Comparison of device tracking software
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The following tables compare general and technical information between a number of device tracking software programs. This article is not all-inclusive or necessarily up-to-date.
For desktop/laptop PCs
| Product | Primary developers & Location | Cost | Software license | Documented recoveries | Windows compatible | Mac OS X compatible | Linux compatible |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prey[1] | Fork Ltd - Hong Kong | Free software/Commercial | GPL Except bundled third party binaries | No | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| LoJack for Laptops | Absolute Software - Vancouver, BC Canada | Commercial | Proprietary | Yes[2] | Yes | Yes | Yes (beta) |
| GadgetTrak[3] | ActiveTrak Inc. - Portland, OR USA | Commercial | Proprietary | Yes [4] | Yes | Yes | No |
| LaptopSentry[5] | E.E.Soft | Commercial | Proprietary | No | Yes | No | No |
| EXO5 with Remote Kill[6] | EXO5 | Commercial | Proprietary | No | Yes | No | Yes |
| MyLaptopGPS[7] | MyLaptopGPS | Commercial | Proprietary | No | Yes | No | No |
| PC Phone Home[8] | Brigadoon Software, Inc | Commercial | Proprietary | No | Yes | No | No |
| Undercover for Mac OS X and iPhone[9] | Orbicule - Belgium | Commercial | Proprietary | No | No | Yes | No |
| Locate Laptop[10] | Unistal Systems | Commercial | Proprietary | No | Yes | No | No |
References
- ^ http://preyproject.com
- ^ http://blog.absolute.com/category/recovery-stories/
- ^ http://www.gadgettrak.com/products/laptop/
- ^ http://www.gadgettrak.com/blog/category/recoveries/
- ^ http://laptopsentry.com
- ^ http://exo5.com
- ^ http://www.mylaptopgps.com
- ^ http://www.pcphonehome.com
- ^ http://www.orbicule.com
- ^ http://www.unistal.com/laptop-tracker.html
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