The Anker SOLIX F3000 scores 8.8 and ranks 1st of 74 in Portable Stations; the Jackery HomePower 3000 scores 6.9 and ranks 17th of 74 in Portable Stations. The F3000 leads on backup readiness.
High overhead loss in a fridge test, per one reviewer
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CNET: earns commission on sales; named it best whole home backup (July 2026) after drawing 2,645.91 Wh, 86.1 percent of rated, and charging it fully in 2 hours 20 minutes
Fridge test: CNET ran a test fridge for 28.97 hours and faulted its 37.81 percent overhead loss in that test
TheSolarLab: earns affiliate commission, carries Anker discount codes; measured about 84 percent inverter efficiency and 20.5 W of idle draw, and found it near silent under heavy load
Faulted: TheSolarLab names cramped AC outlets, a proprietary charging plug and split solar inputs
Android Authority: writing with affiliate links; charged it from empty to full in about two hours at 1,800 W (August 2025)
JackeryHomePower 3000
Liked
Low idle draw, per one reviewer
Usable capacity near 89 percent, per one reviewer
Complaints
Too heavy for camping, per one reviewer
No expansion or wheels, per one reviewer
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CNET: its lab drew 2,721 Wh, 88.6 percent of rated, and charged it in 2.35 hours (April 2025)
TheSolarLab: carries Jackery discount codes; measured an 8 W idle draw, the lowest it had seen, and was disappointed by its solar input and the lack of expansion or wheels
Popular Mechanics: first impressions timed a 2.2-hour wall charge and 11 hours on 400 W of solar
HOBOTECH: posts with a discount code; drew 2,650 Wh on AC, 86 percent, and measured about 35 W of AC idle draw against Anker's 125-hour standby claim (2025, about 176,000 views)
Layout: HOBOTECH found plugs in the lower outlets block the screen
The Solar Pit: earns commission on tagged products; drew 2,826 Wh, 92 percent, measured about 24.5 W of idle draw and saw its equipment ride through a UPS test (October 2025, about 27,500 views)
Tool Review Zone: in a video brought to it by Anker, ran an 18 A rock saw on it without a trip (July 2025, about 42,000 views)
JackeryHomePower 3000
Liked
Holds 3,600 W for 15 minutes, per one creator
91.7 percent of rated capacity on AC, per one creator
Complaints
52 dBfan under load, per one creator
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Jasonoid: drew 2,820 Wh on AC, 91.7 percent, held 3,600 W for 15 minutes and saw it shut down near 4,600 W (May 2025, about 203,000 views)
Disclosure: Jasonoid's video carries Jackery launch promotion
TheSolarLab: under a Jackery discount code, measured an 8 W idle draw
Sponsored: a third creator's launch video says it is sponsored
The Anker SOLIX F3000 reading covers the whole brand; the Jackery HomePower 3000 reading covers the whole brand.
Anker SOLIXF3000
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Home Depot: five Anker SOLIX station files hold 269 reviews; setting aside 115 marked as customer reviews from Anker and 17 from its Reviewer Program leaves 137 native reviews from 2024 to 2026, 53 of them ratings without text
Praised: native owners describe running refrigerators for 8.8 to 32 hours, CPAP machines and a well pump, and praise fast recharging
Faults: complaints gather on the F3800, with failed solar or DC inputs, a display failing after a year and a shutdown at about 1,800 W of UPS load
Lowe's: the shared C1000X Gen 2 and C2000X Gen 2 file holds eight native reviews among 40
Not counted: Best Buy's 96 C1000X and C1000X Gen 2 reviews all carry the Incentivized or Tech Insider Network tag; Walmart's 66 C1000X-series reviews and most of Sam's Club's are syndicated from Anker or incentivised
JackeryHomePower 3000
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Why brand-level: no US retailer holds a native review file of ten or more for this model, so the pool reads Costco's Jackery files, which carry no syndicated or incentivised reviews
Costco: 4.4 from 143 on an Explorer 1500 v2 bundle (86 percent recommend), 4.2 from 82 on the Explorer 600 v2 and 3.9 from 43 on an Explorer 5000 Plus kit (69 percent)
Walmart: its HomePower 3000 bundle file is 15 ratings with two written reviews, both incentivised
Excluded: Best Buy's and Walmart's Jackery files are almost entirely incentivised or syndicated from jackery.com
Unless a row says otherwise, both readings are about these exact models.
Anker SOLIX F3000 vs Jackery HomePower 3000: pros and cons
Anker SOLIXF3000 vs JackeryHomePower 3000: common questions
Is the Anker SOLIX F3000 better than the Jackery HomePower 3000?
On our scores, the Anker SOLIX F3000 is ahead, 8.8 against 6.9. The Anker SOLIX F3000 leads on backup readiness (7 against 5), battery life (8 against 6) and value (5 against 4).
Which is cheaper, the Anker SOLIX F3000 or the Jackery HomePower 3000?
The Anker SOLIX F3000, at $1,400 against $1,499: $99 less.
What do owners say about the Anker SOLIX F3000 and the Jackery HomePower 3000?
Across 5 independent sources scored for both, the Anker SOLIX F3000 is ahead on Google, YouTube and Owner reviews; Reddit and Amazon are level.
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Scores calculated 11 November 2026 · Products excluded where fewer than two independent sources cover them · Researched and edited by Michael Ambrose · Unbroken Ads LLC · How we score