Microbial/enzyme induced carbonate precipitation (MICP/EICP) is one of the hot topics in the field of civil engineering, environmental engineering in recent years, primarily attributed to its environmental friendliness and low energy consumption. However, how to enhance its economic and technical feasibility to ensure its stable and high-performance is still a significant challenge. This paper systematically explores the strategic incorporation of additives as a promising approach to enhance the efficiency and controllability of MICP/EICP process. An overview of MICP and EICP, including a comparison between them, is first compiled. According to the characteristics of various additives and the regulatory requirements, they are classified into the following categories: organic macromolecular additives, inorganic additives, biological additives and others. It then highlights the potential of additives to impact the mineralization dynamic process and the underlying mechanisms of their involvement in the reaction, such as providing nucleation sites, enhancing bioactivity, altering the properties of the calcium carbonate product, and reducing by-products. Whereas these additives either possess outstanding biocompatibility, specific functional groups, or particular viscosity, can work synergistically with MICP/EICP, they still have some intrinsic limits that need to be addressed. Therefore, future perspectives in additive-modified MICP/EICP systems are discussed in-depth. These insights establish a theoretical framework for additive selection tailored to specific MICP/EICP applications, making the incorporation of additives a powerful tool in the future to improve mineralization outcomes in different application scenarios.