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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Macrium Reflect

    Score9.4 out of 10
    N/AMacrium Reflect is an endpoint and server backup and cloning solution from Macrium Software (aka Paramount Software UK), available in personal and professional editions.N/A

    PDQ Deploy & Inventory

    Score9.2 out of 10
    N/APDQ.com headquartered in Salt Lake City offers PDQ Deploy, a software deployment tool used to keep Windows PCs up-to-date without bothering end users.

    $1,575

    per year per user

    Pricing
    Macrium ReflectPDQ Deploy & Inventory
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    Macrium ReflectPDQ Deploy & Inventory
    Free Trial
    NoYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional Details—PDQ was built by entrepreneurs & educators. Small businesses (<50 employees), nonprofits, and schools enjoy a 15% discount.
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    Macrium ReflectPDQ Deploy & Inventory
    Considered Both Products
    Macrium Software (Paramount Software)
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    Would buy again
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    Delivers good value for the price
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    Delivers good value for the price
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    Happy with the feature set
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    Implementation went as expected
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    Features
    Macrium ReflectPDQ Deploy & Inventory
    Data Center Backup
    Comparison of Data Center Backup features of Macrium Reflect and PDQ Deploy & Inventory
    Feature
    Macrium Reflect
    8.6
    1 Ratings
    0% above category average
    PDQ Deploy & Inventory
    -
    Ratings
    Recovery verification10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Incremental backup identification8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Deduplication and file compression9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Flexible deployment9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Platform support8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Retention options8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Encryption8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Enterprise Backup
    Comparison of Enterprise Backup features of Macrium Reflect and PDQ Deploy & Inventory
    Feature
    Macrium Reflect
    8.8
    1 Ratings
    3% above category average
    PDQ Deploy & Inventory
    -
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    Continuous data protection7.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Replication10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Multi-location capabilities10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Ransomware Recovery8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
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    Macrium ReflectPDQ Deploy & Inventory
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    Score9.4 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    Macrium ReflectPDQ Deploy & Inventory
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.0
    (4 ratings)
    9.6
    (12 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (2 ratings)
    Usability
    9.0
    (2 ratings)
    9.3
    (6 ratings)
    Support Rating
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    10.0
    (5 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Macrium ReflectPDQ Deploy & Inventory
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Macrium Software (Paramount Software)
    The free version of Macrium Reflect is licensed for both commercial and personal use. It works well on MS Windows computers, but cannot back up servers, where a paid version is required. The free version does full and differential backups, but not incremental as do the paid versions. If a large volume of files are added every day, a paid version would be more suitable as it supports incremental backups. The Macrium Reflect server version is very suitable for backing up physical servers.
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    PDQ
    PDQ Inventory is great if you have a local network of computers on or off a domain. As long as you have a way to log into them with common credentials. Great for large organizations, particularly ones interconnected with VPNs. PDQ Inventory isn't so great for PCs that aren't connected to the same LAN the server is on. (i.e. non-vpn remote users) They used to have a remote agent you could install, but it was removed after numerous issues.
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    Pros
    Macrium Software (Paramount Software)
    • Virtualize images to restore services
    • Mount backup images to restore files
    • Takes incremental backups pretty quick compared to other software
    • Creates synthetic full images well
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    PDQ
    • Push out new software
    • Push out Updates to current software
    • Push out patches and updates that we don't have other ways to push out
    • Keep end-users updated with little involvement
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    Cons
    Macrium Software (Paramount Software)
    • The program could reduce a bit the space it takes for its backups.
    • It should be more affordable.
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    PDQ
    • The facility to attempt re-deployment can be a bit easier to use, however, once you get used to it, it is OK.
    • The errors that it produces can be a bit cryptic, so could do with some sort of a verbose mode, when logging issues with packages being deployed.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Macrium Software (Paramount Software)
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    PDQ
    PDQ is very useful and one of the tools that we use a lot.
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    Usability
    Macrium Software (Paramount Software)
    This application is very simple to use and works great for its intended purposes. It's my go-to when I need to create or manage a singular disk or volume image.
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    PDQ
    The interface is straight forward and guides you through the process there. PDQ keeps track of the when new updates are made available writes the scripts and all l you need to do is push the button. (Mr George Jetson) Now with the download done you just sit back worry free and watch the software install in 1% of the time it would take to take care of the PC manually.
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    Support Rating
    Macrium Software (Paramount Software)
    We have not been opening tickets for support from Macrium at the moment, only for licencing issues, but good attention and fast response by the support team. They respond pretty fast to our emails and fixed our issues giving us a good explanation of our case without any complications. Due to the good functionality of the software we have not opened a ticket for support in years.
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    PDQ
    The built-in help menus and general ease of use render whatever systems support there might be almost irrelevant. There is stability in the system's simplicity; if you're in the position to use such a product, you're your own best friend. Simple web searches more often than not turn up the solution to any little niggles, such as what silent install switches specific applications require (a remarkably wide choice of options exist). System updates are timely and unobtrusive, installing in no time at all. Maybe I've just been lucky; if so, long may it continue!
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    Alternatives Considered
    Macrium Software (Paramount Software)
    Veeam offers Veeam Agent for Microsoft Windows, a product we also install and use. It compares favorably with Macrium Reflect; however, for small firms and individual wanting an added cloud backup of their full hard drive, Macrium wins out in requiring less cloud storage space by a significant margin. ShadowProtect is a rock solid competitor with a higher price and no free version. It is highly dependable, but more complicated to install and set up. The number of technical issues and quality of technical support have ruled out Acronis products. MSP360 Backup has impressive technology, but we encountered issues with restore times and full drive image restores.
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    PDQ
    This software was referred to us by an IT professional. Previously, we were installing the software with the help of remote desktop applications but it was very time consuming; it was wasting the user's time since he could not use his computer. After testing PDQ Deploy, we just never looked back.
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    Return on Investment
    Macrium Software (Paramount Software)
    • Impossible to specify.
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    PDQ
    • Speed of deployment is very positive for new software setup, saving hours of testing and deployment locally
    • Made patching for large computer estate very efficient, another positive for staff not having to spend hours of patching individual machines
    • Works well for small team of IT's and again makes various repetitive tasks much easier
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