Lansweeper vs. PDQ Deploy & Inventory Comparison


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		Related Products JDisc Discovery JDisc Discovery is a comprehensive network inventory and IT asset management solution designed to help organizations gain clear, up-to-date visibility into their IT environment. It automatically scans and maps devices across the network, including servers, workstations, virtual machines, and network hardware, to create a detailed inventory of all connected assets. This includes critical information such as hardware configurations, software installations, patch levels, and relationshipots between devices. One of the standout features of JDisc Discovery is its agentless discovery process, meaning it does not require the installation of any software on individual devices, reducing deployment time and minimizing network impact. It supports a wide range of protocols (e.g., SNMP, SSH, WMI) to gather data, making it compatible with diverse IT environments, whether they are Windows, Linux, or Unix-based. 30 Ratings Visit Website Auvik Auvik's cloud-based network monitroing and management software gives you instant insight into the networks you manage, and automates complex and time-consuming network tasks. You get complete network visibility and control. Real-time network mapping & inventory means you'll always know exactly whats where, even as your users move. Automated config backup & restore on network devices means you'll mitigate network risk with no manual effort. And deep network traffic insights is a game changer. Whether you are a corporate IT professional or a Managed Service Provider, Auvik has a simple, out of the box solution for you and your team that only take minutes to deploy. 678 Ratings Visit Website AdRem NetCrunch NetCrunch is commercial, self-hosted, agentless network and IT infrastructure monitoring software for Windows Server. It monitors network devices, servers, virtualization platforms, cloud services, applications, websites, logs, telemetry, and network traffic across on-premises and hybrid IT environments. Network traffic analysis supports NetFlow, sFlow, IPFIX, and other flow technologies. NetCrunch supports 680+ monitoring targets and provides 270+ ready-to-use Monitoring Packs for devices, applications, and operating systems. Licensing is based on monitored nodes and network interfaces rather than individual sensors, checks, or metrics. Real-time dashboards, policy-based monitoring, advanced alerting, and 40+ automated response actions—including remote script execution, service restart, process termination, and device reboot—support centralized monitoring and automated remediation. NetCrunch runs on Windows Server and can monitor infrastructure deployed on-premises, in the cloud, or across hybrid environments. 165 Ratings Visit Website NinjaOne NinjaOne unifies IT to simplify work for 35,000+ customers in 140+ countries. The NinjaOne Unified IT Operations Platform delivers endpoint management, autonomous patching, backup, and remote access in a single console to improve efficiency, increase resilience, and reduce spend. By automating IT and managing all endpoints, organizations give employees a great technology experience to work faster, smarter, and easier while IT teams modernize and improve efficiency. NinjaOne is a Leader in the Gartner Magic Quadrant for Endpoint Management Tools. The company is obsessed with customer success and has retained a 98% customer satisfaction score for more than 5 years. 6,065 Ratings Visit Website EZO AssetSonar AssetSonar is a comprehensive IT asset management platform that provides real-time visibility into your entire digital infrastructure. Track and optimize hardware, software, and license management to reduce risks, control IT spend, and improve compliance. AssetSonar is an IT asset management and IT service management platform that provides real-time visibility across your entire digital infrastructure. With native ITSM capabilities, AssetSonar helps track and optimize hardware, software, licenses, and service workflows, reducing risks, controlling IT expenditures, and enhancing compliance. The platform features real-time asset context via its IT Graph, which links tickets, assets, software, and users, enabling faster issue resolution and improved decision-making. With integrated patch management, software governance, and automated workflows, AssetSonar streamlines IT operations, enhances service delivery, and supports more efficient offboarding processes. 