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Best Bean-to-Cup Machines Under $1,500

The best bean-to-cup machines under $1,500, ranked by our review scores. The extra money buys automatic milk systems, longer drink menus and bigger screens, so this list is about which of those features you will use every morning and which only look good on the box.

How this list is ordered

Ranked by arithmetic, not opinion. Every score is worked out from the specifications each maker publishes, so you can open the working on any product page. Anything commercial is labelled and sits outside that order, and how we score explains what each criterion measures.

Bean-to-Cup Machines Under $1,500, ranked by score

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  1. 1Philips4300 LatteGoFrom $9998.5

    How it scored

    Drinks & Milk System9.0
    Grinder & Grind Control8.5
    Cleaning & Upkeep10.0
    Ease of Use7.8
    Capacity & Refills6.5
    Value for Money10.0
    Build Quality & Warrantyweakest link6.4
    carries 10 of the 97.6 points scored
    Kitchen Fit & Noise10.0
    noise not published
    Price from$999
    Score8.5
    Built-in grinderYes
    Automatic milkYes
    One-touch drinksEspresso, Coffee, Americano, Cappuccino, Latte Macchiato, Cafe au lait
    Drinks it makesEspresso, Coffee, Americano, Cappuccino, Latte macchiato, Cafe au lait
    Read the Philips 4300 LatteGo review →
  2. 2GaggiaCadorna PrestigeFrom $10498.4

    How it scored

    Drinks & Milk System9.5
    Grinder & Grind Control8.5
    Cleaning & Upkeep8.2
    Ease of Use8.5
    Capacity & Refills7.5
    Value for Money10.0
    Build Quality & Warrantyweakest link4.8
    carries 10 of the 97.6 points scored
    Kitchen Fit & Noise10.0
    noise not published
    Price from$1049
    Score8.4
    Built-in grinderYes
    Automatic milkYes
    One-touch drinksRistretto, Espresso, Espresso lungo, Coffee, Americano, Cappuccino, Latte macchiato, Cafe au lait, Flat white, Cortado, Over ice coffee
    Drinks it makesEspresso, Coffee, Americano, Espresso lungo, Ristretto, Cappuccino, Latte macchiato, Flat white, Cortado, Cafe au lait, Iced coffee
    Read the Gaggia Cadorna Prestige review →
  3. 3Philips3300 Series LatteGo EP3347/90From $899.998.4

    How it scored

    Drinks & Milk System9.0
    Grinder & Grind Control8.5
    Cleaning & Upkeep10.0
    Ease of Use7.8
    Capacity & Refills6.5
    Value for Money10.0
    Build Quality & Warrantyweakest link5.4
    carries 10 of the 97.6 points scored
    Kitchen Fit & Noise10.0
    noise not published
    Price from$899.99
    Score8.4
    Built-in grinderYes
    Automatic milkYes
    One-touch drinks6
    Drinks it makesEspresso, Coffee, Cappuccino, Latte Macchiato, Iced Coffee, Hot Water
    Read the Philips 3300 Series LatteGo EP3347/90 review →
  4. 4PhilipsSeries 5500 LatteGo EP5544/90From $850.478.4

    How it scored

    Drinks & Milk System8.2
    Grinder & Grind Control8.5
    Cleaning & Upkeep8.8
    Ease of Use9.5
    Capacity & Refills6.5
    Value for Money10.0
    Build Quality & Warrantyweakest link6.4
    carries 10 of the 97.6 points scored
    Kitchen Fit & Noise10.0
    noise not published
    Price from$850.47
    Score8.4
    Built-in grinderYes, with 12 grinder settings
    Automatic milkYes
    One-touch drinks20, named by Philips: espresso, coffee, cappuccino, latte macchiato, iced coffee, hot water, americano, caffe crema, caffe latte, travel mug, espresso lungo, ristretto, flat white, cafe au lait, iced latte, iced cappuccino, iced americano, iced caffe crema, iced cafe au lait and iced caffe latte
    Drinks it makesEspresso, Coffee, Americano, Espresso lungo, Ristretto, Cappuccino, Latte, Latte macchiato, Flat white, Cafe au lait, Caffe crema, Iced coffee, Iced latte, Iced cappuccino, Iced americano, Iced caffe crema, Iced cafe au lait, Hot water
    Read the Philips Series 5500 LatteGo EP5544/90 review →
  5. 5KitchenAidKF6 Fully Automatic Espresso Machine KES8556From $1199.998.1

    How it scored

    Drinks & Milk System9.5
    Grinder & Grind Control6.5
    Cleaning & Upkeep8.0
    Ease of Use8.5
    Capacity & Refills8.0
    Value for Money8.7
    Build Quality & Warrantyweakest link6.4
    carries 10 of the 97.6 points scored
    Kitchen Fit & Noise10.0
    noise not published
    Price from$1199.99
    Score8.1
    Built-in grinderYes
    Automatic milkYes
    One-touch drinks15
    Drinks it makesAmericano, Caffe Latte, Cappuccino, Coffee, Espresso, Latte Macchiato, Macchiato, Warm Milk, Hot Water
    Read the KitchenAid KF6 Fully Automatic Espresso Machine KES8556 review →
  6. 6NinjaAutoBarista Pro AE1051From $999.997.9

