Brand comparison
Renogy vs Jackery
Renogy scores 5.4 across 58 products; Jackery scores 4.9 across 5. They overlap in portable solar panels. That is 14% of what Renogy sells and 60% of what Jackery sells. Renogy leads on capacity, Jackery on operating range.
All 58 Renogy products
Renogy
58 of 58 products scored · $90 – $1,089
Buy Now- Capacity — 5.0 against 1.0
- Lifespan — 4.5 against 1.0
- Efficiency — 5.0 against 4.0
All 5 Jackery products
Jackery
5 of 5 products scored · $199 – $799
Buy Now- Operating Range — 8.0 against 5.0
- Verification — 4.0 against 2.0
- Warranty & Support — 6.0 against 4.0
Across everything we scored, Renogy sits 0.49 ahead — led by capacity.
Both brands also sell into Rigid Solar Panels and Flexible Solar Panels. Neither side carries enough scored products there for a median we would publish, so this comparison does not cover them.
Brand verdict
ahead · +0.49 (5.4 vs 4.9)
Pick Renogy when
Capacity matters most5.0vs1.0
Pick Jackery when
Operating range matters most8.0vs5.0
Scored 16 October 2026 from published specs and owner reviews. We don't buy or test units. How we score
Most common complaints
Renogy 400W Lightweight Portable Solar Suitcase
Overall score 6.0- 47.2 V open-circuit too high for two in series on a 60 V station input, per one owner
- Penny-sized patch of leftover coating on a cell on delivery, per one owner
Jackery SolarSaga 500 X Bifacial Portable Solar Panel
Overall score 6.0- Costly per watt against rooftop glass panels, per one forum member
- Light enough to blow away unless staked
From owner reviews of each brand's top-scored product in Portable Solar Panels.
Usability Renogy and Jackery, median scores 0 to 10
Median scores on a 0–10 scale.
CapacityRenogy: 5 (higher)Jackery: 1
Renogy top-scored: 400W Lightweight Portable Solar Suitcase
- 400 W, the top rung for a portable panel
Jackery top-scored: SolarSaga 500 X Bifacial Portable Solar Panel
- 500 W rated front side, on the 400 W and above rung for portable panels
- Electrical: 41.7 V and 12.0 A at maximum power, 48.5 V open circuit, 13.02 A short circuit
- Rear side: 545 W at bifacial nameplate irradiance, bifaciality above 80 percent
LifespanRenogy: 4.5 (higher)Jackery: 1
Renogy top-scored: 400W Lightweight Portable Solar Suitcase
- December 2025 warranty schedule gives 10 years to 90 percent output
- Steps: 5 years to 95 percent
- Not scored: operating range, since Renogy publishes no temperature coefficient
Jackery top-scored: SolarSaga 500 X Bifacial Portable Solar Panel
- No power-output warranty on the product page or in the manual
Operating RangeRenogy: 5Jackery: 8 (higher)
Renogy top-scored: 400W Lightweight Portable Solar Suitcase
No notes for this one.
