Fictiv

On-demand custom manufacturing with instant CAD quoting, now owned by MISUMI

As of 31 August 2026, Fictiv's pricing is not published; the vendor quotes on request. A manufacturing marketplace with a quoting and DFM platform layered over a vetted supplier network across five countries. Softwr lists it under Manufacturing. Fictiv is made by Fictiv, Inc. (MISUMI Group), available on Web, Cloud.

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Overview

What Fictiv does

Fictiv takes a CAD file, returns a price and lead time with design-for-manufacturing feedback, and then manages production through a network of vetted manufacturers for CNC machining, injection moulding, 3D printing, sheet metal, die casting, urethane casting and compression moulding. The platform handles quoting, order tracking, revision control, quality documentation and inspection reports, so an engineering team gets a software-like experience over what is fundamentally a brokered manufacturing service.\n\nThe distinguishing capability is the supply chain, not the software. Fictiv operates a managed network across the United States, Mexico, India, China and Japan, which lets a customer move a part between regions for cost, lead time or tariff reasons without re-qualifying a supplier themselves. In a period of tariff volatility and supply chain re-shoring, that regional optionality is the reason buyers pick it over a local machine shop, and it is the capability a single-country supplier cannot match.\n\nBuyers are hardware engineering teams, from startups producing prototypes to established manufacturers running bridge production. The trade-off is that you are buying parts, not tooling or software, and you do not own the supplier relationship. Margin sits between you and the shop making your part, so at production volumes on a stable design, direct sourcing is usually cheaper. And since MISUMI completed its acquisition in June 2025, Fictiv is a component of a Japanese industrial components group rather than an independent venture-backed platform, which is a fact worth weighing if long-term strategic direction matters to your sourcing plan.

What people use it for

An engineering team needing machined prototypes in days without qualifying a machine shop first
Moving a part between regions to change landed cost or tariff exposure without re-sourcing a supplier
Bridge production between prototype tooling and a committed high-volume supplier
Getting design-for-manufacturing feedback on a part before committing to injection mould tooling

Where it falls short

Concrete and checkable, so you can decide whether any of them matter to you. This is the half of a review a vendor will not write about 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.

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Pricing

What Fictiv costs

Taken from the vendor's own pricing page. Prices move, so check before you buy.

Per-part quoting

On request

No subscription or platform fee
Priced per part by geometry, material, process and quantity
Instant quotes for many processes, engineer review for complex parts
Tooling charged separately for moulding and casting

Capabilities

Features

Instant CAD quoting
Upload a model and receive price and lead time, with comparison across up to five quantity tiers in one quote
Design for manufacturing feedback
Automated and engineer-reviewed manufacturability analysis before the order is placed
Multi-region network
Vetted manufacturers across the United States, Mexico, India, China and Japan
Multiple processes
CNC machining, injection moulding, 3D printing, sheet metal, die casting, urethane and compression moulding
Quality documentation
Inspection reports, first article inspection and material certifications available per order
Order and revision tracking
Part revision history and order status visible to the whole engineering team
Bridge to production
Prototype through low-volume and production quantities using the same part record

Answered, with sources

Questions people ask

Each answer names the page it came from, so you can check it rather than take our word for it.

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.

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.

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.

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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