PDQ Connect pricing: what IT teams actually pay

PDQ Connect publishes its pricing — a genuine advantage in a category where NinjaOne, ConnectWise, and Kaseya all require sales conversations before revealing cost. Three per-device annual tiers: Basic at $12/device/year, Plus at $18/device/year, and Premium at $28/device/year. All tiers require a minimum of 100 devices billed annually. A 14-day free trial covers up to 250 devices with no credit card required.

The published rates make PDQ Connect one of the easier products to budget for in the patch management category. The variables that change the real bill are tier selection, the 100-device minimum's impact on smaller teams, volume discounts for larger deployments, and whether the team eventually needs capabilities — monitoring, Linux patching, PSA — that PDQ Connect does not include and that require a second product.

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PDQ Connect pricing model: published per-device tiers

The Basic tier at $12/device/year covers device inventory, prebuilt and custom packages, custom fields, and basic reporting for Windows and macOS. This tier requires manual deployment triggering — there is no automated scheduling. For teams that want to patch on their own schedule and do not need remote desktop or RBAC, Basic is the right starting point. At the 100-device minimum, Basic costs $1,200/year.

The Plus tier at $18/device/year is where most production teams land. It adds automated deployments (scheduled patching without manual intervention per cycle), remote desktop, role-based access control, and custom scanners. The automation alone justifies the $6/device uplift for any team managing more than a handful of endpoints — manual deployment triggering does not scale. At 100 devices, Plus costs $1,800/year. At 500 devices, $9,000/year.

The Premium tier at $28/device/year adds vulnerability scanning with CVSS and PDQ risk scoring, one-click CVE resolution, API access for custom integrations, and priority support. The vulnerability scanning is the primary differentiator — it turns PDQ Connect from a patching tool into a basic vulnerability remediation tool.

At 100 devices, Premium costs $2,800/year. At 500 devices, $14,000/year. Teams that do not need vulnerability scanning or API access should stay on Plus — the $10/device uplift from Plus to Premium is significant at scale and only justified if CVE visibility is a real operational requirement.

The full PDQ suite — Deploy, Inventory, and Connect together — is available as a custom bundle for teams that need both on-premises and cloud management during a migration. Bundle pricing is not published and requires contacting sales. If the team is running Deploy today and plans to migrate to Connect, ask for bundle pricing that covers the transition period rather than paying for both products at full list price.

Basic: $12/device/year (Min 100 devices. Includes device inventory, prebuilt and custom packages, custom fields, basic reporting. Windows and macOS.)

Plus: $18/device/year (Min 100 devices. Adds automated deployments, remote desktop, role-based access control, custom scanners.)

Premium: $28/device/year (Min 100 devices. Adds vulnerability scanning with CVSS and PDQ risk scoring, one-click CVE resolution, API access, priority support.)

Pricing source: official pricing page, verified 2026-03-17.

Read the pricing through the buying motion, not only the packaging language.

PDQ Connect pricing should be evaluated in the context of rollout scale, admin ownership, and the commercial metric that drives expansion cost over time.

Pricing pages should help buyers understand not just what the vendor charges, but what implementation scope, support needs, and operational complexity mean for total ownership. Use this page to frame vendor conversations before final procurement.

Clarify whether cost scales by endpoint, technician, site, or another metric.
Confirm what onboarding, premium support, or implementation services add to total spend.
Model pricing against the actual environment size expected over the next 12 months.

What actually changes the PDQ Connect bill

For teams managing 100 to 300 Windows endpoints where patching and software deployment are the primary requirements, Plus at $18/device/year is the most defensible tier. It covers automated patching, remote desktop for occasional troubleshooting, and RBAC for teams with multiple administrators. The total cost — $1,800 to $5,400/year — is competitive against Automox PatchOS ($12/endpoint/year but custom pricing above that tier) and significantly cheaper than NinjaOne's estimated $1.50–$3.75/device/month base rate.

