Schneider Electric-APC Smart-UPS VT Reviews

Name: Schneider Electric-APC Smart-UPS VT
Brand: Schneider Electric
Rating: 4.1 (5 reviews)

Vendor: Schneider Electric

4.1 out of 5

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What is Schneider Electric-APC Smart-UPS VT?

Smart-UPS VT offers centralized three-phase power protection with the reliability of the award winning Smart-UPS family. Ideal for small data centers, large retail stores, regional offices, and dense power requirements, the Smart-UPS VT includes dual-mains input, automatic and maintenance bypasses, and scalable runtime with hot-swappable batteries for increased availability. The rack mounted version maximizes valuable floor space by incorporating UPS, power distribution, and additional battery capacity in a single rack. Low cost of ownership is achieved through best-in-class efficiency and a reduction in rating of electrical infrastructure - wires, transformers, and generators due the Smart-UPS VT's Soft Start feature. The APC Network Management Card with temperature monitoring provides remote monitoring and management through a simple Web/SNMP interface and provides integration with InfraStruXure Manager. Serviceability is greatly enhanced by user-replaceable batteries, manageable extended run frames and included start-up and standard onsite warranty services. All these features make the Smart-UPS VT the easiest UPS in its class to deploy, manage and maintain.

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Schneider Electric-APC Smart-UPS VT is the #2 ranked solution in top Data Center Power Solutions. PeerSpot users give Schneider Electric-APC Smart-UPS VT an average rating of 8.2 out of 10. Schneider Electric-APC Smart-UPS VT is most commonly compared to Eaton UPS: Schneider Electric-APC Smart-UPS VT vs Eaton UPS. Schneider Electric-APC Smart-UPS VT is popular among the large enterprise segment, accounting for 55% of users researching this solution on PeerSpot. The top industry researching this solution are professionals from a computer software company, accounting for 11% of all views.

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Michel Salamon

Managing Director at Prodigious Film (Groupe Publicis)

As long as we have electricity, we don't use it as it's transparent. However, I have other APC Smart systems and find that all of them are working perfectly. We like that we can manage it via the network. The product is very easy. The product has been very reliable. You can scale it by adding batteries.

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Wael Awni

Management Board Member and Network Engineer at NewLogics

I rate the solution’s stability a nine out of ten. There's a little room for improvement. Recently, we've encountered some faulty units. Also, in terms of the accuracy of the stability it should provide, there have been instances where it wasn't as stable as expected. So, reaching a perfect ten isn't quite there.

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Dan Gillman

Senior System Administrator at a manufacturing company with 201-500 employees

With the added management card, having the ability to shut down all servers and monitor power -- both consumption and stability -- from the building, is a very good feature. Software needs work. It is functional but could use a new GUI.

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Schneider Electric-APC Smart-UPS VT mindshare

As of November 2024, the mindshare of Schneider Electric-APC Smart-UPS VT in the Data Center Power Solutions category stands at 29.3%, down from 32.3% compared to the previous year, according to calculations based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

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Valuable Features

"Stability is one of the key points. The durability and lifetime of the product are also notable."
"I like it because we don't have any problems."
"You can scale it by adding batteries."

Room for Improvement

"The solution’s pricing could be improved."
"Schneider's vendor, I believe, needs to be more involved with the customer. We have to constantly look for them because they don't come to me. I have to go there, and I don't want to. I don't want to waste time looking for a vendor. We require immediate attention."
"The duration of the batteries could be much better."