DELTA Pro 3 vs Anker F3800 vs Jackery 5000 Plus

What each house costs

The F3800 is the cheapest way in at every size. For a fridge, Wi-Fi and lights for a day, it covers it alone at $1,980. Add a gas furnace and it needs 2 extra batteries: $5,580 in all, against $6,397 for the DELTA Pro 3 with 2. For three days, only the F3800 with 6 batteries holds enough ($12,780). The DELTA Pro 3 stops at two batteries.

Each bar is the cheapest setup that lasts the job: the bare station plus the fewest of the maker’s own extra batteries, at Amazon prices (October 3, 2026). A fridge and furnace with Wi-Fi, lights and phones use about 7,478 Wh a day. Our home-backup guide uses the same rule and picks the same F3800 setup. Jackery sells its Battery Pack 5000 Plus, but not alone on Amazon, so the 5000 Plus stops at one box here. One box of it runs the fridge and furnace about 14 hours.

What differs, side by side

All three are LiFePO4 batteries on wheels with 120 V and 240 V outlets, and each takes its own maker’s extra batteries. These are the differences that decide which one fits your house.

Maker specs, read October 1, 2026. Per usable kWh = Amazon price ÷ 85% of the battery. Extra-battery prices checked October 3, 2026. Hours use our typical draws: about 312 W for the fridge, furnace blower, Wi-Fi, lights and phones together.

Which one for your house

Anker SOLIX F3800: most homes

It costs the least per usable kWh ($607) and grows the furthest, to 26,880 Wh with six BP3800 batteries⁸. It gives 6,000 W at 120 V and 240 V. The catches: it weighs 132.3 lb, its solar inputs take only 11–60 V, and only three outlets switch over as a UPS. Full F3800 page.

Jackery Explorer 5000 Plus: the biggest single box

It holds 5,040 Wh and gives 7,200 W, the most of the three. On one charge it runs a fridge and furnace about 14 hours, the only one of the three that lasts 12 hours. Its 4,000 W solar input needs high-voltage panel strings⁶. Left on, it uses about 50 W by itself⁶. Full 5000 Plus page.

EcoFlow DELTA Pro 3: the lightest

At 113.5 lb it is about 21 lb lighter than the 5000 Plus. It switches to battery in 10 ms⁴, faster than the F3800’s 20 ms. It gives 4,000 W, the least here, and 120 V or 240 V, not both at once. It costs the most per usable kWh ($804). Full DELTA Pro 3 page.

What testers found

We do not test units ourselves. These testers did.

• DELTA Pro 3. OutdoorGearLab got 3,790 Wh out of the 4,096 Wh battery⁹. The Solar Lab filled it from a 120 V outlet in about 2 hours 54 minutes⁷. Robb Sutton’s 3-ton central air, with a soft-start kit, tripped its overload¹⁰. Bob Vila’s tester needed two people to load it into a truck¹¹.
• F3800. The Solar Lab got only about 1,600 W of solar into it¹². Its fans run at 50–60 dB when they come on¹³. TechRadar’s Collin Probst found it hard to move between floors¹⁴. He uses two F3800s, 12 kW, for his air conditioning¹⁵.
• 5000 Plus. The Solar Lab ran 8,000 W and 9,500 W loads for 20–30 seconds¹⁶, but it struggled to start an air conditioner with a 10,000 W surge¹⁶. They measured about 58 W used at idle¹⁶. GearDiary kept a well pump running on it through Jackery’s switch¹⁷.

Questions buyers ask

Can any of these run a whole house?

Not on their own. Each one feeds the circuits you choose through a panel that an electrician installs. EcoFlow Smart Home Panel 2: up to three DELTA Pro 3s and 12 circuits¹ ($1,599 at Amazon). Anker Home Power Panel⁵ ($1,099 at Amazon). Jackery Smart Transfer Switch: 12 circuits at 120 V or 6 at 240 V¹⁸ ($999 at Amazon). An inlet box and a transfer switch also work with all three. Panel prices checked October 3, 2026. All ways to connect.

Which one recharges fastest in an outage?

From the wall they are close: 1,800 W, 1,800 W and 1,750 W. From solar, the 5000 Plus takes the most, 4,000 W, but only from high-voltage strings. With ordinary panels it takes 1,200 W, less than the DELTA Pro 3 (2,600 W) or the F3800 (2,400 W). Which panels fit.

Can I mix extra batteries between brands?

No. Each takes only its own maker’s packs. The F3800 takes the Anker BP3800, which also fits the F3800 Plus⁸. The DELTA Pro 3 takes its own Smart Extra Battery or the older DELTA Pro one¹. The 5000 Plus takes Jackery’s Battery Pack 5000 Plus. Per usable kWh on Amazon (October 3, 2026): EcoFlow’s pack $517, the BP3800 $551. All extra batteries.

What about the Anker F3800 Plus?

Same battery, output and BP3800 packs as the F3800. It adds 3,200 W of solar at 11–165 V¹⁹ and charging from a 240 V generator¹⁹. It weighs 136.7 lb¹⁹. It cost $2,400 on October 3, 2026, $420 more than the F3800. F3800 or F3800 Plus.

Can it charge an electric car?

The F3800 can, in EV mode from its 14-50 outlet². One full charge adds only 3.84 kWh: a short top-up, not a fill.

Which one is quietest?

Jackery says the 5000 Plus fan runs at 30 dB or less⁶. The Solar Lab found it very quiet under heavy load¹⁶. EcoFlow claims 30 dB for the DELTA Pro 3, with a whine at higher loads²⁰. The F3800 fans run at 50–60 dB when on¹³.

How much power do they use sitting idle?

Jackery lists 50 W for the 5000 Plus⁶, about 1.2 kWh a day. The Solar Lab measured about 58 W¹⁶. EcoFlow and Anker do not publish this figure. Turn off the outputs you are not using.

Have any of these been recalled?

No CPSC recall names any of the three in our latest screens (September 29, 2026 to October 1, 2026). That cannot clear your own unit. Check the model and serial number on the label with the maker or the CPSC recall search.

Sources

Specs are the makers’ own. Test results are credited to each tester.

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