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- Industry: Automotive
- Company size: 201–500 Employees
- Used Daily for 1+ year
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- Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10
Great product and time saver.
Reviewed on 21/12/2022
PDQ Deploy has been great for us. We use it for patching along with baseline software setup for all new machines. This has saved us tons of time, and helped to automate the process.
Pros
PDQ Deploy has been a great time saver for us. The wide range of deploying software makes installing, updating or patching quick and efficient without having to babysit each step of the process.
Cons
Understanding the layout of how the application packages are created and stacking multiple steps can be a bit confusing until you walk through a few different ones.
- Industry: Investment Banking
- Company size: 201–500 Employees
- Used Daily for 2+ years
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- Likelihood to recommend 9.0 /10
We Love PDQ, But...
Reviewed on 3/6/2021
Overall it has been a wise investment. This last year with WFH has been incredibly difficult though. DNS struggles to identify systems and half the systems are not online. We really need a functioning client for machines outside of our network.
Pros
PDQ is lightweight and incredibly efficient. Having the flexibility to deploy packages to dynamic collections is by far our favorite feature.
Cons
We have had an incredibly difficult time over the last year with systems outside the network or on a VPN. Removing the inventory client was a big loss for us. We would happily use a client if you had one.
- Industry: Mechanical or Industrial Engineering
- Company size: 201–500 Employees
- Used Daily for 1+ year
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- Likelihood to recommend 6.0 /10
PDQ- Pretty Darn Good
Reviewed on 13/12/2022
Pros
Quick to setup deployments and push updated software out
Cons
setting up silent installs and deployments for some software is challenging
- Industry: Education Management
- Company size: 1,001–5,000 Employees
- Used Monthly for 6-12 months
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- Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10
We love PDQ Deploy because its cheap, easy to use, and it just works
Reviewed on 15/12/2022
We've had a great experience. We love their YouTube channel tips, and the product is easy to figure out.
Pros
We like the fact that they create so many patches and software deployment packages on their end. It saves us so much time, and it just works. I haven't had a single issue with the software and it's very cost effective.
Cons
When we first set up the inventory scanning, we kicked it off and it almost locked up the server we installed the software on. We are a large environment so it doesn't surprise me, but it did take a long time, and I wasn't sure if it was going to work for awhile. We ended up leaving over a weekend to scan though, and it ended up figuring itself out.
- Industry: Libraries
- Company size: 51–200 Employees
- Used Daily for 1+ year
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- Likelihood to recommend 9.0 /10
PDQ Review
Reviewed on 29/12/2020
Overall this is an excellent software. With ease of use and one click solutions it has produced less headaches then other solutions.
Pros
PDQ deploy is easy to use and install on your network. The functionality of the software allows ease of use deployment packages and updating with simple one click downloads. Built side by side with PDQ inventory target device management is simple and fun.
Cons
PDQ deploy in my opinion needs a GUI interface boost to bring it into the modern world. It has an old ADUC feel, but needs to be updated with a cloud platform feel or use. It would be very beneficial for a lot of organizations with an off-premise option.
Reasons for Switching to PDQ Deploy
PDQ had a more simplistic feel than the more robust solutions. To many complications can cause headaches and PDQ allows you to stay simple or expand as far as you want.- Industry: Health, Wellness & Fitness
- Company size: 1,001–5,000 Employees
- Used Weekly for 2+ years
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- Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10
Great Product
Reviewed on 23/2/2022
The one challenge that we were able to overcome was identifying our computers that had versions of Windows 10 that were no longer supported by Microsoft.
Pros
We really appreciate the ability to view Windows versioning. It help us identify the outdated computers so we could get them updated. It saved us countless hours.
Cons
I can't think of a con. The only con I can identify is, that we have to take time to learn some aspects of the functionality.
Alternatives Considered
ManageEngine Endpoint CentralReasons for Choosing PDQ Deploy
We switched from Desktop Central because of the price.Switched From
ManageEngine Endpoint Central- Industry: Banking
- Company size: 201–500 Employees
- Used Daily for 2+ years
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- Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10
Inexpensive but crazy powerful
Reviewed on 15/6/2022
I absolutely love it, but you have to have PDQ Inventory with it! If you want full IT Godhood, you have to both parts. Thankfully the price means it won't break the budget, heck we buy laptops for more than the yearly cost of both of these.
Pros
It is so intuitive that after watching a 30 minute video from youtube (love the channel btw) a brand new user will be able to deploy software and run reports.
Cons
I wish that this software would integrate into Smart Deploy, so I can push OS as well as software
Alternatives Considered
ManageEngine Endpoint CentralReasons for Switching to PDQ Deploy
We went with PDQ because the price was perfect, and the functionality was everything we needed.- Industry: Wholesale
- Company size: 51–200 Employees
- Used Daily for 2+ years
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- Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10
PDQ is amazing.
