Portable generator brands

32 brands are represented in our comparison. Long-standing names like Honda, Generac and Champion sit next to value brands that are often very competitive on price per watt.

BrandModelsRunning wattsAverage scoreHighest rated
A-iPower101,600 to 6,100 W6.6/10A-iPower GXS5000
AIVOLT71,350 to 9,200 W7.1/10AIVOLT VO4200iX 4200W Open Frame Inverter
AMERISUN13,600 to 3,600 W6.6/10AMERISUN AL5040C 4500W Open Frame Inverter
Aceup Energy5900 to 6,000 W6.7/10Aceup Energy AI8000 8000W Open Frame Inverter
Anker SOLIX13,600 to 3,600 W5.8/10Anker SOLIX Smart Generator 5500 (Tri-Fuel)
BILT HARD13,500 to 3,500 W6.8/10BILT HARD TGA-0262 4500W Open Frame Inverter
Briggs & Stratton31,800 to 8,000 W6.3/10Briggs & Stratton 8000 Watt Elite Series 030741
Champion141,200 to 13,500 W7.0/10Champion 201302 9200-Watt Electric Start Dual Fuel Generator
Cummins17,500 to 7,500 W7.1/10Cummins Onan P9500df
DEWALT18,000 to 8,000 W7.4/10DEWALT DXGNR8000
DuroMax94,500 to 13,000 W7.3/10DuroMax XP13000HX
DuroStar110,500 to 10,500 W8.2/10DuroStar DS13000MX
EFURDEN13,300 to 3,300 W7.1/10EFURDEN EDOG12 4300W Inverter
ERAYAK13,500 to 3,500 W7.6/10ERAYAK 4500PDM Dual Fuel Inverter
EcoFlow13,200 to 3,200 W5.6/10EcoFlow Smart Generator 4000 (Dual Fuel)
Evernexta13,400 to 3,400 W6.9/10Evernexta H4500iDR 4000W Open Frame Inverter
Firman13,300 to 3,300 W6.2/10FIRMAN W03383
Ford12,000 to 2,000 W5.6/10Ford FG2300iS
GENMAX171,000 to 13,500 W7.1/10GENMAX GM15000ET
Generac82,200 to 9,500 W6.9/10Generac GP9500E Tri Fuel (8063, 49ST)
Genkins42,000 to 6,500 W7.2/10Genkins GK8000iE 8000W Inverter
Honda8900 to 9,000 W6.2/10Honda EU7000iS (EU7000ISNAN)
LIFAN31,800 to 3,800 W6.6/10LIFAN LF4800iE 4800W Inverter
Oxseryn32,000 to 4,000 W6.9/10Oxseryn EDOG10 4400W Open Frame Inverter
PowerSmart81,900 to 3,800 W6.8/10PowerSmart PS5046CE 4800W Electric Start Inverter with CO Alert
Pulsar10900 to 9,500 W6.8/10Pulsar G12KBN
RVMP12,700 to 2,700 W6.5/10RVMP Flex Power 3300i
SIOKIUU11,900 to 1,900 W6.9/10SIOKIUU S2500iS 2500W Inverter
WEN181,000 to 6,500 W6.8/10WEN DF8000X 8000W Dual Fuel with CO Watchdog
Westinghouse291,000 to 20,000 W7.4/10Westinghouse WGen11500DFc
Yamaha21,800 to 2,800 W6.1/10Yamaha EF3000iSEB
maXpeedingrods22,200 to 3,200 W6.5/10maXpeedingrods MXR4000 4000W Inverter