# Page 5 | PDQ Deploy & Inventory Reviews 2026. Verified Reviews, Pros & Cons | Capterra > Page 5 - 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 January 14th, 2026 # Page 5 - Reviews of PDQ Deploy & Inventory ## Showing most helpful reviews Showing 101-125 of 341 Reviews Sort by: Most Helpful Rating Company Size Reviewer's Role Length of Use Frequency of Use AH Alan H. IT support Higher Education Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Does what you ask it to do " April 16, 2023 5.0 It alerts us to problems before being reported by the end user Pros I’ve use it for all sorts, managing 500 machines. I use collections to alert me to machines missing keyboard/mice, hard drive space, machines offline for over 3 days. Battery life in laptops. Software inventory….. the list goes on Cons It’s dependancy on DNS. I’m not sure if our dns is configured correctly Reason for choosing PDQ Deploy & Inventory The college had already purchased it Review Source JM Joseph M. Lead Infrastructure Analyst Financial Services Used the software for: 2+ years ### "For Easy Deployment and Version management use PDQ" December 13, 2022 5.0 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 Platform](https://www.capterra.com/p/206320/Ansible-Automation-Platform/) Reason for choosing PDQ Deploy & Inventory Ease of use Review Source KJ Keith J. Director of Technology Education Management Used the software for: 2+ years ### "PDQ-Lifesaver" October 7, 2021 5.0 Many updates can be sent out and installed silently while the computer is in use. Makes them think I'm some sort of magician. Pros I used to be up at night updating or installing in computer labs until as late as 2am to have the labs ready for the next day. Couldnt do it duing the day because the computers were always in use. Now I can just schedule installs/updates before I leave work and they are done before I go to bed - at a normal time. Cons The only thing I like least about PDQ is how long it took to learn about it Reason for choosing PDQ Deploy & Inventory It was recommended to me by a peer. Tried it and stayed with it Review Source RK Raymond K. IT Director Education Management Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Great for free features, can't afford pay features." August 13, 2021 4.0 IT has been great for years, I love that I can just click a computer and remote desktop by hitting keys, I love that it scans and tells me it needs rebooting, although that is getting to be to much now, it has always been great in the past. I can also run commands turning on/off services, that allow other software to work on them as well, but I don't need left on all the time. Pros It allows me to do many things from 1 central place that I could do for free with other scripts and tools, but PDQ has made put it all into one nice package. Cons Wake on lan tool used to work better over vLans now I have to use another tool for that. It is also saying computers need to be rebooting almost everyday even when computers don't seem to say themselves. This is the key feature I use PDQ Inventory for, scan and see if they are all up to date and need restart for updates. Reason for choosing PDQ Deploy & Inventory I found PDQ for the free services, I have purchased lab monitoring software for student computers that does some of the same things, but not all. Needed it to monitor desktop activity. Review Source CP Chris P. IT Director Real Estate Used the software for: 2+ years ### "PDQ Deploy (and PDQ Inventory) are essential to making remote management and monitoring easier." December 13, 2022 5.0 My experience has been great. I really cant complain about much TBH. Pros I love being able to easily have PDQ integrate into my AD/DC environment and be able to inventory all of the workstations in my various offices. Cons This is not really a 'con' per se, but I wish the pricing was adjustable based on the how many devices you are managing with it. I feel it can be pricey for smaller businesses who just want to make things easier for them. Reason for choosing PDQ Deploy & Inventory Ease of use. Free trail allowed me to know if it would work in my use case. Review Source JJ John J. Technical Supervisor Hospital & Health Care Used the software for: 2+ years ### "My "easy" button" December 13, 2022 5.0 Pros PDQ can do almost everything SCCM can do but with less clicks and less configuration. It just works. Cons Currently doesn't scan/manage non-Windows devices such as printers or alternate OSes. Hope to see that in the future. Review Source YP Yannick P. Dr sc. tech. Architecture & Planning Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Save time while keeping your IT infrastructure up to date" January 19, 2022 5.0 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 [Chocolatey](https://www.capterra.com/p/210185/Chocolatey/) Reason for choosing PDQ Deploy & Inventory Recommendation of our IT partner, affordable price, wide choice of ready-to-deploy applications and ease of use Review Source CM Chelsea M. Director of Learning Technologies Education Management Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "PDQ is a Game Changer" December 13, 2022 5.0 PDQ has been a great addition to our district. I can't imagine working without it. Pros PDQ was a game changer for me and my district. It has helped us keep better track of our devices and the software being used with them. Cons PDQ is a great product and I love many things about it. The only challenging part for me was getting it connected to my network. Review Source JD Joel D. Sysadmin Automotive Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Must have part of large network" December 21, 2022 5.0 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 Central](https://www.capterra.com/p/170018/ManageEngine-Desktop-Central/) Reason