How to choose between PCMTuner and ECUHelp ECU Bench Tool

Both PcmTuner and ECUHelp ECU Bench Tool are new released ECU Programmer in 2022, Which one is better? Here is comparison table to help you make a choice.

Item	PCMtuner	ECU Bench Tool
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Price	$499	$329
Dongle	with Smart Dongle	without Dongle
Software	1. PCMtuner 2. PCMflash	1. AMT Bench Service Tool(AMT BST) 2. ECUHelp
Version	Master	Master
Datacenter	VZ Performace	ECUHelp 2.0
Network Connection	Yes	Yes
Update & Subscription	1. PCMtuner update online, no subscription, no annual fee 2. PCMflash update by dongle	Both ATM BST and ECUHelp Update Online
Checksum	Yes	Yes
VR read & Write	Yes, Online	Yes, Online
EDC16	Not Support Yet	Support, no need open ECU
EDC17 MEDC17	Yes, good for this	Yes, only a few models
MG1 MD1	Coming soon, need buy new adapter	yes, the license freely activated already
VAG Volvo ME9	No	yes, no need open ECU
Operation Mode	OBD, Bench, Boot	Bench
Offline/Online	Work offline, VR need online	Work offline, VR need online
Activation	Yes, provide SN and register email to activate	Yes, provide SN to activate
ECU List	PCMtuner ECU List	ECU Bench Tool ECU List
ECU Tuning Service	Download VR files for free Pay for tuning file	Pay for VR files Pay for tuning file

Summarize:
Ecuhelp ECU Bench Tool Advantages: support EDC16, MG1 MD1 and VAG Volvo ME9. PCMtuner need to buy new adapter to support MG1 MD1, not support EDC16 and VAG Volvo ME9 Yet.

PCM tuner Advantages: support operation Mode via OBD,Bench and Boot. ECU bench tool only supports Bench, And PCMTuner download VR Files for free But ECU Bench need to pay it.