Anker SOLIX F3800 vs Jackery HomePower 3600 Pro Max

• Power OutputAnker SOLIX F3800: 8 (higher)Jackery HomePower 3600 Pro Max: 5

  Anker SOLIX F3800

  • 6,000 W continuous at 120/240 V split-phase from one unit
  • Surge: 9,000 W; two units reach 12,000 W through the Double Power Hub
  • Outlets: six 20 A, a NEMA 14-50 and an L14-30

  Jackery HomePower 3600 Pro Max

  • 4,000 W at 240 V through NEMA 14-50, but only 2,000 W per 120 V outlet
  • Surge: 8,000 W at 240 V
• RechargingAnker SOLIX F3800: 7 (higher)Jackery HomePower 3600 Pro Max: 4

  Anker SOLIX F3800

  • TheSolarLab's 120 V charge took 2 hours 35 minutes; two inputs take 2,400 W solar
  • Wall: 1,800 W from a 120 V outlet
  • Solar: two 11 to 60 V XT60 inputs; TheSolarLab found 2,400 W hard to reach
  • Limit: no 240 V output while charging from a 120 V outlet

  Jackery HomePower 3600 Pro Max

  • 2.5-hour wall charge, 1.3 hours with a $100 cable; solar stops at 1,200 W
  • 40 A cable: the optional cable gives the 1.3-hour charge
• Backup ReadinessAnker SOLIX F3800: 7Jackery HomePower 3600 Pro Max: 10 (higher)

  Anker SOLIX F3800

  • 20 ms on three outlets, six BP3800s to 26,880 Wh, panel and switch
  • Measured: StorageReview timed UPS cutover at 13 ms
  • Fit: Anker's Home Power Panel and a 10-circuit 120/240 V transfer switch
  • Pairs: two units reach 53,760 Wh

  Jackery HomePower 3600 Pro Max

  • Under 10 ms switchover, 21.5 kWh expansion and a 240 V transfer switch
  • Parallel: 43 kWh with two units in parallel
• ValueAnker SOLIX F3800: 7 (higher)Jackery HomePower 3600 Pro Max: 5

  Anker SOLIX F3800

  • $1,979.99 at ankersolix.com for 240 V from one box

  Jackery HomePower 3600 Pro Max

  • $2,099 at jackery.com, with its transfer switch at $399
• Battery LifeAnker SOLIX F3800: 6Jackery HomePower 3600 Pro Max: 8 (higher)

  Anker SOLIX F3800

  • Rated 3,000 cycles to at least 80 percent capacity

  Jackery HomePower 3600 Pro Max

  • 6,000 cycles to 70 percent capacity

Same score

• CapacityAnker SOLIX F3800: 5Jackery HomePower 3600 Pro Max: 5

  Anker SOLIX F3800

  • 3,840 Wh, typical for the home tier; StorageReview drew 77.6 percent of rated
  • Measured: StorageReview drew 2,980 Wh and needed 4,930 Wh to refill it

  Jackery HomePower 3600 Pro Max

  • 3,584 Wh on its own
• VerificationAnker SOLIX F3800: 6Jackery HomePower 3600 Pro Max: 6

  Anker SOLIX F3800

  • SGS lists it to UL 2743 and its battery to UL 1973; no UL 9540 listing

  Jackery HomePower 3600 Pro Max

  • SGS lists it to UL 2743; the UL 9540 listing covers a switch not sold in the US
• Warranty & SupportAnker SOLIX F3800: 8Jackery HomePower 3600 Pro Max: 8

  Anker SOLIX F3800

  • Anker's policy gives it 5 years

  Jackery HomePower 3600 Pro Max

  • 3+2 years, the extra two only after registering on jackery.com

• RedditAnker SOLIX F3800: 5Jackery HomePower 3600 Pro Max: 5

  Anker SOLIX F3800

  Complaints

  • Round-trip efficiency of 60 to 68 percent, per three owners
  • Standby use of about 1 kWh a day or more, per two owners

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  • Losses: an r/SolarDIY thread from August 2024 gathers four F3800 owners running it for home backup or bill savings, and all four report energy losses
  • Home Power Panel: the owner of two units measured about 68 percent from solar input to output and suspected about 2 kWh a day of overhead
  • Round trip: a second owner saw close to 60 percent charging from the grid; a third measured 90 percent out and 78 percent in, a 32 percent round-trip loss
  • Standby: a fourth saw 0.8 to 1.2 kWh a day of standby use across two units

  Jackery HomePower 3600 Pro Max

  Liked

  • Seamless UPS on one unit, per one owner

  Complaints

  • Time-of-use needed beta firmware, per one owner
  • Parallel pair dropped output on grid loss, per one owner

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  • Coverage: two owner reports name the Pro Max
  • Scheduling: one owner found its UPS seamless but its time-of-use scheduling did not work until two beta firmware updates (June 2026)
  • Parallel: another, running two in parallel, found they cut output when grid power dropped, with about a five-second switchover, and that time-of-use was unsupported in parallel
• GoogleAnker SOLIX F3800: 8 (higher)Jackery HomePower 3600 Pro Max: 5

