Controlata
Inventory management for manufacturing
About Controlata
Controlata is a cloud-based inventory and production management system for small and medium manufacturers. It tracks materials and finished goods in real time, handles multi-level bills of materials with labor and overhead, plans production runs, and calculates product costs automatically. It was built by the founders of a candle and diffuser business in Barcelona and ships updates monthly.
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Flat monthly pricing starting at $34 is low for an MRP-style system with BOMs and production planning
- Cost calculation covers labor, overhead, depreciation, and component loss, not only materials
- Supports multi-level manufacturing with sub-assemblies on Business and above
- Frequent feature releases documented in a public changelog
- 14-day free trial with no credit card required
- Native Shopify sync plus an open API
Cons
- Item and user caps per plan (for example, 2 users and 1 location on Starter) push growing teams to higher tiers
- Sub-assemblies are not available on the Starter plan
- Few public user reviews on sites like Capterra, so third-party validation is limited
- Shopify is the only native e-commerce integration; other channels require the API
- No refunds for unused subscription time
Key Features
Real-time inventory
Material and product quantities update automatically as you purchase, produce, and sell, with stock views per location or combined across all locations.
Bill of materials
Product recipes that include materials, labor, equipment depreciation, overhead, and per-component loss percentages.
Production planning
A Planning screen shows forecasted stock by day, week, or month, flags upcoming shortages, and creates purchases, production runs, or transfers from the table.
Sub-assembly production
Multi-level manufacturing where sub-assemblies can be produced alongside final products, with their BOMs expanded down to raw materials.
Automatic cost calculation
FIFO-based product costing from the bill of materials, including fixed, percentage-based, and depreciation resources.
Purchase and sales management
Track supplier deliveries and customer orders, payment and delivery statuses, and generate invoices.
Multiple storage locations
Manage stock across locations and move materials and products between them with full traceability.
Inventory audits
Run stock counts and reconcile system records with actual inventory levels.
Custom print templates
Generate documents from Excel templates you can customize with your logo, columns, and fields, then export to Excel or PDF.
Shopify integration and API
Sync Shopify orders and inventory levels automatically, and integrate other systems through an open API.
Pricing
- 500 materials
- 250 products
- 2 users
- 1 storage location
- 14-day free trial
- 1,500 materials
- 750 products
- 5 users
- 3 storage locations
- Sub-assemblies
- 14-day free trial
- 4,000 materials
- 2,000 products
- 10 users
- 5 storage locations
- Sub-assemblies
- Custom production statuses
- Invoice billing
- 14-day free trial
- Unlimited materials and products
- Unlimited users
- Unlimited storage locations
- Priority support
Best For
Small-batch product makers
Candle, cosmetics, coffee, and food producers track raw materials, packaging, and finished goods while knowing the true cost of each batch.
Production planning for growing manufacturers
Forecast material shortages and schedule purchases and production runs from a single planning screen.
Shopify sellers who manufacture
Sync Shopify orders and stock levels so online sales draw down finished goods and trigger production.
Multi-level assembly
Furniture, metal, and apparel shops build intermediate components and roll their costs into finished products.
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