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As far as I can see these are the currently available units:

Rigel (Seaward) 288+ (IEC 60601 & IEC 62353 Including Applied Parts)
Rigel (Seaward) 62353+ (IEC 60601 & IEC 62353 Including Applied Parts)
Rigel (Seaward) SafeTest 60 (IEC 60601 & IEC 62353)

Fluke ESA 609 (IEC 60601 & IEC 62353 but no Alternative method)
Fluke ESA 612 (IEC 60601 & IEC 62353 Including Applied Parts)
Fluke ESA 615 (IEC 60601 & IEC 62353 Including Applied Parts)
Fluke ESA 620 (IEC 60601 & IEC 62353 Including Applied Parts)

GOSSEN METRAWATT SECULIFE SR ( IEC 62353)
GOSSEN METRAWATT SECULIFE SB (IEC 60601 & IEC 62353 Including Applied Parts)
GOSSEN METRAWATT SECULIFE ST (IEC 60601 & IEC 62353 Including Applied Parts)

Bender UNIMET 300ST (IEC 62353)
Bender UNIMET 400ST (IEC 62353 Including Applied Parts)
Bender UNIMET 810ST (IEC 60601 & IEC 62353 Including Applied Parts)

BENNING ST 750 A (IEC 62353 Including Applied Parts - EU Plug only)

DATATREND Systems Inc vPad-Mini (IEC 60601 & IEC 62353 Including Applied Parts)
DATATREND Systems Inc vPad-Rugged 2 (IEC 60601 & IEC 62353 Including Applied Parts)
DATATREND Systems Inc vPad-ES 2 (IEC 60601 & IEC 62353 Including Applied Parts)

Clearly the Rigel (Seaward) and Fluke units are the most popular units.

I would never recommend purchasing any unit that could not perform the IEC 62353 Alternative Method, since this not only saves a lot of time but many manufactures now show this as the only method to use in their service documentation.

Anyone who is sceptical the Alternative test is not as safe or effective as the Direct or Differential methods should conduct a few tests of their own and compare values. In all cases you will see the Alternative will be about double the Direct or Differential method proving it is effective. Clearly at the end of all testing a functional test is required by IEC 62353 but this is always when the unit is not going to have any further tests or work performed on the device. I.e. confirming it is ready for return to the user.