One Schneider Electric enterprise UPS standard for every server room on your map.
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Schneider Electric Enterprise UPS at a glance
Why Schneider Electric anchors most Indian enterprise ups estates.
- OEM
- Schneider Electric SE, Secure Power division. France headquartered, listed on Euronext Paris. FY2024 revenue of EUR 38.15 billion.
- Who it fits
- Server rooms and data halls above 10 kVA. Below that, single-phase APC Smart-UPS is usually the sharper buy, and we will tell you so on the first call.
- Core India ranges
- Galaxy VS (10-150 kVA modular), Galaxy VL (200 kVA to 3 MW+), Galaxy VXL (compact lithium-ion). All three-phase, all EcoStruxure compatible.
- India entry price band
- Roughly Rs 3.5 lakh for an entry Galaxy VS 10 kVA unit to Rs 40 lakh+ for a Galaxy VL frame with battery, installed. Exact number depends on load, runtime and battery chemistry.
- India manufacturing
- 31 manufacturing units in the country, Rs 3,200 crore committed by 2026, and a dedicated Bengaluru data centre cooling factory that exports 85 percent of what it builds.
- Where it does not fit
- Sub-10 kVA branch offices (buy APC instead) and price-first tenders where a local-brand 3-phase unit at 30 percent less is the honest answer.
The Schneider Electric Enterprise UPS ranges Sirius Star supplies
Pick the range that matches the use case. We size the mix in the free 30-minute review.
Galaxy VS
The mid-size server room and branch data centre workhorse. Modular power modules mean you add capacity as the load grows, instead of buying the ceiling on day one.
- Double conversion online topology
- Hot-swappable power modules
- N+1 redundancy without a second frame
- EcoStruxure IT monitoring ready
Galaxy VL
For colo halls and large enterprise data centres where downtime is counted in lakhs per hour, not per shift. Scales from 200 kVA to multi-megawatt without a topology change.
- Parallel frame scaling to 3 MW+
- Live swap of power and battery modules
- Built for Tier III/IV facility design
- Higher upfront cost than VS, sized correctly it rarely gets revisited
Galaxy VXL
Lithium-ion in a smaller footprint, for sites where floor space costs more than the battery premium. Common in metro colo racks and space-constrained server rooms.
- Lithium-ion, roughly half the floor footprint of VRLA
- 10-year design life on the battery, not the usual 3-5
- Higher day-one cost, lower total cost past year 4
- Best fit where rack space, not budget, is the constraint
EcoStruxure Modular Data Centre
A prefabricated IT pod, power module and cooling module for teams building a whole server room from scratch rather than retrofitting one.
- Factory-built, tested before it reaches your site
- Cuts civil work timeline versus a ground-up build
- Pairs UPS, cooling and racks under one order
- Sized project, usually a 6-12 week lead time
Schneider Electric Enterprise UPS vs Vertiv, Eaton
All four are honest choices. Most Indian buyers land on the first option for service depth and ecosystem fit.
| Brand | Where it wins | Best fit |
|---|---|---|
| Schneider Electric Galaxy | Widest India service network of the three, EcoStruxure IT software ecosystem, and the broadest single-vendor stack across UPS, racks, PDU and cooling. | Server rooms and data halls that want one vendor to call when anything in the power chain misbehaves. |
| Vertiv Liebert | Deeper bench strength in pure data centre cooling and DC power integration, strong where cooling and UPS are being designed together from day one. | Colo and hyperscale builds where cooling is the harder engineering problem. |
| Eaton 9395/93PM | Sharper pricing at the 100-500 kVA band in several India tenders, and a service network that is nearly as deep as Schneider’s in metro cities. | Budget-sensitive enterprise buyers who can live with a slightly smaller software ecosystem. |
How a Sirius Star Schneider Electric procurement runs
Free 30 minute review first. Then a written quote in 24 working hours.
Load and runtime check
Free, 30 minutes. We measure actual load, not nameplate load, and ask what your DG changeover time really is.
Range and topology call
Galaxy VS, VL or VXL, single frame or N+1, VRLA or lithium. We size it, we do not upsell it.
Written quote
Landed price, GST broken out, delivery window. In your inbox within 24 working hours.
Install and commissioning
Our engineer commissions on site, tests the battery under real load, and hands over the maintenance calendar.
Sizing an enterprise UPS without over-speccing your DG
The deeper read for facility and IT heads before they call three vendors and get three different numbers.
- The full Pune plant story, incident timeline included
- How to read a Galaxy VS vs VL spec sheet in five minutes
- The DG-changeover question most quotes never ask
- A one-page checklist to hand your electrical contractor
Schneider Electric Enterprise UPS India FAQ
Common questions about this brand for Indian buyers. Hover any underlined term for a plain-English definition.
At what load should I move from single-phase APC to a Schneider Galaxy enterprise UPS?
Above roughly 10 kVA, or anywhere a DG is already in the picture. Below that line, a single-phase APC Smart-UPS is usually the sharper buy on price and simplicity. We size this on the free load call rather than guessing from a nameplate.
What is the real difference between Galaxy VS and Galaxy VL?
Galaxy VS tops out around 150 kVA and suits a mid-size server room or branch data centre. Galaxy VL starts at 200 kVA and scales past 3 MW in parallel frames, built for colo halls and large enterprise data centres. Most single-site Indian offices never need VL.
Is lithium-ion (Galaxy VXL) worth the extra cost over VRLA battery banks?
Not always. Lithium wins where floor space is the constraint or where you plan to run the unit past year 7, since the battery design life is roughly 10 years against 3-5 for VRLA. If space is not tight and budget is, VRLA remains the honest default.
Do I have to run EcoStruxure IT monitoring, or can I keep my own tools?
You can keep your own SNMP or BMS integration. EcoStruxure IT is offered, not mandatory, and some buyers prefer to skip the added cloud dependency. Ask us to quote the unit without the software bundle if that is your preference.
How long does installation and commissioning take after the PO?
A single Galaxy VS frame typically installs and commissions in 2-3 weeks from PO, site readiness assumed. A Galaxy VL parallel frame or an EcoStruxure Modular Data Centre pod runs 6-12 weeks, since civil and cooling coordination adds lead time.
What does a Schneider Electric enterprise UPS cost in India?
An entry Galaxy VS 10 kVA lands around Rs 3.5 lakh installed. A Galaxy VL frame with battery and N+1 redundancy can run Rs 40 lakh and up. The number moves with load, runtime and battery chemistry, so treat any quote without a load figure attached as incomplete.
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