Head-to-head test
EcoFlow DELTA 3 1000 Air vs Jackery Explorer 1000 v2
The EcoFlow is cheaper to buy and cheaper per lifetime kilowatt-hour, but 500W continuous can't run a hair dryer, its warranty is 2 years to the Jackery's 5, and EcoFlow itself has already discontinued it — the Jackery costs more and still wins on almost everything you'd actually use it for.
Written by Ian SchneiderUpdated
Solar & Off-Grid Tester, Station Arena Test Desk
EcoFlow
DELTA 3 1000 Air
3,014Power Score · Appliance Class
$309.00 list · direct from EcoFlow
Jackery
Explorer 1000 v2
3,084Power Score · Appliance Class
$499.00 list · direct from Jackery
Spec deltas
The EcoFlow DELTA 3 1000 Air costs $190 less than the Jackery Explorer 1000 v2 and is even cheaper per lifetime kilowatt-hour delivered — $0.11 against $0.12. It's also capped at 500W continuous output, carries a 2-year warranty against the Jackery's 5, and EcoFlow no longer sells it, having replaced it with the larger standard DELTA 3.
That combination — cheapest to own, most restricted in what it can actually run — is unusual, and it's the whole story here. This isn't a general-purpose power station competing with the Jackery on equal footing; it's a minimalist UPS for a desk setup that happens to share a capacity class.
Judged as a UPS, it's a reasonable, purpose-built product. Judged as an alternative to the Jackery for camping, blackouts, or anything that draws real power, it isn't close.
What the Numbers Reveal
Each conclusion stated first — the numbers behind it on one line, the full analysis below.
continuous output
Set that against the nearly identical cost per lifetime kilowatt-hour and the EcoFlow's price advantage means almost nothing — you're not saving money on the same job, you're paying less for a narrower one.
EcoFlow's continuous output is 500W with a 1,000W surgethe Jackery's continuous output is 1,500W with a 3,000W surgeA3 reviewers note it won't run a space heater or hair dryer and is built for low-to-moderate draw devices
Why it mattersAnyone whose kit includes even one appliance over 500W continuous should treat the EcoFlow as disqualified, not merely behind.
Priced per year of actual coverage, the EcoFlow runs $155 a year against the Jackery's $100 — the $190 lower sticker price flips once you count in warranty years instead of dollars at checkout.
EcoFlow carries a 2-year warranty against the Jackery's 5EcoFlow no longer sells the DELTA 3 1000 Air, having replaced it with the standard DELTA 3
Why it mattersBuyers comparing these two on sticker price alone are reading the wrong number; per year of coverage, the EcoFlow is the more expensive unit.
That tracks with the EcoFlow's actual design brief as a desk-side UPS with a fast 10ms switchover — it's built to keep a desktop alive, not to be the one port that charges everything else in the room. The Jackery's 100W port covers phone, tablet, and laptop from the same connector.
EcoFlow's USB-C port maxes out at 18Wthe Jackery's USB-C port handles up to 100W
Why it mattersBuyers who want one station to charge a laptop, a phone, and run a small appliance need the Jackery; the EcoFlow covers roughly one of those three.
weight
Given its actual use case as a desk-side UPS running near a computer and a person, not in a garage or a trunk, a quieter unit for a job that sits next to you all day would have been the better trade than 1.8 lbs saved.
EcoFlow is rated 39 dB against the Jackery's 30 dBEcoFlow weighs 22 lbs against the Jackery's 23.8 lbs
Why it mattersAnyone using this as a UPS for a home office should weigh the noise gap more heavily than the weight gap — it's the spec you'll actually notice at your desk.
The specific dimensions that decide these two units — everything else is a tie.
Lifetime Value
Selected because: the EcoFlow wins on raw cost per lifetime kWh, the one column it leads — worth showing plainly before the rest of the page explains why it still isn't the pick
cost / lifetime kWh
By cost per lifetime kilowatt-hour, the EcoFlow wins: $0.11 against the Jackery's $0.12, and it costs $190 less to buy. That's the only column where the DELTA 3 1000 Air comes out ahead in this entire comparison.
Everywhere else the direction flips. Its 2-year warranty against the Jackery's 5 means $155 a year of coverage against $100 — spend less upfront, pay more per year you're actually covered. And 3,000 rated cycles against 4,000 means the battery itself has a shorter working life to spread that low cost-per-Wh over.
