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Cisco Meraki MX450-HW price on E-rate: what schools and libraries paid

As of Nov 11, 2026, the median unit price applicants entered for the Cisco Meraki MX450-HW on E-rate requests in FY2024-2026 was $10,267, from 57 line items at 51 schools and libraries; half were between $9,026 and $11,737.

Built from 57 Form 471 line items for the Cisco Meraki MX450-HW (Data Protection) in FY2024-2026: the price by funding year, by order size and by state, and the service providers that quoted it.

22 states · 51 applicants · 73 units · updated nightly from USAC open data
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$10,267median

What districts paid

The middle of 57 unit prices entered on E-rate requests, FY2024-2026.

Half paid $9,026 to $11,737
$9,026or less

The number to beat

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

Lowest tenth: $8,367 or less
-3%since FY2024

Price trend

Median in FY2026 against FY2024.

$10,192 vs $10,500
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11 service providers quoted the MX450-HW on these requestsEvery district running Cisco Meraki, and its Category 2 budget left
$10,267
median unit price
$9,026 to $11,737
middle half
57
line items
51
applicants

Price by funding year

Funding yearLine itemsMedianMiddle half
FY202620$10,192$9,009 to $10,990
FY202514$10,042$9,188 to $11,552
FY202423$10,500$9,073 to $12,208

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 units56$10,267$9,009 to $11,753

Price by state

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

StateLine itemsMedianMiddle half
California8$9,432$9,148 to $10,056
Indiana5$9,849$9,190 to $10,044
New York5$12,895$12,713 to $12,897

Service providers quoting the MX450-HW

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

ProviderLine itemsApplicants
CDW Government LLC77
Sentinel Technologies, Inc.65
Questivity Inc.44
OneNeck IT Solutions LLC31
AMS.NET, Inc.22
GIGAKOM22
Integra Business Center Inc.22
Logicalis Inc.22
SHI International Corpo22
VeeMost Technologies Ltd.22
Veytec, Inc.21
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Other Cisco Meraki data protection models

MX95-HW $2,470MX105-HW $3,635MX250-HW $5,486MX85-HW $1,256MX75-HW $570MX250 $5,358MX105 $3,667

Compare with other makers

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

APC (Schneider) SMT1500RM2UC $849Ubiquiti UDM-Pro-Max $599Vertiv PSI5-1500RT120N $873APC (Schneider) SMT2200RM2UC $1,446APC (Schneider) SMTL1500RM3UC $1,930Tripp Lite (Eaton) SMART1500LCD $362APC (Schneider) SMC1500-2UC $768APC (Schneider) SMTL1500RM3UCNC $2,254

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Common questions

How much does the Cisco Meraki MX450-HW cost on E-rate?

The median unit price on FY2024-2026 E-rate requests was $10,267, from 57 line items at 51 schools and libraries; half were between $9,026 and $11,737.

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 MX450-HW vary?

Order size, what is bundled on the line (licenses, support, accessories), the state and the provider all move the price.

Where is the Cisco Meraki MX450-HW bought most on E-rate?

By line items in FY2024-2026: California (8); Indiana (5); New York (5).

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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.