VXDIAG VCX Series Products Comparison

Pre-purchase Notice

The VXDIAG device comes with built-in authorization. With a one-time purchase, you enjoy lifetime authorization and firmware updates at no additional cost.

Device usage steps:

  1. After purchase, download the diagnostic software for the corresponding vehicle model.
  2. Connect the device to the vehicle, and once the software is downloaded, proceed to download VX Manager.
  3. In VX Manager, download the corresponding vehicle driver.
  4. After that, open the diagnostic software and start the diagnostic process.

Please note that for special functions such as programming and coding, an online subscription account for the corresponding diagnostic software is required. You will need to obtain this account from the software's official website, as VXDIAG does not charge any additional subscription fees.

Please be sure to understand the precautions for the VXDIAG device and its VX Manager driver management software before purchasing: 

Why Do You Need to Disable Antivirus Software or Firewalls When Using VXDIAG Devices?

 

VXDIAG VCX Series Products Comparison

VXDIAG diagnostic tools can be categorized into several series, including VCX-SE, VCX-NANO, VCX-PLUS, and VCX FD. Each series is designed to cater to different user needs and vehicle types, offering a range of features and performance levels to meet various diagnostic requirements.

 

I. Which VCX product is right for you? - The comprehensive comparison of four series

 

Feature

VCX FD

VCX PLUS

VCX SE

VCX Nano
Processor Dual processor 580MHz + 550MHz Dual processor 580MHz + 180MHz Dual processor 580MHz + 180MHz Single processor 180MHz
DoIP Protocol Option Option 1/2 Option 1/2 Option 1 Not supported
CAN FD Supports CAN FD CAN FD is not supported CAN FD is not supported CAN FD is not supported
WiFi 802.11n 150Mbps 802.11n 150Mbps 802.11n 150Mbps 802.11n 75Mbps
USB Type USB Type-C USB Type-B Interface USB Type-C Interface USB Micro Interface
Network Interface Type C to RJ45 RJ45 Interface Type-C to RJ45 Network interface is not supported
OBD-II OBD-II DB-26 to OBD-II OBD-II OBD-II
Protocol Software switchable protocol for all pins of OBD Software switchable protocol for all pins of OBD Software switchable protocol for all pins of OBD Non-switchable (pin fixed)
Remote Support Remote support Remote support Remote support Remote is not supported
Compatibility Compatible with 17 vehicle brands (Currently, it only supports GM and Ford.) Compatible with 17 vehicle brands Compatible with 17 vehicle brands Compatible with 8 vehicle brands (Single Brand)

 

 

II. Detailed Hardware Comparison of VXDIAG Products

 

