Product comparison · Home Backup Power Systems
Jackery HomePower 3600 Pro Max vs Anker SOLIX F3800
The Jackery HomePower 3600 Pro Max scores 6.2 and ranks 10th of 10 in Home Backup Power Systems; the Anker SOLIX F3800 scores 6.7 and ranks 8th of 10 in Home Backup Power Systems. The HomePower 3600 Pro Max leads on backup readiness, the F3800 on power output.
All 12 Jackery products 
Jackery HomePower 3600 Pro Max
$2,099 · 10th of 10 in Home Backup Power Systems
Buy Now- Backup Readiness — 10 against 7
- Battery Life — 8 against 6
6.2
6.7
All 10 Anker SOLIX products 
Anker SOLIX F3800
$1,980 · 8th of 10 in Home Backup Power Systems
Buy Now- Power Output — 8 against 5
- Recharging — 7 against 4
Across everything we scored, Anker SOLIX F3800 sits 0.44 ahead — led by power output.
Verdict
F3800 ahead · +0.44 (6.7 vs 6.2)Pick the Jackery HomePower 3600 Pro Max when
Backup readiness matters10vs7
Battery life matters8vs6
A faster backup switchover matters10 ms or lessvs11-20 ms
Pick the Anker SOLIX F3800 when
Recharging matters7vs4
Power output matters8vs5
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 HomePower 3600 Pro Max
- Time-of-use needed beta firmware, per one owner
- Surge below the rating, per one reviewer
- Parallel pair dropped output on grid loss, per one owner
Anker SOLIX F3800
- Charging speed, tagged negative in 12 mentions
- Value for money, tagged negative in 11 mentions
- Weight, tagged negative in 9 mentions
Where the Jackery HomePower 3600 Pro Max and Anker SOLIX F3800 differ
Scores on a 0–10 scale. Each row is one criterion, biggest difference first.
Recharging
+3 Anker SOLIXBackup Readiness
+3 JackeryBattery Life
+2 JackeryCapacity
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tiedWarranty & Support
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one side unscoredWhat Jackery HomePower 3600 Pro Max and Anker SOLIX F3800 owners report
Independent sources, scored for each model. HomePower 3600 Pro Max on 5 of five, F3800 on 5.
Both readings are about these exact models.
What they say
Jackery HomePower 3600 Pro Max
- Two owner reports name the Pro Max.
- One owner found its UPS seamless but its time-of-use scheduling did not work until two beta firmware updates (June 2026); 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.
Anker SOLIX F3800
- 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.
- The owner of two units on a Home Power Panel measured about 68 percent from solar input to output and suspected about 2 kWh a day of overhead.
- A second owner saw close to 60 percent round trip charging from the grid, a third measured 90 percent out and 78 percent in for a 32 percent round-trip loss, and a fourth saw 0.8 to 1.2 kWh a day of standby use across two units.
Both readings are about these exact models.
What they say
Jackery HomePower 3600 Pro Max
- TheSolarLab, which 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, heard a high-pitched inverter whine, and said Jackery's built-in transfer switch claim overstates it because the 9.6 kW figure is grid bypass, not inverter output.
Anker SOLIX F3800
- CNET, which earns commission on sales, scored it 9.0, and its lab manager called it his favorite station for its output options, capacity and home integration, and faulted its 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, which earns affiliate commission, measured about 84 percent at a 5,100 W load and a full 120 V charge in 2 hours 35 minutes, ran a 3,000 W compressor and a car lift, and found 2,400 W of solar hard to reach through the 60 V inputs (March 2025).
- Its F3000 review put the F3800's idle draw at about 80 W.
YouTube
+2 Anker SOLIXBoth readings are about these exact models.
What they say
Jackery HomePower 3600 Pro Max
- TheSolarLab's "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.
- No other independent video of it was found.
Anker SOLIX F3800
- Backyard Maine, which 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, posting 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, and 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).
Amazon
tiedBoth readings are about these exact models.
What they say
Jackery HomePower 3600 Pro Max
- The station-alone listing (B0H33PBCHP), sold by Jackery, reads 4.3 from 13 ratings, 68 percent five-star and 13 percent one-star, with no review tags yet.
Anker SOLIX F3800
- The station-alone listing (B0C5C9HMQ2), shipped and sold by AnkerDirect, reads 4.5 from 323 ratings, 75 percent five-star and 7 percent one-star, and the same page also sells Home Backup Kit, Home Power Panel and BP3800 bundles.