For teams under 100 devices, the 100-device minimum inflates the effective cost. A team managing 50 endpoints on the Plus tier pays $1,800/year — an effective rate of $36/device/year, double the published price. Action1's free tier (up to 200 endpoints) or Automox PatchOS ($1/endpoint/month with no published minimum) may be more cost-effective in this scenario. Do not pay for 100 devices to manage 50.

For teams managing 500+ devices, request a volume discount quote from PDQ. Published rates are list prices — larger deployments should be negotiated. Compare the volume-discounted PDQ Connect quote against Automox and ManageEngine Patch Manager Plus at equivalent scale before committing.

For teams that need monitoring alongside patching, model the combined cost of PDQ Connect plus a separate monitoring tool against NinjaOne or Atera, which include both in a single platform. PDQ Connect's lower per-device rate is only a savings if the team does not end up paying for monitoring separately.

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Pricing questions to resolve before committing

Confirm the effective per-device cost against actual device count

The 100-device minimum means teams managing fewer than 100 endpoints pay more per device than the published rate. Calculate the annual cost divided by actual managed devices — not the published per-device rate — to get the true unit cost. If the effective rate exceeds $20/device/year at the Basic tier, consider Action1's free tier or Automox as alternatives.

Model cost at the tier the team actually needs

Basic lacks automated deployments — most production teams need Plus at minimum. Price the evaluation at $18/device/year (Plus), not $12/device/year (Basic), unless the team is genuinely willing to trigger every deployment manually. The headline $12 rate is the entry point, not the realistic operating cost for most teams.

Ask about renewal terms and mid-contract device reductions

PDQ publishes initial rates, but clarify whether pricing changes at renewal and whether device count reductions mid-contract are permitted. Most per-device vendors lock the device count for the annual term — over-provisioning in year one is cost that does not come back.

Factor in the cost of capabilities PDQ Connect does not include

PDQ Connect does not include monitoring, alerting, ticketing, PSA, or Linux patching. If the team needs any of these, a second product is required. Model the combined cost of PDQ Connect plus the additional tool against alternatives that include those capabilities natively — NinjaOne for monitoring, Atera for PSA, or Automox for Linux — before assuming PDQ Connect's lower per-device rate translates to lower total cost of ownership.

Frequently asked questions

How much does PDQ Connect cost per device?

PDQ Connect publishes three annual tiers: Basic at $12/device/year, Plus at $18/device/year, and Premium at $28/device/year. All tiers require a minimum of 100 devices. Volume discounts are available for larger deployments but are not published — contact PDQ sales for a quote above 100 devices.

Is PDQ Connect cheaper than Automox?

At the base tier, PDQ Connect Basic ($12/device/year) matches Automox PatchOS ($1/endpoint/month, or $12/year). PDQ Connect Plus ($18/device/year) is more expensive than Automox PatchOS but includes remote desktop and RBAC that Automox charges separately for in higher tiers. The key difference: Automox supports Linux, PDQ Connect does not. If Linux coverage is needed, Automox wins regardless of price.

Does PDQ Connect have a free tier?

No permanent free tier. PDQ Connect offers a 14-day free trial for up to 250 devices with no credit card required. For a permanently free option, Action1 covers up to 200 endpoints with no feature restrictions and no time limit.

What is the PDQ Connect 100-device minimum?

All PDQ Connect tiers require billing for at least 100 devices per year, regardless of how many devices you actually manage. At the Basic tier, that means a $1,200/year minimum. Teams managing fewer than 100 endpoints should calculate the effective per-device cost and compare against alternatives without minimums before committing.

How much does the full PDQ suite cost?

PDQ offers a bundled suite that includes PDQ Deploy, PDQ Inventory, and PDQ Connect for teams that need both on-premises and cloud management. Bundle pricing is not published — contact PDQ sales for a custom quote. The bundle is most relevant for teams migrating from Deploy to Connect who need both products during the transition.

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pricing · verified Mar 17, 2026

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