Bean Box Coffee Subscription vs Intelligentsia Coffee Subscription

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

Scores higher on choice & personalisation.

A Chicago roaster's own rotating single origins, shipped free and roasted to order

Scores higher on cost per bag, and per kilo, freshness & roast dates, what actually arrives.

• +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

• +Always roasted to order, stated plainly as one of three headline promises rather than implied.
• +Always free shipping on subscriptions, with no bundle or spend threshold.
• +From $18 for 12 oz on Intelligentsia Classics, about $53 a kilo.
• +Skip an order or move the next one to any future date from My Subscriptions, and gift subscriptions are sold.
• +20% off the first four orders with code 20OFFFOUR, which is a longer discount runway than most.

• −Prices sit on each subscription's own page, not on the subscriptions page that compares them.
• −One roaster, so there is no discovery beyond Intelligentsia's own range.
• −No money-back guarantee is stated.
• −Gift subscriptions cannot be paid for in full up front.
• −No shipping destinations are stated on the subscriptions page.