PDQ Deploy Alternatives
IT admins know that the best compliment they can get is when employees say that they didn't even notice the rollout of an update or installation of a new piece of software for the company. That's what makes PDQ Deploy's (and some of its alternatives') support for remote installation so important.
For more personal batch app deployment, PDQ Deploy isn't what you want, but plenty of its alternatives are. Also, as PDQ Deploy is exclusive to Windows, you might be interested in alternatives that are available on Linux.
PDQ Deploy alternatives are mainly Software Installers but may also be Package Managers or Software Updaters. Filter by these if you want a narrower list of alternatives or looking for a specific functionality of PDQ Deploy.- Freemium • Proprietary
- Software Installer
- Software Updater
- Software Download Service
68 Ninite alternatives- Windows
Ninite is the easiest way to install software. Pick the apps you want, and the Ninite installer will download and install all of your selected apps at once, automatically. It is 100% hands-free; Ninite automatically rejects browser toolbars and other prepackaged junk.
- - Ninite is the most popular Windows alternative to PDQ Deploy.
- - Ninite is the most popular free alternative to PDQ Deploy.
Ninite Features
- 66 Chocolatey alternatives
- Freemium • Open Source
- Software Installer
- Package Manager
- Windows
Chocolatey NuGet is a Machine Package Manager, somewhat like apt-get, but built with Windows in mind. It is built on top of NuGet command line and the NuGet infrastructure.
- - Chocolatey is the most popular Open Source alternative to PDQ Deploy.
Chocolatey Features
Opinions about Chocolatey as a Alternative to PDQ Deploy
- 48 Ketarin alternatives
- Free • Open Source
- Software Updater
- Windows
Ketarin is a small application which automatically updates and optionally installs setup packages by monitoring web pages for changes. As opposed to other tools, Ketarin is not meant to keep your system up-to-date (like a package manager), but rather to maintain a compilation of...
Ketarin Features
- Free • Proprietary
- Software Installer
- App Store
- Software Updater
34 Microsoft Store alternatives- Windows
- Windows Phone
Apps for creativity, productivity, or fun. Award-winning blockbusters to indie productions. Seasons of your favorite sitcoms and episodes of the latest shows. It’s all here and easier to find.
Microsoft Store Features
- 40 Just Install alternatives
- Free • Open Source
- Software Installer
- Package Manager
- Windows
just-install - The stupid package installer for Windows.
Chocolatey , Ninite , Npackd are way too slow, bloated and difficult to extend. I needed a no-frills solution to inst.
Just Install Features
DiscontinuedFrom the GitHub repo: "This project is no longer being actively developed. We suggest you to switch to Microsoft's winget."
- 30 Ubuntu Sources List Generator alternatives
- Free • Proprietary
- Software Installer
- Linux
- Online
Ubuntu Sources List Generator is a website where you can generate a sources.list file with a lot of useful repositories.
- - Ubuntu Sources List Generator is the most popular Web-based & Linux alternative to PDQ Deploy.
- 30 Debian Sources List Generator alternatives
- Free • Open Source
- Software Installer
- Linux
- Online
The Debgen is a tool that allows the user to create /apt/sources.list file by adding some extra repositories beyond the standards.
Debian Sources List Generator Features
- 36 Soft2base alternatives
- Free • Proprietary
- Software Installer
- Software Updater
- Windows
Soft2base is a Windows Applications Manager. It downloads and installs silently free applications in one step.
Based on its auto-updated catalog of free softwares, it will highlights outdated or missing applications and propose to download and install them in a single step.
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Soft2base Features
- 40 App Grid alternatives
- Free • Open Source
- Software Installer
- Linux
App Grid is a new lightweight Snap Store alternative that tries to make application discovery easier by using a grid view which includes app screenshots and ratings.
- 23 ABC-Deploy alternatives
- Freemium • Proprietary
- Windows
Policy driven software deployment and Inventory tool for Windows clients.
Comments about ABC-Deploy as a Alternative to PDQ Deploy
Better Inventory, AD integrated
0 - 36 PostInstallerF alternatives
- Free • Open Source
- Software Installer
- Linux
PostInstallerF is a small, lightweight, useful tool that can be used to install 100+ essential softwares, Games, audio/video codecs, and third-party repositories which are not included by default in Fedora, Ubuntu and Manjaro.
PostInstallerF Features
DiscontinuedThe last commit is from Aug 5, 2017
WPKG is an open source software deployment and distribution tool. The site has a large collection of silent installers.
WPKG Features
DiscontinuedDevelopment has ceased in 2015. Last version, 1.3.1, released in May 2014, can be still downloaded from the official website.