E-Rate consulting software that pays for itself

Yes — the Free plan is permanently free, no credit card required. You can track up to 3 BENs, see real-time FRN status, and use a limited number of AI appeal generations per month. Upgrade to Pro any time when you outgrow it.

Each role has a tailored Pro plan: Consultants ($499/mo) get unlimited portfolios + white-label reports. Vendors ($499/mo) get Form 470 lead alerts + competitor SPIN intelligence. Applicants ($199/mo) get district-level FRN tracking + denial analysis. Pick the plan that matches how you participate in E-Rate.

No — SkyRate makes consultants and applicants faster, not redundant. Many of our customers are independent E-Rate consultants who use SkyRate to manage portfolios at scale; their applicant clients see reports and alerts in real time. Districts without a consultant use SkyRate to stay on top of deadlines, denials, and budgets directly.

The AI Appeal Generator drafts appeal letters that cite the specific paragraphs of FCC Order 19-117 and prior USAC guidance relevant to your denial. A licensed reviewer (your consultant or in-house staff) is always required to validate and submit through EPC. SkyRate is a tool, not a replacement for legal or filing certification.

We pull from the public USAC Open Data API (Socrata) on a continuous schedule, plus targeted EPC-page polling for FRN status changes. Most status updates show up in your dashboard within minutes of USAC publishing them — no manual PDF downloads required.

You do. We never sell or share your data. If you cancel, you can export every BEN, FRN, application, and report you've created via the in-app export tool or by request. We retain backups for 30 days post-cancellation, then permanently delete.

All data is encrypted in transit with 256-bit TLS and at rest on managed cloud infrastructure. Access is role-based with audit logging on Pro and Enterprise plans. We're FERPA-aware: we don't ingest student PII, and we'll sign DPAs for districts that require one. SOC 2 Type II is in progress.

Monthly plans are month-to-month — cancel any time from account settings, no fees, no questions. Annual plans renew yearly and save you 20%; you can cancel auto-renew at any time. There are no setup fees on any plan.