Feature VCX FD VCX PLUS VCX SE VCX NANO
Main Unit
Top/Bottom View
Cables/Connectors
Processor Dual processor 580MHz + 180MHz Dual processor 580MHz + 180MHz Dual processor 580MHz + 180MHz 180MHz
DoIP Protocol Option 1/2 Option 1/2 Optional 1 No
CAN FD protocol Yes No No No
WLAN 802.11n 150Mbps 802.11n 150Mbps 802.11n 150Mbps 802.11n 75Mbps
USB Connector USB Type-C USB 3.0 Type-B USB Type-C USB Micro
WLAN Connector (PC) USB Type-C to RJ45 Converter RJ45 LAN 10/100M USB Type-C to RJ45 Converter No
Wireless Connector (PC) WLAN 802.11 b/g/n WLAN 802.11 b/g/n WLAN 802.11 b/g/n WLAN 802.11 b/g/n
Diagnostic Connector OBD-II DB-26 to OBD-II OBD-II OBD-II
Remote Diagnosis (DoNET) Yes Yes Yes No
Size L x W x H = 138 x 46 x 21 (mm) L x W x H = 175 x 110 x 45 (mm) L x W x H = 140 x 50 x 25 (mm) L x W x H =140 x 50 x 25 (mm)
Weight Net weight 0.3KG, Gross weight 0.8KG Net weight 0.6KG, Gross weight 2.3KG Net weight 0.3KG, Gross weight 0.8KG Net weight 0.3KG, Gross weight 0.8KG
Case Reinforced plastic shell Aluminum metal + reinforced plastic shell Reinforced plastic shell Plastic shell
LED 4 LEDs (Power, WLAN, Communication, and Vehicle) 4 LEDs (Power, WLAN, Communication, and Vehicle) 4 LEDs (Power, WLAN, Communication, and Vehicle) 2 LEDs (Red: Device Status, Blue: Communication Status)
Car Brands 16 brands (Benz, BMW, VAG, JLR, Volvo, GM, Ford, Mazda, Subaru, Toyota, Honda, Renault, PSA, Porsche, Nissan) 16 brands (Benz, BMW, VAG, JLR, Volvo, GM, Ford, Mazda, Subaru, Toyota, Honda, Renault, PSA, Porsche, Nissan) 16 brands (Benz, BMW, VAG, JLR, Volvo, GM, Ford, Mazda, Subaru, Toyota, Honda, Renault, PSA, Porsche, Nissan) Single brand (GM, Ford Mazda, JLR, Volvo, VAG, Toyota, Renault, Nissan)
Vehicle Protocol ISO-15765 CAN / CANFD,
VAG TP16 CAN,
ISO-13400 DoIP,
Option1/2,
VAG KW81 (SAE J2818),
ISO-9141 K-Line,
ISO-14230 K-Line,
SAE-J1850-VPW (GM Class2),
SAE-J1850-PWM (FORD SCP),
ISO-17987 LIN BUS,
SAE-J1567 CCD BUS (Chrysler),
ISO-15765 CAN,
SAE-J2740 GM ALDL,
SAE-J2809 HONDA DIAG-H,
NISSAN DDL UART with CLOCK,
ISO-11898-2 DWCAN,
ISO-11898-3 DWFTCAN,
FORD UBP,
SAE-J2411 SWCAN (GMLAN),
VAG TP20 CAN (SAE-J2819),
VAG KW81 (SAE J2818),
BENZ KWFB,
BENZ MB-ISO		 ISO-13400 DoIP,
ISO-9141 K-Line,
ISO-14230 K-Line,
ISO-17987 LIN BUS,
ISO-15765 CAN,
SAE-J1850-VPW (GM Class2),
SAE-J1850-PWM (FORD SCP),
ISO-11898-2 DWCAN,
ISO-11898-3 DWFTCAN,
SAE-J2411 SWCAN (GMLAN),
VAG TP16 CAN,
VAG TP20 CAN (SAE-J2819),
VAG KW81 (SAE J2818),
SAE-J2610 SCI (Chrysler),
SAE-J1567 CCD BUS (Chrysler),
SAE-J2740 GM ALDL,
SAE-J2809 HONDA DIAG-H,
NISSAN DDL UART with CLOCK,
BMW DS2,
FORD UBP,
BENZ KWFB,
BENZ MB-ISO		 ISO-13400 DoIP,
VAG TP16 CAN,
VAG KW81 (SAE J2818),
ISO-9141 K-Line,
ISO-14230 K-Line,
ISO-17987 LIN BUS,
ISO-15765 CAN,
SAE-J2610 SCI (Chrysler),
SAE-J1850-VPW (GM Class2),
SAE-J1850-PWM (FORD SCP),
SAE-J1567 CCD BUS (Chrysler),
SAE-J2740 GM ALDL,
SAE-J2809 HONDA DIAG-H,
ISO-11898-2 DWCAN,
ISO-11898-3 DWFTCAN,
BMW DS2,
FORD UBP,
BENZ KWFB,
BENZ MB-ISO		 ISO-9141 K-Line,
ISO-14230 K-Line,
ISO-15765 CAN,
SAE-J1850-VPW (GM Class2),
SAE-J1850-PWM (FORD SCP),
SAE-J2411 SWCAN (GMLAN),
VAG TP16 CAN,
SAE-J2809 HONDA DIAG-H,
ISO-11898-2 DWCAN,
DWFTCAN,
FORD UBP,
BMW DS2,
BENZ KWFB,
BENZ MB-ISO

 

III. Comparison of Supported Vehicle Models for VXDIAG Products

 

Brand Car Models Software VCX PLUS VCX SE VCX FD VCX NANO
Toyota Toyota/Lexus/Sicon TIS Techstream ✔️ ✔️ Coming soon ✔️
Honda Honda Acura HDS ✔️ ✔️ Coming soon ❌
Subaru Subaru SSM3 ✔️ ✔️ Coming soon ❌
Volvo Volvo VIDA/Vdash ✔️ ✔️ Coming soon ✔️
JLR Jaguar/Land rover(2007-2016) SDD ✔️ ✔️ Coming soon ✔️
Benz Benz/Smart/FUSO/Maybach XENTRY/DAS ✔️ ✔️ Coming soon ❌
BMW BMW/Mini/Rolls Royce for ISTA-D/P E-sys ✔️ ✔️ Coming soon ❌
GM Chevrolet/Buick/Opel/Cadillac/Holden GDS2/Tech2win/SPS ✔️ ✔️ ✔️ ✔️
Ford Ford IDS ✔️ ✔️ ✔️ ✔️
Mazda Mazda IDS ✔️ ✔️ ✔️ ✔️
VAG VW Audi Seat Skoda Bentley Lamborghini ODIS ✔️ ✔️ Coming soon ✔️
JLR Jaguar/Land rover(2017-2022) Pathfinder ✔️ ✔️ Coming soon ❌
Renault Renault CLIP ✔️ ✔️ Coming soon ✔️
PSA Peugeot Citroen DS Diagbox ✔️ ✔️ Coming soon ❌
Nissan Nissan Infiniti GTR Consult-3 Plus ✔️ ✔️ Coming soon ✔️

