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At a Glance
Market Segments
Mid-Market (75.2% of reviews)
Small-Business (53.5% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
$1,650.00
from $39 Tier based pricing
PDQ Deploy & Inventory
Star Rating
(273)4.8 out of 5
Market Segments
Mid-Market (75.2% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
$1,650.00
Free Trial is available
Browse all 2 pricing plansPulseway
Star Rating
(119)4.6 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (53.5% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
from $39 Tier based pricing
Learn more about PulsewaySummary
AI Generated Summary
AI-generated. Powered by real user reviews.
- Users report that Pulseway excels in real-time sync capabilities, achieving a perfect score of 10.0, while PDQ Deploy & Inventory, although strong, does not match this level of performance, indicating that Pulseway may be better suited for environments requiring immediate data updates.
- Reviewers mention that PDQ Deploy & Inventory shines in its ease of setup and administration, both scoring 9.5, which suggests a more user-friendly experience for IT teams compared to Pulseway's slightly lower scores of 9.1 in setup and 9.3 in admin.
- G2 users highlight Pulseway's superior performance monitoring features, scoring 9.9, which indicates a robust capability for tracking system performance, while PDQ Deploy & Inventory, despite its strengths, scores slightly lower at 9.5, suggesting it may not provide the same level of detail.
- Users on G2 report that PDQ Deploy & Inventory offers better asset management features, particularly in hardware and software asset inventory, with scores of 9.3 and 9.4 respectively, compared to Pulseway's lower scores, indicating a more comprehensive approach to asset tracking.
- Reviewers mention that Pulseway's mobile backup application received a score of 7.5, which indicates room for improvement, while PDQ Deploy & Inventory does not focus on mobile backup, suggesting that Pulseway may be more appealing for users needing mobile solutions.
- Users say that both products have strong security features, but Pulseway's data encryption scored 9.8, indicating a slight edge in security standards over PDQ Deploy & Inventory, which scored 7.4, suggesting that Pulseway may offer better protection for sensitive data.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Pulseway
Business
from $39
Tier based pricing
From 20 Monitored Systems
- Remote Monitoring and Management
- Instant Alerts
- Native Mobile Apps
Free Trial
PDQ Deploy & Inventory
Free Trial is available
Pulseway
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
9.4
165
9.0
104
Ease of Use
9.5
167
9.2
104
Ease of Setup
9.5
152
9.0
96
Ease of Admin
9.5
150
9.3
89
Quality of Support
9.5
143
9.0
98
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
9.7
141
9.4
87
Product Direction (% positive)
9.6
147
9.0
103
Features by Category
Compatibility
Not enough data
9.7
5
Not enough data
9.0
5
Not enough data
9.7
5
Not enough data
9.7
5
Management
Not enough data
10.0
5
Not enough data
10.0
5
Not enough data
9.3
5
Not enough data
10.0
5
Not enough data
10.0
6
Compliance
Not enough data
10.0
7
Not enough data
9.7
6
Not enough data
9.7
5
Agentic AI - Server Backup
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
Functionality
Not enough data
10.0
6
Not enough data
9.4
6
Not enough data
9.4
6
Not enough data
10.0
6
Not enough data
7.5
6
Compatibility
Not enough data
9.4
6
Not enough data
7.8
6
Not enough data
10.0
5
Management
Not enough data
9.4
6
Not enough data
10.0
6
Not enough data
10.0
5
Agentic AI - Online Backup
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
Inventory Management - Remote Monitoring & Management (RMM)
Not enough data
9.3
51
|
Verified
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Monitoring and Management
Not enough data
9.4
54
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.6
44
Not enough data
8.8
49
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.1
52
|
Verified
Not enough data
Not enough data
IT Operations & Workflow - Remote Monitoring & Management (RMM)
Not enough data
Not enough data
Service Management
Not enough data
8.9
53
|
Verified
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Remote Monitoring & Management (RMM)
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
Functionality
Not enough data
9.9
15
Not enough data
9.9
17
Not enough data
9.2
15
Not enough data
9.9
14
Monitoring - Network Monitoring
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Management
Not enough data
9.5
14
Not enough data
9.2
15
Not enough data
8.9
14
Analytics - Network Monitoring
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Security - Network Monitoring
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Network Performance - Network Monitoring
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
AI Automation - Network Monitoring
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Network Monitoring
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
Monitoring
Not enough data
9.8
18
Not enough data
9.7
17
Not enough data
9.2
15
Not enough data
Not enough data
Management Tools
Not enough data
8.7
13
Not enough data
9.6
13
Not enough data
9.2
12
Generative AI
Not enough data
5.0
7
Not enough data
5.0
7
Agentic AI - Incident 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
Visibility
Not enough data
8.6
33
Not enough data
9.5
34
Not enough data
8.6
32
Monitoring and Management
Not enough data
9.0
32
Not enough data
8.8
27
Not enough data
8.3
29
Not enough data
9.4
34
Not enough data
9.7
34
Not enough data
9.1
31
Cloud environment support
Not enough data
7.9
25
Not enough data
8.5
29
Agentic AI - Server Monitoring
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
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
Not enough data
Generative AI
4.6
32
Not enough data
4.6
32
Not enough data
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
8.5
53
Not enough data
7.7
47
Not enough data
6.7
44
Not enough data
6.6
44
Not enough data
Administration
Not enough data
8.7
32
Not enough data
8.2
31
Not enough data
7.3
25
Not enough data
9.2
32
Not enough data
8.6
27
Not enough data
8.7
29
Maintenance
Not enough data
9.4
34
Not enough data
7.1
26
Communication
Not enough data
7.9
29
Not enough data
4.7
24
Not enough data
4.6
24
Not enough data
5.5
26
Security
Not enough data
7.3
28
Not enough data
7.9
27
Device Support
Not enough data
9.1
31
Not enough data
8.9
32
Not enough data
8.7
33
Performance
Not enough data
8.5
33
Functionality
Not enough data
10.0
5
Not enough data
7.7
5
Not enough data
9.7
5
Not enough data
10.0
5
Performance
Not enough data
10.0
5
Not enough data
8.7
5
Not enough data
9.7
5
Not enough data
10.0
5
Agentic AI - PC Backup
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Generative AI
Not enough data
5.4
33
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
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
Reporting
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Security
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
PDQ Deploy & Inventory and Pulseway are categorized as Patch Management
Unique Categories
PDQ Deploy & Inventory is categorized as IT Asset Management
Pulseway is categorized as Server Monitoring, Remote Monitoring & Management (RMM), Server Backup, Remote Support, Endpoint Management, Incident Management, Online Backup, Network Monitoring, and PC Backup
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
PDQ Deploy & Inventory
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Pulseway
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
Primary/Secondary Education
9.0%
Government Administration
7.1%
Hospital & Health Care
6.0%
Education Management
4.9%
Electrical/Electronic Manufacturing
4.5%
Other
68.4%
Information Technology and Services
28.9%
Computer & Network Security
11.4%
Computer Software
5.3%
Hospital & Health Care
4.4%
Financial Services
3.5%
Other
46.5%
Alternatives
Discussions
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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