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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    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

    Tenable Vulnerability Management

    Score8.9 out of 10
    N/AVulnerability management specialist Tenable offers their cloud application and container security platform Tenable Web App Scanning (formerly Tenable.io), a vulnerability management tool that emphasizes visibility of web applications, automatic scanning, and a unified view of cloud infrastructure and possible inconsistencies indicating a vulnerability.N/A
    Pricing
    PDQ Deploy & InventoryTenable Vulnerability Management
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    PDQ Deploy & InventoryTenable Vulnerability Management
    Free Trial
    YesNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional DetailsPDQ was built by entrepreneurs & educators. Small businesses (<50 employees), nonprofits, and schools enjoy a 15% discount.—
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    Key User Insights
    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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    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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    Implementation went as expected
    100%
    Implementation went as expected
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    Features
    PDQ Deploy & InventoryTenable Vulnerability Management
    Threat Intelligence
    Comparison of Threat Intelligence features of PDQ Deploy & Inventory and Tenable Vulnerability Management
    Feature
    PDQ Deploy & Inventory
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    Ratings
    Tenable Vulnerability Management
    8.4
    2 Ratings
    4% above category average
    Network Analytics00 Ratings10.02 Ratings
    Threat Recognition00 Ratings10.02 Ratings
    Vulnerability Classification00 Ratings10.02 Ratings
    Automated Alerts and Reporting00 Ratings4.02 Ratings
    Threat Analysis00 Ratings10.02 Ratings
    Threat Intelligence Reporting00 Ratings5.02 Ratings
    Automated Threat Identification00 Ratings10.02 Ratings
    Vulnerability Management Tools
    Comparison of Vulnerability Management Tools features of PDQ Deploy & Inventory and Tenable Vulnerability Management
    Feature
    PDQ Deploy & Inventory
    -
    Ratings
    Tenable Vulnerability Management
    8.8
    2 Ratings
    6% above category average
    IT Asset Realization00 Ratings8.02 Ratings
    Authentication00 Ratings10.02 Ratings
    Configuration Monitoring00 Ratings8.02 Ratings
    Web Scanning00 Ratings8.02 Ratings
    Vulnerability Intelligence00 Ratings10.02 Ratings
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    Score8.8 out of 10
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    Score8.8 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    PDQ Deploy & InventoryTenable Vulnerability Management
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.6
    (12 ratings)
    10.0
    (7 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    10.0
    (2 ratings)
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    Usability
    9.3
    (6 ratings)
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    Support Rating
    10.0
    (5 ratings)
    8.8
    (2 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    PDQ Deploy & InventoryTenable Vulnerability Management
    Likelihood to Recommend
    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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    Tenable
    I've been using this product since it began as an open source product, I really like it and for the money, I think it's probably the best choice for most companies who need a product like this. Over the years I've seen the interface change quite a bit and sometimes I think it's a bit unclear how to do certain things and the different packages can be confusing, these are the only reasons I'm giving it a 9 instead of a 10.
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    Pros
    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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    Tenable
    • Setup of the internal scanner was fairly simple and straight forward.
    • An update came out for the internal scanner that allows you to add an Internal Certificate Authority for lookup.
    • Has automated reporting to keep executives and compliance departments informed.
    • Internal scanner can be configured to auto-update itself.
    • "Recast Rules" allows your organization to redefine a vulnerabilities' classification, if it is not applicable or your disagree.
    • External PCI scans allow you to remediate before submitting to Tenable.io for review.
    • Tenable.io staff was very patient and helpful. They provided some limited guidance with remediation.
    • Internal and External scans can be automated. schedule for the automated scans is very granular.
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    Cons
    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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    Tenable
    • Expensive - You do pay a slight premium for the best product in the space.
    • Asset management is difficult to work with if you have a lot of asset turnover, the license can be ''held'' for 3-6 months after the asset is gone from your environment.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    PDQ
    PDQ is very useful and one of the tools that we use a lot.
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    Tenable
    We like to renew tenable each year we have had it so far.
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    Usability
    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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    Tenable
    Overall it is good, it took a little while to understand it and figure things out but once you have a good grasp on it then, it is very good.
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    Support Rating
    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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    Tenable
    Support is usually really great at walking you through any steps you need to take when you get stuck on something. There are a few false positives and errors that have come up over the years that required their help to get through. Unfortunately, the steps required to diagnose some problems are more tedious than I think should be necessary. (IE: SQL instances can throw errors that clog up your logs because one plugin affects it in a certain way. The process to diagnose this is to watch timestamps of plugins in a log while monitoring the SQL logs at the same time and using your best guess as to what is causing it.)
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    Alternatives Considered
    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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    Tenable
    Tenable.io has a comparable set of features, with excellent support and a competitive price. After less than desirable experiences with another company, we moved to Tenable and haven't looked back since.
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    Return on Investment
    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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    Tenable
    • Since this is a requirement for our PCI compliance and the cost is relatively low, the ROI isn't really something we need to think too much about, Tenable's pricing is fair and affordable.
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