DIYTrade vs Fictiv

DIYTrade is a web-based B2B trading platform for businesses sourcing and selling products. It describes a marketplace with over 5 million products and says more than 8 million users search for suppliers through the platform each month. Its free member service is a basic online trading offering for small and medium businesses, including a company website with a free subdomain. Members can publish company, product, and service information, using English, Simplified Chinese, or Traditional Chinese; the two Chinese versions can be converted automatically. Website customization includes adjustable content layouts, dozens of templates, and 360 color choices per template. Product catalogs support custom fields, embedded PayPal payment button code, and multimedia such as Youku and YouTube. Members can customize contact forms and add QQ or Skype chat. DIYTrade says member website information is listed on its China and international sites, with SEO support and XML sitemaps. A mobile version is designed for phones and tablets. Membership requires a legally registered company, truthful and complete registration information, and one registration per company. The service is free.

Fictiv is a web platform for sourcing custom mechanical parts from prototype through production. Listed manufacturing processes include CNC machining, sheet metal, injection molding, die casting, 3D printing, compression molding and urethane casting. Customers can upload a 3D model or drawing for instant pricing on prototype or expedited parts, or submit an RFQ for complex parts and production programmes. Fictiv says most quotes arrive within two business days, and requesting a quote needs no credit card or order commitment. Eligible non-tooling CNC, 3D printing and sheet metal parts can be compared across up to five quantity tiers. The platform provides instant design-for-manufacturability tips, expert feedback and real-time order visibility with inspection photos, shipping updates and traceability. Fictiv Teams coordinates sourcing across projects and companies. Support includes mold design, finite element analysis, BOM consolidation and NPI readiness. Procurement connections use cXML Punchout with systems including SAP Ariba, Coupa and Microsoft Dynamics 365. Pricing is available on request.