Compare PDQ Deploy & Inventory and SmartDeploy 
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At a Glance
Market Segments
Mid-Market (75.3% of reviews)
Mid-Market (71.1% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
$1,650.00
Contact Us Per Year
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 plansSmartDeploy
Star Rating
(152)4.7 out of 5
Market Segments
Mid-Market (71.1% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
Contact Us Per Year
Free Trial is available
Browse all 3 pricing plansPDQ Deploy & Inventory vs SmartDeploy
When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found PDQ Deploy & Inventory easier to use and set up. Reviewers also felt that PDQ Deploy & Inventory was easier to do business with overall. However, reviewers felt that administration of both products was equally easy.
- Reviewers felt that PDQ Deploy & Inventory meets the needs of their business better than SmartDeploy.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, PDQ Deploy & Inventory and SmartDeploy provide similar levels of assistance.
- For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of PDQ Deploy & Inventory over SmartDeploy.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
SmartDeploy
Starter
Contact Us
Per Year
- Centralized single-image management
- Model-specific driver packs (Platform Packs)
- Flexible offline & on-network deployments
Free Trial
PDQ Deploy & Inventory
Free Trial is available
SmartDeploy
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
9.4
166
9.3
114
Ease of Use
9.4
168
9.3
115
Ease of Setup
9.5
153
9.1
100
Ease of Admin
9.5
151
9.5
98
Quality of Support
9.5
144
9.5
106
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
9.7
142
9.6
97
Product Direction (% positive)
9.6
148
9.5
109
Features by Category
Administration
Not enough data
8.5
85
Not enough data
8.9
87
Not enough data
8.0
69
Not enough data
8.9
89
Deployment
Not enough data
9.2
86
Not enough data
9.0
81
Not enough data
9.4
91
Imaging
Not enough data
8.7
66
Not enough data
9.3
76
Not enough data
9.1
72
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
Generative AI
Not enough data
7.2
6
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
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
PDQ Deploy & Inventory and SmartDeploy are categorized as Patch Management
Unique Categories
PDQ Deploy & Inventory is categorized as IT Asset Management
SmartDeploy is categorized as OS Imaging & Deployment and Endpoint Management
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
PDQ Deploy & Inventory
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
SmartDeploy
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%
Education Management
10.6%
Information Technology and Services
7.0%
Primary/Secondary Education
7.0%
Higher Education
7.0%
Hospital & Health Care
6.3%
Other
62.0%
Alternatives
Discussions
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MW
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1 Comment
MY
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1 Comment
RA
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I have troubles with trying to use the capture images from machines so I keep a backup image of some machines.
1 Comment
AZ
All you need is to create 1 image in a VM client, then copy that image for each type of image or software use. IE: Engineering, Office365 users, etc. Then...Read more
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