Bean Box Coffee Subscription vs Origin Coffee Subscription

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

Scores higher on choice & personalisation.

British buyers who want next-day despatch and a letterbox-sized bag

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

• +Next-day despatch on daily fresh roasts, which is the tightest published roast-to-post window in this batch.
• +Free delivery on every subscription order, with no bundle or minimum to earn it.
• +The bag is sized to fit through a letterbox, so a delivery does not need somebody at home.
• +A certified B Corp, with the sourcing commitments that certification requires, rather than a self-declared claim.
• +Ships to the UK, EU, US and worldwide, which is the widest reach in this batch.

• −Pausing, skipping and cancelling are done through their iOS and Android app, and no web equivalent is stated.
• −Priced in pounds. Our dollar figure is a converted estimate and is deliberately not scored, so the value criterion sits at the midpoint.
• −One roaster only, so there is no discovery of other roasters.
• −The free-delivery threshold is advertised at both £25 and £35 in different places on the site, which needs clarifying at the basket.
• −No money-back guarantee is stated.