Five Datasheets, One Table
Most "best portable power station" lists rank by feel. This one ranks by the manufacturers' own spec pages, which I fetched on 2 October 2026. Nothing below is bench-tested, and where a page left a number out, the table says so.
TL;DR: Pick by rated watts first, solar input second, price third. The 2,000Wh class costs about the same per kWh across brands. The real differences are cycle rating (4,000 versus 6,000), solar input (400W to 1,000W) and warranty (3+2 versus 5 years).
| Spec | Jackery Explorer 1000 v2 | Anker C1000 Gen 2 | Bluetti Elite 200 V2 | Anker C2000 Gen 2 | EcoFlow DELTA 3 Max |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Capacity | 1,070Wh | 1,024Wh | 2,073.6Wh | 2,048Wh | 2,048Wh |
| Rated / surge | 1,500W / 3,000W | 2,000W / 3,000W | 2,600W / see note | 2,400W / 4,000W | 2,400W / 4,800W |
| Solar input | 400W | 600W | 1,000W | 800W | 500W |
| Cycle life | 4,000 to 70%+ | 4,000 to 80% | 6,000+ to 80% | 4,000 to 80% | Not stated |
| UPS switchover | Under 20 ms | 10 ms | 15 ms | 10 ms | Under 10 ms |
| Weight | 10.8kg | 11.3kg | 24.2kg | 18.9kg | 20.3kg |
| Warranty | 3 + 2 years | 5 years | 5 years | 5 years | 3 + 2 years |
| Price, 2 Oct 2026 | $559 | $499.99 | $899 | $899.99 | $879 |
| Solar refill, ideal | 2.7 h | 1.7 h | 2.1 h | 2.6 h | 4.1 h |
Notes. Bluetti prints no surge figure, only that the unit handles loads up to 3,900W in its Power Lifting mode. Jackery's 400W is its stated DC input ceiling. The extra two years on the "3 + 2" warranties come with conditions; EcoFlow requires an app registration. EcoFlow quotes "10 years" of use instead of a cycle count, which can't be turned into a number we could compare. Anker's pages ran an early-bird sale through 5 October, so its prices may not last. The last row is capacity divided by solar input, a best case that assumes panels hold full output.
What a Stored kWh Really Costs
Does the 4,000 versus 6,000 cycle gap matter? Do the division. Price over capacity times rated cycles gives the hardware wear on every kWh you push through:
- Bluetti Elite 200 V2: $899 / (2.0736 kWh x 6,000) = 7.2 cents
- Anker C2000 Gen 2: $899.99 / (2.048 x 4,000) = 11.0 cents
- Anker C1000 Gen 2: $499.99 / (1.024 x 4,000) = 12.2 cents
- Jackery Explorer 1000 v2: $559 / (1.07 x 4,000) = 13.1 cents
EcoFlow drops out because it prints no cycle count. The Jackery's rating also ends at 70%, not 80%, so its real number is a little kinder than it looks. Now set those against money. The EIA puts the July 2026 US residential average at 18.31 cents per kWh. Say your utility credits exports at 10 cents. Storing a kWh instead of exporting it then earns 8.3 cents, and that is before the unit loses any energy converting it.
Only the Bluetti clears the bar, by about a cent. The other three lose between 2.7 and 4.8 cents on every cycle. That's my read, and it's arguable: cycle ratings are lab figures, not guarantees. But it explains why our Anker versus EcoFlow comparison found a 25-year payback for one 2 kWh unit on a 10 kWp roof.
A portable power station is backup you can carry, not a spread trade: at a 10 cent export rate, only one of these five even covers its own wear.
Pick by Load, Then by Sun
Which one fits your kettle? Start from the biggest thing you need to start. Under 1,500W continuous, the Jackery is the lightest option at 10.8kg. If you need 2,000W from a 1 kWh body, the Anker C1000 Gen 2 is the only one here that gives it, and the C1000X Gen 2 review covers what the pricier X variant adds. Our C300X versus C1000X guide helps if even that is too much.
For a full night of fridge, router and lights, step up to the 2,000Wh class. The Bluetti takes the most sun (1,000W) and has the longest cycle rating, but weighs 24.2kg, 5.3kg more than the Anker C2000 Gen 2. The EcoFlow's 500W input is the slow one: ideal conditions refill it in 4.1 hours, against 2.6 for the C2000. Our C2000 Gen 2 review covers the Anker side in depth.
If a roof is in the picture, run your own numbers in our solar payback calculator before buying a station for self-consumption. The export rate you enter moves the result more than any spec in the table. For fixed home batteries, the battery sizing guide has the kWh arithmetic.
Weight deserves more credit than it gets. A 10.8kg Jackery goes into a car boot without a second thought, while a 24.2kg Bluetti is a two-handed lift up any stair. If the unit will live in a cupboard and only travel during outages, ignore that row. If it rides in a van every weekend, it's the row you'll feel most.
What the Table Can't Tell You
I haven't tested any of these, so real runtime, fan noise and app quality are outside it. The Jackery, Bluetti, EcoFlow and Anker C2000 pages all name LiFePO4 cells, but only the Anker and Bluetti pages print a cycle count to 80%. Prices move weekly. If you can wait for a sale, the price rows will have changed by the time you read this, and the cents-per-kWh figures scale with them. The ranking won't.