From the early modern times to the modern times, Katsuyori received opposing evaluations because some people considered that he had brought about the fall of the Takeda clan, comparing him to Shingen who had been seen as a deity and a heroic figure while others gave him a favorable evaluation because they saw him as a tragic family head.
近世から近現代にかけて神格・英雄化された信玄との対比で武田氏滅亡を招いたとする否定的評価や悲劇の当主とする好意的評価など相対する評価がなされた。