What the Specs Don't Tell You
Selected because: usbc, ups, warranty, and cycleLife gotchas all fire and are the clearest concrete differentiators
rated cycles
The EcoFlow's 18W USB-C ceiling is the sharpest limitation here — it'll charge a phone slowly and nothing more, where the Jackery's 100W handles a laptop over the same port. Its UPS switchover is genuinely faster, though, at 10ms line-interactive against the Jackery's 20ms standby, which fits its actual design brief as a desk-side power-protection box rather than a general station.
Cycle life and warranty both point the same direction: 3,000 cycles and a 2-year warranty on the EcoFlow against 4,000 cycles and 5 years on the Jackery. None of these are marketing framing — they're the same trade showing up four different ways.
Your Life, Your Pick
Selected because: both units tie on light loads and fall short on heavy ones, but the EcoFlow's 500W ceiling blocks several loads outright regardless of capacity
Every scenario here tells the same story with different numbers: both units cover a CPAP overnight and a tailgate party without strain, and both fall short of a full camping weekend, an 8-hour blackout, and van life. The one worth a second look is remote workday — the Jackery's usable capacity lands almost exactly on the roughly 910Wh a workday needs, missing by a hair, while the EcoFlow misses by a wider margin.
That near-miss aside, capacity isn't what actually separates these two. The EcoFlow's 500W continuous ceiling would block several scenario-relevant devices outright regardless of how much energy is sitting in the battery — the scenario math assumes you can draw the power, and for anything over 500W continuous, the EcoFlow can't.
Brand Trust
Selected because: EcoFlow discontinuing this exact unit in favor of a larger successor is a material fact for a buyer deciding today
EcoFlow is the larger company by far — the deepest product ecosystem in portable power, the biggest community of any major brand, and genuine fast-charging technology leadership. None of that reaches the DELTA 3 1000 Air specifically: it's already been discontinued in favor of the standard DELTA 3, which suggests EcoFlow itself decided 500W and an 18W USB-C port weren't enough for this price tier.
Jackery's brand story is plainer — widest retail distribution, weakest app, nothing exciting — but it's still selling the exact unit in this comparison, backed by the longer warranty of the two. Buying a unit your own manufacturer has already moved past is a real, specific risk, separate from anything on the spec sheet.
Strengths & trade-offs
EcoFlow DELTA 3 1000 Air
Strengths
- +Costs $190 less
- +Lighter by 1.8 lb
- +Faster solar charging
Trade-offs
- –Weaker inverter (-1,000W) limits appliance compatibility.
- –Shorter-lived battery — rated for 3,000 charge cycles vs the Explorer 1000 v2's 4,000, so it wears out sooner.
Jackery Explorer 1000 v2
Strengths
- +Larger battery capacity
- +Higher AC output
- +Longer warranty
- +Rated for 4,000 charge cycles — much longer battery lifespan
Trade-offs
- –Substantially more expensive (+$190) than the DELTA 3 1000 Air.
Will It Power Your Gear?
Scenario math and per-appliance runtimes, modeled from the spec record.
Scenario verdicts
We ran the math on six real-world scenarios. Here's which unit survives your actual life.
SCN-01 · 2 nights · needs 2,100Wh
Weekend Camping
Two nights off-grid with essential comfort
Neither unit
Neither unit can fully handle this scenario (needs 2,100Wh). You'd need a higher-capacity station or to cut back on usage.
Battery budget usedlower = more headroom
LOAD Phone Charger 15W×6h · LED Lights 40W×8h · Box Fan 75W×14h · CPAP Machine 40W×16h
SCN-02 · 8 hours · needs 1,645Wh
8-Hour Blackout
Keep the essentials running through a night without power
Neither unit
Neither unit can fully handle this scenario (needs 1,645Wh). You'd need a higher-capacity station or to cut back on usage.
Battery budget usedlower = more headroom
LOAD Fridge 150W×8h · Router + Modem 20W×8h · LED Lights (4 bulbs) 40W×6h · Phone Charger 15W×3h
SCN-03 · 8 hours · needs 320Wh
CPAP Overnight
Sleep therapy without interruption — the #1 medical use case
Either unit
Both are wildly overqualified for CPAP. You're using 39% or less. Save your money and buy whichever is cheaper; the extra capacity is completely wasted on a 40W overnight load. Put the savings toward a second battery for multi-night trips.
