EcoFlow RIVER 2 vs Jackery Explorer 240 v2

Jackery Explorer 240 v2 portable power station

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EcoFlow RIVER 2

List price: $219 vs $249
Cost per watt-hour: $0.90 vs $0.97
AC recharge time: 60 min vs 120 min
Warranty: 60 months vs 36 months

Buyers who want one system to grow from camping into home backup.

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Jackery Explorer 240 v2

Capacity: 256 Wh vs 243 Wh
Watt-hours per pound: 33.2 Wh/lb vs 31.6 Wh/lb

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

Spec by spec

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Metric	RIVER 2	Explorer 240 v2	What it means
Capacity	243 Wh	256 Wh	How much energy the unit stores. Sets how long everything else can run.
Continuous AC output	300 W	300 W	The largest load the inverter will run continuously, not counting surge.
Weight lower is better	7.7 lb	7.7 lb	The spec buyers most often regret ignoring.
List price lower is better	$219	$249	Vendor list price at the time of collection; street prices move.
Cost per watt-hour lower is better	$0.90	$0.97	Price divided by capacity. The fairest single value metric.
Watt-hours per pound	31.6 Wh/lb	33.2 Wh/lb	Capacity you get per pound carried.
Max solar input	110 W	—	Caps how large an array is useful, and therefore off-grid recharge speed.
AC recharge time lower is better	60 min	120 min	Vendor-stated time to full from a wall outlet.
Rated cycles	3,000 cycles	3,000 cycles	Vendor claim for charge cycles before capacity degrades to 80%.
UPS switchover lower is better	30 ms	—	How long the unit takes to switch to battery. Under 20 ms keeps a desktop alive.
Warranty	60 months	36 months	Stated warranty length from the vendor listing.

How each one ranks overall

EcoFlow RIVER 2

#53 of 73 for Best value (Wh per dollar) ($0.90)
#59 of 74 for Most portable (Wh per pound) (31.6 Wh/lb)
#35 of 75 for Most inverter headroom (123 W/100Wh)
#30 of 36 for Fastest AC recharge (243 W)
#52 of 55 for Highest solar input (110 W)
#58 of 65 for Longest service life (729 kWh)
#53 of 72 for Most output per dollar (1.37 W/$)
#56 of 75 for Best for home backup (49/100)
#11 of 75 for Longest warranty (60 mo)

Jackery Explorer 240 v2

#56 of 73 for Best value (Wh per dollar) ($0.97)
#50 of 74 for Most portable (Wh per pound) (33.2 Wh/lb)
#37 of 75 for Most inverter headroom (117 W/100Wh)
#33 of 36 for Fastest AC recharge (128 W)
#56 of 65 for Longest service life (768 kWh)
#57 of 72 for Most output per dollar (1.20 W/$)
#67 of 75 for Best for home backup (35/100)
#59 of 75 for Longest warranty (36 mo)

The brands behind them

EcoFlow

The tech-forward buyer who reads the spec sheet and wants room to grow

Best for: Buyers who want one system to grow from camping into home backup.

Not for: Buyers who want the lowest cost per watt-hour and will never use an app.

Full EcoFlow profile →

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.

Full Jackery profile →

Where these numbers come from. Every figure on this page is taken from EcoFlow’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: us.ecoflow.com/products/river-2-240-portable-power-station.

Vendor wording for each figure (8)

capacityWh: “Capacity => 243Wh”
acOutputW: “AC Output => 120V 50Hz/60Hz, 300W (Surge 600W)”
weight: “Net Weight => 7.7lbs”
solarInputW: “Solar Input => 11-30V, 8A, 110W Max”
rechargeAcMinutes: “0-100% in only 60 min”
cycleLife: “80%+ capacity after 3000 cycles”
upsSwitchoverMs: “<30ms EPS auto-switch for essential devices.”
warrantyMonths: “<td>RIVER 2</td> <td>5 years</td>”

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-240-v2-portable-power-station.

Vendor wording for each figure (6)