Jackery top-scored: SolarSaga 500 X Bifacial Portable Solar Panel
- Pmax coefficient of −0.32 %/°C, on the −0.31 to −0.36 rung
- Temperature: rated to run from −40 to 185 °F
VerificationRenogy: 2Jackery: 4 (higher)
Renogy top-scored: 400W Lightweight Portable Solar Suitcase
- No certifier directory lists this model
Jackery top-scored: SolarSaga 500 X Bifacial Portable Solar Panel
- No record for JS-500A; TÜV SÜD certifies only its JS-85A panel
- Searched: Intertek UL CEC LabTest TÜV SÜD Certipedia SGS
- Standard: UL 61730 needed for a listing
- Certificate: TÜV SÜD Z2 115854 0019 Rev. 01, PPP 58200B:2022, valid, names JS-85A
- Model: the set is JS-500A, six JS-85A panels wired in parallel
- Holder: Jackery Inc.; its UL and CEC PV listings name JS-36A to JS-45A only
Warranty & SupportRenogy: 4Jackery: 6 (higher)
Renogy top-scored: 400W Lightweight Portable Solar Suitcase
- 3 years on materials and workmanship, on spec table and schedule
- Conflict: the page headline adds a 2-year extension the spec table does not carry
- Earlier: Renogy's 2024 warranty schedule gave 5 years
Jackery top-scored: SolarSaga 500 X Bifacial Portable Solar Panel
- 5-year limited warranty on the product page and in the manual
- Coverage: the manual covers the panel's normal generation, with no output percentage
FeaturesRenogy: 5.5Jackery: 7 (higher)
Renogy top-scored: 400W Lightweight Portable Solar Suitcase
- IP67-or-better panel, IP68 connectors, ETFE front and kickstands earn 4 of 8
- Missing: no bifacial cells, no station adapter and no published bypass-diode count
- Voltage: 47.2 V open-circuit; two in series reach 94.4 V
Jackery top-scored: SolarSaga 500 X Bifacial Portable Solar Panel
- IP68, bifacial, bag and staked stand; no MC4, front sheet or diode data
- Wiring: an Anderson output on each panel, parallel only, six panels per DC8020 input at most
EfficiencyRenogy: 5 (higher)Jackery: 4
Renogy top-scored: 400W Lightweight Portable Solar Suitcase
- 400 W from 2.838 by 0.855 m unfolded works out to 16.5 percent
- Advertised: Renogy advertises 23 percent
- Fit: above the 15 to 16 percent typical of folding panels
Jackery top-scored: SolarSaga 500 X Bifacial Portable Solar Panel
- 17.3 percent computed over six 977 x 493 mm panels, on the 17 to 17.9 percent rung
- Marketed: 25 percent cell conversion, against the computed module figure
- Footprint: the 2493 x 996 mm set-up size is the tilted stand, which would read 20.1 percent
Social score about Renogy and Jackery
Independent sources pooled per brand. N of M = how many scored products carry the brand-level reading shown, out of all scored.
GoogleRenogy: 5Jackery: 6 (higher)
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.
Jackery
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- OutdoorGearLab: tested the SolarSaga 200 at 171 W of 200 W (86%), scored it 84 and ranked it #2 of 12 in Jul 2026 GearLab buys its units and earns affiliate commission.
- Dislikes: OutdoorGearLab found the kickstand legs not sturdy in wind and noted other brands' stations need separate adapters (Jul 2026).
- Wired: called Jackery's panels the most effective it tested The SolarSaga 200 gave about 140 W, up to 170 W, in Aug 2026 Unit source not stated.
- DIY Solar Forum: owners in Jul-Aug 2026 put the SolarSaga 500X near $1.60/W against about 40c/W for rooftop panels and called the line expensive.
Brand rollup across scored products. 2 of 5 scored products carry this reading.
YouTubeRenogy: 6 (higher)Jackery: 5
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.
Jackery
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- Tolbers: reviewed the SolarSaga 500 X in Apr 2026 (7.7K views) The description carries Amazon affiliate links and does not say how the unit was obtained.
- Tie: The Bug Out Location tested a 1000 v2 with the SolarSaga 200W in Jul 2025 under Jackery Prime Day sale copy with affiliate links, so it is not independent.
Brand rollup across scored products. 4 of 5 scored products carry this reading.
AmazonRenogy: 7 (higher)Jackery: 6
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.
Jackery
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- SolarSaga 200W (B0D8377KV3): 4.4 from 124 ratings, Aug 2026, listed 'Currently unavailable'.
- 100 Air (B0FX8P4JST): 4.3 from 40 ratings, Aug 2026 100 Prime (B0D3DPN424): 4.3 from 24, Oct 2025 500X (B0DKJQ9DVW): 4.2 from 3, Oct 2025.
- Split: Amazon's summary for the 200W praises build quality and easy setup, with mixed feedback on charging speed (Aug 2026).