  Anker SOLIX F3800

  Liked

  • Wide range of outlets including 240 V, per two reviewers
  • 13 ms UPS cutover, per one reviewer
  • Ran a compressor and car lift, per one reviewer

  Complaints

  • Heavy, per two reviewers
  • Solar input hard to max at 60 V, per one reviewer
  • About 80 W idle draw, per one reviewer

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  • CNET: earns commission on sales; scored it 9.0, its lab manager's favorite station for output options, capacity and home integration; faulted price and weight (August 2024)
  • StorageReview: drew 2,980 Wh, 77.6 percent of rated, needed 4,930 Wh to refill it and measured UPS cutover at 13 ms (June 2024)
  • TheSolarLab: earns affiliate commission; measured about 84 percent at a 5,100 W load and a full 120 V charge in 2 hours 35 minutes, and ran a 3,000 W compressor and a car lift (March 2025)
  • Faulted: TheSolarLab found 2,400 W of solar hard to reach through the 60 V inputs; its F3000 review put the F3800's idle draw at about 80 W

  Jackery HomePower 3600 Pro Max

  Liked

  • 93 percent efficiency, per one reviewer

  Complaints

  • Surge below the rating, per one reviewer
  • Inverter whine, per one reviewer
  • Transfer switch claim overstated, per one reviewer

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  • TheSolarLab: carries Jackery discount codes; measured 93 percent efficiency and a 30 W idle draw, surges near 7,000 W against the 8,000 W claimed and 2,000 W per leg
  • Noise: TheSolarLab heard a high-pitched inverter whine
  • Transfer switch: TheSolarLab said Jackery's built-in transfer switch claim overstates it because the 9.6 kW figure is grid bypass, not inverter output
• YouTubeAnker SOLIX F3800: 7 (higher)Jackery HomePower 3600 Pro Max: 5

  Anker SOLIX F3800

  Liked

  • Automatic home backup on the Home Power Panel, per one channel
  • Ran house circuits through a transfer switch, per one channel

  Complaints

  • No wall charging while 240 V runs, per one channel
  • No charge-limit setting in the app, per one channel

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  • Backyard Maine: earns commission on tagged products and links an Anker discount; ran it for three months on the Home Power Panel as automatic whole-home backup and added an expansion battery (November 2024, about 180,000 views)
  • Dustin Dunnill: posts Amazon affiliate links; wired it to a transfer switch, ran it near its limit and found 120 V charging stops while the 240 V output is in use; faulted the app for lacking charge limits (August 2024, about 21,700 views)
  • Cleanerwatt: in a video sponsored by Anker, estimated a full wall charge at 2.7 to 3 hours (January 2024, about 10,900 views)

  Jackery HomePower 3600 Pro Max

  Liked

  • 93 percent efficiency, per one creator

  Complaints

  • Surge below the rating, per one creator
  • Transfer switch claim overstated, per one creator

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  • TheSolarLab: "Don't Fall For This!" (June 2026, about 176,000 views), posted under a Jackery discount code, repeats its written findings: 93 percent efficiency, surges below the rating and an overstated transfer switch claim
  • Coverage: no other independent video of it was found
• AmazonAnker SOLIX F3800: 9Jackery HomePower 3600 Pro Max: 9

  Anker SOLIX F3800

  Liked

  • Performance, tagged positive in 56 mentions
  • Reliability, tagged positive in 41 mentions
  • Value for money, tagged positive in 20 mentions

  Complaints

  • Charging speed, tagged negative in 12 mentions
  • Value for money, tagged negative in 11 mentions
  • Weight, tagged negative in 9 mentions

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  • Listing: station-alone (B0C5C9HMQ2), shipped and sold by AnkerDirect; the same page also sells Home Backup Kit, Home Power Panel and BP3800 bundles
  • Rating: 4.5 from 323 ratings; 75 percent five-star, 7 percent one-star
  • Praised: performance (56 of 63 mentions), reliability (41 of 51) and outage backup (12 of 13)
  • Mixed: charging speed (12 negative of 27) and value (11 negative of 31)

  Jackery HomePower 3600 Pro Max

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  • Rating: the station-alone listing (B0H33PBCHP), sold by Jackery, reads 4.3 from 13 ratings, 68 percent five-star and 13 percent one-star
  • Tags: no review tags yet
• Owner reviewsAnker SOLIX F3800: 5Jackery HomePower 3600 Pro Max: 7 (higher)

  The Jackery HomePower 3600 Pro Max reading covers the whole brand.

  Anker SOLIX F3800

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  • Home Depot: 52 reviews averaging 4.4 with a 50 percent recommend rate; 28 carry Anker's syndication badge and one the Reviewer Program badge, so the average is lifted by entries Anker collected
  • Native reviews: 23 from 2024 to 2026 split between owners running a well pump, a fridge or panel circuits through a transfer switch and owners reporting failed solar or DC inputs
  • Faults: a display failing after a year, no wall charging while the 240 V output runs; one business owner found it shut down at about 1,800 W of UPS load
  • Best Buy: the listing has no reviews

  Jackery HomePower 3600 Pro Max

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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)
  • Excluded: Best Buy's and Walmart's Jackery files are almost entirely incentivised or syndicated from jackery.com