Atlas Coffee Club vs Bean Box Coffee Subscription

Drinking a different country every delivery, with the plan set out before you sign up

Scores higher on cost per bag, and per kilo, delivery & straight answers.

Rotating through 64 named American roasters without picking one, at a lower price per kilo than Trade

Scores higher on choice & personalisation.

• +A 30-day money-back guarantee, which is a refund rather than the replacement most of this market offers.
• +The entire plan builder, including the price, is shown before you create an account or hand over an email address.
• +Every coffee is a single origin from a named country, sent with a postcard and tasting notes for that origin.
• +$58.82 a kilo on the 12oz bag, which is materially cheaper than Trade's $70.94.
• +Grind is offered for drip, French press, pour over, espresso, AeroPress and cold brew, plus whole bean, and decaf is available.

• −Atlas roasts everything itself, so you are choosing between origins rather than between roasters.
• −The United States and Canada only.
• −The 'Bright and Expressive' flavour profile costs $2 a bag more than the standard one.
• −Frequency is limited to every two weeks or every four, with no longer interval offered.
• −The advertised price is a sale price against a struck-through list price, so what you pay after the first bag needs checking.

• +Publishes a roaster count, 64, where Trade states none
• +Cheaper per kilo than Trade: $46.30 on the Office Duo against Trade's $70.94
• +Pause, skip and cancel are all self-service, with no notice period or minimum
• +Eight tasting plans including decaf, espresso, cold brew and single origin
• +A free bag when you join

• −Subscription shipping is a flat rate Bean Box does not publish anywhere
• −Not stated as roasted to order, coffee is packed in Seattle, not shipped by the roaster
• −No roast date policy published
• −The single 12oz bag at $57.32 a kilo is poor value against the 2lb plans