Interface for ODIS/ODIS-E

[Peter5]

Has anyone done any research recently on a reliable pricing interface for using ODIS/ODIS-E?
I've spent several nights browsing the site from A to Z and still can't figure out which one works and which version to avoid.
Some say "this is the best", others rate it as "sucks". Genuine chips, genuine this and that, but do they actually work?

VNCI, VXI, VXDIAG, 6154A clones etc.

Does anyone have experience using red VNCI with paid updates?
Please leave your experience, thanks!

 

[kral11998]

VNCI is good, but not very reliable.

 

[BUGBEAR]

What do you mean by "VNCI with paid updates"?
I've been using VNCI for a year now, everything works great, no additional drivers required, just plug and play. I haven't tested it on earlier versions, but with the latest ODIS-S and ODIS-E it works great.

 

[peroogi]

VXDIAG works great.

 

[Peter5]

Some VNCI vendors sell the interface, which includes 12 months of updates (firmware updates) and next year, for about 20-30 USD "on the second hand market".
Not sure if I should post links here, but if you go to AliExpress you'll see this. There are also sellers offering "free updates" until around 2030.
Maybe I'll try the red VNCI, it costs about 100 USD and even if it doesn't work it won't be much of a loss.