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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Panda Systems Management

    Score7.2 out of 10
    N/APanda Security now offers system monitoring, client-less device management, patch management, and other capabilities via Panda Systems Management.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
    Panda Systems ManagementPDQ Deploy & Inventory
    Editions & Modules
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    Pricing Offerings
    Panda Systems ManagementPDQ 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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    Community Pulse
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    Considered Both Products
    WatchGuard Technologies
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    Key User Insights
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    100%
    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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    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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    Implementation went as expected
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    Features
    Panda Systems ManagementPDQ Deploy & Inventory
    Application Performance Management
    Comparison of Application Performance Management features of Panda Systems Management and PDQ Deploy & Inventory
    Feature
    Panda Systems Management
    9.0
    1 Ratings
    23% above category average
    PDQ Deploy & Inventory
    -
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    Virtualization monitoring9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    IT Asset Discovery9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Monitoring Tasks
    Comparison of Monitoring Tasks features of Panda Systems Management and PDQ Deploy & Inventory
    Feature
    Panda Systems Management
    9.1
    3 Ratings
    25% above category average
    PDQ Deploy & Inventory
    -
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    Remote monitoring10.03 Ratings00 Ratings
    Network device monitoring10.03 Ratings00 Ratings
    Activity Monitoring10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Management Tasks
    Comparison of Management Tasks features of Panda Systems Management and PDQ Deploy & Inventory
    Feature
    Panda Systems Management
    9.4
    3 Ratings
    33% above category average
    PDQ Deploy & Inventory
    -
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    Patch Management10.03 Ratings00 Ratings
    Policy-based automation10.03 Ratings00 Ratings
    Remote Access
    Comparison of Remote Access features of Panda Systems Management and PDQ Deploy & Inventory
    Feature
    Panda Systems Management
    9.4
    1 Ratings
    29% above category average
    PDQ Deploy & Inventory
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    Attended device access10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Unattended device access9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Mobile device access9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Virtual device access10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Multiple concurrent sessions9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
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    Score7.4 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    Panda Systems ManagementPDQ Deploy & Inventory
    Likelihood to Recommend
    10.0
    (3 ratings)
    9.6
    (12 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (2 ratings)
    Usability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.3
    (6 ratings)
    Support Rating
    7.0
    (2 ratings)
    10.0
    (5 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Panda Systems ManagementPDQ Deploy & Inventory
    Likelihood to Recommend
    WatchGuard Technologies
    Panda Systems Management is well suited for small to medium sized organizations looking for a tool to centralize asset management not only physical but also assist with rapid deployment of patches, applications, etc. It proves also to be very beneficial as permits (to and extent) to do troubleshooting without interfering or interrupting end users.
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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
    WatchGuard Technologies
    • Remote access. It's as good as any other on the market. It also allows for RDP connections which is a nice feature.
    • Inventory management. We get some great insight from the reports we can run.
    • Quick Jobs. If there's an app or service you use, there may be a quick job to install and update it remotely.
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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
    WatchGuard Technologies
    • Licensing. With the possibility of monthly splitting
    • Integration with firewalls even outside the corporate network
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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
    WatchGuard Technologies
    No answers on this topic
    PDQ
    PDQ is very useful and one of the tools that we use a lot.
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    Usability
    WatchGuard Technologies
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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
    WatchGuard Technologies
    We rate and recommend Panda Systems Management not only because it is a very effective and very cost effective solution that pays itself for us (ROI) extremely fast, but also due to all reason described previously and possibly a few more I'm sure we missed here. I do have to says tech support for this solution sometimes leave a bit to be desired.
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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
    WatchGuard Technologies
    Panda is a bit of a greatest hits between some of these other things. I feel like GoToAssist has a stronger remote support option, but Panda is more convenient. Kaseya has a ton of features, but from an ease of use standpoint, Panda seems stronger. Spiceworks has a fine inventory system but it lacks features. I added Azure as well since we are a 365 shop and Azure supplies a lot of the same visibility that Panda does. However it is a completely different animal, and it's way easier to hop into Panda and get what you need than get waaay more data than necessary from Azure/Azure AD/ATP.
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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
    WatchGuard Technologies
    • It has facilitated us in the management of controls on the various clients, reducing the cost of human resources
    • Thanks to the alerts, in case of intrusion, it is possible to intervene promptly
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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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