Home batteries: specs compared

12 lithium (LiFePO4) home batteries sold in South Africa, with the numbers from each maker's datasheet, and the shops in Durban, Johannesburg and Cape Town that list them. Sizes and jobs differ, so there is no single score: each model page compares it on shares and ratios. Tap a column to sort.

ModelEnergyContinuousCyclesWarrantyShopsLowest price seenPer kWh
Pylontech UP5000
China
4.8 kWh4.32 kW600010 years7
7 more stock the brand
R 20 124
Cape Town
R 4 192
BSLBATT B-LFP48-100PW
China
5.12 kWh5.12 kW600010 years5 more stock the brand––
Deye SE-G5.1 Pro-B
China
5.12 kWh5.12 kW600010 years1
10 more stock the brand
R 23 000
Durban
R 4 492
Dyness DL5.0C
China
5.12 kWh5.12 kW600010 years13
5 more stock the brand
R 13 225
Johannesburg
R 2 583
Hubble Energy AM5+
5.12 kWh5.12 kW–10 years9
3 more stock the brand
R 14 750
Johannesburg
R 2 881
Pylontech UF5000
China
5.12 kWh5.12 kW600010 years6
8 more stock the brand
R 13 789
Johannesburg
R 2 693
REVOV E100
5.12 kWh5.12 kW600010 years4
2 more stock the brand
R 15 362 VAT not stated
Cape Town
R 3 000
Sunsynk X Series 5.12
China
5.12 kWh5.12 kW600010 years7
7 more stock the brand
R 17 812 VAT not stated
Johannesburg
R 3 479
Volta Stage 1
5.12 kWh––10 years7
2 more stock the brand
R 13 987 VAT not stated
Cape Town
R 2 732
Freedom Won LiTE Home 10/8
South Africa
10 kWh10 kW550010 years7
1 more stock the brand
R 49 450 VAT not stated
Cape Town
R 4 945
Dyness Powerbox Pro 10.24
China
10.24 kWh5.12 kW6000–6
12 more stock the brand
R 24 590 VAT not stated
Durban
R 2 401
Volta Stage 3
10.24 kWh––10 years8
1 more stock the brand
R 27 229
Johannesburg
R 2 659

Per kWh: lowest price seen (incl. VAT) divided by the nominal energy.