for choosing PDQ Deploy & Inventory We use this too Review Source LC Laurent C. Admin Sys Government Administration Used the software for: 2+ years ### "PDQ : An useful, easy to configure and use product in a really affordable shape !" December 14, 2022 5.0 We started with this product without thinking it could be so great. It is now a mandatory tool in our IT business. Pros PDQ is the backbone of our compliance management. Really easy to setup and to manage, it allows a total control of the patch, application management of our IT inventoried machines. And everything at a very affordable cost. Cons A better looking management interface could be welcome. Review Source FA Fede A. Sysadmin Government Administration Used the software for: 2+ years ### "A must have tool for any sysadmin" May 19, 2023 5.0 Pros PDQ Deploy makes software deployment an easy task. Super powerfull tool to install programs and patch computers without bothering users. Best tool i've ever used. Cons No cons i can think of. Really, maybe ui can be a little more modern? but who cares? Review Source RR Renan R. Analista de Infra Consumer Services Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "PDQ one of the best on the market" December 13, 2022 5.0 Is a very useful software that helps me manage many machines. Pros The deploy section is very helpfull, giving me speed and time to do other tasks while the PDQ take care of the instalation and actions using scripts. After using this software many of my problems was solved. Cons I think pdq need to use clients in the machines for better results in the deployment, sometimes the pdq have trouble finding the machine and freezes in the status "conecting" or return the error "The network path was not found" Maybe a client help mitigate this problem. Another thing, i have some machines in home office modality, and because of that i cant manage this machines. Review Source BL Brandon L. Assistant IT Director Education Management Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Great software at a good price" December 13, 2022 5.0 Love the software and the weekly videos! Pros I love the automatic patch management. I love how I can keep all my software up to date and not have any outdated machines running on my network. I also love having all my inventory of machines in one simple place. Cons As dumb as it sounds I would absolutely love a version for Mac. We have several macs in our district as well. I know I can get an MDM but would love something that's built into PDQ Review Source JT Jesus T. IT Coordinator Consumer Goods Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Just pull the trigger, you won't regret it. " December 21, 2022 5.0 This has made our lives here tremendously easy, it gives you everything in one centralized console. Pros Ease of use, how simple it was to deploy it and keep our systems updated. Cons None, it's easy to understand and maintain. Reason for choosing PDQ Deploy & Inventory After reviewing it and testing it out for free, this was hands down the clear winner. Review Source CE Chris E. SR IT Support Analyst Mechanical or Industrial Engineering Used the software for: 2+ years ### "PC Management multitool" April 17, 2023 5.0 Overall, Inventory has become a staple for us, any other product would cost much much more and would not be as simple or quick. Pros Dead simple setup, with quite powerful tools. Cons Lack of remote client aside (Connect would resolve that) , lack of information for connection errors, and the basic reports with certain fields limiting other fields is quite annoying. Review Source DC Don C. IT Manager Automotive Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Great Product to Fit Any Budget" December 21, 2022 5.0 Pros When using a software solution to automate certain tasks (like patch management), it's important that the product is simple to use and fit to purpose. PDQ Deploy is not one of those packages that you purchase and quickly forget about. Cons We haven't encountered any issue that we were not able to resolve by either viewing the many supportive YouTube videos or supporting documentation. We would be hard pressed to identify a feature we didn't appreciate. Reason for choosing PDQ Deploy & Inventory The ability to roll out third party application updates has been a major factor in this product. Review Source MR Matthew R. IT Manager Civil Engineering Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Excellent value for managing software across the network" December 21, 2022 4.0 We are able to keep more software up-to-date and increase our security measures as a result of deploying PDQ. Pros It's very easy to create and deploy software to all connected devices. We are able to quickly create a deployment, determine who needs it, and set it to run. Within minutes we can push new software or updates out to every machine on the network. Cons PDQ does not use an agent, so you can only install software on devices on the internal network. It would be nice to be able to "check in" on some schedule. It's also not possible as far as I can tell to deploy when a compute reboots at the end user's convenience and not when we force a reboot.All told, these are minor inconveniences that in no way overshadow the total package. Review Source SC Sunny C. IT MAnager Food & Beverages Used the software for: 2+ years ### "PDQ Deploy review " December 14, 2022 5.0 I used to have other patch management but switched to PDQ deploy few years back. I am satisfied so far. Pros I have PDQ deploy and PDQ inventory. both app are inteconnected and I can search and identify group of PCs and create a package in PDQ deploy to have them patch catch up. Also I have the packages using heart beat to catch up the patches on PC whenever they are online. Cons They are packages unavailable