Reviewed on 7/4/2022
Pros
Number of options and flexibility of any PDQ product is amazing. Systems are super easy to deploy and work with. There is no better product on the market, and I've been tested multiple and still use some as addition to PDQ.
Cons
There is none, but it will be great if PDQ could work without having clients on VPN in the future. (And I think they are working on it)
Reasons for Switching to PDQ Deploy
Clear licensing, great price and great and clear communication in pre-purchase stage.- Industry: Architecture & Planning
- Company size: 11–50 Employees
- Used Weekly for 2+ years
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- Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10
Save time while keeping your IT infrastructure up to date
Reviewed on 19/1/2022
PDQ Deploy need a bit of work to prepare the software packages, but after this first step (which can be demanding in some cases), the deployment and updates are like "click-and-wait".
Since we are using PDQ Deploy, we can finaly keep our IT infrastructure consistent and up to date very easily and with only a few efforts.
Pros
Integrated packages for a lot of common applications, highly configurable software packae deployement, reliable, easy to use and well integrated in the Windows professionnal environnement.
Cons
PDQ Deploy does not allow you to really track the deployement history and the state of your IT infrastructure. External solutions (e.g. PDQ Inventory) are needed in order to know if a product or product version is already deployed.
Alternatives Considered
ChocolateyReasons for Switching to PDQ Deploy
Recommendation of our IT partner, affordable price, wide choice of ready-to-deploy applications and ease of use
- Industry: Broadcast Media
- Company size: 11–50 Employees
- Used Weekly for 6-12 months
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- Likelihood to recommend 8.0 /10
So good that you can ignore the ifs and buts
Reviewed on 13/10/2021
It is a good tool but there are less expensive solutions that, given the rise of remote work, avoid the problems that this software presents. In my company, it has worked well for monitoring and administration but there are difficulties with machines that are out of the office. Software spoofing has disappeared.
Pros
It is a very intuitive software, it is easy to implement, configure and use; its interface is eye-catching and nothing is too much. On the other hand, it is light and efficient, has a great flexibility for the implementation of packages and has a great data processing capacity; in addition, it is quite customizable which makes it a great ally when it comes to controlling how and when to run.
Cons
If you were to try to use it on machines that are out of immediate reach, you would encounter a number of difficulties. It is sometimes difficult to control with off-network systems or by using a VPN; on the other hand, the error messages that are displayed are not clear enough, which makes it difficult to resolve them because a prior investigation has to be carried out.
- Industry: Civil Engineering
- Company size: 201–500 Employees
- Used Daily for 2+ years
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- Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10
An invaluable lifesaver at an exceptional value
Reviewed on 26/7/2021
There is not another program on the market with the efficacy of PDQ in the creation, management, and monitoring of a wide variety of installations and configuration changes we need to make on the 400+ machines in 5 main locations
Pros
Deployment design flexibility, and the ability to control how and when those run.
Cons
Deployment monitoring seems under-developed. Maybe it's a limitation of what information can be effectively gathered, given how Windows does its best to prevent you from ever knowing what's going on, so it's not a huge deal, but I'd love it if it could be developed. Nothing comes immediately to mind, but I have submitted feature requests/suggestions as I've encountered them.
It also seems to generally struggle with Autodesk across the board - There seems to be no rhyme nor reason, and since it's the only set of programs we always have issues with, I blame Autodesk, not PDQ. But it would be nice if there was a way to address it.
- Industry: Government Administration
- Company size: 51–200 Employees
- Used Daily for 2+ years
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- Likelihood to recommend 9.0 /10
PDQ Deploy is wonderful for Windows networks
Reviewed on 23/5/2022
Overall, I absolutely loved PDQ products when paired in a mostly Windows environment. My needs were simple, and PDQ worked wonderfully. You can test out both PDQ Deploy and Inventory before you buy, and I highly suggest you do so. It is one of the fastest, most lightweight products I've ever used, and I'd recommend it in almost all scenarios where Windows is your main OS.
Pros
PDQ Deploy and Inventory are one of the absolute best if you have only Windows based end machines in your network. It is really, really fast, and well laid out. I doubt you'll have to read the manual in most cases.
The resource usage of PDQ products is extremely light and not demanding.
Cons
It's really made for mostly Windows based networks, and works best when all machines are on-prem, or connected via VPN in my experience. If you need really complex IF / THEN type deployment or patching on other OSes, you may wish to look at BigFix.
- Industry: Hospital & Health Care
- Company size: 201–500 Employees
- Used Daily for 2+ years
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- Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10
Times Saver and Stress Relieving
Reviewed on 13/12/2022
Speed and ease of deploying machines with all the necessary software in bulk allows me to work on other tasks as installs are done. Being able to restart services from a GUI or manage with MMC without requiring physical access or running shell scripts allows me to be proactive and on task. Just brilliant!
