Brand comparison
ECO-WORTHY vs Renogy
ECO-WORTHY scores 6.1 across 19 products; Renogy scores 5.7 across 58. They overlap in lifepo4 batteries. That is 26% of what ECO-WORTHY sells and 14% of what Renogy sells. ECO-WORTHY leads on lifespan, Renogy on warranty & support.
All 20 ECO-WORTHY products
ECO-WORTHY
19 of 20 products scored · $77 – $3,800
Buy Now- Lifespan — 8.0 against 4.5
All 58 Renogy products
Renogy
58 of 58 products scored · $90 – $1,089
Buy Now- Warranty & Support — 4.0 against 1.0
Across everything we scored, ECO-WORTHY edges ahead by 0.43 — too close to call.
Both brands also sell into All-in-One Off-Grid Inverters, Server-Rack and Wall Batteries, Rigid Solar Panels, Flexible Solar Panels, 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 · 6.1 vs 5.7
ECO-WORTHY is ahead by a nose: 0.43 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 most8.0vs4.5
Pick Renogy when
Warranty & support matters most4.0vs1.0
Scored 11 November 2026 from published specs and owner reviews. We don't buy or test units. How we score
Most common complaints
ECO-WORTHY EnergyRock 12V 280Ah Metal Case LiFePO4 Battery
Overall score 7.5- Bluetooth BMS has no password option
- Restricted access to BMS settings
- About 7 lb heavier than the plastic-case 280 Ah
Renogy Pro S1 12V 120Ah Self-Heating LiFePO4 Battery
Overall score 6.7- Label reads 120 A continuous against 150 A on Renogy's site, per one tester
- Cell voltages shown only to 0.1 V in the app, per one tester
From owner reviews of each brand's top-scored product in LiFePO4 Batteries.
Usability ECO-WORTHY and Renogy, median scores 0 to 10
Median scores on a 0–10 scale.
LifespanECO-WORTHY: 8 (higher)Renogy: 4.5
ECO-WORTHY top-scored: EnergyRock 12V 280Ah Metal Case LiFePO4 Battery
- 6,000 cycles scored one rung down for no stated end point
- Conflict: 6,000+ cycles on eco-worthy.com, up to 15,000 on Amazon
Renogy top-scored: Pro S1 12V 120Ah Self-Heating LiFePO4 Battery
- 6,000 cycles at 80 percent depth of discharge, retaining 80 percent
- Method: one rung down for the shallower depth
Warranty & SupportECO-WORTHY: 1Renogy: 4 (higher)
ECO-WORTHY top-scored: EnergyRock 12V 280Ah Metal Case LiFePO4 Battery
- 3 years on LFP batteries, not prorated
- Conflict: store pages advertise an "Up To 10-Year Warranty"
Renogy top-scored: Pro S1 12V 120Ah Self-Heating LiFePO4 Battery
- 7-year prorated material and workmanship warranty
- Conflict: the warranty document says prorated; the product page says only 7 years
EfficiencyECO-WORTHY: 6 (higher)Renogy: 5
ECO-WORTHY top-scored: EnergyRock 12V 280Ah Metal Case LiFePO4 Battery
- 52.3 Wh per pound at 68.5 lb on the spec table
Renogy top-scored: Pro S1 12V 120Ah Self-Heating LiFePO4 Battery
- 1,536 Wh in 29.5 lb, 52.1 Wh per pound
FeaturesECO-WORTHY: 6 (higher)Renogy: 5.5
ECO-WORTHY top-scored: EnergyRock 12V 280Ah Metal Case LiFePO4 Battery
- Bluetooth, low-temperature charge cut-off, banks of up to 8 batteries
- Missing: no heating, no CAN or RS485 port, no published IP rating
- Banks: up to 4 in series or 4 in parallel
Renogy top-scored: Pro S1 12V 120Ah Self-Heating LiFePO4 Battery
- 85 W heater, Bluetooth, two CAN ports, IP67 and 4S4P: every point on the scale
- Heater: runs below 41 °F while charge current stays above 10 A
- Warm-up: about 2 hours from -4 °F to 32 °F, by the manual
- CAN: RJ45 ports; cables and termination resistors sold separately
Same score
CapacityECO-WORTHY: 5Renogy: 5
ECO-WORTHY top-scored: EnergyRock 12V 280Ah Metal Case LiFePO4 Battery
- Stores 3,584 Wh in one 12.8 V, 280 Ah battery
Renogy top-scored: Pro S1 12V 120Ah Self-Heating LiFePO4 Battery
- 12.8 V and 120 Ah give 1,536 Wh
- Size: a 12.8 x 7.44 x 7.4 in IP67 case
Operating RangeECO-WORTHY: 5Renogy: 5
ECO-WORTHY top-scored: EnergyRock 12V 280Ah Metal Case LiFePO4 Battery
- 200 A maximum continuous is only 0.71C on 280 Ah
- Ratings: 140 A standard, 220 A peak for 10 seconds
Renogy top-scored: Pro S1 12V 120Ah Self-Heating LiFePO4 Battery
- 150 A continuous, 1.25C on 120 Ah, with 350 A for 30 seconds
- Conflict: a paid tester found 120 A continuous on the label against 150 A on Renogy's site
- Charge: 120 A continuous
VerificationECO-WORTHY: 2Renogy: 2
ECO-WORTHY top-scored: EnergyRock 12V 280Ah Metal Case LiFePO4 Battery
- No certifier directory lists a model code Eco-Worthy publishes
- Searched: Intertek, UL Product iQ, Certipedia and the CEC battery list
Renogy top-scored: Pro S1 12V 120Ah Self-Heating LiFePO4 Battery
- No certifier directory lists this model
- Searched: Intertek, UL Product iQ, CSA, SGS, TÜV and the CEC lists
Social score about ECO-WORTHY and Renogy
Independent sources pooled per brand. N of M = how many scored products carry the brand-level reading shown, out of all scored.