like the CAD tools, FOXIT enterprise version and I will like to see more packages available in the pre-configure option and thsi will make easier for me to download and make them a package for deploy. Reason for choosing PDQ Deploy & Inventory US colleagues Review Source TM Timothy M. IT Specialist 3 Information Technology and Services Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Inventory management at it's best." June 3, 2021 5.0 Having Inventory is wonderful. Being able to quickly gather data on new or existing PCs is crucial. The more recent addition of the Powershell scanner makes the product pretty much universal to do whatever you can think of for reporting. Pros The report writing is so much nicer than other options which typically require in-depth knowledge of SQL or other coding languages. Cons Adding a large amount of file and registry scanners when scanning 5000+ devices has caused some issues with the database growing too large leading to performance issues and/or memory leaks. Reason for choosing PDQ Deploy & Inventory The report writing alone is well worth the cost of buying this product in addition to anything else. Being able to build pretty much any report you can think of in a matter of seconds is just simply amazing. Deploy is wonderful but I would highly recommend at least getting Inventory. The two products working together is just that much better. Review Source Jim C. IT Officer Government Administration Used the software for: 2+ years ### "PDQ Deploy" August 12, 2022 5.0 This product was recommended by our security consultant, and we have been quite happy with it. Pros Server installation was straightforward. There is no client agent required. We use the product to install security software daily or weekly. Cons The license needs to be updated every year, otherwise, the package library does not work as expected. Review Source TS Tony S. IT Analyst Government Relations Used the software for: 2+ years ### "PDQ Inventory and Deploy ROCKS!" August 13, 2021 5.0 I've been using PDQ for about 5-6 years. For us, it's a life saver because until recently I have been the only IT on site. I just hired a admin and he's loving this software as well. Their support is top notch!! When I am stuck, I get a quick answer. Pros I highly like all the details collected for each servers and workstations and the ability to created dynamic collections that can integrate with Deploy. Cons Not that much. The only thing I can think of, ......ugh. Can't think of a thing right now :) Alternatives considered [Spiceworks Cloud Help Desk](https://www.capterra.com/p/102709/Spiceworks-IT-Help-Desk/) Reason for choosing PDQ Deploy & Inventory Cost and ease of use with PDQ Switched from [Track-It!](https://www.capterra.com/p/67028/Track-It/) Cost and ease of use with PDQ Review Source PS Piotr S. IT Manager Wholesale Used the software for: 2+ years ### "PDQ is amazing." April 7, 2022 5.0 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) Alternatives considered [NinjaOne](https://www.capterra.com/p/184229/NinjaOne/)[Pulseway](https://www.capterra.com/p/141792/Pulseway/) Reason for choosing PDQ Deploy & Inventory Clear licensing, great price and great and clear communication in pre-purchase stage. Review Source DN Devlin N. Sysadmin Entertainment Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "IT Force Multiplier" December 13, 2022 5.0 PDQ Deploy allows us to scale our desktop management exponentially, and is much easier to set up and use than SCCM (if you also have Inventory, which isjust as important as Deploy) Pros Rapid deployment of large software installations or configuration changes to hundreds of workstations in minutesExtremely detailed workstation informationt tracking with great filtering / collection optionsVery detailed and helpful documentation (videos/live streams are great) Cons Generating reports can be a bit confusing at times.Linux support in the future would be a huge plus if ever considered Review Source AO Andrew O. IT manager Mechanical or Industrial Engineering Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Great for software deployment" December 30, 2022 5.0 When SCCM failed, and the admin was unable to resolve issues. Local IT (global company) used PDQ for software deployment as the SCCM admin never got it working for a long time. PDQ simplify software deployment and updates, helped manage devices and setup new machines in no time at all. The main admin of PDQ became the SCCM admin after using this product as a learning curve and step to SCCM. Now SCCM is working with new admin, pdq is not required as much but still a tool I rely on regularly. Pros Simple to useFree edition is greatLicences are not expensive Can share xml files for software deployment between users on free versionGreat for deploying scripts Cons Cannot manage OS updatesOnly works on internal network/VPN - not cloud basedPdq inventory is a separate program, not integrated Reason for choosing PDQ Deploy & Inventory Was recommended, it worked and the free edition did 90% of our requirements Review Source RV Raphael V. System Administrator Mining & Metals Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "Absolute life-saver if you're an admin" April 3, 2023 5.0 Deploying software, copying files, changing Windows settings, rebooting, those are all things I accomplish with PDQ that I would have to do one by one on each PC otherwise. Pros PDQ can do literally anything you can think of on Windows PCs you manage. Installing, copying files, executing Powershell, etc. I mean if you can execute Powershell remotely what is there you cannot do? Cons Honestly can't really think of anything I don't like about this software. It even has dark mode for ultimate eye comfort, so I cannot complain. Review Source Similar Products Featured