User Reviews

• A total Ripoff...

  Peter BrunnenJanuary 31, 2016

  Pros

  There really isn't anyone else in the market.

  Cons

  You have to buy it again EVERY FREAKING YEAR! And they forcibly obsolete prior versions on every OS update.

  Summary

  Stay Away! You will just get sucked into a money trap with these guys. They have no concept of a casual users. I don't want 50 VPN connections with all these other features I have no use for...

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• Ripoff alert- they will disable your software

  douglasfentonNovember 3, 2014

  Pros

  It does work, I have been a user since version 4, even a bata tester at one point.

  Cons

  Verizon 7 now gives you the option to upgrade or quite.

  Summary

  I should have seen this comming, they started selling insurance. Currently they will not even answer version 7 owners email unless you pay them. If you buy the current version next time apple provides an upgrade to the Mac os then this company will demand more money from you. I have have bought / upgraded though the years, now if I try to run version 7 it will offer me the option to upgrade or quite. I have never seen a company drop all support for 1 version back.

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• Works in evaluation, kernel panic after purchase

  full-gamutJanuary 28, 2014

  Pros

  Great setup experience, clear instructions on their site. Fundamentally ought to work well.

  Cons

  Evaluating is flawless, until you fork over the $100+ they ask for it. Then you're in for a treat as flipping the connection switch has about a 50/50 chance of causing a kernel panic and locking up your Mac. Truly, the worst implementation of anything I've ever seen. I don't know how they can release code in this state. Google for issue confirms this is something that's gone unresolved across versions of Mac OS.

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• data transfer

  ardila_arfahAugust 19, 2009

  Pros

  VPN Tracker 5 also features a greatly improved IPSec engine and a number of useful features for working within workgroups.

  Cons

  does not have that I do not like the product of this

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• Impossible licensing - and didn't work well with...

  Jason MarkSeptember 10, 2008

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  ...Zyxel router<br />This review was originally posted on VersionTracker.com.<br />We have 3 copies of this software for my office, and I'm looking for a replacement. Give yourself an hour to just deal with licensing stupidity when setting up this software... to make matters worse today one of my users just had it "stop working" with a message saying their license has expired (huh?). Since one of my employees originally registered the product, just the process of looking up the username and password took 15 minutes, and 3 separate forms and emails from Equinox. Why do they have to be so friggin clever with logins, they need to just use a serial number like every other software package out there? We had some problems with our Zyxel router, which is now fixed with the latest version of VPN tracker, but we lost hours, and a few hundred dollars on a consultant working around these issues. This is much less of an issue than how hard it is to use. Pricing is fair for what I need it to do.

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• Works great !

  MacWarriorOctober 8, 2007

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  This review was originally posted on VersionTracker.com.<br />I use the Professional version multiple times a day for multiple connections together and it works great. It connects without hassle and makes me able to remotely manage multiple servers with ARD. Only one thing is annoying me : it breaks the connection if your laptop fells asleep which happens very fast if you work on battery. But it is no critic, it seems logical to me. Maybe in a future version VPN Tracker can force the computer to stay awake ?

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• Works, but far too expensive and no support

  hrblnNovember 13, 2006

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  This review was originally posted on VersionTracker.com.<br />I have to use VPN Tracker because Cisco's OS X Client crashes when connecting to our corporate VPN. VPN Tracker supports XAUTH and NAT traversal and is the only client I could get to work with our VPN. The 200 â?¬ price tag is ridiculous, however, given that most of this app is just a gui for some open source projects and the interface is not very comfortable (no menu bar item etc.) I tried to automate some setting changes in OS X and my email client, but none of the AppleScript behaviours that are mentioned in the manual actually work. The application's own scripting support is very limited and buggy as well. I sent a message to support to get help with that, but they didn't even bother to answer.

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• VPN Tracker and the support is excellent

  pderbySeptember 29, 2006

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  This review was originally posted on VersionTracker.com.<br />I have a CISCO 800 series router for my home network. VPN Tracker is the only solution I know of that allows me to access my home network while I'm travelling in airports and road stops and sitting the back of taxi cabs using my mobile phone to get to my home network. The CISCO VPN client works well if I have access to an ethernet port (wired or wireless). However, the CISCO VPN client will not do a VPN connection via Bluetooth to a mobile phone used as a modem to the internet using GPRS. But VPN Tracker does understand both ethernet ports and the Bluetooth port. With version 4.8 you can have a minimal "easy VPN" configuration set up in the CISCO router and use VPN Tracker on your MacBook to get to your remote network securely. The company worked with me for over 2 weeks to resolve one problem that was stopping VPN Tracker from working in my setup. It took a little work to get the right dumps and settings to them, but they stuck with me and released version 4.8 that solved the connection problem. I, personally, think the price they charge for a VPN client, the much better documentation than that provided by CISCO, and the support, is well worth the price. If you are a travelling "road warrior" and need the most robust VPN client to get back to your home or corporate network, the VPN Tracker is the way to go.

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• OK product, terrible developer

  DrTimHillMay 22, 2006

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  This review was originally posted on VersionTracker.com.<br />This product seems to work pretty much as advertised most of the time -- but beware if you have trouble, because the developers have a pretty odd idea of customer service: 1. It's expensive for what it offers -- at $90 for the base version it's far more than most full-blown apps. 2. After you purchase, you have to go through a convoluted registration process to get the software running, and need to repeat this (including sending a begging email) if you need to move the software to a new computer. 3. The sign-up process for the VPN Tracker mail list is broken ont he web site, so if you do need help you cannot get it anywhere. Overall, the impression is of a company that is more concerned with getting money out of you than with providing a high value service to the sucker (oops, I meant customer).

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• Only VPN Solution to work on my Quad G5

  Kerwin RabbitrooDecember 20, 2005

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  This review was originally posted on VersionTracker.com.<br />Couldn't get Cisco's own VPN service for Macs to work on my G5 Quad. VPN Tracker has been more stable and reliable than Cisco's ever was.

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