Lifespan
+2.0 ECO-WORTHYLiTime all scored 6.0.
Brand comparison
ECO-WORTHY vs LiTime
ECO-WORTHY scores 5.6 across 19 products; LiTime scores 5.4 across 25. They overlap in lifepo4 batteries and server-rack and wall batteries. That is 42% of what ECO-WORTHY sells and 44% of what LiTime sells. ECO-WORTHY leads on lifespan, LiTime on warranty & support.
All 20 ECO-WORTHY products
ECO-WORTHY
19 of 20 products scored · $77 – $3,800
Buy Now- Lifespan — 8.0 against 6.0
5.6
5.4
All 25 LiTime products
LiTime
25 of 25 products scored · $133 – $1,026
Buy Now- Warranty & Support — 3.0 against 1.0
Across everything we scored, ECO-WORTHY edges ahead by 0.17 — too close to call.
Both brands also sell into All-in-One Off-Grid Inverters, Power Inverters, and Charge Controllers. Neither side carries enough scored products there for a median we would publish, so this comparison does not cover them.
Too close to call
has the edge · 5.6 vs 5.4
ECO-WORTHY is ahead by a nose: 0.17 points, less than a score moves between two sizes of the same system. The trade-offs below decide it.
Pick ECO-WORTHY when
Lifespan matters most8.0vs6.0
Pick LiTime when
Warranty & support matters most3.0vs1.0
Scored 13 October 2026 from published specs and owner reviews. We don't buy or test units. How we score
Most common complaints
From owner reviews of each brand's top-scored product in LiFePO4 Batteries.
ECO-WORTHY EnergyRock 12V 280Ah Metal Case LiFePO4 Battery
- Bluetooth BMS has no password option
- Restricted access to BMS settings
- About 7 lb heavier than the plastic-case 280 Ah
LiTime 12V 320Ah Mini Bluetooth LiFePO4 Battery
- No lifting-strap holes, per Notebookcheck
- LiTime app not very impressive, per one owner
What only ECO-WORTHY sells — and only LiTime
Not a loss for either brand. If you need one of these, the choice is already made.
Only ECO-WORTHY
Where ECO-WORTHY and LiTime differ
Median scores on a 0–10 scale. Each row is one criterion.
Features
+2.0 ECO-WORTHYECO-WORTHY 2.0–10.0 vs LiTime 1.0–8.0.
Warranty & Support
+2.0 LiTimeECO-WORTHY 1 Year (10); LiTime 2 Years (14).
Capacity
tiedECO-WORTHY 1.0–10.0 vs LiTime 1.0–10.0.
Efficiency
tiedECO-WORTHY 2.0–8.0 vs LiTime 2.0–10.0.
Operating Range
tiedECO-WORTHY: 16 of 19 scored products carry this criterion.
Verification
tiedECO-WORTHY 2.0–8.0 vs LiTime 2.0–6.0.
Criterion 8
Not enough data on either side. ECO-WORTHY 0 of 19; LiTime 0 of 25.
The scores above are our reading of the evidence below. This is the evidence.
Safety listings are recorded per product from the certifier's own directory, by model, not from the maker's wording. Most of the listings in this category can be checked in Intertek's directory of listed products.
Warranty terms
ECO-WORTHY
19 of 19
LiTime
25 of 25
What ECO-WORTHY and LiTime owners report
Independent sources pooled per brand. Each row is one source.
N of M = how many scored products carry the brand-level reading shown, out of all scored.
ECO-WORTHY: 15 of 19 scored products carry this reading; LiTime: 7 of 25 scored products carry this reading.
Source details
ECO-WORTHY
- Reddit owners mostly report Eco-Worthy batteries holding their rated capacity and are less sure of its electronics.
- In an r/SolarDIY thread owners said their 100 Ah batteries tested to capacity and that two 12 V 260 Ah batteries in series stayed balanced for a year (February 2024), a UK owner measured nearly 102 Ah from a 12.8 V 100 Ah battery after a year on standby against 104.3 Ah new (June 2025), and in a Renogy-or-Eco-Worthy thread an owner called its batteries and panels fine and its charge controllers and inverters hit and miss (February 2026).
