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HPE Aruba JL728B price on E-rate: what schools and libraries paid

As of Nov 11, 2026, the median unit price applicants entered for the HPE Aruba JL728B on E-rate requests in FY2024-2026 was $4,418, from 217 line items at 157 schools and libraries; half were between $3,977 and $4,698.

Built from 217 Form 471 line items for the HPE Aruba JL728B (Data Distribution) in FY2024-2026: the price by funding year, by order size and by state, and the service providers that quoted it.

28 states · 157 applicants · 3,171 units · updated nightly from USAC open data
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$4,418median

What districts paid

The middle of 217 unit prices entered on E-rate requests, FY2024-2026.

Half paid $3,977 to $4,698
$3,977or less

The number to beat

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

Lowest tenth: $3,644 or less
+9%since FY2024

Price trend

Median in FY2026 against FY2024.

$4,600 vs $4,214
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15 service providers quoted the JL728B on these requestsEvery district running HPE Aruba, and its Category 2 budget left
$4,418
median unit price
$3,977 to $4,698
middle half
217
line items
157
applicants

Price by funding year

Funding yearLine itemsMedianMiddle half
FY202698$4,600$4,123 to $4,740
FY202554$4,169$3,977 to $4,635
FY202465$4,214$3,734 to $4,698

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 units125$4,525$3,977 to $4,833
10 to 49 units76$4,244$3,877 to $4,600
50 or more units13$4,500$3,935 to $4,600

Price by state

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

StateLine itemsMedianMiddle half
Tennessee47$4,600$4,475 to $4,600
Michigan37$3,977$3,877 to $4,169
Missouri27$4,145$3,869 to $4,698
New Jersey13$4,645$4,532 to $5,098
South Carolina12$4,894$4,894 to $4,894
Texas12$4,406$3,983 to $4,565
California11$3,647$3,647 to $4,223
New York6$4,418$4,248 to $4,428
New Mexico5$4,932$4,932 to $4,932
Pennsylvania5$4,000$3,895 to $4,834
Washington5$4,754$4,390 to $6,295
Wisconsin5$4,205$3,782 to $4,364
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Service providers quoting the JL728B

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

ProviderLine itemsApplicants
Central Knox Inc.4731
Moss Telecommunications Services2515
R.A. Networks2317
Applied Network Consulting Group135
Turn-key Technologies, Inc.109
CDW Government LLC93
Sehi Computer Products, Inc.97
Technology for Education, LLC65
Riverside Technologies, Inc.55
PKA Technologies, Inc.42
Resilient Intelligent Networks, LLC44
William J. Roth, Consultant43
Aero IT Solutions31
Computer Integration Technologies, Inc. (CIT)33
LanRover Network Services, Inc.31
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Other HPE Aruba data distribution models

JL658A $7,455R8Q71A $5,831JL659A $6,943R8Q70A $4,075JL675A $2,418JL669B $250JL661A $5,243JL728B#ABA $3,987R8S92A $7,530S3L77A $4,681JL677A $1,482JL725B $2,342

Compare with other makers

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

Ubiquiti USW-PRO-MAX-48-POE $1,295Ubiquiti USW-PRO-48-POE $1,106Cisco C9200L-48P-4X-EDU $3,468Cisco C9300-48P-EDU $4,519Cisco C9500-24Y4C-EDU $10,022Fortinet FS-148F-FPOE $1,475Cisco Meraki MS225-48FP-HW $3,354Extreme Networks 5420F-48P-4XE $3,531

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Common questions

How much does the HPE Aruba JL728B cost on E-rate?

The median unit price on FY2024-2026 E-rate requests was $4,418, from 217 line items at 157 schools and libraries; half were between $3,977 and $4,698.

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 JL728B 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 50 or more units had a median of $4,500, against $4,525 for lines of 1 to 9 units.

Where is the HPE Aruba JL728B bought most on E-rate?

By line items in FY2024-2026: Tennessee (47); Michigan (37); Missouri (27).

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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.