Battery budget usedlower = more headroom
LOAD CPAP Machine 40W×8h
SCN-04 · 8 hours · needs 910Wh
Remote Workday
Full work day off-grid without power anxiety
Neither unit
Neither unit can fully handle this scenario (needs 910Wh). You'd need a higher-capacity station or to cut back on usage.
Battery budget usedlower = more headroom
LOAD Laptop 60W×8h · External Monitor 30W×8h · Router + Modem 20W×8h · Phone Charger 15W×2h
SCN-05 · 4 hours · needs 670Wh
Tailgate Party
Game day power for the crew
Either unit
Both handle game day easily. Since capacity isn't the deciding factor, consider weight: the lighter unit is easier to load into a truck bed. Also check if either has Bluetooth speaker-level noise. Fan sound matters in social settings.
Battery budget usedlower = more headroom
LOAD Blender 400W×0.5h · LED TV (55") 80W×4h · Bluetooth Speaker 15W×4h · Phone Charger (×3) 45W×2h
SCN-06 · 24 hours · needs 4,685Wh
Van Life Daily
A full day of mobile living — the ultimate endurance test
Neither unit
Neither unit can fully handle this scenario (needs 4,685Wh). You'd need a higher-capacity station or to cut back on usage.
Battery budget usedlower = more headroom
LOAD Mini-Fridge 150W×24h · Laptop 60W×4h · Phone Charger 15W×3h · LED Lights 40W×5h · Fan 75W×8h
The Load Test
RUNTIME = (Wh × 0.85) ÷ LOAD
None of the six scenarios above exactly yours? Build it. Toggle what you'd plug in; both units are tested against the combined draw.
Essentials
Comfort & Convenience
High-Draw Appliances
Test duration
8h
Continuous draw
205W
Projected runtime
For this load: Explorer 1000 v2 runs 4.4h vs 4h.
$499 list · direct from Jackery
Modeled from the spec record — same math as the tables below. Methodology
Runtime by appliance
Real-world runtime estimates for common appliances, modeled at 85% inverter efficiency.¹
Essentials
The basics you need runningscale 0–60.6hComfort & Convenience
Makes off-grid life actually enjoyablescale 0–12.1hHigh-Draw Appliances
These reveal the real limitsscale 0–0.9h¹ Runtime = (capacity × 0.85) ÷ appliance watts. Within each group, all bars share one time scale (the group's longest runtime), so lengths are comparable across appliances; identical runtimes collapse into a single blue/orange bar. Actual runtime varies with battery age, temperature, and simultaneous loads — see methodology.
Conclusion
July 15, 2026
Verdict: the Jackery Explorer 1000 v2
By raw cost per lifetime kilowatt-hour the DELTA 3 1000 Air is the better deal — $0.11 against the Jackery's $0.12, and $190 cheaper upfront. Everywhere else the direction flips: a 500W continuous ceiling that rules out common appliances, an 18W USB-C port that barely trickles a phone, a 2-year warranty against 5, and a manufacturer that has already replaced it with a successor. This is a purpose-built desk-side UPS wearing the same capacity class as a general-purpose station. Buy it only if you've confirmed nothing you own draws over 500W; buy the Jackery Explorer 1000 v2 for everything else.
Editor-assigned confidence, based on cited owner research and spec analysis.
List prices as of July 15, 2026. The links below open EcoFlow's and Jackery's current prices.
$499.00 list · direct from Jackery
or check the DELTA 3 1000 Air price$309.00 list
Written by Ian Schneider, Solar & Off-Grid Tester · Station Arena Test Desk · Updated July 15, 2026
Measured Data
Benchmark scores and the full spec record, side by side.
Benchmark scores
Not rated for both units (minimum threshold unmet): Home Backup.
Full specifications
ᵈ Derived: price ÷ rated capacity. See the data behind our comparisons →
Comparison ToolAdd more power stations, side by sideOpen Tool →How these numbers are produced
Numeric verification
Every figure on this page traces to our spec database or arithmetic on it — no estimated numbers.
Owner claims
Statements about owner experience are cited to published reviews — see Sources & Research Notes below.
Runtime model
Runtime = (rated capacity × 0.85 inverter efficiency) ÷ device wattage. Solar recharge estimates assume panels deliver 70% of rated output. Cold weather, battery age, and stacked loads reduce real-world results.
Power Score
Computed from 14 published spec dimensions, weighted per use-case bench. Higher is better; a unit must meet a bench's minimum threshold to be rated.
