--- title: "Katana vs Sortly: Which is searched more?" description: "Is Katana or Sortly more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Inventory management software set worldwide. Branded searches tell you how often people look for a brand by name or related terms. Comparing these searches across competitors helps you see how popular each brand is over time." canonical: "https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/katana-vs-sortly" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # Katana vs Sortly: Which is searched more? Is Katana or Sortly more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Inventory management software set worldwide. Branded searches tell you how often people look for a brand by name or related terms. Comparing these searches across competitors helps you see how popular each brand is over time. ## Key facts - **Compared**: Katana and Sortly - **Competitive set**: Inventory management software - **Market**: Global - **Month measured**: Sep 2026 - **Katana Share of Search**: 0.17% - **Sortly Share of Search**: 4.6% ## Is Katana or Sortly more popular in search? - In September 2026, Sortly had more branded searches than Katana among inventory management software worldwide. Sortly had about 22,200 branded searches, while Katana had 830. Sortly made up 4.6% of all inventory management software searches we track, and Katana accounted for 0.17%. - Sortly was ahead of Katana in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Katana’s share of searches among inventory management software worldwide moved from 0.18% to 0.17%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 1.1K to 830. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Sortly’s share of searches among inventory management software worldwide moved from 4.5% to 4.6%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 27.1K to 22.2K. ## Top inventory management software in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews In three ChatGPT questions and two Google AI Overviews, Sortly appeared in all five answers. Katana was mentioned in four out of five: in two of the three ChatGPT answers and in both Google AI Overviews. Sortly was listed before Katana in three out of five answers. Brands get a higher AI rank if they are mentioned earlier in the answers that list options. | Brand | AI rank | ChatGPT answers that named it | Google AI Overviews that named it | All answers that named it | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Zoho Inventory | 1st | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 | | Sortly | 2nd | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 | | inFlow Inventory | 3rd | 3 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 4 of 5 | | Cin7 | 4th | 3 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 4 of 5 | | Katana | 5th | 2 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 4 of 5 | | Square for Retail | 6th | 2 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 2 of 5 | | Ordoro | 7th | 0 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 1 of 5 | | NetSuite | 8th | 1 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 2 of 5 | | Unleashed | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 | | Fishbowl | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 | | TradeGecko | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 | | DEAR Systems | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 | | Skubana | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 | ## Every AI answer about inventory management software - Asked ChatGPT "Which inventory management software should I use?": 1. Zoho Inventory, 2. inFlow Inventory, 3. Cin7, 4. Katana, 5. Sortly - Asked ChatGPT "What are the best inventory management software options?": 1. Zoho Inventory, 2. Cin7, 3. inFlow Inventory, 4. Sortly, 5. Katana, 6. Square for Retail, 7. NetSuite - Asked ChatGPT "What's the best inventory management software for a small business?": 1. Zoho Inventory, 2. Square for Retail, 3. Sortly, 4. inFlow Inventory, 5. Cin7 - Searched Google, AI Overview "inventory management software": 1. Sortly, 2. inFlow Inventory, 3. Katana, 4. Ordoro, 5. Zoho Inventory - Searched Google, AI Overview "best inventory software": 1. Cin7, 2. Zoho Inventory, 3. Katana, 4. Sortly, 5. NetSuite Not named in any answer: Unleashed, Fishbowl, TradeGecko, DEAR Systems and Skubana. Brands are listed in the order each answer named them. The answers were collected in the United States on October 21, 2026. ## How did search popularity change for inventory management software worldwide in September 2026? - Estimated monthly branded searches for Katana worldwide fell 23.9% over 12 measured months, from 1.1K to 830 in September 2026. - Estimated monthly branded searches for Sortly worldwide fell 18.1% over 12 measured months, from 27.1K to 22.2K in September 2026. ## Month by month | Month | Katana estimated searches | Katana Share of Search | Katana rank | Sortly estimated searches | Sortly Share of Search | Sortly rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | 1.1K | 0.18% | 11 | 27.1K | 4.5% | 3 | | Nov 2025 | 990 | 0.19% | 11 | 27.1K | 5.3% | 3 | | Dec 2025 | 830 | 0.16% | 11 | 27.1K | 5.3% | 3 | | Jan 2026 | 990 | 0.19% | 11 | 33.1K | 6.3% | 3 | | Feb 2026 | 1K | 0.2% | 10 | 27.1K | 5.3% | 3 | | Mar 2026 | 1K | 0.2% | 10 | 27.1K | 5.2% | 3 | | Apr 2026 | 990 | 0.19% | 10 | 27.1K | 5.2% | 3 | | May 2026 | 810 | 0.16% | 10 | 27.1K | 5.3% | 3 | | Jun 2026 | 810 | 0.16% | 10 | 22.2K | 4.4% | 4 | | Jul 2026 | 830 | 0.16% | 10 | 22.2K | 4.4% | 4 | | Aug 2026 | 810 | 0.16% | 10 | 22.2K | 4.5% | 3 | | Sep 2026 | 830 | 0.17% | 10 | 22.2K | 4.6% | 3 | ## How each brand is measured Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Katana’s and Sortly’s names. When viewed over time, estimated search volumes for these branded terms can be used to understand whether interest in the brands is growing, holding steady, or fading. - **Katana**: Measured on the search terms “katana inventory” and “katana manufacturing”, summed into one figure. - **Sortly**: Measured on the search term “sortly”. - [Katana profile](/demand/global-en/brands/katana) - [Sortly profile](/demand/global-en/brands/sortly) - [All inventory management software worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/inventory-management-software): The set both shares are measured inside, 13 brands. ## Methodology - [How is the Brand Demand Index measured?](/demand/methodology): Where the figures come from, what they compare, and how they may be reused. ## Frequently asked questions ### Is Katana or Sortly more popular in search? In September 2026, Sortly had more branded searches than Katana among inventory management software worldwide. Sortly had about 22,200 branded searches, while Katana had 830. Sortly made up 4.6% of all inventory management software searches we track, and Katana accounted for 0.17%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "Katana vs Sortly: Which is searched more?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/katana-vs-sortly This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/katana-vs-sortly. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.