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Product	HCL BigFix by HCLSoftware View product	PDQ Deploy by PDQ View product
Overview
What it is	Looking for Endpoint Management software? HCL BigFix by HCLSoftware provides software distribution for enterprise patch management. Compare features and alternatives.	What does PDQ Deploy do? It covers automated scheduling and Pre-built Package Library. See typical use cases, on-premises deployment and how it compares to rivals.
Product type	Enterprise Endpoint Management & Unified Security Platform	Automated Windows Software & Patch Deployment Utility
Best for	Financial Services, Healthcare, Government, Retail, Energy, Telecom, Banking & Finance, Government & Defense	System Administrators, Enterprise IT, Education, Small Business, Healthcare
Pricing
Pricing model	Contact Vendor	Contact Vendor
Free trial	Free trial: yes	Free trial: yes
Deployment
Deployment options	SaaSCloudHybridOn-Premise	On-Premise
Deployment details	On-premises Server; Private Cloud; Cloud-Hybrid; On-premises Server; Private Cloud; Cloud SaaS Option	On-premises Software; On-premises Windows Software Utility
Data residency	Customer data sovereignty; On-premises control	Customer Local Network / On-Premises Infrastructure
Key features
What it offers	Continuous endpoint discovery Automated multi-OS patch management CIS/DISA STIG compliance auditing Autonomous local agent Software distribution Enterprise patch management Endpoint configuration compliance IT asset inventory	Agentless Windows deployment Pre-built Package Library (hundreds of apps) Multi-step deployment sequences Automated scheduling PDQ Inventory integration Automated Windows software deployment Third-party patch management Silent software uninstallation
Platform & access
API access	API access: yes	API access: no
Single sign-on (SSO)	SSO: yes	SSO: no
Role-based access (RBAC)	RBAC: yes	RBAC: yes
Multi-tenant	Multi-tenant: yes	Multi-tenant: no
Mobile app	Mobile app: no	Mobile app: no
Supported platforms	WorkstationsLaptopsServersVirtual MachinesPOS TerminalsATMs	Windows Enterprise WorkstationsLaptopsWindows Server Clusters
Compliance	CIS BenchmarksDISA STIGPCI-DSS 4.0HIPAANIST SP 800-53	CIS ControlsNIST 800-53 Reference
Integrations & coverage
Integrations	ServiceNowTenableQualysRapid7SplunkActive Directory	PDQ InventoryActive DirectorySpiceworksPowerShellWindows Task Scheduler
Industries	Financial ServicesHealthcareGovernmentRetailEnergyTelecom+2 more	System AdministratorsEnterprise ITEducationSmall BusinessHealthcare
Regions	Global enterprise deployments (100k+ endpoints)	Global
Vendor
Company	HCLSoftware	PDQ
Headquarters	Noida, India	Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
Company size	10,000+	201-500
Founded	2017	2001

HCL BigFix

by HCLSoftware

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PDQ Deploy

by PDQ

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Overview

What it is

HCL BigFix

Looking for Endpoint Management software? HCL BigFix by HCLSoftware provides software distribution for enterprise patch management. Compare features and alternatives.

PDQ Deploy

What does PDQ Deploy do? It covers automated scheduling and Pre-built Package Library. See typical use cases, on-premises deployment and how it compares to rivals.

Product type

HCL BigFix

Enterprise Endpoint Management & Unified Security Platform

PDQ Deploy

Automated Windows Software & Patch Deployment Utility

Best for

HCL BigFix

Financial Services, Healthcare, Government, Retail, Energy, Telecom, Banking & Finance, Government & Defense

PDQ Deploy

System Administrators, Enterprise IT, Education, Small Business, Healthcare

Pricing

Pricing model

HCL BigFix

Contact Vendor

PDQ Deploy

Contact Vendor

Free trial

HCL BigFix

PDQ Deploy

Deployment

Deployment options

HCL BigFix

SaaSCloudHybridOn-Premise

PDQ Deploy

On-Premise

Deployment details

HCL BigFix

On-premises Server; Private Cloud; Cloud-Hybrid; On-premises Server; Private Cloud; Cloud SaaS Option

PDQ Deploy

On-premises Software; On-premises Windows Software Utility

Data residency

HCL BigFix

Customer data sovereignty; On-premises control

PDQ Deploy

Customer Local Network / On-Premises Infrastructure

Key features

What it offers

HCL BigFix

Continuous endpoint discovery
Automated multi-OS patch management
CIS/DISA STIG compliance auditing
Autonomous local agent
Software distribution
Enterprise patch management
Endpoint configuration compliance
IT asset inventory

PDQ Deploy

Agentless Windows deployment
Pre-built Package Library (hundreds of apps)
Multi-step deployment sequences
Automated scheduling
PDQ Inventory integration
Automated Windows software deployment
Third-party patch management
Silent software uninstallation

Platform & access

API access

HCL BigFix

PDQ Deploy

Single sign-on (SSO)

HCL BigFix

PDQ Deploy

Role-based access (RBAC)

HCL BigFix

PDQ Deploy

Multi-tenant

HCL BigFix

PDQ Deploy

Mobile app

HCL BigFix

PDQ Deploy

Supported platforms

HCL BigFix

WorkstationsLaptopsServersVirtual MachinesPOS TerminalsATMs

PDQ Deploy

Windows Enterprise WorkstationsLaptopsWindows Server Clusters

Compliance

HCL BigFix

CIS BenchmarksDISA STIGPCI-DSS 4.0HIPAANIST SP 800-53

PDQ Deploy

CIS ControlsNIST 800-53 Reference

Integrations & coverage

Integrations

HCL BigFix

ServiceNowTenableQualysRapid7SplunkActive Directory

PDQ Deploy

PDQ InventoryActive DirectorySpiceworksPowerShellWindows Task Scheduler

Industries

HCL BigFix

Financial ServicesHealthcareGovernmentRetailEnergyTelecom+2 more

PDQ Deploy

System AdministratorsEnterprise ITEducationSmall BusinessHealthcare

Regions

HCL BigFix

Global enterprise deployments (100k+ endpoints)

PDQ Deploy

Global

Vendor

Company

HCL BigFix

HCLSoftware

PDQ Deploy

PDQ

Headquarters

HCL BigFix

Noida, India

PDQ Deploy

Salt Lake City, Utah, USA

Company size

HCL BigFix

10,000+

PDQ Deploy

201-500

Founded

HCL BigFix

2017

PDQ Deploy

2001