RedditECO-WORTHY: 6 (higher)Renogy: 5
ECO-WORTHY
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- Overall: Reddit owners mostly report Eco-Worthy batteries holding their rated capacity and are less sure of its electronics
- Capacity held: in r/SolarDIY owners said their 100 Ah batteries tested to capacity, and two 12 V 260 Ah batteries in series stayed balanced for a year (February 2024)
- 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)
- Electronics: 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. 13 of 19 scored products carry this reading.
Renogy
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- Praised: in a July 2025 r/vandwellers thread one owner calls a Renogy 2000 W inverter fantastic
- Other owners: another reports a 2000 W inverter without issues after more than 4 years, and a third is in year three with a 3000 W inverter-charger working mostly flawlessly
- Terminal: in the same thread a full-timer's 3 kW inverter output terminal snapped while being wired
- Support: an owner with a full Renogy system since 2019 says the inverter-charger trips a 20 A shore circuit and a support ticket sat open over 30 days
- Dead on arrival: an r/solar post titled 'Avoid Renogy' reports a PUH 2000 W inverter dead on first use from bad soldering on the switch board (August 2025)
- Bonding: a 2020 r/vandwellers thread reported inverter-chargers whose automatic neutral-to-ground bonding circuit did not work
Brand rollup across scored products. 7 of 58 scored products carry this reading.
YouTubeECO-WORTHY: 7 (higher)Renogy: 6
ECO-WORTHY
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- Ties: every tester found carries a tie
- Will Prowse: his videos disclose paid promotion or free product and carry affiliate links Eco-Worthy's $799 48 V server-rack battery passed his deep-dive tests (2025, about 154,000 views)
- Mike Builds: Cubix 100 video marked as paid promotion, linking 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: 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. 11 of 19 scored products carry this reading.
Renogy
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- Disclosure: both channels found carry a tie to the panels they review
- Freedom in a Can: passes on a 10 percent Renogy code through Renogy's affiliate link Found no delamination on two 100 W flexible panels after 9 months and 9,000 miles
- Johnny's Weekends: earns Amazon commission on the panels it links Found Renogy's 200 W flexible panel performed well but trailed a CIGS panel under shade (2023, about 128,000 views)
Brand rollup across scored products. 12 of 58 scored products carry this reading.
Same score
GoogleECO-WORTHY: 5Renogy: 5
ECO-WORTHY
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- Inverters: 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)
- Panels: a buyer of twelve 410 W panels found 7 underperforming and waited about 40 days for replacements (August 2025)
- Batteries: an owner of five 12 V 280 Ah batteries reported 3 faulty from the start (August 2025)
- The Solar Lab: carries an Eco-Worthy affiliate link and a discount code The 48 V server-rack battery handled surges beyond its rating but failed its low-temperature cut-off test, and calls to support went to voicemail (2025)
Brand rollup across scored products. 4 of 19 scored products carry this reading.
Renogy
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- Footprint Hero: links Renogy panels through Amazon and Renogy's own affiliate program Ranked Renogy's older 100 W mono panel first of five 100 W panels it tested
- Tests: 71.6 W peak in a December output test (2021) and 570 Wh over 24 hours against 490 Wh from a Newpowa (2023)
- DIY Solar Forum: a 2022 thread opens with an owner whose Renogy gear still works after a decade
- Low output: a thread titled 'I only get 85W out of my Two Renogy 100W panels' reports one panel as low as 40 percent of rating and four averaging 54 percent
Brand rollup across scored products. 7 of 58 scored products carry this reading.
