Atlas Coffee Club vs Stumptown Coffee Club

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

Scores higher on delivery & straight answers.

The widest choice of delivery intervals of any subscription here, from weekly to every eight weeks

Scores higher on choice & personalisation, what actually arrives.

• +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.

• +Seven delivery intervals from every week to every eight weeks, which is by some distance the widest choice in this category.
• +Free shipping on every subscription order, with no bundle or minimum spend to earn it.
• +$58.82 a kilo on the 12oz bag, cheaper than Trade and level with Atlas.
• +Skip, change, pause and cancel are all offered at any time and stated on the sales page rather than buried in a help centre.
• +Rotating Roaster's Pick and Blend Shuffle options, or any blend or single origin kept on repeat, plus a coffee quiz for anyone unsure.

• −One roaster, so there is no discovery of anyone else's coffee.
• −No roast-to-despatch figure is published, only that coffee ships directly from the roastery.
• −The advertised prices are discounted against a struck-through list price, so check what the sixth delivery costs.
• −No money-back guarantee is stated.
• −The 5lb option is priced separately and not shown alongside the standard bag, so the bulk saving needs working out at the basket.