    How it scored

    Drinks & Milk System9.5
    Grinder & Grind Control8.0
    Cleaning & Upkeepweakest link6.2
    carries 15 of the 97.6 points scored
    Ease of Use6.5
    Capacity & Refills9.0
    Value for Money9.9
    Build Quality & Warranty6.3
    Kitchen Fit & Noise7.1
    noise not published
    Price from$999.99
    Score7.9
    Built-in grinderYes
    Automatic milkYes
    One-touch drinks13
    Read the Ninja AutoBarista Pro AE1051 review →
  7. 7NinjaAutoBarista AE1001From $949.997.8

    How it scored

    Drinks & Milk System9.5
    Grinder & Grind Control8.0
    Cleaning & Upkeepweakest link6.2
    carries 15 of the 97.6 points scored
    Ease of Use6.5
    Capacity & Refills8.0
    Value for Money10.0
    Build Quality & Warranty6.3
    Kitchen Fit & Noise7.1
    noise not published
    Price from$949.99
    Score7.8
    Built-in grinderYes
    Automatic milkYes
    One-touch drinks10
    Read the Ninja AutoBarista AE1001 review →
  8. 8De'LonghiDinamica LatteCrema Espresso Machine ECAM35075SIFrom $1399.957.7

    How it scored

    Drinks & Milk System9.5
    Grinder & Grind Control8.0
    Cleaning & Upkeep10.0
    Ease of Use8.5
    Capacity & Refillsweakest link4.0
    carries 12 of the 97.6 points scored
    Value for Money7.2
    Build Quality & Warranty5.4
    Kitchen Fit & Noise7.1
    noise not published
    Price from$1399.95
    Score7.7
    Built-in grinderYes
    Automatic milkYes
    One-touch drinks18 espresso and specialty recipes. De'Longhi names seven of them and does not publish the full list
    Drinks it makesEspresso, Ristretto, Cappuccino, Latte, Macchiato, Flat white, Iced coffee
    Read the De'Longhi Dinamica LatteCrema Espresso Machine ECAM35075SI review →
  9. 9Bosch300 Series Fully Automatic Espresso MachineFrom $399.507.4

    How it scored

    Drinks & Milk System6.5
    Grinder & Grind Control7.0
    Cleaning & Upkeep8.8
    Ease of Use7.0
    Capacity & Refills6.5
    Value for Money10.0
    Build Quality & Warrantyweakest link4.5
    carries 10 of the 97.6 points scored
    Kitchen Fit & Noise10.0
    noise not published
    Price from$399.50
    Score7.4
    Built-in grinderYes
    Automatic milkYes
    One-touch drinksEspresso, Coffee, Cappuccino, Latte Macchiato
    Drinks it makesEspresso, Coffee, Cappuccino, Latte macchiato
    Read the Bosch 300 Series Fully Automatic Espresso Machine review →
  10. 10De'LonghiMagnifica Evo ECAM29084SBFrom $899.957.2

    How it scored

    Drinks & Milk System7.8
    Grinder & Grind Control8.0
    Cleaning & Upkeepweakest link5.0
    carries 15 of the 97.6 points scored
    Ease of Use7.1
    Capacity & Refills6.5
    Value for Money9.9
    Build Quality & Warranty5.9
    Kitchen Fit & Noise7.9
    noise not published
    Price from$899.95
    Score7.2
    Built-in grinderYes, a built-in conical burr grinder with 13 settings
    Automatic milkYes, per the LatteCrema claim on the same page
    One-touch drinks7: espresso, cappuccino, latte macchiato, iced coffee, coffee, hot water and My Latte
    Drinks it makesEspresso, Coffee, Cappuccino, Latte, Latte macchiato, Iced coffee, Hot water
    Read the De'Longhi Magnifica Evo ECAM29084SB review →
  11. 11De'LonghiRivelia EXAM44055WFrom $1299.957.1

    How it scored

    Drinks & Milk System8.2
    Grinder & Grind Control8.0
    Cleaning & Upkeepweakest link5.0
    carries 15 of the 97.6 points scored
    Ease of Use7.5
    Capacity & Refills6.5
    Value for Money7.1
    Build Quality & Warranty5.9
    Kitchen Fit & Noise10.0
    noise not published
    Price from$1299.95
    Score7.1
    Built-in grinderYes
    Automatic milkYes
    One-touch drinksDe'Longhi's own pages give two answers: 18+ preset recipes on the product page, up to 16 customizable drinks on the Rivelia landing page
    Drinks it makesEspresso, Coffee, Cappuccino, Latte, Flat white, Cortado, Iced coffee
    Read the De'Longhi Rivelia EXAM44055W review →
  12. 12GaggiaAnima Espresso MachineFrom $698.976.6

