BUZZARD  I upgraded to this latest version of Shimo and was disappointed to find that the connection times are really slow, sometimes taking as long as a couple of minutes to complete the VPN connection. This is true from both my Macbook Pro and iMac. I never experienced this problem with the earlier (free) version of Shimo. I have found Shimo to be very useful and much simpler to use than the Cisco client; however, the slow connection times I am experiencing make me wish I could downgrade to the earlier free version, which was working fine for me.  
(Version 2.0.3)

FREEBSD  I won't be upgrading. I donated to this project when it was free, and the developer didn't so much as acknowledge it with an e-mail, though that's clearly not why I donated.

In my opinion, the upgrade/pay version of Shimo is an incredibly poor value compared to the original. At perhaps 10 USD per license, it might be reasonable, considering its one-trick pony status.

As always, it's the developer's time and money that may go into this project, so it's totally his/her prerogative to charge whatever he wants. Same goes for those who pay. But I just want to point out that vpnc software compatible with Cisco is not new and has been available free and open source on GNU/Linux for awhile.   
(Version 2.0.3)

SIDDHARTHA  It's really a great program for VPN connectivity on the Mac.

I use it every day to check on patients, and to review data, labs, etc. It works well, very macish, and replaces the Cisco client for me.

Well worth the $, though a slightly discounted price would be nice. I'd happily pay $10, less happily pay the 20$ (which I did).

all in all, worth it, as it does what it says quite well indeed  
(Version 2.0.2)

JONO  v2.0.1 breaks connectivity with our corporate VPN server; it just repeatedly asks for my PIN. Had to revert to v2.0 which works fine...  
(Version 2.0.1)

.GURU  I can understand your resistance to the fact that Shimo 2.X costs € 12,95 Euros. But please think of it from another standpoint: Version 2 supports many new VPN protocols and you can not only control Cisco's client, but even replace it completely! Shimo 2 is a standalone VPN client and on the Mac there's no other client that has that many features. Compare it with equinux VPN Tracker, which costs more than € 120 (factor of 10) and supports less protocols than Shimo 2!

Try it and you will see what I am speaking of...

For some weeks you can continue using Version 1.X, because I don't know yet what to do with the old version. Send me an email if you have any suggestions!  
(Version 2.0)

HAZMAT  I agree that this is too much for simply using it to launch the VPN connection every once in a while. Plus, I actually donated money to the developer a while back. No acknowledgment for that?  
(Version 2.0)

DANA SUTTON  I'll still stand by the glowing review of v.1 I've already written. But I agree. Shimo v.1 does just what I want it to, and I don't see a reason in the world to pay twenty dollars for a bunch of bells and whistles I don't really need. So as long as the price stays that high I'll probably stick with v.1.  
(Version 2.0)

ATRAINDD  As those below me have said it's a cool freeware program that cleans up ciscos VPN client a bit but $20 seems like way too much.  
(Version 2.0)

MNTBIGHKER  As an alternative front end to our Cisco VPN client it is no way worth $20 for a little less screen clutter. We will be removing it from our Tiger build unless the EULA allows us to keep using the 1.x version.

--Sorry  
(Version 2.0)

SUNBURN  I've been happily using Shimo for a while, though I only connect to VPN about once a month. It's a nice program and all, but $20 seems incredibly steep for a program whose main feature (for me) is just launching my VPN connection in a few less keystrokes. I would certainly pay $5 for it, but $20? Too steep for me.  
(Version 2.0)