Bean Box Coffee Subscription vs Blue Bottle Coffee Subscription

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

Scores higher on cost per bag, and per kilo, choice & personalisation.

One roaster you already like, shipped free, with the roast chosen rather than matched

Scores higher on what actually arrives, delivery & straight answers.

• +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

• +Shipping is always free, on every subscription, with no bundle or minimum to earn it.
• +From $22 for a 12 oz bag, about $65 a kilo, less than Trade before postage.
• +Around twenty subscriptions covering dark, medium, light, single origin, espresso and Craft Matcha.
• +Change, pause or cancel at any time with no notice period stated.
• +A limited-time extra 10% off when you prepay the first three shipments.

• −No roast-to-despatch time is stated, and no roast-date claim, so freshness scores on an absence.
• −One roaster only, so there is no discovery of anybody else's coffee.
• −The bag size is in the help centre, not on the subscriptions page where a buyer compares.
• −No money-back guarantee is stated on the subscriptions page.