118 Ratings Visit Website Setyl Setyl is an IT asset and license management platform (ITAM) that combines hardware and software asset management in one. The platform integrates with 100+ systems, including Microsoft, Google, MDM, RMM, IAM, SSO, HR, helpdesk tools, and more. Use Setyl to gain full visibility and control over your IT assets, SaaS applications, software licenses, users, vendors, and spend in one place — helping you: ✓ Automate and scale daily IT operations, including inventory management and user on/offboarding. ✓ Identify and cut wasted IT spend. ✓ Prepare for audits and stay compliant, including with SOC 2 and ISO 27001. With an intuitive interface, native integrations, and one-on-one support at every step, the platform is fast to deploy, easy to use, and built for collaboration. Features include: IT asset and license inventory, full asset lifecycle management, software renewal management, license rightsizing, employee onboarding and offboarding, vendor audits, and spend tracking. 48 Ratings Visit Website SuperOps SuperOps is the AI-native unified platform for modern MSPs and internal IT teams. It replaces the typical four-to-six-tool IT operations stack - PSA, RMM, helpdesk, MDM, asset tracking, network monitoring, patch management and IT documentation - with a single, built-as-one platform on a shared data layer. That architectural choice is what makes the rest of the platform work, particularly its agentic AI. Monica AI, SuperOps' intelligence layer, was designed alongside the platform from day one. It triages tickets, surfaces patch and CVE risks, drafts worklogs, suggests knowledge base articles, and increasingly handles fully autonomous workflows for routine work. SuperOps supports Windows, macOS, Linux, iOS, iPadOS and Android, integrates with the IT and MSP ecosystem (Slack, Teams, Azure AD, Okta, QuickBooks, Xero, Bitdefender, SentinelOne and more), and bundles Splashtop and ISL Online remote access free. Transparent pricing, fast deployment, founder-led product investment. 295 Ratings Visit Website PathSolutions TotalView PathSolutions TotalView network monitoring and troubleshooting software bridges the gap between NETWORK MONITORING and TROUBLESHOOTING RESOLUTION telling you WHEN, WHERE and WHY network errors occur. PathSolutions TotalView continuously monitors and tracks the performance of every device and every link in your entire network, going deeper than other solutions by collecting error counters, performance data, configuration information and connectedness. A built-in heuristics engine analyzes all of this information to produce plain-English answers to problems. This means that complex problems can be solved by junior level engineers leaving the senior level engineers to work on more strategic level projects. The core product includes everything needed to run a perfectly healthy network: Configuration management, server monitoring, cloud service monitoring, IPAM, NetFlow, path mapping, and diagramming. Get Total Network Visibility on your network and solve more problems faster. 43 Ratings Visit Website Elecard Boro Elecard Boro is a professional software solution for real-time video stream health monitoring and Quality of Service (QoS) & Quality of Experience (QoE) tracking across distributed networks. Designed for broadcasters, OTT providers, and IPTV operators, Boro utilizes distributed software probes to instantly isolate quality degradation across the entire delivery chain. How it works: Probes analyze UDP, RTP, HTTP, HLS, DASH, SRT, and RTMP streams up to UHD. Multi-point measurements are aggregated on a centralized server, providing instant alerts for ETSI TR 101 290 errors via Email, SNMP, Webhook, PagerDuty, and Telegram. Key Features: • Rapid Start: Deploy probes on any hardware in 10–30 minutes • Deep Diagnostics: Tracks 50+ QoS/QoE parameters, SCTE-35 ad cues, and captures PCAP streams • Smart Dashboards: Visualizes service states and captures stream thumbnails • Easy Integration: Access via an intuitive web interface and integrate using WebHook, SNMP, and ControlAPI 9 Ratings Visit Website ManageEngine Endpoint Central ManageEngine Endpoint Central gives IT teams a single platform to manage and secure every device across the organization, eliminating the need to juggle multiple point tools. Patch management is automated across Windows, macOS, Linux, and 