 

 

IV. VXDIAG Diagnostic Software & Supported Vehicles

  1. Mercedes, Smart, Maybach

    • Software: DAS / XENTRY/DTS (Enables diagnostics & online SCN coding)
    • Years Supported: January 2001 - 2025
    • Available Languages: Bulgarian, Czech, Danish, German, Greek, English, Spanish, Finnish, French, Hungarian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Dutch, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Croatian, Slovenian, Swedish, Turkish, Chinese

  2. BMW, Mini, Rolls-Royce

    • Software: ISTAD / ISTAP / Engineering Software (Supports diagnostics, coding, programming, key programming)
    • Years Supported: January 2004 - 2025
    • Available Languages:
      • ISTAD: English
      • ISTAP: English, Chinese, Czech, Dutch, French, German, Greek, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, Swedish, Thai, Turkish

  3. Toyota, Lexus, Scion

    • Software: TIS Techstream (Provides diagnostics, coding, programming, key programming)
    • Years Supported: 2000 - 2025 (excluding K-line)
    • Available Languages: English, Japanese

  4. Honda, Acura

    • Software: HDS (Supports diagnostics, coding, programming, key programming)
    • Years Supported: 2005 - 2025
    • Available Languages: English, Italian, Japanese, French, Spanish, Thai, Greek, Polish, German, Russian, Vietnamese, Norwegian, Hungarian, Turkish

  5. Volvo

    • Functionality: Supports diagnostics and programming
    • Years Supported: 2000 - 2014
    • Available Languages:
      • 2014D Version: English, French, Spanish, Swedish, Portuguese, Chinese

  6. Volkswagen, Audi, Skoda, Lamborghini, Bentley

    • Software: ODIS (Offboard Diagnostic Information System Service) (Supports diagnostics, coding, programming, key programming)
    • Years Supported: 2001 - 2025
    • Available Languages: English, Czech, Danish, German, Greek, Spanish, Finnish, French, Hungarian, Croatian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Dutch, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Slovenian, Swedish, Turkish, Romanian, Chinese

  7. Jaguar, Land Rover

    • Software: SDD / Pathfinder (Supports diagnostics, coding, programming, key programming)
    • Years Supported: SDD: 2007 - 2016, Pathfinder: 2017 onwards
    • Available Languages:
      • JLR SDD: English, Spanish, French, Italian, Dutch, Portuguese, Russian, Japanese, Korean, Chinese
      • JLR DoIP Pathfinder: English, German, French, Spanish, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Dutch, Portuguese, Russian, Chinese

  8. Ford, Lincoln, Mazda

    • Software: IDS (Provides diagnostics, coding, programming, key programming)
    • Years Supported: 2005 - 2025
    • Available Languages: Chinese, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hungarian, Italian, Japanese, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Slovenian, Spanish, Swedish, Thai, Turkish

  9. GM, Buick, Chevrolet, Cadillac, Opel, Saab

    • Software: GDS2 / Tech2Win (Supports diagnostics, coding, programming, key programming)
    • Years Supported: 2000 - 2025 (Note: Tech2Win does not support Opel/Saab, but GDS2 is ok.)
    • Available Languages:
      • GM GDS2: English, Spanish, French, Italian, Portuguese, Dutch, Russian, Arabic, Japanese, Chinese, Vietnamese
      • GM Tech2win: English

  10. Subaru

    • Software: SSM3 Select Monitor III, SSM4
    • Years Supported: 2005 - 2025
    • Available Languages:
      • SSM3: English, German, Spanish, French, Italian
      • SSM4: English, Japanese, French, German, Spanish, Italian, Russian, Chinese, Polish

  11. Renault

    • Software: Renault Clip
    • Years Supported: 2005 - 2025 (excluding K-line models)
    • Available Languages: English, German, Russian, French, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, Dutch, Danish, Finnish, Norwegian, Swedish, Romanian

  12. Nissan and Infiniti

    • Software: C3P(CONSULT-3) 
    • Years Supported: 2006 to 2025 

 


Here's a NOTE:

  1. The VXDIAG VCX NANO is limited to supporting software for a single car brand.

  2. The VCX FD series is the only one that includes support for the CAN FD protocol; other series do not offer this feature.

  3. VCX FD, VCX PLUS, VCX SE models are compatible with multi-brand software. To confirm whether your desired software can be added to your device, please contact our customer service and provide your device's serial number.

  4. Both firmware and licenses are eligible for free lifetime updates.