Many customers want to have a good ECU programmer with cost-effective price. They are confused on KT200, CG FC200 and PCMTuner which are deeply concerned on the market. Here we make a comparative analysis of these three products, hope it help you to make a better decision.

Comparison Sheet 1: KT200 VS CG FC200

Product	KT200	CG FC200
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Price	€801 (Full version) €644 (Auto version)	€686
Software Language	English, Italian, Dutch, French, Spanish, Polish, Portuguese, Czech, Romanian, Turkish	English, French, Spanish, Polish, Turkish, Chinese
Dongle	NO	NO
ECU Search	Search ECU by ECU number, car brand	Search ECU by Bosch ECU number, car brand
Operation mode	Beach, Boot, BDM/KTAG, and OBD mode	Bench, Boot, and OBD Mode
ECU types	Bosch, Magneti Marelli, Continental, Denso, Delco, Temic or Siemens	Bosch
Virtual reading	Free VR files in ECUHelp program	NO
Wiring diagram	Check wiring in KT200, online update wiring diagram and Device show you wiring diagram	Device shows you wiring diagram
Tuner account for DPF, EGR, ADBlue OFF and Remap	YES	NO
Read BMW ISN	No	Yes, read ISN, change ISN and VIN
Checksum	YES	Can calculate checksum online as long as the subscription is active
Option solderless adapter	No	Yes, FC200 Optional adapter: No Need Disassembly Adapter for 6HP 8HP MSV90 N55 N20 B48 B58 B38 etc
Update & Subscription	KT200 free update online No subscription, No annual fee, No monthly fee.	1 Year Free update, subscription is $125/ year
ECU List	Support ECU List	Support ECU List
TCU List	Support TCU List	NO
License	Auto Version (7 license) : Car OBD, Truck OBD, Full System, BDM/JTAG, TOOL BOOT, Bench Mode, TCU Gear	Full License
	Full Version (10 license) : Car OBD, Truck OBD, Tractor OBD , Boat OBD, Motorbike OBD, Full System, BDM/JTAG, TOOL BOOT, Bench Mode, TCU Gear

Comparison Sheet 2: KT200 VS PCMTuner

	KT200/KTM200/ECUTuner	PCMTuner
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Price	€801 (Full version) €644 (Auto version)	€404
Software language	Italian, English, Dutch, French, Spanish, Polish, Portuguese, Czech, Romanian, Turkish	English, Russian
Dongle	No dongle	USB Smart Dongle
Master or Slave version	Master	Master
Offline/online	Must work online	Works offline, VR need online
Operation mode	Bench, Boot, BDM/KTAG and OBD mode	Bench, boot and OBD mode
ECU types	Bosch, Magneti Marelli, Continental, Denso, Delco, Temic or Siemens	Bosch, Magneti Marelli, Continental or Siemens
Virtual Reading	free VR files in ECUHelp program	online access to VR files
Checksum calculation	Yes	Yes
License	Auto version (7 licenses):            Car OBD, Truck OBD, Full System, BDM/JTAG, TOOL BOOT, Bench Mode, TCU Gear	67 modules in 1 (MODULE LIST)
	Full version (10 licenses):          Car OBD, Truck OBD, Tractor OBD, Boat OBD, Motorbike OBD, Full System, BDM/JTAG, TOOL BOOT, Bench Mode, TCU Gear
Support DTC Gearbox	Yes	Yes
Audi VAG Gearbox	Yes	Yes
PCR .1	Yes	Yes
EDC16	Yes	with Fetrotech plugin
EDC17	Yes	Yes
ME9.0	Yes	No
Read ISN	No	No
MG1 MD1	Yes, built-in	with Fetrotech plugin
VR server and files	Yes	Yes
With wiring diagram	Yes	Yes
Tuner account	Yes	Yes
Free damaos for tuner	Yes	Yes
Ticket system for support	No	Yes
Clone ECU and TCU	Yes	Yes
Car OBD	Yes	Yes
Truck OBD	Yes	No
Tractor OBD	Full version Yes	No
	Auto version No
Boat OBD	Full version Yes	No
	Auto version No
Motorbike OBD	Full version Yes	No
	Auto version No
Technical support	Unknown	Good
J2534 Passthru work for multi diagnostic tool	No	Yes
Plugin	Feature addon modules	MPM, Fetrotech Tool and more
Update & Subscription	This tool uses an annual subsc	PCMTuner free update online No subscription, No annual fee, No monthly fee.
		Never update PCM-Flash

KT200/KTM200 Pros and Cons

Pros:

• Supports more multi- languages
• Supports BOSCH EDC7/EDC16/ME9/MED9/MD1/MG1/EDC17/MED17/ME17/SIEMEN SPCR2.1/PCR1
• Supports VR server and files
• Supports Bosch, magneti marelli, continental, Siemens, and also supports denso, Delco, Temic ECUs while other two ecu programmers cannot do
• Supports Bench, Boot, OBD, and also supports BDM/KTAG while other two ecu programmers cannot do
• Supports Truck OBD, full version supports Tractor OBD, Boat OBD, Motorbike OBD
• Supports update online. No subscription, No annual fee, No monthly fee.

Cons:

• Cannot read BMW ISN
• Does not support Ticket system

CG FC200 Pros and Cons

Pros:

• Supports full license
• Can read BMW ISN, change ISN and VIN while others cannot

Cons:

• Works only on Bosch ECUs and some siemens old ECU
• Only some BMW ECU can be done via OBD
• Does not support VR server and files (dpf,egr, adblue off and remap)
• Can only do checksum fix online, checksum won’t work if the subscription expires.
• Only supports 1 Year Free update, after one year, the subscription is $125/ year

PCMTuner Magic Car Tool Pros and Cons

Pros:

• The price is the cheapest
• Supports free update online. No subscription, No annual fee, No monthly fee.
• Works on Bosch ECUs, Magneti Marelli, Continetial or Siemens
• Supports virtual reading-online access to VR files

Cons:

• Cannot do BMW ECUs (EDC17xx etc)
• Cannot read BMW ISN, change ISN & VIN
• Though PCMtuner 1.21 has its own tuner account for dpf,egr, adblue off and remap, but they’re paid items

In conclusion:

KT200, FC200 and PCMTuner are professional and cost-effective ECU Programmers. Which one is better to choose is depending on what is the main purpose of your buy.

CG FC200 ECU programmer is better for BMW ISN reading, modifying and cloning. But it only can for some BMW because most of MEDC17 need adaption of OTP and password or immo transfer for successful cloning.

For chip tuning, both KT200 and PCMTuner are good choices.

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