See the full weight table and data sourcing on our methodology page →Class ranking (the star rating)
Each unit's star score is a category ranking, not customer reviews — no buyer opinions feed it. We score every station on size-independent quality (value, output, portability, endurance, ports, warranty, and more), then percentile-rank it against the other units in its capacity class, so a class-leading compact unit and a class-leading whole-home unit can both earn 5★. Here, DELTA 3 1000 Air rates 5.0/5 (99th percentile of 19 Compact-class units), and Explorer 1000 v2 rates 3.8/5 (30th percentile of 24 Everyday-class units).
How the class ranking is computed →Test Notes & Caveats
Hidden gotchas and advantages we spotted that you won't find on the product page.
USB-C Maxes at 18W
18W charges a phone slowly and nothing else — a modern laptop over USB-C needs several times that. The Jackery's 100W port covers phone, tablet, and laptop from the same connector.
UPS Speed: 10ms vs 20ms
The EcoFlow's 10ms line-interactive switchover beats the Jackery's 20ms standby design, which tracks with its purpose-built desk-UPS design. It's the one spec where the EcoFlow's narrower focus pays off outright.
Warranty Value Comparison
2 years on the EcoFlow against 5 on the Jackery. Priced per year of coverage it's $155 against $100 — the EcoFlow's lower sticker price doesn't survive the warranty math.
Battery Lifespan in Real Years
3,000 rated cycles on the EcoFlow against 4,000 on the Jackery — 1,000 fewer full charge cycles before capacity fades, on top of the shorter warranty covering it.
Full record above — the Test Desk pick is the Explorer 1000 v2.
Check Explorer 1000 v2 price →or check the DELTA 3 1000 Air priceOwnership Analysis
What happens after you buy — true cost of ownership, brand trust, and growth potential.
Lifetime value
Service lifeyears at one full cycle per day
Lifetime energy delivered
Cost per delivered kWh
│ warranty ends · Reaching the cycle rating means ~80% capacity remains — degraded, not dead.
Analyst note
Both units have similar long-term ownership costs ($0.11/kWh vs $0.12/kWh). The price difference is what you see on the sticker — neither is a hidden bargain or rip-off.
Brand trust
EcoFlow
Ecosystem
Largest in portable power — 12-15 models across DELTA Pro, DELTA 3, and RIVER 3 series, plus solar panels and smart home panels
Support
US-based phone/email/chat support (1-800-368-8604). Experiences are polarized — many report hassle-free prepaid-label replacements, but others report long waits and refurbished units sent for new claims. Pro tip: buying from Costco or Amazon gives you a stronger return safety net.
Community
Largest community in the space — Reddit r/Ecoflow_community (~31K members), multiple Facebook groups, and an official community forum
App experience
Rated 4.6/5 iOS (~8,400 ratings) · 4.2/5 Android (~17,000 ratings)
Unique strength
Fastest-charging technology (X-Stream), deepest product ecosystem, and most active innovation cadence. Supports up to 180kWh modular expansion with DELTA Pro Ultra X.
Worth knowing
The Oct 2025 DELTA Max 2000 recall (overheating/fire risk, 6 incidents) is worth noting. Also tested subscription paywalls for advanced app features in early 2025 before community backlash paused the plan. No parts or service offered out of warranty.
Jackery
Ecosystem
12-15+ models across Explorer (portable) and HomePower (home backup) series, plus SolarSaga panel ecosystem and innovative form factors
Support
US-based support but widely criticized. Reddit reports describe slow/dismissive responses, scripted AI agents, strict receipt requirements for warranty claims, and refurbished replacements for clearly defective units. Strongly recommended: buy from Costco or Amazon for return protection.
Community
Smallest community of the major brands — Reddit r/Jackery has ~2,000 members. YouTube presence is solid due to brand recognition.
App experience
Rated 2.3-3.3/5 iOS and Android — the weakest app experience of the major brands. Multiple confusing apps (Jackery app vs Jackery Home) and mandatory login even offline.
Unique strength
Highest brand recognition and widest retail distribution (Costco, Home Depot, Best Buy, Amazon). The "Toyota" of power stations — dependable, proven, wide availability. Innovative form factors like the Solar Gazebo and Solar Mars Bot.
Worth knowing
A couple of older models still ship NMC chemistry with a shorter rated lifespan, so check the cycle rating on the specific unit — though most of the current line has moved to LFP. Generally perceived as overpriced for the specs offered compared to newer competitors. App experience is significantly behind rivals.
