Manufacturing · head to head
Augury vs Fictiv
Augury
Manufacturing
Machine health monitoring sold as a per-machine annual service including sensors, installation and analyst diagnostics
- From
- On request
- Rated
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Fictiv
Manufacturing
On-demand custom manufacturing with instant CAD quoting, now owned by MISUMI
- From
- On request
- Rated
- -
The short version
- Each has a real cost: Augury the per-machine annual fee never stops, so over a five to eight year horizon the total exceeds buying sensors and software outright and running the programme yourself.; Fictiv this is a manufacturing service, not software you licence, so there is nothing to deploy or own and switching means re-sourcing parts rather than exporting data.
- They diverge on capability: Augury covers Halo sensors, Fictiv covers Instant CAD quoting.
- Prices and features above were last checked on 1 September 2026.
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which Augury and Fictiv actually diverge.
Identical on both: starting price (On request), pricing model (quote), free tier (No), user rating (Not yet rated), category (Manufacturing).
What each one covers
Drawn from each product's published feature list. An absence here means we hold no record of it - not that the product lacks it.
Only in Augury
- Halo sensors
- Diagnostics as a Service
- Named fault diagnosis
- Process Health
- CMMS integration
- Installation included
- Fleet views
- Unlimited users
Only in Fictiv
- Instant CAD quoting
- Design for manufacturing feedback
- Multi-region network
- Multiple processes
- Quality documentation
- Order and revision tracking
- Bridge to production
What people use each for
The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.
Augury
- A food plant with 200 similar motors and pumps and no vibration analyst on staffnot Fictiv
- A multi-site manufacturer that needs one reliability picture across plants without standardising their maintenance teamsnot Fictiv
- An operator whose capex budget will not approve sensor hardware but whose opex budget will approve a servicenot Fictiv
- A site trying to move from calendar-based motor overhauls to condition-based intervals with defensible evidencenot Fictiv
Fictiv
- An engineering team needing machined prototypes in days without qualifying a machine shop firstnot Augury
- Moving a part between regions to change landed cost or tariff exposure without re-sourcing a suppliernot Augury
- Bridge production between prototype tooling and a committed high-volume suppliernot Augury
- Getting design-for-manufacturing feedback on a part before committing to injection mould toolingnot Augury
Where each one falls short
Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.
Augury
- The per-machine annual fee never stops, so over a five to eight year horizon the total exceeds buying sensors and software outright and running the programme yourself.
- Coverage is aimed at standard rotating equipment; reciprocating compressors, very low-speed machinery and non-rotating assets are poorly served, so you still need a second monitoring approach.
- Diagnoses depend on Augurys analysts, which means the quality of your programme is set by a vendor queue you do not control and turnaround is not something you can escalate internally.
- The sensors and the analytics are one system, so leaving Augury means removing the hardware and starting again; there is no path to keep the sensors and change the software.
- Pricing is unpublished and negotiated per fleet, so buyers have no benchmark and comparable plants can pay materially different per-machine rates.
Fictiv
- This is a manufacturing service, not software you licence, so there is nothing to deploy or own and switching means re-sourcing parts rather than exporting data.
- A broker sits between you and the shop cutting your part, so at stable production volumes direct sourcing usually beats the platform price and the platform knows it.
- You do not choose or generally know the specific supplier, which makes process control, supplier audits and traceability harder in regulated or aerospace work.
- MISUMI completed a $350 million acquisition in June 2025, so roadmap and pricing now answer to a Japanese industrial components group rather than to an independent platform strategy.
- Instant quotes are geometry-driven and complex or tightly toleranced parts drop into engineer review, so the speed advantage that justified the choice disappears exactly on the parts that are hardest to source.
Pricing, plan by plan
Augury
On request- Machine Health$undefined/year
- Flat annual fee per monitored machine
- Sensors, gateway, connectivity and installation included
- Unlimited users and unlimited diagnostic reviews
Fictiv
On request- Per-part quoting$undefined/month
- No subscription or platform fee
- Priced per part by geometry, material, process and quantity
- Instant quotes for many processes, engineer review for complex parts
Which should you pick?
Choose Augury if
- You need halo sensors.
- You work on Web, iOS, Android.
- You also want diagnostics as a service.
Choose Fictiv if
- You need instant cad quoting.
- You work on Web, Cloud.
- You also want design for manufacturing feedback.
Questions people ask
- Is Augury or Fictiv better?
- Neither clearly leads. Augury starts at On request and Fictiv at On request, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, Augury or Fictiv?
- Augury starts at On request and Fictiv at On request.
- Does Augury or Fictiv run on more platforms?
- Augury runs on Web, iOS, Android. Fictiv runs on Web, Cloud.
- What is Augury best used for?
- Augury is most often used for a food plant with 200 similar motors and pumps and no vibration analyst on staff, a multi-site manufacturer that needs one reliability picture across plants without standardising their maintenance teams, an operator whose capex budget will not approve sensor hardware but whose opex budget will approve a service, a site trying to move from calendar-based motor overhauls to condition-based intervals with defensible evidence. Of those, a food plant with 200 similar motors and pumps and no vibration analyst on staff and a multi-site manufacturer that needs one reliability picture across plants without standardising their maintenance teams are not what Fictiv is typically brought in for.
- What can Augury do that Fictiv cannot?
- Augury covers Halo sensors, Diagnostics as a Service, Named fault diagnosis, Process Health. Fictiv covers Instant CAD quoting, Design for manufacturing feedback, Multi-region network, Multiple processes.
Answered from the vendors’ own pages
Augury: Do I buy the sensors?
No. Sensors, gateways, connectivity and installation are included in the per-machine annual fee.
Fictiv: Is Fictiv software I can buy?
No. It is an on-demand manufacturing service with a quoting and order management platform. You pay for parts, not for the software.
Augury: Is there a per-user licence?
No. The web application allows unlimited users; the meter is monitored machines.
Fictiv: Is Fictiv still independent?
No. MISUMI Group completed its acquisition, valued at $350 million, in June 2025. Fictiv continues to trade under its own name.
Augury: Who does the diagnosis?
Machine-learning models flag issues and Augury vibration analysts review them before a finding is released to you.
Fictiv: Do I know which factory makes my part?
Generally not. Fictiv manages a vetted network and allocates work within it, which is a limitation if your quality system requires named and audited suppliers.
Augury: What happens if we cancel?
The sensors are part of the service and monitoring stops; you do not retain a usable standalone system.
Fictiv: Is it cheaper than sourcing directly?
For prototypes and low volumes, usually yes once you count the cost of finding and qualifying a supplier. At stable production volumes, direct sourcing is normally cheaper.
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