, purchasing and packing.

Meet Kaijuu

Bring Shopify order, stock and purchasing work into one clear flow.

Explore how Kaijuu keeps bundle requirements and next steps beside every order.

Explore Kaijuu