1000+ third-party applications. Software deployment, OS imaging, and remote desktop capabilities allow administrators to provision, update, and troubleshoot endpoints without physical presence. Security capabilities include vulnerability assessment, application control, device control, browser security, endpoint privilege management, EDR, NGAV protection against malware and zero-day threats, and private access for secure remote connectivity. BitLocker and FileVault encryption management adds data protection across Windows and macOS fleets. Mobile device management extends control to iOS and Android, supporting corporate-owned and BYOD environments. Available on-premises or in the cloud across five editions: Free, Professional, Enterprise, UEM, and Security. 3,347 Ratings Visit Website
About Discover your IT with Lansweeper, build your centralized IT Asset System of Record. With the Lansweeper Deepscan IP Scanner engine, you can audit all assets in your company network without installing software on them. Build an accurate network inventory of all your hardware, software and users. Scan Windows, Linux, and Mac devices. Keep track of your licenses, serial numbers and warranties of major brands like Dell, IBM, HP, Toshiba and many more. Detect Unauthorized Local Admins, unify Office 365 and AD User Data, get the netbios domain name, check for Windows updates and more. Discover all assets in your IT environment that you didn’t even knew about & take full control of your network. Download your free trial and start your IT asset management.	About Automate patch management with PDQ Deploy & Inventory. Use PDQ Inventory to scan, collect, and organize your devices, then use PDQ Deploy to set a preferred schedule for deployment. Once the deployment has been scheduled, PDQ will automatically and silently apply updates without inconveniencing end users. - Integrate with Active Directory to easily collect device data 📊 - Schedule multi-step and multi-application custom deployments 💻 - Access the Package Library, which includes 100+ ready-to-deploy third party applications 📦 - Remotely execute commands, run scripts, and force reboots 🥾 - Apply updates silently 🤫 - Create custom device groupings 🖥️ - Use our PowerShell scanner, CLI, and other prebuilt tools 🧰 - Save and export reports, including custom data like asset information 📈 - Share servers and databases with other consoles 🤝 tl;dr — PDQ Deploy and Inventory makes device management simple, secure, and pretty damn quick.
Platforms Supported Windows Supported Mac Not Supported Linux Not Supported Cloud Not Supported On-Premises Not Supported iPhone Not Supported iPad Not Supported Android Not Supported Chromebook Not Supported	Platforms Supported Windows Supported Mac Not Supported Linux Not Supported Cloud Not Supported On-Premises Not Supported iPhone Not Supported iPad Not Supported Android Not Supported Chromebook Not Supported
Audience Small to mid-sized companies including enterprise and MSP	Audience System Administrators, IT professionals, Network Administrators, Help Desk technicians
Support Phone Support Supported 24/7 Live Support Not Supported Online Supported	Support Phone Support Not Supported 24/7 Live Support Not Supported Online Supported
API Offers API Not Supported	API Offers API Not Supported
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Pricing $495.00/year Free Version Not Supported Free Trial Supported	Pricing $1,575/year/user Licensing is on a per administrator basis. One licenses needed per living, breathing, system administrator. No limit to the number of machines that you can manager per license. Free Version Supported Free Trial Not Supported
Reviews/Ratings Overall 5.0 / 5 ease 5.0 / 5 features 5.0 / 5 design 3.0 / 5 support 5.0 / 5 Read all reviews	Reviews/Ratings Overall 0.0 / 5 ease 0.0 / 5 features 0.0 / 5 design 0.0 / 5 support 0.0 / 5 This software hasn't been reviewed yet. Be the first to provide a review: Review this Software
Pros & Cons from Real Users Pros Lansweeper was an affordable options to manage and track assets within our environment. It gives us an easily managed solution to keep track of assets and software along with hardware warranties. There support has been top notch and you can easily customize things to fit your needs. Cons The look and user interface is a little dated but other than that I do not have any other complaints. A more modern design would be a nice to have.