Pros
I use this software every day and between Deploy and Inventory, Latest release and scheduling, New system installs they pretty much make my work automated and remote. I could write a book to be honest. The hardest part was getting the upper management to approve the licensing costs. The second year i asked i had figures for ROI for 2 admins. It was a no brainer for the fiscal staff.
Cons
I honestly cant come up with any improvements.
- Industry: Financial Services
- Company size: 51–200 Employees
- Used Weekly for 2+ years
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- Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10
For Easy Deployment and Version management use PDQ
Reviewed on 13/12/2022
Deploy has been fantastic to use, removing old VNC clients post-pandemic and adding a free to use version was already built in for RealVNC and TightVNC (Free)
Pros
Being able to see the individual steps of the install and where they fail is critical in order to deploy our apps to new and old hosts. Using deploy we can edit each individual step in order to make deploys run smoothly.There's usually prebuilt installation packages for installations which for most of our 'basic' apps we like to use and it saves time for us to create and manage these items.
Cons
Using it without PDQ Inventory is slightly more involved. I wouldn't be surprised if they managed to merge the two apps together somewhere down the road as they're both powerhouses in management.
Alternatives Considered
Ansible Automation PlatformReasons for Switching to PDQ Deploy
Ease of use- Industry: Building Materials
- Company size: 51–200 Employees
- Used Weekly for 1+ year
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- Likelihood to recommend 9.0 /10
Easy to get started with - lots more features once you're up and running!
Reviewed on 14/12/2022
PDQ is a massive time-saver - it allows me to manage way more devices than I could manually. It automates the drudgery of setting up and subsequently updating devices for users in my organisation, allowing me to get on with value-added development work, enhancements to business systems etc. PDQ gives me the peace of mind that my endpoints are updated, secure and all offer the same experience to my users.
Pros
I took over at an organisation with a fleet of servers, laptops and desktops that had been poorly maintained - each seemed to have a random selection of applications on an unpatched OS and there was no central knowledge of what was installed where. I was also on my own so didn't have time to investigate each endpoint individually - PDQ made it easy to automatically catalogue and then remediate all the issues out there - from the comfort of my desk!
Cons
There's nothing that I don't actually like about PDQ - my only issue is that I haven't had time to investigate all its many options and features! It was easy to get up to a good baseline and then I guess I didn't further my knowledge of its capabilities - that's all on me. Reading this questionnaire, it's clear it can do way more than I was aware of.
- Industry: Automotive
- Company size: 1,001–5,000 Employees
- Used Daily for 2+ years
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- Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10
Must have part of large network
Reviewed on 21/12/2022
I've used it for a large portion of my career. Always been essential.
Pros
The multitude of deployment options. Built in or downloadable uninstalls for almost everything. Running powershell commands on 2000 pcs couldn't be easier.
Cons
Sometimes I wish there was a client option for the occasional DNS issues.
Alternatives Considered
ManageEngine Endpoint CentralReasons for Switching to PDQ Deploy
We use this too- Industry: Education Management
- Company size: 1,001–5,000 Employees
- Used Daily for 2+ years
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- Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10
Simple, functional, reliable
Reviewed on 14/7/2021
PDQ Deploy is an excellent value. I've used it at previous jobs and have introduced it in every new job. The amount of time saved is staggering.
Pros
The reliability and ease of use of PDQ is great. I also love the ability to customize and create packages. If you can script it, you can deploy it.
Cons
I still like the idea of PDQ Link, or similar software. During the pandemic, a lot of our machines were never on our local network, so PDQ Deploy and Inventory had limited use for us. We had no way to deploy software to users unless their machine was back on our network. Even when users are using a VPN to connect to our network remotely, deployments still don't work (probably something on our end).
I am currently looking at other options like FileWave to do off network support and inventory.
- Industry: Government Administration
- Company size: 201–500 Employees
- Used Daily for 2+ years
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- Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10
PDQ Deploy is a Stellar Product
Reviewed on 2/11/2022
I echo my previous comment, i.e. this has been such a time-saver when ensuring we keep our endpoints current, and it makes it a lot easier to manage 100s of endpoints with literally the click of a button.
Pros
This has saved us so much effort in maintaining the integrity of our software products on our domain endpoints. In addition to the pre-built library, it has been a godsend to be able to create customized packages and get them deployed quickly. When we were hit with Hafnium on our Exchange server and moved to O365, I created a customized package to remove our previous suite and get out the latest O365 suite to our endpoints with about an hour's work on PDQ Deploy.
Cons
Nothing comes to mind, to be perfectly honest.
- Industry: Financial Services
- Company size: 51–200 Employees
- Used Weekly for 2+ years
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- Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10
Deployment with ease.
