# Page 3 | PDQ Deploy & Inventory Reviews 2026. Verified Reviews, Pros & Cons | Capterra > Page 3 - Is PDQ Deploy & Inventory the right IT Management solution for you? Explore 341 verified user reviews from people in industries like yours to make a confident choice. Source: https://www.capterra.com/p/174535/PDQ-Deploy/reviews --- PDQ Deploy & Inventory 4.8 (341) [View alternatives](https://www.capterra.com/p/174535/PDQ-Deploy/alternatives/) Provider data verified by our Software Research team, and reviews moderated by our Reviews Verification team. [Learn more](https://www.capterra.com/our-story/) * * * Last updated May 18th, 2026 # Page 3 - Reviews of PDQ Deploy & Inventory ## Showing most helpful reviews Showing 51-75 of 341 Reviews Sort by: Most Helpful Rating Company Size Reviewer's Role Length of Use Frequency of Use Charles C. Technology Coordinator Higher Education Used the software for: 2+ years ### "#1 most used software in my role" December 13, 2022 5.0 Pros Honestly I use it every day, multiple times a day. I wouldn't want to work somewhere that didn't have this software. My life is so much easier. Quickly find and patch computers & push out software and updates. Pair this with PDQ Inventory and you're golden. Cons I've honestly never had a problem with this software and I've been using it for probably 7 years at least. Review Source RH Rob H. Manager of IT Utilities Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "Simplicity at its best, but still feature rich" December 23, 2022 5.0 The number one thing is being able to efficiently keep our endpoints patched and have visibility into that process. Pros For us, the patching component was the most important part. We were using another product that we always had to struggle to complete patches and even then it was a pain just to be able to see which machines needed patches. PDQ deploy made our lives so much better! Cons There are three things I would like to see them do: first, a cloud based approach for deployment and patching where we dont need the computers on the company network to handle them - this is in the works from my understanding. Secondly, add the ability to capture the last logged on user and store it with the rest of the attributes where we can add that as a column. Finally, add an imaging component where we can setup, build and manage images within the same pane of glass - they recently acquired an imaging software company, so I hope this is on the roadmap! Reason for choosing PDQ Deploy & Inventory We were lucky and ran across PDQ Deploy as out first option. I evaluated it and knew it was what we needed. Review Source JM Jakub M. Senior Service Desk Administrator Telecommunications Used the software for: 2+ years ### "3rd anniversary of using PDQ Deploy & Inventory" July 7, 2023 5.0 All patches, updates and upgrades are resolved very quickly and in addition your support is very fast and friendly. I am very happy that I chose PDQ. Pros It is very easy to install and using. You can choose if you want client/server or local mode.Has got many (maybe all) softwares for daily use. Cons I haven not find anything like that yet. Review Source ST Sonam T. Tech specialist Health, Wellness and Fitness Used the software for: 2+ years ### "A regular PDQ user of 1 person IT department" December 21, 2022 5.0 I ran into projects after projects during pandemic. was looking for a tool to manage everything remotely, PDQ demo took place and went for it right away. Saved tons of time deploying patches, softwares, custom installations and much more. This tool allowed me to run whole IT department single handedly. Pros Ease of use, simplicity, effectiveness. PDQ has nice video based how to dos and that was helpful. Cons Two part of deploy and inventory, can they be one? Alternatives considered [Atera](https://www.capterra.com/p/144309/Atera/) Reason for choosing PDQ Deploy & Inventory Demo was promising and trial was exactly what I was looking for. Review Source JB Jeremey B. Systems Administrator Mechanical or Industrial Engineering Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "PDQ is My Administrative "Go-To" Software" December 14, 2022 5.0 Administrative tasks like software deployment, admin scripts, asset inventory, etc. is pretty much our use case. Honestly, I couldn't be more happy with any other software. Whenever I have a task I'd like to perform, PDQ is usually always there to help me in my deployment process. Pros Being able to create PowerShell and CMD scripts to run locally on a device is amazing. I've created multiple scripts that run easier from PDQ than from a PSSession (i.e., administrative tasks that are denied access). Cons There is a learning curve somewhat. I did dive in without reading too much of the help dialog, but I think I understand most of what I need for my environment (i.e., inventory dynamic groups, deployment packages, etc.). Reason for choosing PDQ Deploy & Inventory The software has never let me down. I've always been able to succeed with what I need to do while using PDQ Review Source NC Nick C. Senior SecOps Engineer Consumer Services Used the software for: 2+ years ### "PDQ Deploy & Inventory are awesome products, healthy DNS required" December 13, 2022 4.0 Overall a solid product. Some quirks but definitely helps a lot with patching, organizing assets, and then some. Pros PDQ makes it VERY easy to set up custom deployment packages with and without scripting. They also allowed management of common third-party apps with auto-updating, scheduling of deployments, and many other awesome tools. It is very cost efficient and I have used it across several companies. Cons A very heavy reliance on DNS. Support takes a long time to reply. No option for escalated service or support. Reason for choosing PDQ Deploy & Inventory Previous experience with product. Review Source DC Dawn C. Technology Director Education Management Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Great Product" December 13, 2022 5.0 It has been great. It is easy to use and navigate. It makes it easy to push out patches and software to computers. We no longer have to go to each computer to install products. The built in Vendors is such a great feature and one I use often, it saves me from having to go out and down load software from the Vendor constantly! Pros It is easy to use and makes my job more efficient. Cons I would like the Deploy and Inventory products in one interface. I understand though that people may only want one of the products. It would be nice to have them integrated together for those that use both products. Alternatives considered [ManageEngine Endpoint Central](https://www.capterra.com/p/170018/ManageEngine-Desktop-Central/) Reason for choosing PDQ Deploy & Inventory I have used Manage Engine in the past and I liked the PDQ product better. We did a trial with PDQ and I liked how it was set up and how user friendly it is. Review Source MF Michal F. IT Specialist Facilities Services Used the software for: 2+ years ### "An efficient solution for monitoring asset status and reporting." September 9, 2022 5.0 Pros \- mostly easy to use - lots of templates to use and edit - provides a wide range of information and details about a specific device - grouping devices into collections according to different combinations of parameters Cons sometimes it is not easy to debug some more complex reports, but this is not directly a defect of the application itself Review Source MK Marcin K. Senior IT System Engineer Research Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "PDQ the best app for IT Management" December 13, 2022 5.0 Pros Easy to use and doesn't require hours of setup. Only instal app on server and you can deploy new software and updates to users (only need add some port's on the firewall and connect to AD :) ) Cons The software is amazing and I don't have any least on it. Review Source EF Erick F. IT Solution Architect Retail Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "Very good Software and value for the price" December 21, 2022 5.0 Solve the patch update for workstations and clients, inventory reports. Pros The easy way to configure the deployments and schedule that to run automatically on time to time. Cons Do not have a client to install and not be able to monitor or deploy to clients outside of the network what nowadays is very normal with remote work. Alternatives considered [System Center](https://www.capterra.com/p/70929/System-Center/) Reason for choosing PDQ Deploy & Inventory Yes, for do what I most need and with much better value. Review Source SL Scott L. ISO Banking Used the software for: 2+ years ### "THE Best application for the money in the IT space!" July 2, 2021 5.0 We have been using PDQ for the past 10 years and it keeps getting better and better. The installs are fast and responsive. Their video training is excellent as well as the videos are straight and to the point with great screen captures and explanations. We will never be without PDQ! Pros This application allows us to push out "one off" applications and gives us the ability to know right away if the application install was successful. They have a ton of templates built for commonly used applications and constantly updating their pushes and templates. Their support is second to none! They are super responsive and always willing to go above and beyond in helping our team with application pushes that are out of the ordinary. If an application fails to install successfully from a push, you can also email support right from the error message without having to do copy and paste. More support teams should follow their lead. I can't say enough good things about them. Cons Honestly, I don't have any cons about this software. Review Source Anthony R. IT Manager Computer Hardware Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "A good choice for privacy conscious companies" June 6, 2023 3.0 Pros There are no agents to install on systems being inventoried and it is installed locally on your own network (even just a local desktop) which make a it quick to install and keeps all the communications and data within your local network. Cons Because it is agentless there are issues when trying to inventory systems that are removed from the local network, e.g. Home workers. Review Source TB Tobias B. Sr Network Administrator Machinery Used the software for: 2+ years ### "The best for software patching and deployment" December 14, 2022 5.0 The software reduces our overall cost of pc deployment by automating the software needed right out of the gate. It has paid for itself over and over again. Pros I like the ease of implementing this product in an environment combined with it's affordability. Cons I can say confidently at this time that there is nothing I like the least about it. Review Source PB Pascal B. IT-Administrator Health, Wellness and Fitness Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Brings everything you want" December 14, 2022 5.0 I already used PDQ Deploy and Inventory at my previous employment and so it was a big wish to use it at my new company Pros So easy to implement and almost much more easy to use. Without prior knowledge it is possible to understand what PDQ can do to make Adminlife much more comfortable. Cons The only thing i d like to change would be a possibility to have a function so i can decide which downloads i d like to. As we are german users sometimes its annoying to manually add german software downloads for deployment. Review Source GW Greg W. IT Manager Servers & Support Mechanical or