Analyst note
EcoFlow is the bigger, more innovative company by any measure, but the specific unit in this comparison is the one they've already replaced. Jackery's less exciting, but the Explorer 1000 v2 is still the current model, backed by the longer warranty of the two.
Growth path
DELTA 3 1000 Air
FIXED CAPACITYFixed at 960Wh, with no expansion — so size it for your needs up front rather than planning to add capacity later.
Accepts up to 500W of solar. Suitable for a 1-2 panel setup.
Adequate ports for most setups, but heavy users may want a power strip.
Explorer 1000 v2
FIXED CAPACITYFixed at 1,070Wh, with no expansion — so size it for your needs up front rather than planning to add capacity later.
Accepts up to 400W of solar. Suitable for a 1-2 panel setup.
Adequate ports for most setups, but heavy users may want a power strip.
Realistic full solar rechargeat 70% of rated panel output — see methodology
Analyst note
Neither expands, and that's no knock on either — each is a complete unit at a fixed size. Buy the capacity that covers your needs now (the Explorer 1000 v2 gives you the larger ceiling); you can't add to either later.
What Owners Report
Patterns from published owner reports and long-term reviews — every claim cited to its source below.
EcoFlow DELTA 3 1000 Air
Coverage describes the DELTA 3 1000 Air as a minimalist, purpose-built design — a 960Wh LFP battery with a 500W inverter (800W with X-Boost) in a 22-lb case, with fewer ports and features than its siblingsA1. Its clearest strength is as a power-protection device: a 10ms UPS switchover fast enough to keep a computer, monitor, and router running through a blipA2. The tradeoff is the same number showing up twice — with only 500W continuous, reviewers are consistent that it won't run a space heater or a hair dryer, and it's built for low-to-moderate draw devices onlyA3. EcoFlow has since discontinued it in favor of the standard DELTA 3, a larger 1,024Wh, 1,800W unit at roughly $549A4.
“A 960Wh LiFePO4 unit with a 500W inverter (800W X-Boost) weighing only 22 lbs — a focused, minimalist design with fewer ports and features.”
Sources
thesolarlab.com · batteryskills.com · backuppowerhub.com · matanich.com
Jackery Explorer 1000 v2
The fact reviewers reach for first on the Explorer 1000 v2 in this particular matchup is its 4,000-cycle LiFePO4 batteryB2 — not because it's news, but because it's the exact number that undercuts the EcoFlow's shorter-rated, shorter-warrantied, already-discontinued case. Add a recharge time of about 60-65 minutes through the app's emergency modeB3 and a 23.8-lb build that's still light for the class, even if it's not the lightest unit in this specific matchupB1, and 'balanced' is the word coverage keeps landing on — one of the stronger balanced mid-size stations of the year, built to be the generalist the purpose-built EcoFlow isn'tB4.
“At just 23.8 lbs it's easy to lift and carry — light for a 1kWh-class unit.”
Sources
backuppowerhub.com · outdoortechlab.com · rvoutfitting.com · thesolarlab.com · amusthavething.com
Sources & Research Notes
Every owner claim in this report is traceable to a published source. The bracketed references above resolve here.
Recurring owner themes
- A focused home-office UPS unit — LFP, 10ms UPS, quiet and light — but low 500W output; now discontinued in favor of the DELTA 3. [DELTA 3 1000 Air · 3 entries]
- Light weight, fast ~1-hour charging, quiet operation, and a 4,000-cycle LFP battery make it a well-balanced value favorite; the main limit is 1,500W output. [Explorer 1000 v2 · 3 entries]
- A1
“A 960Wh LiFePO4 unit with a 500W inverter (800W X-Boost) weighing only 22 lbs — a focused, minimalist design with fewer ports and features.”
thesolarlab.com / batteryskills.com — DELTA 3 1000 Air review · 2026 · [mixed]
- A2
“Built as a power-protection device with a 10ms UPS switchover to keep a computer, monitor, and router running through outages.”
backuppowerhub.com — DELTA 3 1000 Air review · 2026 · [positive]
- A3
“With only 500W continuous output, it won't run a space heater or hair dryer — it's built for low-to-moderate draw devices.”
backuppowerhub.com / matanich.com — DELTA 3 1000 Air review · 2026 · [mixed]
- A4
“EcoFlow no longer sells the DELTA 3 1000 Air; the closest successor is the standard DELTA 3 (1,024Wh LFP, 1,800W output, ~$549).”
