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Product	PDQ Deploy by PDQ View product	Nexthink by Nexthink View product
Overview
What it is	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.	What does Nexthink do? It covers DEX scoring framework and application crash diagnosis. See typical use cases, cloud or hybrid deployment and how it compares to rivals.
Product type	Automated Windows Software & Patch Deployment Utility	Digital Employee Experience & Proactive IT Endpoint Management
Best for	System Administrators, Enterprise IT, Education, Small Business, Healthcare	Enterprise IT, Financial Services, Healthcare, Technology, Retail, Manufacturing
Pricing
Pricing model	Contact Vendor	Contact Vendor
Free trial	Free trial: yes	Free trial: yes
Deployment
Deployment options	On-Premise	SaaSCloudHybridOn-Premise
Deployment details	On-premises Software; On-premises Windows Software Utility	Cloud SaaS; Hybrid; Cloud SaaS; Endpoint Collector Agent
Data residency	Customer Local Network / On-Premises Infrastructure	United States; European Union; AWS Cloud Infrastructure
Key features
What it offers	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	Real-time endpoint telemetry collection Automated self-healing remediations Employee sentiment pulse surveys DEX scoring framework Application crash diagnosis Digital employee experience optimization Proactive endpoint issue remediation IT support ticket reduction
Platform & access
API access	API access: no	API access: yes
Single sign-on (SSO)	SSO: no	SSO: yes
Role-based access (RBAC)	RBAC: yes	RBAC: yes
Multi-tenant	Multi-tenant: no	Multi-tenant: yes
Mobile app	Mobile app: no	Mobile app: no
Supported platforms	Windows Enterprise WorkstationsLaptopsWindows Server Clusters	Enterprise LaptopsDesktopsVirtual Desktops (VDI)Digital Workplaces
Compliance	CIS ControlsNIST 800-53 Reference	SOC 2 Type IIISO 27001GDPRHIPAA
Integrations & coverage
Integrations	PDQ InventoryActive DirectorySpiceworksPowerShellWindows Task Scheduler	ServiceNowMicrosoft IntuneMicrosoft SCCMSplunkPower BITeams
Industries	System AdministratorsEnterprise ITEducationSmall BusinessHealthcare	Enterprise ITFinancial ServicesHealthcareTechnologyRetailManufacturing
Regions	Global	Global
Vendor
Company	PDQ	Nexthink
Headquarters	Salt Lake City, Utah, USA	Lausanne, Switzerland
Company size	201-500	2,000+
Founded	2001	2004

PDQ Deploy

by PDQ

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Nexthink

by Nexthink

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Overview

What it is

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.

Nexthink

What does Nexthink do? It covers DEX scoring framework and application crash diagnosis. See typical use cases, cloud or hybrid deployment and how it compares to rivals.

Product type

PDQ Deploy

Automated Windows Software & Patch Deployment Utility

Nexthink

Digital Employee Experience & Proactive IT Endpoint Management

Best for

PDQ Deploy

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

Nexthink

Enterprise IT, Financial Services, Healthcare, Technology, Retail, Manufacturing

Pricing

Pricing model

PDQ Deploy

Contact Vendor

Nexthink

Contact Vendor

Free trial

PDQ Deploy

Nexthink

Deployment

Deployment options

PDQ Deploy

On-Premise

Nexthink

SaaSCloudHybridOn-Premise

Deployment details

PDQ Deploy

On-premises Software; On-premises Windows Software Utility

Nexthink

Cloud SaaS; Hybrid; Cloud SaaS; Endpoint Collector Agent

Data residency

PDQ Deploy

Customer Local Network / On-Premises Infrastructure

Nexthink

United States; European Union; AWS Cloud Infrastructure

Key features

What it offers

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

Nexthink

Real-time endpoint telemetry collection
Automated self-healing remediations
Employee sentiment pulse surveys
DEX scoring framework
Application crash diagnosis
Digital employee experience optimization
Proactive endpoint issue remediation
IT support ticket reduction

Platform & access

API access

PDQ Deploy

Nexthink

Single sign-on (SSO)

PDQ Deploy

Nexthink

Role-based access (RBAC)

PDQ Deploy

Nexthink

Multi-tenant

PDQ Deploy

Nexthink

Mobile app

PDQ Deploy

Nexthink

Supported platforms

PDQ Deploy

Windows Enterprise WorkstationsLaptopsWindows Server Clusters

Nexthink

Enterprise LaptopsDesktopsVirtual Desktops (VDI)Digital Workplaces

Compliance

PDQ Deploy

CIS ControlsNIST 800-53 Reference

Nexthink

SOC 2 Type IIISO 27001GDPRHIPAA

Integrations & coverage

Integrations

PDQ Deploy

PDQ InventoryActive DirectorySpiceworksPowerShellWindows Task Scheduler

Nexthink

ServiceNowMicrosoft IntuneMicrosoft SCCMSplunkPower BITeams

Industries

PDQ Deploy

System AdministratorsEnterprise ITEducationSmall BusinessHealthcare

Nexthink

Enterprise ITFinancial ServicesHealthcareTechnologyRetailManufacturing

Regions

PDQ Deploy

Global

Nexthink

Global

Vendor

Company

PDQ Deploy

PDQ

Nexthink

Headquarters

PDQ Deploy

Salt Lake City, Utah, USA

Nexthink

Lausanne, Switzerland

Company size

PDQ Deploy

201-500

Nexthink

2,000+

Founded

PDQ Deploy

2001

Nexthink

2004