2024 test13 productsJump Starters & Car Power
Which Jump Starter Brand Wins?
We compared 13 jump starter options head to head. NOCO came out on top. See the measured results, the runner-up, the budget pick, and a link to the full test video. Shoppers cross-shopping booster noco, noco jumpstarter, noco boost plus and noco gb40 land here for the head to head that settles it.
Winner
NOCO
Price shown in test: $370
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Runner-up
AVAPOW
Price shown in test: $133
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Budget pick
GooLoo
Price shown in test: right at $100
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The measured results
Every number below is read straight from the test. Scroll sideways to see all measurements. Products are listed in the order they finished.
| Product | Claimed Cranking Amps | V 6 Ford Ranger Test | Big Block 454 Test | Diesel Test | Carbon Pile Test | Wh Capacity Test | Dead Battery Activation | Battery Capacity Claimed | Inflator Claimed | Tire Inflator Test |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1NOCO GBX155$370 | 4,250, about half of the Kalyoosen's claimed 8,000 | spun the weak battery test engine the fastest of all jump starters in the lineup, still had plenty left when the narrator ended the test at 11 and 1/2 seconds, the longest run of the whole test | outperformed every other brand tested, described as very impressive | most kick of all jump starters, made very easy work of starting the diesel engine, battery still near full charge afterward | 921 amps at 7.77 volts, 7,156 watts, by far the most powerful in this bench test and first place | 78.34 Wh, largest power bank capacity of all brands tested, first place | did not activate when used on a completely dead battery, unlike the GooLoo | not tested | not tested | not tested |
| 2AVAPOW$133 | 6,000 | spinning over the engine faster than the Oreetga, possibly the fastest yet at that point, narrator ended the test at about 9 seconds with the unit still going strong, battery still at four bars | more powerful than the GooLoo, maintaining a high cranking speed | very powerful, made very easy work of starting the diesel engine three times back to back and did not overheat, battery still showing a full charge | 676 amps at 8.8 volts, very close to 6,000 watts (recap states 5,949 watts, second place) | 69.9 Wh, barely edged out the GooLoo, second place | did not activate when used on a completely dead battery | not tested | not tested | not tested |
| 3GooLooright at $100 | 4,000 | spinning over the engine just as quickly as the YaberAuto 6000, but only lasted 4 seconds on both the first and a repeated second attempt, battery still at four bars both times | spinning over the engine the fastest yet at that point in the sequence | lots of kick, made very easy work of starting the diesel engine, battery still showing four bars afterward (repeat count not explicitly stated) | transcript states 78 amps at 7.94 volts equal to 5,622 watts; 78 amps times 7.94 volts is only about 620 watts, nowhere near the stated 5,622, so the amps figure looks like a dropped digit (roughly 708 amps would match the math), flagged rather than corrected | 67.56 Wh, third place | not tested | not tested | not tested | not tested |
| 4NEXPOW$77 before coupon, $56 after coupon | 4,000 | by far the most powerful jump starter up to that point in the sequence, lasted just under 9 seconds before powering down, battery still at 92 percent | performed by far the best of the brands tested up to that point | made very easy work of starting the diesel engine three times back to back, battery still at 91 percent | 439 amps at 12.47 volts, 5,474 watts, by far the best up to that point in the sequence (this brand's voltage reading of 12.47 volts is notably higher than every other brand's 5 to 9 volt range, kept verbatim since the wattage math is internally consistent) | just under 58 Wh, by far the best up to that point | will not activate without help from a 12 volt source, and does not activate on a completely dead battery | 20,000 mAh, charges in 2 hours per claim | 0 to 36 PSI in 5 minutes per claim | least noisy inflator up to that point at just under 86 dB, fastest up to that point at 22 to 23 PSI after 5 minutes, moved into the lead reaching 30 PSI in about 7 minutes, both gauges agreed at 30 PSI, battery at 79 percent afterward, the best battery retention up to that point |
| 5BRPOM$77 | 5,000 | engine wasn't spinning over nearly as quickly as the NEXPOW, lasted just under 5 seconds, battery showed full charge afterward | pretty competitive but the NEXPOW performed better | started the diesel engine but with noticeably less kick than the NEXPOW, battery dropped just one bar | 340 amps at 8.93 volts, just over 3,000 watts | this brand's own watt hour figure appears to be missing or cut off from the transcript right where it should appear; a following sentence says the UTRAI matched it at 45.4 Wh, so BRPOM's figure is likely close to 45.4 but is not stated as its own number and is left out rather than assumed | will activate and jump start a vehicle with a completely dead battery, unlike the NEXPOW | 24,000 mAh | 0 to 36 PSI in 3 minutes per claim | a little noisier than some other inflators at around 90 dB, fastest yet at 5 minutes at that point in the sequence, moved into the lead reaching 30 PSI in about 6 and a half minutes (third place in the final ranking), both gauges showing about 30 PSI, battery at four out of five bars |
