EcoFlow vs Jackery: which to buy, job by job

Winner by use

Each brand’s best unit for the job, side by side. A pick with extra batteries counts the batteries in its price.

Amazon prices checked October 14, 2026; they change daily, so the winner can change too. Hours assume a typical appliance. Your own list: the planner.

Same size, side by side

Four size-matched pairs. Every figure is from the maker’s page or manual. “not listed by the maker” means the maker pages we read do not state it.

1 kWh: DELTA 3 Classic (1024Wh) vs Explorer 1000 v2

2 kWh: DELTA 3 Max (2048Wh) vs Explorer 2000 v2

3 kWh: DELTA 3 Ultra (3072Wh) vs HomePower 3000

240 V home class: DELTA Pro 3 vs Explorer 5000 Plus

Usable is 85% of the battery size, the share we use for every brand.

Where the brands differ

Extra batteries. EcoFlow lists extra batteries for 7 of its models on Amazon (DELTA 2 Max, DELTA 3, DELTA 3 Max Plus (2048Wh), DELTA 3 Ultra Plus (3072Wh), DELTA Pro, DELTA Pro 3, RIVER 3 Plus). Jackery lists them for 2 (HomePower 1000 Plus v2, HomePower 2000 Plus v2); its other models with a checked listing today are a fixed size. If you may want more battery later, check this row first.

Switching to battery. EcoFlow states 10 ms or less for most of its current models. Jackery states under 20 ms for the Explorer models, which it says is not a true UPS for servers. Either is fast enough for a fridge or a router; see each pair above.

240 V. Each brand has one 240 V unit on this page: the EcoFlow DELTA Pro 3 and the Jackery Explorer 5000 Plus. A 240 V load, or any link to your home’s wiring, needs a transfer switch or inlet a licensed electrician installs (which transfer switch fits).

Every model, each brand: EcoFlow lineup · Jackery lineup. The two big units against Anker’s F3800: DELTA Pro 3 vs F3800 vs 5000 Plus.

Recall history

From CPSC’s recall list as of October 9, 2026 (10,047 recalls):

• EcoFlow: EcoFlow Technology Recalls Delta Max 2000 Power Stations Due to Risk of Serious Burn Injury and Fire Hazard, October 9, 2025.
• Jackery: no CPSC recall names a Jackery product.

The recalled EcoFlow is the older DELTA Max (2000), model EFD310. It is a different product from the DELTA 2 Max and the DELTA 3 Max on this page. The recalled unit has “EFD310” on the label underneath. Our recall screen checks every model we track each week.

No recall names any model on this page. A clean check is not a clearance of your own unit. Most recalls cover certain serial numbers, so read the label on yours and check the maker’s recall page.

Not compared here, and why

• EcoFlow RIVER 3 and Jackery Explorer 300 v2: no Amazon listing for the bare unit matched the maker’s figures when prices were checked, so we cannot price the small pair today.
• EcoFlow DELTA 3 Plus: no Amazon listing for the bare unit matched the maker’s figures when prices were checked, so we cannot price the DELTA 3 Plus today.
• EcoFlow DELTA Pro Ultra: we do not hold EcoFlow’s figures for it yet.

Sources

Specs come from each maker’s product page or manual, cited with dates on each model page and on the EcoFlow and Jackery lineup pages. Recalls come from CPSC’s recall list. Prices come from the Amazon listings linked above. How we size and check: methodology.