Yes — KESS3 is the current Alientech platform commonly searched for as KESS V3. It replaces the previous KESSv2 generation and combines OBD, BENCH and BOOT programming capabilities within one professional tuning ecosystem.

A huge range. Alientech supports cars, light commercial vehicles, motorcycles, ATVs, trucks, tractors, agricultural and off-highway equipment and marine applications, according to your active protocols.

That makes KESS3 suitable not only for automotive performance workshops, but also businesses wanting to expand into commercial, agricultural, heavy vehicle or marine tuning.

Master gives you independence. You read, modify and write files yourself, retain control of the tuning file and can build your own Slave network. This gives an established tuner maximum control and higher earning potential.

Slave is the easiest way to enter the tuning business. You read the vehicle and send the encrypted file to your linked Master, who prepares the calibration and returns it ready to write.

If you want the simplest route into ECU tuning, KESS3 Slave lets you start selling tuning services without needing to develop calibration files yourself.

If your goal is to build an independent tuning operation, create your own files and maximise margins, KESS3 Master is the strategic choice.

Yes. KESS3 is modular. Activate the categories and protocols that match the work your workshop performs today, then add more as your customer base and tuning business grow.

Yes. Alientech offers a broad range of cables, adapters, probes, frames and accessories for specific ECU and TCU connections. Your setup can grow alongside the type of programming work you take on.

The standard KESS3 equipment case includes the core hardware needed to get started, including the OBD cable, Bench/Boot cable set with rainbow flat cables, stable power supply and USB cable.

Protocol activations and specialised accessories can then be configured around your business.

OBD lets you read and write through the vehicle diagnostic port — quick, convenient and without removing the ECU.

BENCH connects directly to the ECU or TCU connector and allows deeper access without opening the control unit.

BOOT gives direct access to internal control-unit memories and is used where maximum access, recovery or more advanced programming is required.

KESS3 brings all three working methods into one platform.

Yes, on supported control units. Where cloning is available it is shown directly in the Alientech Vehicle List alongside the other operations supported by that ECU or TCU.

This gives electronics and diagnostic workshops another valuable revenue stream alongside performance tuning.

Yes. KESS3 manages checksums during supported programming operations, simplifying the read-modify-write workflow and reducing unnecessary manual work.

Yes — constantly. The Alientech Vehicle List is continuously updated and synchronised with new protocol releases.

This is one of the major advantages of investing in an established professional tuning ecosystem: the tool continues gaining new vehicles, ECUs, TCUs and functions over time.

Yes. Alientech states that protocols released in the Vehicle List are tested and integrated with guided procedures. Alientech Suite provides the connection information and operating instructions required for the selected procedure.

Yes. Alientech Suite guides the user through vehicle selection and the operations available for the selected ECU or TCU.

A new tuning business can begin with KESS3 Slave and use a Master tuner for file development, then move toward greater independence as experience and workload grow.

Internet access is required for activations, updates and online services, while many normal programming operations can also be performed offline.

Yes. Alientech Suite updates automatically, giving users access to current protocols and newly released functions covered by their configuration and subscription.

An active KESS3 subscription keeps your professional tuning platform current with new protocols and supported functions as Alientech continues developing the ecosystem.

Functions such as supported Special Functions and DataLogger are also integrated into the current Alientech ecosystem depending on the selected category and subscription.

DataLogger lets you monitor and record real ECU operating data. Tuners can analyse values such as RPM, pressures, temperatures and loads, compare data before and after a calibration and use the information to validate the finished tune.

Alientech includes DataLogger with KESS3 CAR subscriptions and also makes it available to Powergate users.

Yes. A KESS3 Master can create and manage a Slave network. That allows an established tuner to supply calibration files to other workshops and dealers, turning file development into another part of the business model.

Powergate 4 is Alientech's customer-facing remote tuning platform. Your customer connects the device to their vehicle and follows the guided smartphone workflow while you manage the device, customer and available tuning files remotely through your Powergate Dashboard.

It allows a tuning business to sell and deliver calibrations well beyond its local workshop area.

Yes. Powergate supports both ECU and TCU programming where the appropriate vehicle protocol is available.

No. Alientech supports Powergate applications for both cars and motorcycles according to available protocols.

You can offer up to four configurations per vehicle. This makes it possible to build packages such as Original, Performance, Economy or alternative performance calibrations and let the customer access them through Powergate.

Yes. A device can be unlinked and associated with another compatible vehicle using the applicable Alientech credit process.

ECM Titanium is the calibration-editing side of professional tuning. It identifies and organises maps and parameters from ECU and TCU files, allowing the tuner to modify calibrations through table, 2D, 3D and HEX views.

No. ECM Titanium can work with an original ECU file read using another programmer as well. Import the original file and use ECM Titanium for the calibration work.

Combined with KESS3 Master, however, it gives you a particularly integrated Alientech read-edit-write workflow.

FULL is designed for tuners using ECM Titanium regularly and provides unrestricted editing within the licence together with Driver downloads, updates and support.

CREDITS lowers the initial investment and lets you pay for the Drivers you actually use. You can start with Credits and upgrade to FULL as your workload grows.

Yes. In addition to Driver-assisted map editing, ECM Titanium provides HEX mode for advanced users who want direct access to the calibration file.

Yes. Tell us what type of tuning business you are building and the vehicle categories you want to work with. We can help you select the appropriate KESS3 Master or Slave configuration, protocols, accessories, Powergate setup and ECM Titanium licence.

You do not need to buy the entire Alientech ecosystem on day one — start with the tools that will generate work for your business and expand from there.