Anker SOLIX C1000 Gen 2 vs Jackery HomePower 3600 Plus

The Jackery HomePower 3600 Plus is the bigger system: 3,584Wh, 3,600W continuous, a 7,200W surge and expansion up to 21kWh with battery packs. The Anker SOLIX C1000 Gen 2 is the grab-and-go unit: 1,024Wh, 2,000W, 24.9 lb and a 49-minute AC recharge. Buy the Anker for camping, trunk backup and one-person carrying; buy the Jackery if you want to run a fridge, well pump or most of a house through an outage. Reviewers rate the Jackery's inverter and efficiency highly and call its app basic; Anker owners like the fast recharge and compact size.

• Choose the Anker SOLIX C1000 Gen 2 if you want one light unit you can carry alone for camping and short outages, with the fastest wall recharge in this pair.
• Choose the Jackery HomePower 3600 Plus if you need to run large appliances through multi-day outages and want room to add battery packs later.