| 6UTRAI$84 | 5,000 | definitely outlasted the BRPOM, finally giving up after almost 7 and a half seconds, battery still showing fully charged | offered more cranking amps than the BRPOM and maintained a higher cranking speed | started the diesel engine twice before overheating, battery still showing a full charge | 613 amps at 6.11 volts, 3,745 watts, second place behind the NEXPOW at that point in the sequence | 45.4 Wh, described as matching the BRPOM's figure (see BRPOM notes on the missing BRPOM number) | not tested | 27,000 mAh | 4 minutes to inflate a tire per claim, inflator hose built into the machine | noise close to 90 dB, at 5 minutes reached about 25.5 PSI (the best yet at that point), took the lead at 5 minutes 51 seconds to reach 30 PSI, but overshot by adding about 2 PSI too much, battery at three out of four bars |
| 7Yaber Auto 6000 6000$90 | 6,000 | seemed like the most powerful jump starter yet at that point, engine spinning over very quickly, finally overheated at just over 11 seconds (the best duration up to that point), battery down to 58 percent | spinning over the engine faster than the UTRAI, higher cranking speed | most kick yet at that point, made very easy work of starting the engine (repeat count not explicitly stated), battery at 75 percent afterward | 693 amps at 6.96 volts, 4,823 watts | not tested | not tested | 26,800 mAh, 45W USBC in and out speed charging claimed | not tested | not tested |
| 8Yaber Auto 3500 3500 with inflator$70 | 3,500 | spinning over the engine faster than the AIPOWAY, lasted just over 5 seconds before giving up | rated for 3,500 peak amps, did not perform as well as the AIPOWAY | started the diesel engine two times before overheating, battery at 71 percent afterward | 491 amps at 7.38 volts, 3,624 watts, moved into the lead over the AIPOWAY at that point in the sequence | transcript renders this figure as '3838 wat[t hours]' right after 'the yber auto moves into the lead'; likely a dropped decimal point for about 38.38 Wh given the pattern of dropped decimals elsewhere in this transcript, flagged rather than corrected | not tested | 21,800 mAh claimed | not tested | starting charge 100 percent, noise about 88.5 dB (same as AIPOWAY), made it past 5 minutes without a cooldown break, finished in just under 11 minutes (second place behind AIPOWAY), gauge reading off by about half a PSI, battery at 75 percent afterward |
| 9AIPOWAY$70 before coupon, $56 with coupon | 5,000 | definitely spinning over the engine a lot faster than the Gillaway and E-Ant, battery down to 83 percent | rated for 5,000 cranking amps, outperformed the E-Ant and Gillaway | plenty of cranking amps and started the diesel engine once, but overheated and could not repeat it three times back to back, battery at 77 percent after one attempt | 535 amps at 6.59 volts, 3,526 watts, the best up to that point in the sequence | 33.36 Wh, better than the Gillaway and E-Ant | has a boost button claimed to automatically boost and restart a car even at very low voltage; overheated during the diesel test after one successful start | 26,800 mAh claimed, flashlight claimed at 800 lumens, tire inflate in 5 to 8 minutes per claim | not tested | least noisy yet at around 88.5 dB, did not power itself down after 5 minutes (unlike the Gillaway and E-Ant), fastest yet at just under 10 minutes, both gauges at 30 PSI, battery at 76 percent afterward, the best battery retention up to that point |
| 10Kalyoosen$143 | 8,000, the highest claim in the video, called unbelievable by the narrator | definitely overrated relative to its claim, less than 4 seconds on the first attempt and just over 4 seconds on the second, battery still at four bars | rated for 8,000 cranking amps but did not perform nearly as well as the last four brands tested before it | plenty of cranking amps to start the diesel engine but not nearly as much kick as the AVAPOW, battery at four bars | 587 amps at 7.2 volts, 4,226 watts | 32.13 Wh, described as really struggling in this test, one of the weakest results | not tested | 32,000 mAh claimed, 4,000 lumen emergency LED claimed, tire inflate in 5 minutes per claim | not tested | still pretty noisy at 90 dB, at 5 minutes reached about 25 PSI, moved into second place behind the UTRAI at 6 minutes 10 seconds, battery at four bars, gauge off by about half a PSI |