Industrial Engineering Used the software for: 2+ years ### "I wish I knew about this software sooner" December 8, 2022 5.0 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. Reason for choosing PDQ Deploy & Inventory Group policy only works when machines are connected to the domain when they login. Most of our work force is remote primarily, so we needed something that could go push software over a hotspot VPN connection. This does that very well. Review Source JB Jason B. Network Administrator Utilities Used the software for: 2+ years ### "PDQ Inventory - wouldn't want to live without it" January 10, 2023 5.0 Pros The interface closely resembles MMC which I'm used to. It's super fast when searching for something in particular about a computer or computers. The reports are customizable and very useful. Cons I have no complaints about this software. It's amazing. Alternatives considered [ManageEngine Patch Manager Plus](https://www.capterra.com/p/179288/Patch-Manager-Plus/)[ManageEngine Endpoint Central](https://www.capterra.com/p/170018/ManageEngine-Desktop-Central/) Switched from [Spiceworks Cloud Help Desk](https://www.capterra.com/p/102709/Spiceworks-IT-Help-Desk/)[openAudit](https://www.capterra.com/p/248212/openAudit/) I wanted something that wasn't web-based that held more details and was more snappy to use. Also using it because it's linked to PDQ Deploy. Review Source IB Ian B. Network engineer Pharmaceuticals Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Pdq is simple & great value for money " December 13, 2022 5.0 Really made my life so simple in terms of deploying software where group policy fails Pros It’s so simple & reliable to push software to remote endpoints Cons Having deploy & inventory as 2 products Reason for choosing PDQ Deploy & Inventory More reliable/ cheaper Review Source EJ Eric J. Programmer/Analyst Government Administration Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Great patch management software" December 24, 2022 5.0 Love it! I use it constantly every day. Pros The automatic scanning of your entire network, seeing what software and software versions you have on each machine, and being able to automatically patch those machines to the latest software updates. Cons There really isn't anything I don't like about it. Review Source JC Joshua C. Systems Administrator Health, Wellness and Fitness Used the software for: 2+ years ### "PDQ is a dream for the damll IT Team" December 21, 2022 5.0 Everyone on the PDQ team is excellent. Pros The value for the money, the flexibility and ease of use. Cons True remote access and monitoring would be a huge benefit, I'm really hoping this gets added in the future . With an increasingly mobile workforce this would be a gamechanger. Reason for choosing PDQ Deploy & Inventory The price. Review Source BZ Boris Z. Sr. Serve rAdmin Food & Beverages Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Easy local computer management" May 3, 2023 5.0 I like this very much Pros Easy to implement and use. This project just works as intended. There is no hoops to jump through. Cons Does not have an agent, some scans take a while over a bad connection Review Source FA Faisal A. Technical Specialist Health, Wellness and Fitness Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Love to Use PDQ , Helps me a lot to manage my Environment and scope of work " December 19, 2022 5.0 I love using PDQ as It helps me a lot to manage a large number of users in one go no matter if they are in the office or working virtually. Pros Very easy to deploy and prompt results of your outcome. also, you can have a history with timestamps when and how many in each phase achievements. Cons The library has to update more frequently for prebuilt scripts. Review Source SS Steve S. IT Manager Financial Services Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Outstanding tool for the money" December 21, 2022 5.0 Love the product, recommend it to friends and colleagues often. Pros It's super easy to use, great support when you need it ... it's one of the few truly set it and forget it tools out there. Cons Dealing with remote devices can be challenging. Review Source VR Verified Reviewer IT Manager Telecommunications Used the software for: 2+ years ### "PDQ solution" December 13, 2022 5.0 Pros Integration with Active Directory, pull all computers based on OU and departments. Cons It doesn't have a client to deploy, so it depends 100% on service account, being administrator, DNS and some features that can fail. Also would love that PDQ integrates the remote desktop control. Review Source AD Adam D. IT Technician Mechanical or Industrial Engineering Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "Excellent Deployment and Installation Tool" September 14, 2023 4.0 Was able to install products that GPOs couldn't. Was able to discretely target systems, or initiate a sitewide roll-out. Pros Many options for setting up install and deploy routines. Automatically refreshed network inventory. Active Directory Integration. Ability to target by queries, OUs or just about anything.Good integration between the prodcts (Deploy and Inventory). Good reporting. Cons Can be kind of daunting for new users. A bit slow sometimes. Reason for choosing PDQ Deploy & Inventory All three are used to maintain systems. Review Source VR Verified Reviewer Problem Setter Information Technology and Services Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Scale your Business with PDQ Deploy and Inventory " November 10, 2023 5.0 Overall best for my use because of it's ease of use and convience provided by it. Pros Best thing is that it is very easy to use and guides us with the maps of printers and deployment of updated softwares. 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