Brand rollup across scored products.
15 of 19 scored products carry this reading
LiTime
- Reddit owners split on LiTime and Ampere Time 12 V batteries.
- In an r/vandwellers thread an owner calls his Ampere Time 100Ah fantastic (July 2024), and replies in an r/SolarDIY thread on 24 V banks say LiTime batteries have been torn down many times and the build quality is excellent (March 2026).
- Against that, an r/boating owner's 100Ah lost its BMS after 10 cycles and LiTime, having agreed it was defective, stopped answering about the return (October 2025), and an r/OffGrid owner of 16 Ampere Time batteries reports BMS failures at 1.5 years and a support team that blamed his charging and wiring (January 2024).
Brand rollup across scored products.
7 of 25 scored products carry this reading
ECO-WORTHY: 6 of 19 scored products carry this reading; LiTime: 1 of 25 scored products carry this reading.
Source details
ECO-WORTHY
- On DIY Solar Forum, an owner running two Eco-Worthy 5000 W inverters in split phase reported them working fine after a year (January 2025), while a buyer of twelve 410 W panels found 7 underperforming and waited about 40 days for replacements (August 2025), and an owner of five 12 V 280 Ah batteries reported 3 faulty from the start (August 2025).
- The Solar Lab, which carries an Eco-Worthy affiliate link and a discount code, found the 48 V server-rack battery handled surges beyond its rating but failed its low-temperature cut-off test, and its calls to Eco-Worthy support went to voicemail (2025).
Brand rollup across scored products.
6 of 19 scored products carry this reading
LiTime
- On DIY Solar Forum an owner's 24 V 3000 W all-in-one stopped PV charging after a month and later ran too hot to touch while switched off with panels connected (April 2025)
- A second owner on his replacement unit reports breaker trips on utility charging, menus he cannot reach and loads that stall on low settings (June 2025).
- In a marine thread an owner notes the newer 5000 W inverter-chargers carry an internal ground-switching relay (November 2025).
Brand rollup across scored products.
1 of 25 scored products carry this reading
YouTube
tiedECO-WORTHY: 13 of 19 scored products carry this reading; LiTime: 1 of 25 scored products carry this reading.
Source details
ECO-WORTHY
- Every tester found carries a tie.
- Will Prowse, whose videos disclose paid promotion or free product and carry affiliate links, found Eco-Worthy's $799 48 V server-rack battery passed his deep-dive tests (2025, about 154,000 views).
- Mike Builds, whose Cubix 100 video is marked as paid promotion and links Eco-Worthy's affiliate program, measured 99.08 Ah at 0.2C and called it a beast (July 2026, about 218,000 views).
- There's A Trick For That, which links the battery through Amazon affiliate links, drew 315 Ah, 105 percent of rating, from a 12 V 300 Ah (April 2026, about 25,000 views).
Brand rollup across scored products.
13 of 19 scored products carry this reading
LiTime
- Both testers found carry a tie.
- Cleversolarpower, which links LiTime with affiliate links and a 10% discount code, measured 102.5 Ah and then 103 Ah at 20 A on the Group 24 Bluetooth 100Ah and a 90 mA balancing current (April 2026, about 10,000 views).
- Will Prowse, whose links carry a LiTime referral code, surge-tested the 100Ah Mini and 460Ah Plus with a 4,000 W inverter and a Victron MultiPlus-II, ran a 268 A continuous load and tore both down (November 2023, about 361,000 views).
Brand rollup across scored products.
1 of 25 scored products carry this reading
Amazon
tiedECO-WORTHY: 2 of 19 scored products carry this reading.
Source details
ECO-WORTHY
- Eco-Worthy's Amazon store shows no store-wide rating; its two largest listings read 4.4 from 647 ratings for the 12 V 100 Ah battery and 4.4 from 576 for the 400 W solar kit (October 2026).
Brand rollup across scored products.
2 of 19 scored products carry this reading
Owner reviews
Not enough data on either side. ECO-WORTHY: 0 of 19 scored products carry this reading; LiTime: 0 of 25 scored products carry this reading.