| 11Oreetga$130 | 5,000 | not spinning over the engine nearly as fast as the GooLoo, but still performing well, just over a 5 second run, battery still at four bars | not spinning as quickly as the GooLoo | made very easy work of starting the diesel engine, battery at three out of four bars afterward | 568 amps at 7.15 volts, 4,061 watts | 43.53 Wh, described as about the same as the UTRAI and 'the yber AO' (see YaberAuto 6000 notes) | not tested | not tested | not tested | least noisy inflator yet at around 84 dB, only 17 to 18 PSI at 5 minutes (slower than the UTRAI at that point), finished in 9 minutes 39 seconds (about 4 minutes slower than the UTRAI), gauge off by about half a PSI, battery still at four bars |
| 12Gillaway$60 | 4,000 | rated for 4,000 cranking amps but performed much more like 400, lasted less than 2 seconds before powering itself down; needed a battery charger trick just to get the unit to sense 12 volts and activate at all on the disabled-ignition Ford Ranger | struggled, clearly not performing like a 4,000 cranking amp battery | did not have enough cranking amps to start the diesel engine | transcript states 48 amps at 5.38 volts equal to 2,249 watts; 48 amps times 5.38 volts is only about 258 watts, nowhere near the stated 2,249, so the amps figure looks like a dropped digit (roughly 418 amps would match the math), flagged rather than corrected | 29.33 Wh | not tested | 59.2 Wh claimed (transcript renders as '59.2 WS') | up to 150 PSI claimed | noisy at just over 92 dB, the noisiest unit tested, powered itself down at just over 5 minutes at only 18 PSI, had to wait out a cooldown timer before finishing at 14 minutes total, battery dropped from full to less than half, final reading 30.8 PSI versus the reference gauge's 32 PSI (about a 1.2 PSI underread) |
| 13E-Ant$70 before coupon, $56 with coupon | 4,000 | performed worse than the Gillaway; second, third, and fourth attempts were all weak; the negative connector became disconnected and the internal solder had already melted, requiring a temporary repair mid review; charge dropped below 50 percent | outperformed the Gillaway but the engine still wasn't spinning over quickly | did not have enough cranking amps to start the diesel engine | transcript states 382 amps at 5.44 volts equal to only 278 watts; 382 amps times 5.44 volts works out to about 2,078 watts, not 278, so this figure is internally inconsistent and is flagged rather than corrected in either direction | 27.73 Wh, about 1.5 Wh less than the Gillaway | not tested | 22,000 mAh power bank claimed, LED claimed at 400 lumens, rated for extreme temperatures from negative 4 F to 140 F per claim | not tested | a little less noisy than the Gillaway at around 90 dB, also powered itself down at just over 5 minutes at around 20 PSI, needed a 3 minute cooldown, finished in about 11 and a half minutes (about 3 minutes faster than the Gillaway), battery almost completely drained after inflating just one tire, both gauges agreed on 30 PSI with no stated error |
How it was tested
- jump starting a V6 Ford Ranger with a nearly dead battery (0.04 volts)
- jump starting a gas big block 454 engine motorhome
- jump starting a diesel truck engine (attempted 3 times back to back where possible)
- tire inflator speed, noise, and pressure gauge accuracy filling a 15 inch tire to 30 PSI
- carbon pile bench load test measuring amps, volts, and resulting watts
- power bank watt hour capacity drain test at a constant approximately 10 watt draw
- activation test using a completely dead battery
“the Noco came out on top finishing in first place in every category, it is a great jump starter but it is very expensive”
Data notes and caveats
13 products tested (12 brands from the description plus a second YaberAuto model): Gillaway, E-Ant, AIPOWAY, Yaber Auto 3500 with inflator, NEXPOW, BRPOM, UTRAI, Yaber Auto 6000, GooLoo, Oreetga, AVAPOW, Kalyoosen, NOCO. The video's own explicit final ranking only covers three tiers: NOCO first in every numeric category (expensive), AVAPOW second (better priced), GooLoo third (decent $100 deal); products[] here is ordered by the carbon pile wattage test (the fullest single metric collected for all 13 units) for the remaining entries, which is a derived ordering, not one the video itself declared beyond the top three. The narrator's actual personal buying recommendation deviates from the pure performance ranking: NOCO and AVAPOW failed to activate on a truly dead battery, so the narrator says GooLoo would be his choice considering price and performance together, and separately recommends NEXPOW for tire-inflator buyers and BRPOM as the tire-inflator option that still works on a dead battery. A handful of carbon pile test figures do not match their own stated amps times volts multiplication (Gillaway: 48A at 5.38V stated as 2,249W, math implies about 418A; GooLoo: 78A at 7.94V stated as 5,622W, math implies about 708A; E-Ant: 382A at 5.44V stated as only 278W, math implies about 2,078W); all are kept verbatim and flagged as likely dropped digits rather than silently corrected. BRPOM's own watt hour capacity figure appears to be missing from the transcript entirely, recoverable only as 'the same as the UTRAI at 45.4 Wh' in a following sentence, and is reported as a gap rather than assigned a number. A diesel-test line about the Oreetga starting 'the commons' almost certainly means the Cummins diesel engine and is not a product comparison.