Training Documentation Supported Webinars Supported Live Online Supported In Person Supported	Training Documentation Supported Webinars Supported Live Online Not Supported In Person Not Supported
Company Information Lansweeper Founded: 2008 Belgium www.lansweeper.com	Company Information PDQ United States www.pdq.com
Alternatives JDisc Discovery JDisc	Alternatives NinjaOne
EZO AssetSonar EZO	ConnectWise RMM ConnectWise
Setyl	Action1
Atera	Heimdal Patch & Asset Management Heimdal®
Auvik Auvik Networks View All	PDQ Connect PDQ View All
Categories Cybersecurity Supported IP Scanners Supported IT Asset Management Supported IT Management Supported License Management Supported Network Monitoring Supported Network Troubleshooting Supported Server Management Supported Shadow IT Discovery Supported	Categories Patch Management Supported Software Deployment Supported
Show More Features Cybersecurity Features AI / Machine Learning Not Supported Behavioral Analytics Not Supported Endpoint Management Not Supported Incident Management Supported IOC Verification Not Supported Tokenization Not Supported Vulnerability Scanning Supported Whitelisting / Blacklisting Supported IT Asset Management Features Asset Tracking Supported Audit Management Supported Compliance Management Supported Configuration Management Supported Contract/License Management Supported Cost Tracking Not Supported Depreciation Management Supported Inventory Management Supported IT Service Management Supported Maintenance Management Supported Procurement Management Not Supported Requisition Management Not Supported Supplier Management Supported IT Management Features Capacity Monitoring Supported Compliance Management Supported Event Logs Supported Hardware Inventory Supported IT Budgeting Not Supported License Management Supported Patch Management Not Supported Remote Access Supported Scheduling Supported Software Inventory Supported User Activity Monitoring Not Supported License Management Features Automatic SKU Recognition Not Supported Central LM Server Not Supported Copy Protection Not Supported History Tracking Supported Node Management Supported Online Activation Not Supported Portable License Not Supported Sarbanes-Oxley Compliance Not Supported Timing Rights Not Supported Trial License Supported Network Monitoring Features Bandwidth Monitoring Not Supported Baseline Manager Supported Diagnostic Tools Supported Internet Usage Monitoring Supported IP Address Monitoring Supported Real Time Analytics Supported Resource Management Not Supported Server Monitoring Supported SLA Monitoring Supported Uptime Monitoring Supported Web Traffic Reporting Not Supported Network Troubleshooting Features Alerts / Escalation Supported Bandwidth Troubleshooting Supported Change Management Not Supported Configuration Management Supported Connectivity Management Supported Data Visualization Supported Historical Audit Supported Mobile Network Troubleshooting Not Supported Network Analysis Supported Network Monitoring Supported Server Management Features CPU Monitoring Supported Credential Management Supported Database Servers Supported Email Monitoring Not Supported Event Logs Supported History Tracking Supported Patch Management Supported Scheduling Supported User Activity Monitoring Supported Virtual Machine Monitoring Supported	Show More Features Patch Management Features Alerts/Notifications Supported Automatic Approval Supported Automatic Patch Deployment Supported Automatic Scans Supported Compliance Management Supported Custom Patches Supported Dashboard Not Supported Network Wide Management Supported Patch Prioritization Supported Patch Testing Supported Remote Access/Control Not Supported Vulnerability Scanning Not Supported
Integrations Alemba Service Manager Supported AssetLabs Streamline License Tracker Supported DriveStrike Not Supported HWiNFO Supported HaloCSM Supported HaloPSA Supported Help Desk Migration Supported Licenseware Supported Mint Service Desk Supported Notus Supported Panaseer Supported Plixer One Supported Reftab Supported SaaSOps Marketizer Supported Setyl Supported Sunrise HR Case Management Supported Sunrise IT Service Management Supported ThreatAware Supported Vivantio Supported iTop Supported Show More Integrations View All 26 Integrations	Integrations Alemba Service Manager Not Supported AssetLabs Streamline License Tracker Not Supported DriveStrike Supported HWiNFO Not Supported HaloCSM Not Supported HaloPSA Not Supported Help Desk Migration Not Supported Licenseware Not Supported Mint Service Desk Not Supported Notus Not Supported Panaseer Not Supported Plixer One Not Supported Reftab Not Supported SaaSOps Marketizer Not Supported Setyl Not Supported Sunrise HR Case Management Not Supported Sunrise IT Service Management Not Supported ThreatAware Not Supported Vivantio Not Supported iTop Not Supported Show More Integrations View All 2 Integrations
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