Reviewed on 25/6/2021
It makes updating so much less time consuming and gives a proper overview about the installation states. Also using the integration with PDQ Inventory keeping software up to date that was installed later on manually on some machines also works. So if you for example installed an Adobe Reader manually that still can be updated by the software once it identified it. Update scheduling works like a charm.
Pros
Finally a product that does what it's supposed to do. And it's actually good at what it's doing. It is highly flexible. So if you just want to copy some files that works with this product as well as installations that do checks on dependencies. It has an own repository where already configured application installations exist. It can have schedules, it can deploy to one or more machines. You can group installations. It integrates nicely with PDQ inventory. What else to say than this is just great software for a reasonable price. It does what it is intended for and more.
Cons
I think there are no real cons worth mentioning. Just try and buy this software you will not regret.
- Industry: Hospital & Health Care
- Company size: 1,001–5,000 Employees
- Used Daily for 2+ years
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- Likelihood to recommend 9.0 /10
PDQ deploy - Nice to have
Reviewed on 14/12/2022
Pros
All the capacities to deploy all kind of software, patchs or other and the way you monitoring these actions
Cons
Sometimes it's difficult to synchronizes with pdq inventory
- Industry: Legal Services
- Company size: 51–200 Employees
- Used Daily for 1+ year
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- Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10
Time & Sanity Saver!
Reviewed on 13/12/2022
From day one this software has been rock solid in all of the applications we use it for. We had a critical piece of software we needed installed immediately and I was able to setup a schedule to attempt to install the software every 30 minutes across my entire network, multiple locations throughout the state. This helped ensure that every machine received the software as we sometimes have trouble getting GPO installs to work in every office. Since then I have relied of PDQ for all of my install and updates. I've even started creating my images with the bare minimum of software and just use PDQ deploy for the last mile.
Pros
PDQ is incredibly simple to setup and use. It has streamlines rolling out new software and updates, I often use it over GPOs because I know it works 100% of the time.
Cons
I haven't found anything I do not like about PDQ deploy. It fills the role I had intended to use it for perfectly.
- Industry: Nonprofit Organisation Management
- Company size: 51–200 Employees
- Used Daily for 2+ years
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- Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10
What would I do without this bundle (Inventory + Deploy)
Reviewed on 6/10/2022
After 5 years of using this bundle, I still feel I haven't use all of the options offer to me but it's doing what I want so everything is fine.
And if I bug down, theirs supports is EXCELLENT, fast and to the point. Never, have I wait more than a day for a reply (try this with Microsoft).
Pros
Inventory: Knowking the state of our computers is a must. Lot of our users needs to deploy to remote places (to put out forest fire), it's imperative that theirs computers are ready to go. Using inventory and Deploy help me meet my goal.
Cons
Deploy: having to built new package is times consuming BUT they have good tutorials to help.
- Industry: Mechanical or Industrial Engineering
- Company size: 501–1,000 Employees
- Used Daily for 2+ years
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- Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10
I wish I knew about this software sooner
Reviewed on 8/12/2022
PDQ has made my PC rollout process easy and more importantly, consistent. All my systems go out configured correctly now. I have reduced human error to almost 0.
Pros
PDQ Deploy can take care of the monotonous IT Admin work, especially keeping software packages up to date, with ease.
Cons
I have no complaints at all. I really like this software.
- Industry: Higher Education
- Company size: 1,001–5,000 Employees
- Used Daily for 2+ years
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- Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10
PDQ - Solid Patch Management for Less!
Reviewed on 20/5/2021
Fantastic. it's allowed me to automate and manage a 1200+ machine network that was near impossible before I had PDQ to help. Plus, it's priced amazingly compared to other solutions.
Pros
PDQ's ease of use combined with the sheer number of features is staggering (in a good way!) It's super easy not just to deploy patches but also to automate command line and scripting across many machines at once. The automated package library is huge and makes my life much easier.
Cons
I don't have anything bad to say about PDQ. Any issue I've had was solved within hours and their customer support is top notch.
- Industry: Health, Wellness & Fitness
- Company size: 501–1,000 Employees
- Used Daily for 1+ year
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- Likelihood to recommend 9.0 /10
Power without comprimise
Reviewed on 13/11/2018
Pros
- Extremely robust. allowing you to create packages specifically written for practically any and every program, Job, script, Ect.
-Cheap. Very much worth the price
-Ease of use. Anyone with a bit of IT knowledge can quickly install this program and start using it at a moments notice
- Kind and quick Support. Everyone at PDQ (that I have worked with) is friendly and easy to work with.
- Versatile. This program works with practically any setup.
Cons
If I had to have one complaint I would certainly say that its the fact they are without a phone support line. Everything is done either through their forums or email. While they are quick to provide support via Email. its still email and feels much slower than if a phone were used.