- Amazon's review tags are positive on performance (56 of 63 mentions), reliability (41 of 51) and outage backup (12 of 13), mixed on charging speed (12 negative of 27) and value (11 negative of 31), and negative on weight (9 of 11).
Owner reviews
+2 JackeryThe Jackery HomePower 3600 Pro Max reading covers the whole brand.
What they say
Jackery HomePower 3600 Pro Max
- 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).
- Best Buy's and Walmart's Jackery files are almost entirely incentivised or syndicated from jackery.com.
Anker SOLIX F3800
- Home Depot's file holds 52 reviews averaging 4.4 with a 50 percent recommend rate, and 28 of them carry Anker's syndication badge and one the Reviewer Program badge, so the average is lifted by entries Anker collected.
- The 23 native reviews 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, a display failing after a year and 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's listing has no reviews.
Jackery HomePower 3600 Pro Max vs Anker SOLIX F3800: pros and cons
What each one does well, and where it falls short.
Jackery HomePower 3600 Pro Max
Strengths
- 120/240 V split-phase from one unit
- Expands to 21.5 kWh43 kWh with two in parallel
- Jackery transfer switch for its 240 V circuits
- Switches to battery in under 10 ms
Drawbacks
- 2,000 W per 120 V outlet
- One USB-C port
- No wheels at 73.9 lb
- UL 9540 claim rests on a system with a switch not sold on the US store
Anker SOLIX F3800
Strengths
- 120/240 V split-phase from one unit
- 6,000 W continuous and 9,000 W surge
- Expands to 26,880 Wh per unit
- 13 ms UPS cutover in StorageReview's test
- UL 2743 listing by model in SGS's directory
Drawbacks
- No 240 V output while charging from 120 V
- Solar inputs limited to 60 V
- StorageReview drew 77.6 percent of rated capacity
- About 80 W idle draw in TheSolarLab's test
- 132.3 lb
Jackery HomePower 3600 Pro Max vs Anker SOLIX F3800: the numbers
Price, scores and rank, then only the specs that differ. Green marks the side with more.
- AC outputJackery4,000-5,999 WAnker SOLIX More6,000 W or more
- Rated cyclesJackery More6,000 cycles or moreAnker SOLIX3,000-3,999 cycles
- Solar inputJackery1,000-1,999 WAnker SOLIX More2,000-3,999 W
- Backup switchoverJackery More10 ms or lessAnker SOLIX11-20 ms
- WeightJackery73.9 lbAnker SOLIX132.3 lb
Same on both
- 3,000-3,999 WhCapacity
- 120/240 V split-phaseOutput voltage
- LiFePO4Battery chemistry
- 20 kWh or moreExpandable to
- UL 2743 listedSafety listings
- 5 YearsWarranty
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What’s different
- Capacity: 4,000-5,999 Wh, not 3,000-3,999 Wh
- AC output: 6,000 W or more, not 4,000-5,999 W
Pick it ifPower output matters10vs5
What’s different
- AC output: 3,000-3,999 W, not 4,000-5,999 W
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What’s different
- Capacity: 6,000 Wh or more, not 3,000-3,999 Wh
- Solar input: 4,000 W or more, not 2,000-3,999 W
Pick it ifCapacity matters10vs5
What’s different
- Nothing we record differs.
Pick it ifRecharging matters8vs7
Jackery HomePower 3600 Pro Max vs Anker SOLIX F3800: common questions
Is the Jackery HomePower 3600 Pro Max better than the Anker SOLIX F3800?
On our scores, the Anker SOLIX F3800 is ahead, 6.7 against 6.2. The Anker SOLIX F3800 leads on power output (8 against 5) and recharging (7 against 4). The Jackery HomePower 3600 Pro Max leads on backup readiness (10 against 7) and battery life (8 against 6).
Which is cheaper, the Jackery HomePower 3600 Pro Max or the Anker SOLIX F3800?
The Anker SOLIX F3800, at $1,980 against $2,099: $119 less.
Which has more AC output, the Jackery HomePower 3600 Pro Max or the Anker SOLIX F3800?
The Anker SOLIX F3800: rated 6,000 W or more, against 4,000-5,999 W for the Jackery HomePower 3600 Pro Max.
What do owners say about the Jackery HomePower 3600 Pro Max and the Anker SOLIX F3800?
Across 5 independent sources scored for both, the Jackery HomePower 3600 Pro Max is ahead on Owner reviews; the Anker SOLIX F3800 is ahead on Google and YouTube; Reddit and Amazon are level.
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Scores calculated 9 October 2026 · Products excluded where fewer than two independent sources cover them · · How we score