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PDQ Connect vs. SymphonyAI IT Service Management

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
PDQ Connect
Score 9.1 out of 10
N/A
A cloud-based patch management solution for system admins, PDQ Connect allows the user to automate deployments, nerd out on reports, access remote devices, and address vulnerabilities in as little as one click — from a single console. PDQ Connect takes care of the IT environment and is designed to help users to: Deploy quickly: Deploy software, files, and…
$1,200
per year 100 devices (minimum)
SymphonyAI IT Service Management
Score 9.2 out of 10
N/A
Symphony SummitAI, formerly the Summus IT Management Suite, is an ITSM and system monitoring offering from the company of the same name in Palo Alto.N/A
Pricing
PDQ ConnectSymphonyAI IT Service Management
Editions & Modules
Basic
$12
per year per device
Plus
$18
per year per device
Premium
$28
per year per device
Premium
$28
per year per device
Premium
$28
per year per device
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
PDQ ConnectSymphonyAI IT Service Management
Free Trial
YesNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional DetailsBasic $12 per device/year Patch management & inventory insights Includes: - Device inventory - Prebuilt & custom packages - Custom fields & reports Plus $18 per device/year Includes everything in Basic and... - Automated deployments - Remote desktop - Role-based access control - Custom scanners Premium $28 per device/year Includes everything in Plus and... - Vulnerability scanning - Vulnerability prioritization - One-click CVE resolution - API-based integrations—
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Community Pulse
PDQ ConnectSymphonyAI IT Service Management
Features
PDQ ConnectSymphonyAI IT Service Management
Incident and problem management
Comparison of Incident and problem management features of Product A and Product B
PDQ Connect
-
Ratings
SymphonyAI IT Service Management
8.8
20 Ratings
6% above category average
Organize and prioritize service tickets00 Ratings8.720 Ratings
Expert directory00 Ratings8.915 Ratings
Service restoration00 Ratings8.518 Ratings
Self-service tools00 Ratings8.117 Ratings
Subscription-based notifications00 Ratings7.915 Ratings
ITSM collaboration and documentation00 Ratings9.517 Ratings
ITSM reports and dashboards00 Ratings9.920 Ratings
ITSM asset management
Comparison of ITSM asset management features of Product A and Product B
PDQ Connect
-
Ratings
SymphonyAI IT Service Management
9.0
20 Ratings
8% above category average
Configuration mangement00 Ratings8.420 Ratings
Asset management dashboard00 Ratings8.920 Ratings
Policy and contract enforcement00 Ratings9.815 Ratings
Change management
Comparison of Change management features of Product A and Product B
PDQ Connect
-
Ratings
SymphonyAI IT Service Management
9.4
20 Ratings
9% above category average
Change requests repository00 Ratings8.420 Ratings
Change calendar00 Ratings9.916 Ratings
Service-level management00 Ratings9.918 Ratings
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User Ratings
PDQ ConnectSymphonyAI IT Service Management
Likelihood to Recommend
-
(0 ratings)
8.9
(20 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
-
(0 ratings)
9.0
(1 ratings)
User Testimonials
PDQ ConnectSymphonyAI IT Service Management
Likelihood to Recommend
PDQ
No answers on this topic
SymphonyAI IT Service Management
It is best for handling daily incidents and change records in the organization. And also provide features like which incident will have higher priority, and which have less and on the basis of that developer do their daily activities to resolve them. It also helps in managing our compliance change logs, which help the compliance team.
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Anonymous
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Pros
PDQ
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SymphonyAI IT Service Management
  • The Design Studio is an easy solution for L3 support professionals to improve existing workflows without technical support quickly.
  • The process and UI are more seamless, robust, and attractive than existing solutions.
  • The copilot AI addition has removed a lot of repetitive tasks and improved UX.
DP
Dushyant Pathak
Software Engineer
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Cons
PDQ
No answers on this topic
SymphonyAI IT Service Management
  • Business Rule Designer - Since it has many automation we are unable to use it properly, because of BRD related jobs not getting executed
  • Creation of sub tenant under tenant
  • 5 why analysis method in the problem management can be designed more efficiently rather than its designed now
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Anonymous
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Likelihood to Renew
PDQ
No answers on this topic
SymphonyAI IT Service Management
The overall satisfaction is great and it offers great features. By expanding to using AI feature of Symphony Summit, we look forward to automate even ticket tracking and ticket resolution. The support provided by the symphony SummitAI team is also robust compared to industry standards and the team also conducts regular reviews to find out any dissatisfaction from the clients.
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Anonymous
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Alternatives Considered
PDQ
No answers on this topic
SymphonyAI IT Service Management
The main reason for choosing Symphony Summit is the customization. We wanted to have a separate tool for our business unit. Compared to ServiceNow, which requires a license to approve a request, Symphony does not require a license. In addition, it is much easier to customize and scale.
Verified User
Anonymous
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Return on Investment
PDQ
No answers on this topic
SymphonyAI IT Service Management
  • When rolled out in its entirety, SymphonyAI is expected to directly reduce the CTC of technical user support by 40%.
  • SymphonyAI has dramatically improved user experience, helping NPS levels cross over 60%.
  • It has been instrumental in deploying workflows to production by more than 50%.
DP
Dushyant Pathak
Software Engineer
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ScreenShots

PDQ Connect Screenshots

Screenshot of creating a group for devices missing the latest version of ChromeScreenshot of an example automation that deploys the latest version of Chrome every other Sunday at 2am to the 'Old Chrome' groupScreenshot of some of the over 100 pre-built packages, all kept up-to-date and tested to verify a silent install

SymphonyAI IT Service Management Screenshots

Screenshot of an example of the AI-powered IT and enterprise service workflows available on the platform.Screenshot of the service portal, designed to make it easy for end users to get all their service issues addressed. By consolidating the user’s service needs into one place, users can find what they need quickly and easily.Screenshot of employee self-service, where employees can get answers and help. This helps to reduce call deflection and improve service experience.Screenshot of digitized work processes.Screenshot of the administration interface to launch new services. These can be rolled out with a few drag and drops using the Design Studio that includes 50 built-in modern controls to build forms, workflows, business rules and SLAs of any complexity.Screenshot of the 24/7 Omnichannel service desk experience. This delivers always on, natural language service experience to users with the AI-powered SymphonyAI Digital Agent. The agent features auto-resolve capabilities, multichannel support, and advanced natural language understanding.