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At a Glance
Market Segments
Mid-Market (75.2% of reviews)
Mid-Market (68.5% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
$1,650.00
$39.00 Per Month
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 plansSolarWinds Service Desk
Star Rating
(764)4.3 out of 5
Market Segments
Mid-Market (68.5% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
$39.00 Per Month
Free Trial is available
Browse all 3 pricing plansPDQ Deploy & Inventory vs SolarWinds Service Desk
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 SolarWinds Service Desk.
- 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 SolarWinds Service Desk.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
SolarWinds Service Desk
ESSENTIALS
$39.00
Per Month
For Growing Teams
- Essentials Includes:
- Chat Support
- Service Catalog
Free Trial
PDQ Deploy & Inventory
Free Trial is available
SolarWinds Service Desk
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
9.4
165
8.6
691
Ease of Use
9.5
167
9.0
692
Ease of Setup
9.5
152
8.6
567
Ease of Admin
9.5
150
8.9
580
Quality of Support
9.5
143
8.9
665
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
9.7
141
9.0
560
Product Direction (% positive)
9.6
147
9.0
675
Features by Category
Administration
Not enough data
8.7
106
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
110
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.4
120
|
Verified
Service Desk
Not enough data
9.3
127
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.2
126
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.7
120
|
Verified
Management
Not enough data
8.2
67
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.8
66
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
65
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.1
57
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.5
48
|
Verified
Functionality
Not enough data
9.1
71
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
55
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.7
62
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.1
65
|
Verified
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
Monitoring
Not enough data
8.4
77
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
86
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.8
91
|
Verified
Not enough data
4.3
10
Management Tools
Not enough data
9.0
97
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.7
98
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.4
84
|
Verified
Generative AI
Not enough data
5.9
25
Not enough data
6.4
25
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
Asset Inventory
9.2
54
8.5
63
9.3
56
8.3
62
5.9
41
8.1
50
4.6
40
8.0
50
8.9
52
8.0
60
Generative AI
4.6
32
Feature Not Available
4.6
32
Feature Not Available
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
8.6
65
7.7
47
Feature Not Available
6.7
44
Feature Not Available
6.6
44
8.2
55
Functionality
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
Agentic AI - Software Asset Management 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
Risk assessment
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Incident Management
Not enough data
8.6
428
Not enough data
8.6
424
Not enough data
8.8
458
Not enough data
8.3
412
Not enough data
8.5
396
Reporting
Not enough data
8.4
445
Not enough data
8.2
356
Not enough data
8.1
330
Access & Usability
Not enough data
7.2
359
Not enough data
8.5
400
Not enough data
8.3
340
Not enough data
8.5
277
Agentic AI - Service Desk
Not enough data
4.6
13
Not enough data
5.9
13
Not enough data
5.6
13
Not enough data
5.3
13
Not enough data
5.9
13
Not enough data
5.8
13
Not enough data
5.4
13
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
PDQ Deploy & Inventory and SolarWinds Service Desk are categorized as IT Asset Management
Unique Categories
PDQ Deploy & Inventory is categorized as Patch Management
SolarWinds Service Desk is categorized as IT Service Management (ITSM) Tools, Incident Management, Service Desk, and Software Asset Management Tools
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
PDQ Deploy & Inventory
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
SolarWinds Service Desk
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
12.9%
Hospital & Health Care
7.6%
Higher Education
4.9%
Education Management
4.8%
Financial Services
4.2%
Other
65.6%
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
Windows Installer
1 Comment
JB
This one is easy. When Samanage became Solarwinds we quit using the product and went elsewhere.
Samanage had an EXE and an ISO. I'm none to interested in...Read more
How do I upload a solution article using tablets or phones?
1 Comment
DL
Unfortunately, we can’t create Solutions from the mobile app.
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