Compare Microsoft System Center and PDQ Deploy & Inventory 
At a Glance
Market Segments
Enterprise (46.1% of reviews)
Mid-Market (75.3% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
$1,650.00
Microsoft System Center
Star Rating
(585)4.1 out of 5
Market Segments
Enterprise (46.1% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Learn more about Microsoft System CenterPDQ Deploy & Inventory
Star Rating
(274)4.8 out of 5
Market Segments
Mid-Market (75.3% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
$1,650.00
Free Trial is available
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When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found PDQ Deploy & Inventory easier to use, set up, and administer. Reviewers also preferred doing business with PDQ Deploy & Inventory overall.
- Reviewers felt that PDQ Deploy & Inventory meets the needs of their business better than Microsoft System Center.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that PDQ Deploy & Inventory is the preferred option.
- For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of PDQ Deploy & Inventory over Microsoft System Center.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Microsoft System Center
No pricing availableFree Trial
Microsoft System Center
No trial information availablePDQ Deploy & Inventory
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
8.6
478
9.4
166
Ease of Use
7.7
477
9.4
168
Ease of Setup
7.0
320
9.5
153
Ease of Admin
7.9
323
9.5
151
Quality of Support
8.0
444
9.5
144
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.1
298
9.7
142
Product Direction (% positive)
7.4
461
9.6
148
Features by Category
Administration
8.7
62
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.6
63
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.7
65
|
Verified
Not enough data
Service Desk
8.7
58
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
59
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
59
|
Verified
Not enough data
Management
8.9
16
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
16
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.6
13
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.7
13
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
13
Not enough data
Functionality
8.6
13
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
14
Not enough data
9.0
16
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.8
15
|
Verified
Not enough data
Agentic AI - IT Service Management (ITSM) Tools
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Asset Inventory
Not enough data
9.2
54
Not enough data
9.3
56
Not enough data
5.9
41
Not enough data
4.6
40
Not enough data
8.9
52
Generative AI
Not enough data
4.6
32
Not enough data
4.6
32
Agentic AI - IT Asset Management
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Management
Not enough data
8.5
53
Not enough data
7.7
47
Not enough data
6.7
44
Not enough data
6.6
44
Performance Management
9.4
8
Not enough data
8.6
6
Not enough data
9.2
8
Not enough data
Monitoring
8.8
8
Not enough data
8.3
7
Not enough data
8.1
6
Not enough data
Generative AI
Not enough data
Not enough data
System Control
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Vulnerability Prevention
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Security Management
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Analysis
8.6
12
Not enough data
Platform
9.0
8
Not enough data
8.8
13
Not enough data
9.2
6
Not enough data
8.3
13
Not enough data
8.3
10
Not enough data
Security
8.6
14
Not enough data
9.0
14
Not enough data
8.3
8
Not enough data
9.3
7
Not enough data
9.1
9
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Enterprise IT Management
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Microsoft System Center and PDQ Deploy & Inventory are categorized as Patch Management
Unique Categories
Microsoft System Center is categorized as IT Service Management (ITSM) Tools, Data Center Infrastructure Management (DCIM), Enterprise IT Management, and Endpoint Management
PDQ Deploy & Inventory is categorized as IT Asset Management
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Microsoft System Center
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
PDQ Deploy & Inventory
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Small-Business
(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market
(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise
(> 1000 emp.)
Reviewers' Industry
Information Technology and Services
19.1%
Education Management
6.2%
Government Administration
5.5%
Computer Software
5.1%
Hospital & Health Care
3.9%
Other
60.2%
Primary/Secondary Education
9.0%
Government Administration
7.1%
Hospital & Health Care
6.0%
Education Management
4.9%
Electrical/Electronic Manufacturing
4.5%
Other
68.5%
Alternatives
Discussions
What does Microsoft System Center do?
2 Comments
SC
Microsoft System Center is a suite of management tools for IT infrastructure. Components include SCCM for software deployment, SCOM for monitoring, VMM for...Read more
Microsoft System Center has no more discussions with answers
What is PDQ Deploys solution for remote staff?
3 Comments
MW
Hey Scott! Micaela from PDQ here. Check out this blog on managing remote computers with...Read more
Does anyone know of a way to update MS store apps using PDQ?
1 Comment
MY
just create a package with a powershell step with the appx package you wish to deploy. Example here is Calculator... Get-AppxPackage -allusers...Read more
What does PDQ software do?
1 Comment
RA
PDQ Inventory is a system admin tool that collects software and hardware inventory. PDQ Deploy automates software installation. Very good tools at a very...Read more
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