Compare PDQ Deploy & Inventory and ScalePad Lifecycle Manager 
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At a Glance
Market Segments
Mid-Market (75.3% of reviews)
Small-Business (75.7% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
$1,650.00
Free Trial Per Month
PDQ 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
Browse all 2 pricing plansScalePad Lifecycle Manager
Star Rating
(194)4.5 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (75.7% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
Free Trial Per Month
Free Trial is available
Browse all 3 pricing plansPDQ Deploy & Inventory vs ScalePad Lifecycle Manager
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 ScalePad Lifecycle Manager.
- 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 ScalePad Lifecycle Manager.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
ScalePad Lifecycle Manager
Free
Free Trial
Per Month
Launch your first Customer Success motion, free forever for one client. With Free, you can:
- Deliver a complete Customer Success motion for one high-value client
- Build strategic Roadmaps, Goals, Budgets, and Reports all in one view
- Sync PSA & RMM data to uncover asset risks automatically
Free Trial
PDQ Deploy & Inventory
Free Trial is available
ScalePad Lifecycle Manager
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
9.4
166
8.9
161
Ease of Use
9.4
168
9.1
161
Ease of Setup
9.5
153
9.1
129
Ease of Admin
9.5
151
9.2
118
Quality of Support
9.5
144
8.7
146
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
9.7
142
9.0
124
Product Direction (% positive)
9.6
148
8.4
158
Features by Category
User Tools - Warranty Management
Not enough data
9.2
109
Not enough data
8.6
105
Not enough data
9.0
120
Customer Insights
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
7.3
89
Software Integrations
Not enough data
7.9
95
Not enough data
7.3
74
Asset Inventory
9.2
54
9.2
108
9.3
56
8.1
90
5.9
41
7.5
79
4.6
40
7.1
73
8.9
52
8.0
83
Generative AI
4.6
32
5.9
27
4.6
32
5.9
27
Agentic AI - IT Asset Management
Not enough data
3.3
5
Not enough data
3.3
5
Not enough data
4.3
5
Not enough data
3.3
5
Not enough data
3.3
5
Not enough data
3.7
5
Not enough data
5.6
6
Management
8.5
53
8.7
101
7.7
47
Feature Not Available
6.7
44
Feature Not Available
6.6
44
8.3
103
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
PDQ Deploy & Inventory and ScalePad Lifecycle Manager are categorized as IT Asset Management
Unique Categories
PDQ Deploy & Inventory is categorized as Patch Management
ScalePad Lifecycle Manager is categorized as Warranty Management
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
PDQ Deploy & Inventory
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
ScalePad Lifecycle Manager
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
68.5%
Information Technology and Services
59.6%
Computer & Network Security
25.0%
Computer Hardware
2.7%
Consulting
1.6%
Computer Networking
1.6%
Other
9.6%
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Discussions
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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
What does ScalePad do?
2 Comments
LR
Gives an instant view across all clients for hardware warranty expiration, software listings, and an overall score of how well a client is managing their...Read more
What does warranty master do?
2 Comments
ET
ScalePad strengthens the connection between Managed Service Providers (MSPs) and their clients. Trusted by more than 10,000 partners worldwide, ScalePad’s...Read more
Hudu Intergration
1 Comment
ET
Hi Craig! Yes, this is something we've been looking at and is on our radar, but currently unavailable. That said, we're always looking for Partners to...Read more
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