Manufact vs OpenRouter: who uses which
Customers, public proof and the companies that use both.
On usedby, 24 companies use Manufact and 28 use OpenRouter. 1 company uses both, including Nvidia. OpenRouter leads among the DevTools & Infrastructure companies on usedby that use either tool.Latest check Nov 11, 2026: 52 of 52 public lines checked. Counts include every proof level, job-post signals included. A company on both tools counts at any proof level, and a job post on one side is marked as such.
Who uses Manufact, OpenRouter, or both
Every company with a public proof for at least one of the two tools.
23
listed for Manufact only
1
company uses both
27
listed for OpenRouter only
On usedby, 23 companies are listed for Manufact only, 27 are listed for OpenRouter only and 1 uses both, out of the 51 companies listed for at least one. An absent listing does not prove non-use.
Where it lands
Recently publicly listed customers
Where it lands
Recently publicly listed customers
Who uses both
Companies with a public line on both tools, at any proof level: the strongest proofs come first, and a job post is marked.
| Company | First public proof, Manufact |
|---|---|
 Nvidia | On or before Feb 2026 |
By industry
Which tool the companies on usedby use, by industry. Shares of the companies on usedby that use Manufact, OpenRouter or both: a share of the companies on usedby, not of the market.
Listed for Manufact onlyBothListed for OpenRouter only
More common with OpenRouter
- DevTools & Infrastructure9 of the 10 DevTools & Infrastructure companies on usedby that use either tool use OpenRouter.
- Artificial Intelligence8 of the 9 Artificial Intelligence companies on usedby that use either tool use OpenRouter.
Source: every usedby line, from confirmed proofs to job-post signals (the weakest proof level).
Side by side
Facts from our data and from each vendor's public pages. Each line says where it comes from.
Vendor facts checked: Manufact, 3 of 5; OpenRouter, 2 of 5. Missing facts remain unverified, not absent features.
ManufactOpenRouterWhat customers report
Results as the vendor or the customer published them, with the source and the date.
Manufact
No reviewed story for Manufact yet.
OpenRouter
Multiply that by 35k daily players
Pax Historia
Vendor case study, openrouter.ai, captured Oct 31, 2026
Questions about Manufact and OpenRouter
Which is used more, Manufact or OpenRouter?
OpenRouter has more customers on usedby: 28 against 24 for Manufact.
Do companies use both Manufact and OpenRouter?
Yes. 1 company uses both on usedby, including Nvidia.
Who uses Manufact?
24 companies on usedby, each with the public page that shows it. See who uses Manufact.
Who uses OpenRouter?
28 companies on usedby, each with the public page that shows it. See who uses OpenRouter.
How does usedby count customers?
A company counts when a public page shows it: a vendor's customer page, a case study, a press release or a job post, most saved with a dated capture. Every line is a customer, at one of four proof levels: confirmed, declared by the company itself, observed or signal (a job post, the weakest). A company counts as using both tools when it has a line on each, at any level; the list shows the strongest proofs first and marks job posts.