Jackery Explorer 5000 Plus vs oupes Guardian 6000 V2

Jackery Explorer 5000 Plus portable power station

oupes Guardian 6000 V2 portable power station

Pick this if

Jackery Explorer 5000 Plus

Capacity: 5,040 Wh vs 4,608 Wh
Max solar input: 4,000 W vs 3,600 W

A first power station that must be simple, safe and easy to live with.

Pick this if

oupes Guardian 6000 V2

Continuous AC output: 6,000 W vs 3,600 W
Weight: 111.8 lb vs 134.5 lb
List price: $2,699 vs $3,499
Cost per watt-hour: $0.59 vs $0.69

Buyers who need maximum capacity for the least money and accept the trade-offs.

Spec by spec

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Metric	Explorer 5000 Plus	Guardian 6000 V2	What it means
Capacity	5,040 Wh	4,608 Wh	How much energy the unit stores. Sets how long everything else can run.
Continuous AC output	3,600 W	6,000 W	The largest load the inverter will run continuously, not counting surge.
Weight lower is better	134.5 lb	111.8 lb	The spec buyers most often regret ignoring.
List price lower is better	$3,499	$2,699	Vendor list price at the time of collection; street prices move.
Cost per watt-hour lower is better	$0.69	$0.59	Price divided by capacity. The fairest single value metric.
Watt-hours per pound	37.5 Wh/lb	41.2 Wh/lb	Capacity you get per pound carried.
Max solar input	4,000 W	3,600 W	Caps how large an array is useful, and therefore off-grid recharge speed.
Rated cycles	4,000 cycles	4,000 cycles	Vendor claim for charge cycles before capacity degrades to 80%.
UPS switchover lower is better	—	20 ms	How long the unit takes to switch to battery. Under 20 ms keeps a desktop alive.
Max expandable capacity	—	41,400 Wh	How far the system can grow with add-on batteries.
Warranty	60 months	72 months	Stated warranty length from the vendor listing.

How each one ranks overall

Jackery Explorer 5000 Plus

#69 of 104 for Best value (cost per watt-hour) ($0.69)
#46 of 103 for Most portable (Wh per pound) (37.5 Wh/lb)
#99 of 106 for Most inverter headroom (71 W/100Wh)
#2 of 83 for Highest solar input (4 kW)
#2 of 96 for Longest service life (20160 kWh)
#92 of 103 for Most output per dollar (1.03 W/$)
#44 of 106 for Best for home backup (60/100)
#11 of 105 for Longest warranty (60 mo)
#11 of 29 for Quietest under load (30 dB)

oupes Guardian 6000 V2

#57 of 104 for Best value (cost per watt-hour) ($0.59)
#29 of 103 for Most portable (Wh per pound) (41.2 Wh/lb)
#44 of 106 for Most inverter headroom (130 W/100Wh)
#3 of 83 for Highest solar input (3.6 kW)
#4 of 36 for Most expandable (41.40 kWh)
#3 of 96 for Longest service life (18432 kWh)
#56 of 103 for Most output per dollar (2.22 W/$)
#2 of 106 for Best for home backup (86/100)
#2 of 105 for Longest warranty (72 mo)

The brands behind them

Jackery

The mainstream first-time buyer who wants one simple box

Best for: A first power station that must be simple, safe and easy to live with.

Not for: Buyers chasing maximum watt-hours per dollar, or maximum solar input.

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OUPES

The price-first buyer comparing watt-hours on a marketplace listing

Best for: Buyers who need maximum capacity for the least money and accept the trade-offs.

Not for: Buyers who value support, app quality or long-term resale.

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Where these numbers come from. Every figure on this page is taken from Jackery’s own product listing and is stored with the vendor’s exact wording, reproduced below. We do not estimate missing specs — a field the vendor does not publish is shown as “—” and excluded from rankings. Source: www.jackery.com/products/jackery-explorer-5000-plus-series.

Vendor wording for each figure (6)

capacityWh: “Capacity => 45Ah/112V DC (5040 Wh)”
acOutputW: “AC Output => (4x) 120V, 20A, 3600W Max”
weight: “Weight => About 134.5 lbs (61 kg)”
solarInputW: “4000W Solar Input”
cycleLife: “Cycle life => 4000 cycles to 70%+ capacity”
warrantyMonths: “Warranty => 5 Years”

Where these numbers come from. Every figure on this page is taken from oupes’s own product listing and is stored with the vendor’s exact wording, reproduced below. We do not estimate missing specs — a field the vendor does not publish is shown as “—” and excluded from rankings. Source: oupes.com/products/oupes-guardian-6000-v2-portable-power-station.

Vendor wording for each figure (8)