Best ECO-WORTHY vs best LiTime, category by category
The three best-scoring products each brand sells in every category they both compete in, ranked by overall score.
LiFePO4 Batteries
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LiTime leads
6.1
5th of 37 in LiFePO4
Strengths
- 3,584 Wh in one 12 V battery
- 200 A maximum continuous discharge220 A peak for 10 seconds
- Built-in Bluetooth app monitoring
- Up to 4 in series or 4 in parallel8 batteries per bank
Drawbacks
- 200 A continuous is only 0.71C on 280 Ah
- No depth of discharge or end-of-life capacity published for the cycle rating
- Cycle claims differ: 6,000+ on eco-worthy.comup to 15,000 on Amazon
- No CAN or RS485 portno self-heating and no published IP rating
6.2
2nd of 37 in LiFePO4
Strengths
- 71.6 Wh per pound at 57.17 lb
- Bluetooth 5.0 app monitoring built in
- Charging stops below 32°F and resumes at 41°F
- IP65 case
Drawbacks
- 200 A BMS is 0.63C on 320 Ah
- No CAN or RS485 communication port
- No self-heatingthe heated 320Ah Mini is a separate model
- Cycle rating publishes no end-of-life capacity
5.8
14th of 37 in LiFePO4
Strengths
- One 25.6 V battery in place of two 12 V units in series
- 58.0 Wh per pound on the spec weight
- 100 A BMS1.0C on 100 Ah
- Bluetooth app and SOC LED display built in
Drawbacks
- Spec table's 10 V discharge cut-off is a 12 V figurenot a 25.6 V one
- No depth of discharge or end-of-life capacity published for the up to 15,000 cycles
- Weight given as 44.1 lb in the spec table and 45.6 lb in the page text
- Product page links a 12 V 100 Ah manualnot this battery's
6.1
6th of 37 in LiFePO4
Strengths
- 2,112 Wh in a Group 31 case
- 65.7 Wh per pound at 32.15 lb
- Bluetooth monitoring built in
- Charging stops below 32°F and resumes at 41°F
Drawbacks
- No heating: charging stops below 32°F
- No CAN or RS485 communication port
- No end-of-life capacity published for the cycle rating
- No manual linked from the product page
5.8
14th of 37 in LiFePO4
Strengths
- Built-in Bluetooth monitoring of voltagecurrent and state of charge
- Low-temperature charge cut-off at 19.4°F-7°C), releasing at 28.4°F (-2°C
- Up to 16 batteries in series or parallelto 48 V
- 100 A continuous charge and discharge
Drawbacks
- No depth of discharge or end-of-life capacity published for the cycle rating
- Datasheet gives 4,000 cycles in its table and 3,000 to 5,000 in its text
- Cut-off at 19.4°F sits below the 32°F charging floor in the spec table
- No CAN or RS485 portno self-heating and no published IP rating
6.0
7th of 37 in LiFePO4
Strengths
- 100 W heating padscharging down to -4°F
- Heats from the battery's own charge above 20 percent
- Bluetooth 5.0 monitoring and heating-mode control
- 500 A surge for 1 second on a 100 A BMS
Drawbacks
- Regular heating mode needs a charger supplying at least 10 A
- Heating takes 100 to 150 minutes from -4°F
- No CAN or RS485 communication port
- No end-of-life capacity published for the cycle rating
Server-Rack and Wall Batteries
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ECO-WORTHY leads
6.6
1st of 8 in 48 V Batteries
Strengths
- 5,120 Wh in one 51.2 V rack-mount case
- Bluetooth and WiFi built inplus CAN and RS485
- 6,000 cycles at 80 percent depth of discharge
- Up to 32 in parallel for 163.84 kWh
Drawbacks
- Charges only above 0°C32°F), with no heating
- Six LEDs only: no screen on the battery
- Passive balancingthe Pro V2 balances actively
- Parallel only: no series connection
5.8
