Gaggia Cadorna Prestige vs Jura E6 Automatic Coffee Machine
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The verdict
Gaggia Cadorna Prestige is the better buy on our scoring, 8.5 to Jura E6 Automatic Coffee Machine's 6.8. It leads on drinks & milk system and cleaning & upkeep.
Gaggia Cadorna Prestige costs $850 less.
Who each one suits
Gaggia Cadorna Prestige
Home users wanting a fully automatic bean-to-cup machine with integrated milk carafe and multi-beverage capability
Scores higher on drinks & milk system, cleaning & upkeep, grinder & grind control.
Jura E6 Automatic Coffee Machine
The JURA that adds milk drinks, sitting between the black-coffee E4 and the E8
Scores higher on capacity & refills.
How they score, criterion by criterion
Both are scored the same way against the rest of their category, from what their makers publish. The weight is how much each criterion moves the total. How the score works
| Criterion | Weight in category | Gaggia Cadorna Prestige | Jura E6 Automatic Coffee Machine |
|---|---|---|---|
| Drinks & Milk System | 16% | 9.5 | 8.2 |
| Cleaning & Upkeep | 15% | 8.2 | 5.0 |
| Grinder & Grind Control | 15% | 8.5 | 6.0 |
| Value for Money | 12% | 8.5 | 4.0 |
| Capacity & Refills | 12% | 7.5 | 9.0 |
| Ease of Use | 12% | 8.5 | 8.0 |
| Build Quality & Warranty | 10% | 7.8 | 6.4 |
| Kitchen Fit & Noise | 8% | 10.0 | 8.6 |
What each one costs
| Price | $1,049.00 | $1,899.00 |
Where they differ
Every specification the two makers publish differently. Everything they match on is in the full table below.
| Gaggia Cadorna Prestige | Jura E6 Automatic Coffee Machine | |
|---|---|---|
| Brand founded | 1948 | — |
| Based in | Milan, Italy | — |
| Price | $1,049.00 | $1,899.00 |
| Best for | Home users wanting a fully automatic bean-to-cup machine with integrated milk carafe and multi-beverage capability | The JURA that adds milk drinks, sitting between the black-coffee E4 and the E8 |
| What sets it apart | Made in Italy with a built-in espresso tray for crema-perfect short shots, a 100% ceramic grinder, integrated milk carafe with automatic cleaning cycle, and an Over Ice Coffee brew mode. All in one fully automatic machine. | — |
| Compared with | De'Longhi Eletta Explore, Philips 5400 LatteGo, Jura E8 | — |
| App Connectivity | — | Compatible with the J.O.E. app over Wi-Fi, but JURA's own shop states Wi-Fi Connect is not included with the E6 and sells it separately at $75 |
| Automatic milk frother | ✓ | ✓ |
| Automatic rinse | ✓ | — |
| Bean hopper | 300 | 280, published as 9.9 oz |
| Body Material | Black ABS bodywork; spray painted anthracite front; stainless steel boiler; black ABS, stainless steel drip tray | — |
| Boiler Type | Quick Heat boiler, light aluminium and stainless steel body | — |
| Bottomless Available | ✕ | — |
| Removable brew group | ✓ | — |
| Brew Temperature Settings | — | 3 |
| Brewing Unit Grams | — | 5 to 16, the range of the variable brewing unit |
| Built in Grinder | ✓ | ✓ |
| Burr Material | Ceramic | — |
| Pre-ground bypass | ✓ | — |
| Capsule Free | — | ✓ |
| Strength steps | 5 | 10 |
| Colour Options | Spray Painted Anthracite, Moonlight Grey | Piano White, Piano Black and Dark Inox |
| Made in | Made in Italy | Portugal |
| Cup clearance | 155 mm | 111, published as a height-adjustable spout from 65 to 111 mm |
| Dimensions | 260 x 380 x 440 mm (L x H x D) | 280 x 351 x 446, published as 11 x 13.8 x 17.6 in (W x H x D) |
| Display Type | — | 2.8 inch colour display with buttons |
| Extraction | — | Pulse Extraction Process, which JURA says forces water through the coffee at short, precisely measured intervals to extract a maximum of aroma |
| Grind steps | 10 | — |
| Machine Type | Fully automatic bean-to-cup | Bean-to-cup superautomatic |
| Milk System | — | ✓ |
| Milk system | Integrated milk carafe | — |
| One-touch drinks | Ristretto, Espresso, Espresso lungo, