Product comparison · Portable Stations
Jackery Explorer 1000 Plus vs Anker SOLIX C1000 Gen 2
The Jackery Explorer 1000 Plus scores 7.0 and ranks 13th of 36 in Portable Stations; the Anker SOLIX C1000 Gen 2 scores 7.2 and ranks 6th of 36 in Portable Stations. The Explorer 1000 Plus leads on capacity, the C1000 Gen 2 on battery life.
All 12 Jackery products 
Jackery Explorer 1000 Plus
$619 · 13th of 36 in Portable Stations
Buy Now- Capacity — 7 against 5
- Verification — 8 against 6
7.0
7.2
All 10 Anker SOLIX products 
Anker SOLIX C1000 Gen 2
$500 · 6th of 36 in Portable Stations
Buy Now- Battery Life — 8 against 6
- Recharging — 8 against 6
Across everything we scored, Anker SOLIX C1000 Gen 2 sits 0.23 ahead — led by battery life.
Verdict
C1000 Gen 2 ahead · +0.23 (7.2 vs 7.0)Pick the Jackery Explorer 1000 Plus when
Verification matters8vs6
Capacity matters7vs5
More room to expand matters5-9.9 kWhvsNot expandable
Pick the Anker SOLIX C1000 Gen 2 when
Recharging matters8vs6
Battery life matters8vs6
Price matters$500vs$619
Scored 9 October 2026 from published specs and owner reviews. We don't buy or test units. How we score
Most common complaints
From each product's own owner reviews and retailer ratings.
Jackery Explorer 1000 Plus
- Charging or output faults, per two owners
- Price for the specification, per one reviewer
- 82 percent of rated capacity measured, per one creator
Anker SOLIX C1000 Gen 2
- Reliability, tagged negative in 29 mentions
- Battery life, tagged negative in 27 mentions
- Charging speed, tagged negative in 27 mentions
Where the Jackery Explorer 1000 Plus and Anker SOLIX C1000 Gen 2 differ
Scores on a 0–10 scale. Each row is one criterion, biggest difference first.
Verification
+2 JackeryRecharging
+2 Anker SOLIXBattery Life
+2 Anker SOLIXPower Output
tiedBackup Readiness
tiedWarranty & Support
tiedValue
one side unscoredWhat Jackery Explorer 1000 Plus and Anker SOLIX C1000 Gen 2 owners report
Independent sources, scored for each model. Explorer 1000 Plus on 5 of five, C1000 Gen 2 on 5.
Both readings are about these exact models.
What they say
Jackery Explorer 1000 Plus
- Owner reports on the Explorer 1000 Plus are mixed to positive: about seven owners describe it running a fridge and TV in outages and a CPAP overnight, one using 22 to 27 percent a night with solar adding 20 to 30 percent a day.
- Two report faults: one unit would not charge above 400 W and its outputs failed to switch on, and its warranty replacement did the same (May 2026); another at 85 percent did nothing after three months in storage.
- Owners also call the expansion packs and panels overpriced.
Anker SOLIX C1000 Gen 2
- Owner posts on the C1000 Gen 2 run from January to July 2026.
- One owner reports a full AC charge in just under an hour and stable app connectivity after three months, and misses the light bar and expansion port (r/realWorldPrepping, January 2026).
- Another ran a Starlink Gen 3 dish and a laptop at 65 to 75 W for about 12 hours before reaching 15 percent (r/VanLife, January 2026).
- One owner found that after a UPS test the unit would not resume charging from the wall once AC power returned (r/anker, July 2026).
Both readings are about these exact models.
What they say
Jackery Explorer 1000 Plus
- Written coverage of the 1000 Plus is thin.
- TheSolarLab, which carries Jackery discount codes, drew 180 W from two 100 W panels and called it a bit too expensive for its specification.
- Mountain Weekly News, which uses affiliate links, reviewed it without measurements (May 2024).
Anker SOLIX C1000 Gen 2
- CNET, which tests units in its own lab and earns affiliate commission, drew 870.08 Wh on AC, 85 percent of rated, charged it in 59 minutes, measured a 72.15 percent round-trip efficiency that trails other medium units, and named it best for camping (September 2026).
- OutdoorGearLab, which buys its test units and earns Amazon commission, drew 890 Wh, 87 percent, weighed it at 25.2 lb and scored it 70 as its best value pick (July 2026), and faulted a loud fan near full output and the loss of the light bar and expansion port.
- TheSolarLab, which earns affiliate commission, found the big-box C1000X Gen 2 the same unit with one fewer AC outlet and a darker finish, and faulted the missing light.
YouTube
+1 Anker SOLIXBoth readings are about these exact models.
What they say
Jackery Explorer 1000 Plus
- Brains Report measured about 1,040 Wh, 82 percent of rated, scored it 84 of 100 and recommended EcoFlow's DELTA 3 Plus instead (March 2026, about 500 views).
- Tolbers Camping, whose video carries affiliate links and tags Jackery, ran a toaster and an egg cooker at about 2,100 W (October 2024, about 60,000 views).
Anker SOLIX C1000 Gen 2
- Fer's Reviews, which earns commission on tagged products, ran a backup refrigerator for 12 hours 38 minutes on 0.73 kWh, kept a PC and two monitors running through a 10 ms switchover, and ran 1,400 W and 1,700 W kitchen appliances without a drop (November 2025, about 58,000 views).
- Nest Nomad & Beyond, posting with affiliate links, ran a 64 W 12 V fridge for 13.5 to 14 hours per charge during a week off-grid on the UK model, and faulted its single USB-A port (August 2026, about 1,600 views).
Amazon
+1 Anker SOLIXThe Jackery Explorer 1000 Plus reading covers the whole brand.
What they say
Jackery Explorer 1000 Plus
- Amazon's only Explorer 1000 Plus listing, a solar bundle, has no ratings, so the pool reads Jackery's station-alone listings there: 4.7 from 3,666 ratings on the Explorer 1000 v2, 4.4 from 881 on the Explorer 2000 v2, 4.4 from 243 on the HomePower 3000 and 4.6 from 204 on the HomePower 3600 Plus.
- Jackery's brand panel shows only order badges, which are not scored.
Anker SOLIX C1000 Gen 2
- The station-alone listing (B0FN7MSY4L), sold by AnkerDirect, reads 4.7 from 1,498 ratings, 87 percent five-star and 4 percent one-star; another Amazon page showed 1,669 ratings for it.
- Amazon's review tags are positive on reliability (208 of 237 mentions), charging speed (149 of 176) and power backup (49 of 49), and mixed on battery life (27 negative of 103).
Owner reviews
tiedThe Jackery Explorer 1000 Plus reading covers the whole brand; the Anker SOLIX C1000 Gen 2 reading covers its product line.
What they say
Jackery Explorer 1000 Plus
- 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: 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's file on this model is 15 ratings, every written review incentivised.
- Best Buy's and Walmart's Jackery files are almost entirely incentivised or syndicated from jackery.com.
Anker SOLIX C1000 Gen 2
- US big-box stores sell the C1000X Gen 2, the same 1,024 Wh station in dark gray with four AC outlets instead of five.
- Walmart's C1000X Gen 2 listing reads 4.6 from 52 ratings.
- Best Buy's reads 4.9 from 35 reviews with 97 percent recommending it, and most of its entries carry the Incentivized badge or the Tech Insider Network tag.
- Home Depot's reads 4.4 from 31 reviews, 25 five-star and 4 one-star, in a file that mixes native reviews with entries syndicated from Anker.
Jackery Explorer 1000 Plus vs Anker SOLIX C1000 Gen 2: pros and cons
What each one does well, and where it falls short.
Jackery Explorer 1000 Plus
Strengths
- 2,000 W continuous4,000 W surge
- 800 W solar input across two ports
- Battery certified to IEC 62619 by TÜV Rheinland
- App over Wi-Fi or Bluetooth
Drawbacks
- Expansion pack discontinued and sold out
- 32 lb, heavier than 1 kWh rivals
- Cycle rating to 70 percentnot 80
- No switchover time on the product page
Anker SOLIX C1000 Gen 2
Strengths
- 2,000 W continuous output
- Full wall charge in 49 minutes in UltraFast mode
- 10 ms UPS switchover
- 4,000 cycles to 80 percent
- 24.9 lb for 1,024 Wh
- UL 2743 listing by model in SGS's directory
Drawbacks
- No expansion battery
- No built-in light
- UltraFast charging switches off each time the AC cable is unplugged
- Loud fan near full output
- 72.15 percent round-trip efficiency in CNET's test
Jackery Explorer 1000 Plus vs Anker SOLIX C1000 Gen 2: the numbers
Price, scores and rank, then only the specs that differ. Green marks the side with more.
7.2
6th of 36 in Portable Stations
- Backup switchoverJackery11-20 msAnker SOLIX More10 ms or less
- Expandable toJackery More5-9.9 kWhAnker SOLIXNot expandable
- WeightJackery32.0 lbAnker SOLIX24.9 lb
Same on both
- 1,000-1,499 WhCapacity
- 2,000-2,999 WAC output
- 120 V onlyOutput voltage
- LiFePO4Battery chemistry
- 4,000-5,999 cyclesRated cycles
- 600-999 WSolar input
- UL 2743 listedSafety listings
- 5 YearsWarranty
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What’s different
- Capacity: 3,000-3,999 Wh, not 1,000-1,499 Wh
- AC output: 3,000-3,999 W, not 2,000-2,999 W
What’s different
- AC output: 1,500-1,999 W, not 2,000-2,999 W
- Solar input: 300-599 W, not 600-999 W
More from Anker SOLIX 6 scored in Portable Stations
What’s different
- Capacity: 3,000-3,999 Wh, not 1,000-1,499 Wh
- AC output: 3,000-3,999 W, not 2,000-2,999 W
Pick it ifCapacity matters7vs5
What’s different
- Capacity: 450-699 Wh, not 1,000-1,499 Wh
- AC output: Under 1,000 W, not 2,000-2,999 W
Pick it ifPrice matters$300vs$500
Jackery Explorer 1000 Plus vs Anker SOLIX C1000 Gen 2: common questions
Is the Jackery Explorer 1000 Plus better than the Anker SOLIX C1000 Gen 2?
On our scores, the Anker SOLIX C1000 Gen 2 is ahead, 7.2 against 7.0. The Anker SOLIX C1000 Gen 2 leads on battery life (8 against 6) and recharging (8 against 6). The Jackery Explorer 1000 Plus leads on capacity (7 against 5) and verification (8 against 6).
Which is cheaper, the Jackery Explorer 1000 Plus or the Anker SOLIX C1000 Gen 2?
The Anker SOLIX C1000 Gen 2, at $500 against $619: $119 less.
What do owners say about the Jackery Explorer 1000 Plus and the Anker SOLIX C1000 Gen 2?
Across 5 independent sources scored for both, the Anker SOLIX C1000 Gen 2 is ahead on Google, YouTube and Amazon; Reddit and Owner reviews are level.
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Scores calculated 9 October 2026 · Products excluded where fewer than two independent sources cover them · · How we score