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22 stations on sale today. We line them up by what they run and compare them against every rival, and photograph the ones we use.

DELTA 3 Plus standing on a granite slab, front display lit, a forested valley and granite domes behind itWide view of a campsite: the DELTA 3 Plus at one end of a picnic table beside a rolled sleeping pad, stuff sacks and a blue sleeping bag, tents and pines behindDELTA 3 Plus on a tent floor beside blue sleeping bags, two phones lying on its top, a USB wall charger in one outlet and a white cable running up to a lantern hung from the tent ceilingPhotographed by Brennan: the DELTA 3 Plus at Yosemite · see all the photos

About EcoFlow

Battery engineers who sell on speed

EcoFlow’s pitch is fast charging, an app on everything, and a range built to expand: start with one station and add batteries, panels and a home panel later.

  1. 2017

    Founded by a group of former DJI battery engineers, bringing drone-battery know-how to portable power.

  2. X-Stream

    Its signature: the charger is built into the unit, and EcoFlow rates many models at 0–80% in under an hour from a wall outlet.

  3. 2024–25

    Moved the range to LiFePO4 cells, rated for thousands of cycles rather than hundreds.

  4. Today

    From carry-along RIVERs to the DELTA Pro Ultra and Smart Home Panel 2, a system meant to grow into whole-home backup.

  5. Oct 2026

    The TITAN 5000 line: one 5 kWh battery sold three ways, 4,000 to 7,200 W, 120 V or 240 V, growing to 30 kWh. Whole-home backup from $2,499, as EcoFlow lists it.

  6. Looking ahead

    Announced, not yet on sale: DELTA 4 (DELTA 3000 Gen4 and DELTA 3800 Gen4) Portable Power Stations · PowerRock 4000 · RIVER 260 and RIVER 520. What we know so far is on our new releases page.

How EcoFlow compares

The typical EcoFlow station on sale today against the 5 other brands we cover: medians across each brand’s current range, from our catalogue.

Price per watt-hour

2nd of 6 brands

$0.56vs $0.59 typical

$100 buys about 179 Wh of EcoFlow battery

Typical elsewhere: 171 Wh

Outage switchover

Best of 6 brands

10 msvs 15 ms typical

Grid power10 ms gapEcoFlow battery

The gap your devices see when the power drops. A blink takes about 100 ms.

Takes extra batteries

2nd of 6 brands

67% of modelsvs 58% of models typical

16 of EcoFlow’s 24 stations on sale can add a battery later (the lighter block), instead of being replaced.

Rated cycle life

6th of 6 brands

3,500 cyclesvs 4,000 cycles typical

About 9.6 years of charging every day before the battery fades to ~80%, on the maker’s rating. The grey mark is the typical 11.0 years elsewhere.

Battery per pound

2nd of 6 brands

40 Wh/lbvs 33 Wh/lb typical

25 lb1,010 Wh

What a 25 lb EcoFlow station typically holds: about 17 hours of a full-size fridge.

Our picks

The best EcoFlow for…

Best overall is our editor’s pick. The other cards are the top of a shortlist built by one simple rule.

DELTA 3 Max
Best overallDELTA 3 Max

2,048 Wh · 2,400 W · $879

2 kWh and 2,400 W in one unit, a 10 ms switchover when the power drops, and room to add a battery later. The EcoFlow most people should start with.

DELTA 3 Ultra
Best valueDELTA 3 Ultra

$0.42/Wh · 3,072 Wh

3 kWh and 3,600 W at one of the lowest prices per watt-hour in EcoFlow’s range. The trade: it can’t take an extra battery.

RIVER 2 Pro
Best to carryRIVER 2 Pro

45 Wh/lb · 17.2 lb

TITAN 5000 Classic
Best for home backupTITAN 5000 Classic

5,018 Wh · $0.50/Wh

The EcoFlow range, smallest to largest

Which EcoFlow is your size?

22 stations on sale, from 243 Wh to 12,288 Wh. The bar is battery size on one scale; the line under each name is what that size runs.