5th of 8 in 48 V Batteries
Strengths
- 120 A continuous on 60 Ah2.0C
- 600 A peak for 1 second
- Low-temperature charge cut-off below 32°F
- IP65 ABS case
Drawbacks
- No Bluetoothmonitoring needs LiTime's RS485 display, sold separately
- RS485 is documented only for LiTime's displaynot for inverters or chargers
- Parallel only: no series connection
- No self-heating
6.4
2nd of 8 in 48 V Batteries
Strengths
- 16,076 Wh in one 51.2 V unit
- 57.4 Wh per pound at 279.99 lb
- Up to 10,000 cycles to 80 percent state of health
- 7-inch touchscreen plus Bluetooth and WiFi
Drawbacks
- 200 A BMS is 0.64C on 314 Ah
- Charges only above 0°C32°F), with no heating
- Its page says passive balancing in one paragraphactive elsewhere
- Parallel onlyup to 15: no series connection
5.6
6th of 8 in 48 V Batteries
Strengths
- 5,120 Wh in one 51.2 V Group 8D case
- 63.9 Wh per pound at 80.17 lb
- IP65 ABS case
- 4,000 cycles at 100 percent depth of discharge
Drawbacks
- No Bluetooth and no CAN or RS485 port
- No low-temperature charge cut-off on its spec table
- Parallel only: no series connection
- 100 A BMS is 1.0Csurge is 280 A for 5 s on the page, 400 A for 1 s in the manual
6.1
3rd of 8 in 48 V Batteries
Strengths
- Charges down to −4°F without heaters
- 4.3-inch touchscreen plus Bluetooth and WiFi
- 3 A active cell balancing
- Two fire arrestors and battery-level rapid shutdown
Drawbacks
- Sub-freezing current limits need closed-loop communication
- $90 more than the Cubix100
- Depth of discharge not stated for its cycle rating
- Parallel only: no series connection
5.5
7th of 8 in 48 V Batteries
Strengths
- 80 A continuous on 30 Ah2.67C
- Bluetooth 5.0 with the LiTime app
- Low-temperature charge cut-off below 32°F
- IP65 case
Drawbacks
- 1,536 Wh limits runtime from a single battery
- Parallel only: no series connection
- No CAN or RS485 port
- Page text says 60 A BMSspec table and manual say 100 A
ECO-WORTHY vs LiTime: the numbers
5.6
Products scored19 of 20
Price range$77 – $3,800
5.4
Products scored25 of 25
Price range$133 – $1,026
ECO-WORTHY vs LiTime: common questions
Is ECO-WORTHY or LiTime better?
ECO-WORTHY 5.6 from 19 scored products; LiTime 5.4 from 25. Too close to call overall: ECO-WORTHY has the edge by 0.17, which is inside the margin, so the difference is in the criteria.
What is the biggest difference between ECO-WORTHY and LiTime?
Lifespan: ECO-WORTHY medians 8.0, LiTime medians 6.0 (ECO-WORTHY by 2.0).
Which is better for features, ECO-WORTHY or LiTime?
ECO-WORTHY on features — ECO-WORTHY 6.0, LiTime 4.0.
Which is better for warranty & support, ECO-WORTHY or LiTime?
LiTime on warranty & support — ECO-WORTHY 1.0, LiTime 3.0.
What does ECO-WORTHY make that LiTime does not?
ECO-WORTHY sells rigid solar panels and flexible solar panels; LiTime does not, in the products we scored.
What does LiTime make that ECO-WORTHY does not?
LiTime sells dc-dc chargers and inverter-chargers; ECO-WORTHY does not, in the products we scored.
Which ECO-WORTHY and LiTime lifepo4 batteries should I buy?
ECO-WORTHY: ECO-WORTHY EnergyRock 12V 280Ah Metal Case LiFePO4 Battery. LiTime: LiTime 12V 320Ah Mini Bluetooth LiFePO4 Battery.
How does Stuff VS Things score ECO-WORTHY and LiTime?
Our own product medians: 19 ECO-WORTHY and 25 LiTime. A criterion is compared only where both brands clear the floor.
Other comparisons
Scores calculated 13 October 2026 · Products excluded where fewer than two independent sources cover them · · How we score