    How it scored

    Drinks & Milk Systemweakest link2.5
    carries 16 of the 97.6 points scored
    Grinder & Grind Control6.5
    Cleaning & Upkeep9.0
    Ease of Use7.2
    Capacity & Refills5.0
    Value for Money10.0
    Build Quality & Warranty4.5
    Kitchen Fit & Noise10.0
    noise not published
    Price from$698.97
    Score6.6
    Built-in grinderYes
    Automatic milkNo
    One-touch drinksEspresso, Espresso lungo
    Drinks it makesEspresso, Espresso lungo
    Read the Gaggia Anima Espresso Machine review →
  13. 13De'LonghiMagnifica Start Automatic Espresso MachineFrom $701.716.3

    How it scored

    Drinks & Milk Systemweakest link3.0
    carries 16 of the 97.6 points scored
    Grinder & Grind Control8.0
    Cleaning & Upkeep5.0
    Ease of Use4.6
    Capacity & Refills6.5
    Value for Money10.0
    Build Quality & Warranty5.9
    Kitchen Fit & Noise10.0
    noise not published
    Price from$701.71
    Score6.3
    Built-in grinderYes
    Automatic milkNo
    One-touch drinks3, espresso, coffee and americano, with adjustable intensity
    Drinks it makesEspresso, Coffee, Americano
    Read the De'Longhi Magnifica Start Automatic Espresso Machine review →
  14. 14JuraE4 Automatic Coffee MachineFrom $1339.996.2

    How it scored

    Drinks & Milk Systemweakest link2.5
    carries 16 of the 97.6 points scored
    Grinder & Grind Control6.0
    Cleaning & Upkeep7.0
    Ease of Use7.4
    Capacity & Refills9.0
    Value for Money6.1
    Build Quality & Warranty6.4
    Kitchen Fit & Noise7.1
    noise not published
    Price from$1339.99
    Score6.2
    Built-in grinderYes
    Automatic milkNo
    One-touch drinks5: espresso, 2 x espresso, coffee, 2 x coffee and hot water
    Drinks it makesEspresso, Double espresso, Coffee, Double coffee, Hot water
    Read the Jura E4 Automatic Coffee Machine review →
  15. 15JuraENA 4From $11995.2

    How it scored

    Drinks & Milk Systemweakest link2.0
    carries 16 of the 97.6 points scored
    Grinder & Grind Control6.0
    Cleaning & Upkeep7.0
    Ease of Use7.0
    Capacity & Refills3.0
    Value for Money5.6
    Build Quality & Warranty5.5
    Kitchen Fit & Noise7.1
    noise not published
    Price from$1199
    Score5.2
    Built-in grinderYes
    Automatic milkNo
    One-touch drinks4
    Drinks it makesEspresso, Double espresso, Coffee, Double coffee
    Read the Jura ENA 4 review →
⇄ Compare
01Built-in grinderPhilips 4300 LatteGo
8.5Excellent

Philips 4300 LatteGo

One-touch espresso and milk drinks, with a two-part LatteGo carafe that has no tubes to clean

Pressure
15 bar
Drinks
6
Tank
1.8 L
Hopper
275 g
from$999
02Built-in grinderGaggia Cadorna Prestige
8.4Very good

Gaggia Cadorna Prestige

Ceramic burrs, pre-infusion and an integrated milk carafe in an Italian-made bean-to-cup machine

Boiler
Quick Heat boiler
Pressure
15 bar
Material
Black ABS bodywork; spray painted anthracite front; stainless steel boiler; black ABS
Drinks
11
from$1049
03Built-in grinderPhilips 3300 Series LatteGo EP3347/90
8.4Very good

Philips 3300 Series LatteGo EP3347/90

Six one-touch drinks including cappuccino and iced coffee, with a two-part LatteGo milk jug that goes in the dishwasher

Pressure
15 bar
Material
Plastic
Drinks
6
Tank
1.8 L
from$899.99
04Built-in grinderPhilips Series 5500 LatteGo EP5544/90
8.4Very good

Philips Series 5500 LatteGo EP5544/90

Twenty drinks including six iced, from a two-part milk system that rinses in seconds

Pressure
15 bar
Drinks
20
Tank
1.8 L
Hopper
275 g
from$850.47
05Built-in grinderKitchenAid KF6 Fully Automatic Espresso Machine KES8556
8.1Very good

KitchenAid KF6 Fully Automatic Espresso Machine KES8556

Fifteen one-touch drinks, a 2.2 liter tank and a milk hose that feeds from any carton, in a metal-clad body

Pressure
18 bar
Material
Metal clad housing with a stainless steel base
Drinks
15
Tank
2.2 L
from$1199.99
06Built-in grinderNinja AutoBarista Pro AE1051
7.9Very good

Ninja AutoBarista Pro AE1051

Two swappable bean hoppers and 13 one-touch drinks, drip and cold brew included, in one bean-to-cup machine

Pressure
15 bar
Drinks
13
Tank
2.4 L
Hopper
340 g
from$999.99
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