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PDQ Deploy & Inventory

Overview

What is PDQ Deploy & Inventory?

PDQ.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.

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Fantastic and versatile tool to help us IT people

Rating: 10 out of 10
September 2, 2022
IncentivizedVetted ReviewVerified User
We use PDQ Inventory to keep our systems standardized. We use it to check hardware specs on our machines for things like like solid state drives, and CPU generation, and creat...
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Engineer
PDQ Deploy & Inventory6 years of experience

The best deployment tool that saves one full time employee time

Rating: 9 out of 10
July 26, 2022
IncentivizedVetted ReviewVerified User
We use PDQ Deploy across the whole organization. We have offices all over the USA. Being in an engineering industry we deal with large applications like Autodesk, and, at the ...
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Verified user
Manager
PDQ Deploy & Inventory2 years of experience

Reach all your targets with PDQ Deploy!

Rating: 8 out of 10
May 19, 2022
IncentivizedVetted ReviewVerified User
PDQ Deploy is invaluable to us to deliver first installation, setup, patching, and anything we want software-wise to our retail computer estate. This is way over 1,000 machine...
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Verified user
Engineer
PDQ Deploy & Inventory4 years of experience

An easy way to push out software

Rating: 9 out of 10
April 13, 2021
IncentivizedVetted ReviewVerified User
We use PDQ Deploy to roll out new software to end-users computers. This has been important since we have been working remote and it is harder to install new software. I also u...
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Mike Montagna
Vice-President - Information Technology
VP of Information System
Charlotte Regional Business Alliance
PDQ Deploy & Inventory1 year of experience

PDQ Deploy the best software in my IT tool box

Rating: 10 out of 10
November 26, 2020
IncentivizedVetted ReviewVerified User
We use PDQ Deploy across our entire network of 250 computers. We know we can get Microsoft Security updates from WSUS or Patch Tuesday. But want do we do with all of the other...
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Jim Ryan
Manager - Information Technology
IT Manager
Switchcraft, Inc.
PDQ Deploy & Inventory4 years of experience
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Pricing

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Entry-level set up fee?

  • No setup fee
For the latest information on pricing, visithttps://www.pdq.com/pricing/

Offerings

  • Free Trial
  • Free/Freemium Version
  • Premium Consulting/Integration Services

Starting price (does not include set up fee)

  • $1,575 per year per user
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Product Details

What is PDQ Deploy & Inventory?

PDQ Deploy and Inventory automates patch management. PDQ Inventory is used to scan, collect, and organize devices, and then PDQ Deploy is used to set a preferred schedule for deployment. Once the deployment has been scheduled, PDQ will automatically and silently apply updates without inconveniencing end users.

Its features supporting a sedentary IT lifestyle include:

- Integration with Active Directory to collect device data 📊
- Scheduling of multi-step and multi-application custom deployments 💻
- A Package Library that includes 100+ ready-to-deploy third party applications 📦
- Support for the remote execution of commands, running scripts, and forced reboots 🥾
- Silent updates 🤫
- Custom device groupings 🖥️
- A PowerShell scanner, CLI, and other prebuilt tools 🧰
- Savable and exportable reports, including custom data like asset information 📈
- Shareable servers and databases with other consoles 🤝
- An active community forums and social channels full of Deploy and Inventory power users 🫶

tl;dr — PDQ Deploy and Inventory aims to make device management simple, secure, and pretty damn quick.

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Frequently Asked Questions

PDQ.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.

PDQ Deploy & Inventory starts at $1575.

NinjaOne, Patch My PC Patch Management, and Lansweeper are common alternatives for PDQ Deploy & Inventory.

Reviewers rate Support Rating highest, with a score of 10.

The most common users of PDQ Deploy & Inventory are from Mid-sized Companies (51-1,000 employees).
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Reviews From Top Reviewers

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An easy way to push out software

Rating: 9 out of 10
Incentivized
April 13, 2021
MM
Mike Montagna
VP of Information System
Charlotte Regional Business Alliance (Non-profit Organization Management, 11-50 employees)
Vetted Review
Verified User
PDQ Deploy & Inventory
1 year of experience
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Use Cases and Deployment Scope
We use PDQ Deploy to roll out new software to end-users computers. This has been important since we have been working remote and it is harder to install new software. I also use PDQ Deploy for software updates that need to be installed on laptops across our organization. This way we can stay consistent on version of software.
Pros
  • 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
Cons
  • Sometimes users need to accept something on the computer depending on the update
  • Users complain when they have to reboot after an update or to make the software version work correctly
Likelihood to Recommend
[PDQ Deploy] is great software for most any shop, but I find it very helpful being a one man show and having to work remotely. I can do things faster not having to connect to each laptop and do updates. This save lots of time and makes managing many computers easy.