Brand rollup across scored products. 1 of 5 scored products carry this reading.
Scored for one brand only
RedditRenogy: 5Jackery: not scored
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.
Not enough data for either brand
- Owner reviewsRenogy: not scoredJackery: 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
Renogy
58 of 58
Jackery
5 of 5
What only Renogy sells — and only Jackery
Not a loss for either brand. If you need one of these, the choice is already made.
Only Renogy
Only Jackery
Nothing outside the shared categories.
Best Renogy vs best Jackery, category by category
The three best-scoring products each brand sells in every category they both compete in, ranked by overall score.
Portable Solar Panels
See all Portable Solar Panels products
2nd of 21 in Portable Panels
Strengths
- Above-typical efficiency for a folding panel
- 400 W from one case
- A kickstand on each section
- Well sealed panel and connectors
Drawbacks
- No temperature coefficient published
- Heavy to carry
- High voltage limits series wiring
- No charge controller in the base SKU
3rd of 21 in Portable Panels
Strengths
- High output from one folding array
- Panels work alone or as a set
- Fully waterproof and dustproof
- Packs into one bag with its own stand
Drawbacks
- No power-output warranty
- Not made for permanent installation
- Works only with Jackery's larger Explorer stations
- Assembly takes hinges and screws
4th of 21 in Portable Panels
Strengths
- High output for its weight
- Folds compact
- Runs part-unfoldedper Renogy
- Splash-proof rating
Drawbacks
- Efficiency well below the advertised cell figure
- Needs a large patch of ground unfolded
- No power-output warranty
- No temperature coefficient published
6th of 21 in Portable Panels
Strengths
- Bifacial cells add output from reflected light
- Fully waterproof and dustproof
- Charges phones from the panel's own cable
- Sun-angle guide and adjustable kickstands
Drawbacks
- Module efficiency well below the marketed figure
- No power-output warranty
- Needs adapters for stations outside Jackery's range
- Jackery's policy and product page disagree on the warranty term
7th of 21 in Portable Panels
Strengths
- Tested output close to its rating
- Charges devices from the panel
- Adjustable kickstands
- Folds compact with a magnetic closure
Drawbacks
- Low whole-panel efficiency
- No power-output warranty
- Short warranty
- Less weather sealing than rivals tested
12th of 21 in Portable Panels
Strengths
- Light for its output
- Holds its output well in heat
- Bifacial cells add rear-side output
- Fully waterproof and dustproof
Drawbacks
- Well below its advertised efficiency once the whole folded area counts
- No power-output warranty
- Only the base warranty when bought outside jackery.com
- High open-circuit voltage rules out the smallest Explorer stations
Renogy vs Jackery: the numbers
Renogy vs Jackery: common questions
Is Renogy or Jackery better?
Renogy 5.4 from 58 scored products; Jackery 4.9 from 5.
What is the biggest difference between Renogy and Jackery?
Capacity: Renogy medians 5.0, Jackery medians 1.0 (Renogy by 4.0).
Which is better for lifespan, Renogy or Jackery?
Renogy on lifespan — Renogy 4.5, Jackery 1.0.
Which is better for operating range, Renogy or Jackery?
Jackery on operating range — Renogy 5.0, Jackery 8.0.
What does Renogy make that Jackery does not?
Renogy sells power inverters, charge controllers, lifepo4 batteries, dc-dc chargers, inverter-chargers, all-in-one off-grid inverters, and server-rack and wall batteries; Jackery does not, in the products we scored.
Which Renogy and Jackery portable solar panels should I buy?
Renogy: Renogy 400W Lightweight Portable Solar Suitcase. Jackery: Jackery SolarSaga 500 X Bifacial Portable Solar Panel.
How does Stuff VS Things score Renogy and Jackery?
Our own product medians: 58 Renogy and 5 Jackery. A criterion is compared only where both brands clear the floor.
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Scores calculated 16 October 2026 · Products excluded where fewer than two independent sources cover them · · How we score