backuppowerhub.com — DELTA 3 line · 2026 · [mixed]
- B1
“At just 23.8 lbs it's easy to lift and carry — light for a 1kWh-class unit.”
backuppowerhub.com / outdoortechlab.com — Explorer 1000 v2 review · 2026 · [positive]
- B2
“Moves to LiFePO4 chemistry rated for 4,000 charge cycles before capacity drops, dramatically increasing lifespan over the original lithium-ion model.”
backuppowerhub.com / rvoutfitting.com — Explorer 1000 v2 review · 2026 · [positive]
- B3
“Fast AC charging — consistently reached 100% in about 60-65 minutes from empty via the app's emergency charge mode, a big improvement over the original's long wait.”
thesolarlab.com / outdoortechlab.com — Explorer 1000 v2 review · 2026 · [positive]
- B4
“One of the strongest mid-size portable power stations of 2026, striking an excellent balance of portability, fast charging, quiet operation, and long-term battery reliability; pushes 1,500W continuous with a 3,000W surge.”
backuppowerhub.com / amusthavething.com — Explorer 1000 v2 review · 2026 · [positive]
Research compiled July 15, 2026.
Who Should Buy Which
Buy the DELTA 3 1000 Air if you…
- →Buyers who specifically want a compact desk-side UPS for a computer, monitor, and router, and will never need more than 500W continuous
- →Budget-first buyers who've confirmed nothing they own draws over 500W and don't mind a 2-year warranty
- →Anyone comfortable buying an already-discontinued unit at a discount, aware that EcoFlow's own successor line has moved on
Buy the Explorer 1000 v2 if you…
- →Buyers who want one station that covers phones, laptops, a mini-fridge, and general camping or blackout loads without hitting a 500W wall
- →Anyone who wants a 5-year warranty and a 4,000-cycle battery instead of 2 years and 3,000 cycles
- →Buyers who want to charge a laptop over USB-C — the Jackery's 100W port does it; the EcoFlow's 18W doesn't
If neither fits
Anyone planning a full camping weekend, an 8-hour blackout, or van life power needs should look at a larger-capacity unit — both of these fall well short of what those draws require, and choosing between them doesn't fix that.
The Bottom Line
The EcoFlow DELTA 3 1000 Air is cheaper to buy and marginally cheaper to own by the numbers, and it's genuinely good at the one job it was built for — a fast-switching desk UPS. It's also capped at 500W continuous, backed by a 2-year warranty, and already discontinued by its own maker.
The Jackery Explorer 1000 v2 costs more and wins anyway: more output, more warranty, more cycle life, and a USB-C port that actually charges a laptop.
Frequently Asked Questions
Answers drawn from the spec record and cited owner research.
Is the EcoFlow DELTA 3 1000 Air still available to buy?
EcoFlow has discontinued the DELTA 3 1000 Air in favor of the standard DELTA 3, a larger 1,024Wh unit with 1,800W of continuous output at around $549. If you find the 1000 Air still in stock, you're buying a model the manufacturer itself has already moved past.
Can the EcoFlow DELTA 3 1000 Air run a space heater or hair dryer?
No. It caps out at 500W continuous output (1,000W with X-Boost), and reviewers are consistent that it's built for low-to-moderate draw devices, not high-wattage appliances. The Jackery Explorer 1000 v2's 1,500W continuous output covers a meaningfully wider range of devices.
Which has the better warranty, the EcoFlow DELTA 3 1000 Air or the Jackery Explorer 1000 v2?
The Jackery, by a wide margin — 5 years against the EcoFlow's 2. Priced per year of coverage, the Jackery actually comes out cheaper too, at $100 a year against the EcoFlow's $155, even though the EcoFlow costs less upfront.
Is the EcoFlow DELTA 3 1000 Air cheaper to own than the Jackery Explorer 1000 v2?
By raw cost per lifetime kilowatt-hour, yes — $0.11 against $0.12. But that number doesn't account for the EcoFlow's 500W output ceiling, its 18W USB-C port, or its 2-year warranty against the Jackery's 5, all of which limit what you can actually do with those cheaper kilowatt-hours.
Where to buy
EcoFlow DELTA 3 1000 Air
$309.00
$309.00 list · direct from EcoFlow
Jackery Explorer 1000 v2Pick
$499.00
$499.00 list · direct from Jackery
Prices may vary by retailer and are subject to change.