PDQ Deploy the best software in my IT tool box

Rating: 10 out of 10
Incentivized
November 26, 2020
JR
Jim Ryan
IT Manager
Switchcraft, Inc. (Electrical & Electronic Manufacturing, 201-500 employees)
Vetted Review
Verified User
PDQ Deploy & Inventory
4 years of experience
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Use Cases and Deployment Scope
We use PDQ Deploy across our entire network of 250 computers. We know we can get Microsoft Security updates from WSUS or Patch Tuesday. But want do we do with all of the other browser, Flash PDF readers / writes and other common apps that are on our computers today. We use PDQ Deploy to push pre-built packages (by PDQ) to update the computers in one quick step.
Pros
  • Updated patches as soon as they are release from vendors
  • Integrates seamlessly with PDQ Inventory
  • Easy to re-deploy failed updates
Cons
  • As good as there email support is.. would like a live operator option
  • Some updates are hard to understand when 5 versions of the same program exist
  • Thats about it, PDQ deploy is the best out there
Likelihood to Recommend
To stay compliant we need to keep all 3rd part apps up today. Google chrome, Firefox PDF readers, and Flash are the some of the biggest issues in my eyes. We do not give out admin rights to user so IT must install all updates; If I had to walk around even once a month and update all of these apps I would have not time for any other work. There 80-100 hours of work to do this. No organization has this type of money to do every month. That why we use PDQ products.... it pays for it self the first time you use it. Its like gaining 1/2 an IT guy using this simple tool

Fantastic and versatile tool to help us IT people

Rating: 10 out of 10
Incentivized
September 02, 2022
Verified User
Engineer in Information Technology
Building Materials Company, 201-500 employees
Vetted Review
Verified User
PDQ Deploy & Inventory
6 years of experience
Use Cases and Deployment Scope
We use PDQ Inventory to keep our systems standardized. We use it to check hardware specs on our machines for things like like solid state drives, and CPU generation, and create an inventory of service tags for warranty renewals. We also use it for monitoring installed software for unauthorized changes, or malicious changes to hosts files and suspicious files on servers.
Pros
  • File monitoring in specific directories
  • WMI scanners
  • PC hardware inventory
  • Software inventory
  • Troubleshooting and Standardization
Cons
  • Speed of interface when lots of columns are loaded
  • UI fit and polish
  • Automatic client updates would be nice if the central server gets updated.
Likelihood to Recommend
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.

The best deployment tool that saves one full time employee time

Rating: 9 out of 10
Incentivized
July 26, 2022
Verified User
Manager in Information Technology
Civil Engineering Company, 201-500 employees
Vetted Review
Verified User
PDQ Deploy & Inventory
2 years of experience
Use Cases and Deployment Scope
We use PDQ Deploy across the whole organization. We have offices all over the USA. Being in an engineering industry we deal with large applications like Autodesk, and, at the same time, so many tiny engineering applications. Installing these applications sometimes are complicated and cumbersome. PDQ Deploy is one tool that has solved all of our challenges.
Pros
  • Installing applications, updates and even drivers are very simple.
  • Scheduling installation is a big plus.
  • Creating custom packages based on applications and office location.
Cons
  • Certain .exe files cannot be pushed, it requires .msi files.
Likelihood to Recommend
The majority of engineering software is managed from license servers. Based on office location, we need to customize the installation with different license servers. Certain software release add-ons/features frequently that you need to install on a regular basis. Installing the software and add-ons manually is very time-consuming. PDQ Deploy has resolved all these issues.

Reach all your targets with PDQ Deploy!

Rating: 8 out of 10
Incentivized
May 19, 2022
Verified User
Engineer in Information Technology
Gambling & Casinos Company, 1001-5000 employees
Vetted Review
Verified User
PDQ Deploy & Inventory
4 years of experience
Use Cases and Deployment Scope
PDQ Deploy is invaluable to us to deliver first installation, setup, patching, and anything we want software-wise to our retail computer estate. This is way over 1,000 machines total and PDQ Deploy can make deployment automated and seamless with reporting for all our needs. It is also great to fetch information from remote machines with simple scripting.
Pros
  • Deploy software with ease
  • Patch remote computers
  • Execute scripts for various tasks on remote computers
Cons
  • The scripting part could benefit from samples / examples
  • Deployment scenarios could be included for ease on first use
  • Including Inventory directly within Deploy would be great
Likelihood to Recommend
PDQ Deploy is great for businesses where reaching a large number of remote computers is required for patching, setting up apps, or Windows tasks. It does it really well once you have created your deploy scenario with various steps where each will be logged in case of failure. PDQ Deploy may be unsuitable where multiple layer of security are in place on the computer you are trying to reach (although some steps can be taken to fix this on remote PC).
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