Carry it

Under 1 kWh · light enough to carry

Ride out an outage

1–3 kWh · sized for outages and weekends away

Back up the house

3 kWh and up · built to stay put and expand

Run times are planning estimates: a current full-size fridge at 150 W running a third of the time, a CPAP with its humidifier at 62 W for 8 hours, 85% of the battery reaching the outlet. A fridge is only counted when the station can start its compressor.

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Competitive Landscape: The Big Four

EcoFlow LogoRelative strengthSpeed & Tech: Fastest charging (X-Stream) and best-in-class app ecosystem.ConsiderationComplexity: The modular ecosystem can be overwhelming for casual users.
Jackery LogoRelative strengthSimplicity & Durability: Their "Explorer" series is famous for plug-and-play ease and rugged build quality.ConsiderationCharging Speed: Generally slower AC recharge times compared to EcoFlow's X-Stream.
Bluetti LogoRelative strengthValue & Stability: Often leads the market in "Price per Watt-Hour" and offers highly stable LFP builds.ConsiderationThe App: While functional, the Bluetti app is often cited as less intuitive than EcoFlow’s.
Anker SOLIX LogoRelative strengthBuild Quality & Efficiency: Incredible industrial design and highly efficient inverters for long-term home backup.ConsiderationFan Noise: Cooling fans are noticeable during fast charging or heavy loads, and top-tier units like the F3800 run heavier than modular rivals.

Honest Considerations Before You Buy

No power station is perfect. Here are the trade-offs worth knowing about — each with the context that keeps it in perspective.

Fan Noise During Fast Charging

Charging at full X-Stream speed pulls up to 1,800W from the wall, and the cooling fans that make this possible are clearly audible — several owners and reviewers describe them as too loud to sit near during a fast charge or heavy-load session.

Good to know

It's the trade-off for some of the fastest recharge times in the category. The fans are temperature-adaptive and stay quiet at idle or light loads, and the EcoFlow app lets you toggle 'Slow Charge' or dial back the AC input if near-silent charging matters more than speed.

A Closed Expansion Ecosystem

EcoFlow's Extra Battery packs use a proprietary connector that's specific to each product line — a DELTA 2 battery won't expand a DELTA Pro, and you can't drop in a cheaper third-party battery to grow your capacity.

Good to know

The lock-in exists because the host unit's battery management system actively balances charge across every connected pack, which a generic battery couldn't do safely. Newer flagships have also started preserving backward compatibility — the DELTA Pro 3, for instance, can still use the original DELTA Pro's smart batteries.

A Shorter Standard Warranty Than Some Rivals

EcoFlow's out-of-the-box warranty on most portable power stations runs shorter than the 5-year coverage some rivals lead with — commonly 1 to 3 years depending on the model.

Good to know

Registering your unit in the EcoFlow app extends coverage on many current models to up to 5 years total at no extra cost — it closes most of the gap, it's just an opt-in step rather than automatic.

A Fast-Moving, Sprawling Lineup

EcoFlow ships new variants at a rapid pace — the DELTA 3 line alone now spans several tiers released in quick succession — which can make it genuinely confusing to know which model is the current best pick.

Good to know

Most new entries are tier variants — different capacity or output within the same generation — rather than full redesigns that orphan what you already own. Our comparison table below is kept current so you can see exactly where each model lands.

Wide view of a campsite: the DELTA 3 Plus at one end of a picnic table beside a rolled sleeping pad, stuff sacks and a blue sleeping bag, tents and pines behind

Brennan’s DELTA 3 Plus running camp in Yosemite

See the photos →

Hear From EcoFlow Owners

Spec sheets only go so far. EcoFlow runs its own owner communities, where people post their real setups, outage stories and fixes. They're the best place for setup help and firmware news.

Regional groups and more owner stories are on EcoFlow's community page. These spaces are run by EcoFlow; our comparisons and verdicts stay independent.

Frequently Asked Questions

New · October 2026

EcoFlow TITAN 5000: one 5 kWh battery, three ways to buy it

The Classic is a 120 V machine with 4,000 W. The base TITAN 5000 adds 120/240 V split-phase at 7,200 W. The Plus takes the 240 V port to 41.7 A and doubles the solar input to 8,000 W. All three expand to 30 kWh, and all three have been on sale on EcoFlow’s US store since November 3.

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