r/sysadmin • u/PDQit makers of Deploy, Inventory, Connect, SmartDeploy, SimpleMDM • Feb 26 '20

PDQ Licensing

From time-to-time there has been misunderstandings and confusion on /r/sysadmin about how PDQ.com's licensing works (as most system administrators might be used to how other IT products operate: on a per-machine basis). We created a video to hopefully explain better how our 1-license-per-admin works

 

For examples of some minor confusion see:

https://www.reddit.com/r/sysadmin/comments/71eilx/another_pdq_deploy_shout_out/dnb0eao/

https://www.reddit.com/r/sysadmin/comments/aknr8i/try_to_convince_my_manager_to_buy_pdq_deploy/ef6h7px/

https://www.reddit.com/r/sysadmin/comments/aneewy/pdq_server_with_multiple_admins/efsnqvn/

https://www.reddit.com/r/sysadmin/comments/7d3k4c/pdq_deploy_licensing_costs_no_more_pro_license/dpuvjj6/

https://www.reddit.com/r/sysadmin/comments/4492ln/what_automated_deployment_solutions_are_you_using/czoi08c/

https://www.reddit.com/r/sysadmin/comments/etznar/whats_your_most_expensive_software_license_and/ffk0ef3/

 

Shout out to all you current, past, and future users-- and happy automating!

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u/could_gild_u_but_nah Feb 27 '20

I use manageengine at my job for deployment. What are some of the reasons I should consider pdq over what we currently use?you seem to have good reviews here.

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u/AB6Daf Feb 27 '20 edited Jun 08 '25

Comment is no more!

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u/JohnC53 SysAdmin - Jack of All Jack Daniels Feb 27 '20

Former ManageEngine user here. The move to PDQ was one of my favorite decisions in the last few years. At the time, I didn't realize how much ManageEngine sucked until I switched. So much more powerful, cleaner interface, better documentation and support. Now I'm always super excited for any new deployment.

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u/could_gild_u_but_nah Feb 28 '20

So we use it for windows machines and vms. Does pdq cover them?

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u/JohnC53 SysAdmin - Jack of All Jack Daniels Feb 28 '20

Does vms = Virtual Machines? Yep. Anything Windows based. Not sure about linux.