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Product	N-able N-central by N-able View product	PDQ Deploy by PDQ View product
Overview
What it is	Shortlisting Endpoint Management tools? N-able N-central by N-able brings automated patching, with cloud or on-premises deployment. See strengths 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	Scalable Remote Monitoring & Management	Automated Windows Software & Patch Deployment Utility
Best for	MSPs, Large Enterprise IT, Large Enterprise IT Teams	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	SaaSCloudOn-Premise	On-Premise
Deployment details	Cloud (SaaS); On-premises Server; Cloud SaaS; On-premises server	On-premises Software; On-premises Windows Software Utility
Data residency	Global; US; EU	Customer Local Network / On-Premises Infrastructure
Key features
What it offers	Multi-tenant remote monitoring Network topology mapping Automated patching Remote control tools IT Management Endpoint Management	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	WindowsmacOSLinuxVMwareHyper-VSNMP	Windows Enterprise WorkstationsLaptopsWindows Server Clusters
Compliance	SOC 2 Type IIISO 27001GDPR	CIS ControlsNIST 800-53 Reference
Integrations & coverage
Integrations	N-able PassportalCoveConnectWise	PDQ InventoryActive DirectorySpiceworksPowerShellWindows Task Scheduler
Industries	MSPsLarge Enterprise ITLarge Enterprise IT Teams	System AdministratorsEnterprise ITEducationSmall BusinessHealthcare
Regions	Global	Global
Vendor
Company	N-able	PDQ
Headquarters	Burlington, Massachusetts, USA	Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
Company size	2,000+	201-500
Founded	2000	2001

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Overview

What it is

N-able N-central

Shortlisting Endpoint Management tools? N-able N-central by N-able brings automated patching, with cloud or on-premises deployment. See strengths 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

N-able N-central

Scalable Remote Monitoring & Management

PDQ Deploy

Automated Windows Software & Patch Deployment Utility

Best for

N-able N-central

MSPs, Large Enterprise IT, Large Enterprise IT Teams

PDQ Deploy

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

Pricing

Pricing model

N-able N-central

Contact Vendor

PDQ Deploy

Contact Vendor

Free trial

N-able N-central

PDQ Deploy

Deployment

Deployment options

N-able N-central

SaaSCloudOn-Premise

PDQ Deploy

On-Premise

Deployment details

N-able N-central

Cloud (SaaS); On-premises Server; Cloud SaaS; On-premises server

PDQ Deploy

On-premises Software; On-premises Windows Software Utility

Data residency

N-able N-central

Global; US; EU

PDQ Deploy

Customer Local Network / On-Premises Infrastructure

Key features

What it offers

N-able N-central

Multi-tenant remote monitoring
Network topology mapping
Automated patching
Remote control tools
IT Management
Endpoint Management

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

N-able N-central

PDQ Deploy

Single sign-on (SSO)

N-able N-central

PDQ Deploy

Role-based access (RBAC)

N-able N-central

PDQ Deploy

Multi-tenant

N-able N-central

PDQ Deploy

Mobile app

N-able N-central

PDQ Deploy

Supported platforms

N-able N-central

WindowsmacOSLinuxVMwareHyper-VSNMP

PDQ Deploy

Windows Enterprise WorkstationsLaptopsWindows Server Clusters

Compliance

N-able N-central

SOC 2 Type IIISO 27001GDPR

PDQ Deploy

CIS ControlsNIST 800-53 Reference

Integrations & coverage

Integrations

N-able N-central

N-able PassportalCoveConnectWise

PDQ Deploy

PDQ InventoryActive DirectorySpiceworksPowerShellWindows Task Scheduler

Industries

N-able N-central

MSPsLarge Enterprise ITLarge Enterprise IT Teams

PDQ Deploy

System AdministratorsEnterprise ITEducationSmall BusinessHealthcare

Regions

N-able N-central

Global

PDQ Deploy

Global

Vendor

Company

N-able N-central

N-able

PDQ Deploy

PDQ

Headquarters

N-able N-central

Burlington, Massachusetts, USA

PDQ Deploy

Salt Lake City, Utah, USA

Company size

N-able N-central

2,000+

PDQ Deploy

201-500

Founded

N-able N-central

2000

PDQ Deploy

2001