AmazonECO-WORTHY: 7Renogy: 7
ECO-WORTHY
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- Store: Eco-Worthy's Amazon store shows no store-wide rating
- Largest listings: 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.
Renogy
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- Pools: Renogy's LiFePO4 listings on Amazon US hold far smaller pools than its panels
- Core Mini 100Ah: 4.5 from 45 ratings, 83 percent five-star against 9 percent one-star
- Pro 100Ah: 4.4 from 10
- DuoHeat 100Ah: the DuoHeat Core Mini 100Ah reads 4.0 from 9, split 76 percent five-star against 24 percent one-star
Brand rollup across scored products. 4 of 58 scored products carry this reading.
Not enough data for either brand
- Owner reviewsECO-WORTHY: not scoredRenogy: not scored
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
Renogy
58 of 58
What only ECO-WORTHY sells — and only Renogy
Not a loss for either brand. If you need one of these, the choice is already made.
Only ECO-WORTHY
Nothing outside the shared categories.
Best ECO-WORTHY vs best Renogy, 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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20th of 83 in LiFePO4
Strengths
- Large capacity in one 12 V battery
- Strong peak discharge rating
- Built-in Bluetooth app monitoring
- Builds into banks of up to 8
Drawbacks
- Low continuous discharge for its size
- Cycle rating has no stated end point
- Cycle claims differ between its own listings
- No inverter communicationheating or IP rating
40th of 83 in LiFePO4
Strengths
- Strong continuous and 30-second discharge
- Expands to 48 V and 24.576 kWh
- CAN ports plus built-in Bluetooth
- Self-heating with a stated warm-up time
Drawbacks
- Semi-solid-state rests on Renogy's own description
- Heater needs a strong charge current
- Warranty proration stated two ways
- CAN cables and resistors sold separately
35th of 83 in LiFePO4
Strengths
- One 24 V battery instead of two 12 V units
- Light for its capacity
- Full 1.0C charge and discharge
- Bluetooth app and SOC display built in
Drawbacks
- Spec table gives a 12 V cut-off figure
- Cycle rating has no stated end point
- Weight stated two ways
- Links the wrong battery's manual
49th of 83 in LiFePO4
Strengths
- Light for its capacity
- Strong continuous and peak BMS rating
- IP65 case
- Expands to 16 batteries as 4S4P
Drawbacks
- No heaterno charging below freezing
- No Bluetooth or portmonitoring needs a shunt
- Cycle rating at partial depth of discharge
- Charge current capped at 100 A
37th of 83 in LiFePO4
Strengths
- Built-in Bluetooth monitoring
- Stops charging in the cold
- Builds into large banksto 48 V
- Full 100 A charge and discharge
Drawbacks
- Cycle rating has no stated end point
- Cycle count stated two ways
- Cold cut-off below the stated charging floor
- No inverter communicationheating or IP rating
52nd of 83 in LiFePO4
Strengths
- High continuous discharge for its size
- Self-heating pads
- Bluetooth plus CANRV-C) ports
- Slim IP67 aluminum case
Drawbacks
- Heavy for its capacity
- Warranty proration stated two ways
- Certification still listed as in progress
- Heater needs a stable charge current
ECO-WORTHY vs Renogy: the numbers
ECO-WORTHY vs Renogy: common questions
Is ECO-WORTHY or Renogy better?
ECO-WORTHY 6.1 from 19 scored products; Renogy 5.7 from 58. Too close to call overall: ECO-WORTHY has the edge by 0.43, which is inside the margin, so the difference is in the criteria.
What is the biggest difference between ECO-WORTHY and Renogy?
Lifespan: ECO-WORTHY medians 8.0, Renogy medians 4.5 (ECO-WORTHY by 3.5).
Which is better for warranty & support, ECO-WORTHY or Renogy?
Renogy on warranty & support — ECO-WORTHY 1.0, Renogy 4.0.
Which is better for efficiency, ECO-WORTHY or Renogy?
ECO-WORTHY on efficiency — ECO-WORTHY 6.0, Renogy 5.0.
What does Renogy make that ECO-WORTHY does not?
Renogy sells portable solar panels, dc-dc chargers, and inverter-chargers; ECO-WORTHY does not, in the products we scored.
Which ECO-WORTHY and Renogy lifepo4 batteries should I buy?
ECO-WORTHY: ECO-WORTHY EnergyRock 12V 280Ah Metal Case LiFePO4 Battery. Renogy: Renogy Pro S1 12V 120Ah Self-Heating LiFePO4 Battery.
How does Stuff VS Things score ECO-WORTHY and Renogy?
Our own product medians: 19 ECO-WORTHY and 58 Renogy. A criterion is compared only where both brands clear the floor.
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Scores calculated 11 November 2026 · Products excluded where fewer than two independent sources cover them · · How we score