GivEnergy Hybrid Inverter 5.0 (Gen 3) vs Growatt SPH 3600TL BL-UP
A side-by-side look at the GivEnergy Hybrid Inverter 5.0 (Gen 3) and Growatt SPH 3600TL BL-UP. Winning figures are highlighted.
| GivEnergy GivEnergy Hybrid Inverter 5.0 (Gen 3) | Growatt Growatt SPH 3600TL BL-UP | |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | n/a | n/a |
| Power | 5 kW | 3.68 kW |
| Type | Hybrid | Hybrid |
| MPPTs | 2 | 2 |
| Efficiency | 97.6 % | 97.2 % |
| Battery ready | Yes | Yes |
Best value per row highlighted. Prices last checked 15 October 2026.
GivEnergy Hybrid Inverter 5.0 (Gen 3)
The longest manufacturer warranty of the full-size inverters here: 12 years, against the 5 years that is standard elsewhere. Electrically it is a conventional 5kW hybrid: two MPPT trackers at one string each, 7.5kWp per string, 97.6% maximum PV efficiency, with a 3,600W backup terminal that transfers in 10ms. At 21.7A maximum output current it is a G99 application, and G99 and G100 are both listed on the datasheet's approvals. It weighs 32kg.
Full GivEnergy Hybrid Inverter 5.0 (Gen 3) reviewGrowatt SPH 3600TL BL-UP
The reason to pick this over the 4kW SPH models is the paperwork: its datasheet rated output current is 16A, so it fits a G98 notification instead of a G99 application. You give up a few hundred watts of AC output to get there, and the 7,500W maximum recommended PV input still leaves room to oversize the array. Two MPP trackers, 97.2% maximum efficiency and a 5-year standard warranty (10 optional) are the same story as the rest of the range.
Full Growatt SPH 3600TL BL-UP review