PDQ Deploy
The facts below are what the maker publishes about PDQ Deploy, checked and dated. Our editors have not written about it yet.
Plans and prices
From PDQ Deploy's own pricing page, checked 5 Oct 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| PDQ Deploy & Inventory | $1,950 a year | Unlimited endpoints · one license includes Deploy and Inventory · no license sharing · volume and multiyear discounts available · per admin/year |
The facts
Each one read from PDQ Deploy's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- Authentication
- Deploy & Inventory uses existing Windows authentication for access and does not currently have its own application authentication.checked 5 Oct 2026
- Central server
- A central server can maintain packages, deployment histories, and schedules across multiple administrators at one company.checked 5 Oct 2026
- Custom packages
- Administrators can create multistep packages, including MSI installations and PowerShell scripts, or modify prebuilt packages.checked 5 Oct 2026
- Deployment history
- The product records current and completed deployments, including status, package, and target details.checked 5 Oct 2026
- Integration
- PDQ Deploy works with PDQ Inventory for targeting, collections, and deployment reporting; its documentation also describes targeting computers defined in Windows Active Directory and Spiceworks.checked 5 Oct 2026
- Package library
- Its Package Library provides hundreds of popular third-party apps and scripts, which PDQ says it tests for silent installation.checked 5 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- PDQ Deploy lets IT teams deploy Windows updates, third-party applications, custom installers, and PowerShell scripts to Windows devices.checked 5 Oct 2026
- Scheduling
- Deployments can run at specified times or recurring intervals, and heartbeat triggers can start scheduled deployments when offline computers come online.checked 5 Oct 2026
- Security
- Deploy & Inventory data is stored locally on the organization's network, and the product encrypts stored passwords with AES while using HTTPS for its internet traffic.checked 5 Oct 2026
- Subscription limit
- Each administrator using Deploy & Inventory needs a separate annual license, while the license covers unlimited endpoints.checked 5 Oct 2026
- Support
- The product page says Deploy includes access to PDQ support, and the combined license includes Package Library updates while active.checked 5 Oct 2026
- System requirements
- The Deploy & Inventory console and target machines require Windows 10 or Windows Server 2016 or later and .NET Framework 4.7.2 or later; some older Windows releases and Home editions are unsupported.checked 5 Oct 2026
The company
- Company
- PDQ says it was founded in Utah in 2001 by sysadmins Shawn Anderson and Shane Corellian.checked 5 Oct 2026
- Founded
- 2001checked 28 Sep 2026
- Headquarters
- South Salt Lake, Utah, United Stateschecked 28 Sep 2026
Money
- Trial
- PDQ offers a free 14-day trial of Deploy & Inventory, with no credit card required.checked 5 Oct 2026
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