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APC (Schneider) SMT1500C price on E-rate: what schools and libraries paid

As of Nov 11, 2026, the median unit price applicants entered for the APC (Schneider) SMT1500C on E-rate requests in FY2024-2026 was $608, from 123 line items at 101 schools and libraries; half were between $547 and $666.

Built from 123 Form 471 line items for the APC (Schneider) SMT1500C (Data Protection) in FY2024-2026: the price by funding year, by order size and by state, and the service providers that quoted it.

31 states · 101 applicants · 537 units · updated nightly from USAC open data
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$608median

What districts paid

The middle of 123 unit prices entered on E-rate requests, FY2024-2026.

Half paid $547 to $666
$547or less

The number to beat

A quarter of these line items came in at or under this price.

Lowest tenth: $529 or less
11%lower

Volume pricing

Median on lines of 10 to 49 units, against lines of 1 to 9 units.

$541 vs $609
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15 service providers quoted the SMT1500C on these requestsEvery district running APC (Schneider), and its Category 2 budget left
$608
median unit price
$547 to $666
middle half
123
line items
101
applicants

Price by funding year

Funding yearLine itemsMedianMiddle half
FY202626$651$622 to $751
FY202549$595$546 to $666
FY202448$574$538 to $632

Price by order size

Bigger orders usually price lower; a line's quantity is the number of units the applicant requested on it.

Units on the lineLine itemsMedianMiddle half
1 to 9 units105$609$551 to $666
10 to 49 units16$541$529 to $619

Price by state

States with at least 5 priced line items for this model.

StateLine itemsMedianMiddle half
California24$613$540 to $666
Pennsylvania12$584$542 to $615
Oregon11$751$630 to $751
New Jersey9$547$538 to $577
Mississippi8$635$605 to $722
Arizona6$666$655 to $708
Texas6$602$567 to $645
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Service providers quoting the SMT1500C

Providers named on the funding requests these line items belong to.

ProviderLine itemsApplicants
Knowing Technologies, LLC102
CDW Government LLC98
GHA Technologies, Inc.75
GIGAKOM73
Networking Technologies, LLC66
Questivity Inc.66
Business Communications, Inc.32
Coquina Labs Inc.33
EC Data Technologies32
JEM Computers, Inc.32
Riverside Technologies, Inc.33
All Solutions Inc.21
GovConnection, Inc.21
Innovative Software, Inc.22
MICRO COMPUTER SYSTEMS, Inc.22
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Other APC (Schneider) data protection models

SMT1500RM2UC $849SMT2200RM2UC $1,446SMTL1500RM3UC $1,930SMC1500-2UC $768SMTL1500RM3UCNC $2,254SMX1500RM2UCNC $1,471SCL500RM1UC $438SMT3000RM2UC $1,790SMT1500RM2UCNC $1,232SMX1500RM2UC $961SMX120RMBP2U $1,042SMX3000RMLV2UNC $2,654

Compare with other makers

The most requested data protection models from other manufacturers, with their median unit price.

Ubiquiti UDM-Pro-Max $599Cisco Meraki MX95-HW $2,470Vertiv PSI5-1500RT120N $873Cisco Meraki MX105-HW $3,635Cisco Meraki MX250-HW $5,486Tripp Lite (Eaton) SMART1500LCD $362Vertiv GXT5LI-2000LVRT2UXLN $2,797Minuteman Pro 1000 $580

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Common questions

How much does the APC (Schneider) SMT1500C cost on E-rate?

The median unit price on FY2024-2026 E-rate requests was $608, from 123 line items at 101 schools and libraries; half were between $547 and $666.

Are these prices before or after the E-rate discount?

Before. They are the unit prices applicants entered on their Form 471 line items. USAC then pays its share at the applicant's discount rate, which is 20 to 85 percent for Category 2 equipment.

Why do prices for the SMT1500C vary?

Order size, what is bundled on the line (licenses, support, accessories), the state and the provider all move the price. On these requests, lines of 10 to 49 units had a median of $541, against $609 for lines of 1 to 9 units.

Where is the APC (Schneider) SMT1500C bought most on E-rate?

By line items in FY2024-2026: California (24); Pennsylvania (12); Oregon (11).

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Compiled from public records and refreshed nightly; last updated Nov 11, 2026. Figures are as USAC publishes them; committed amounts are funding commitments, not payments. Contract end dates on June 30 are left out because many applicants enter the funding-year end instead. Check the source before acting. See something wrong? Tell us and we will correct it.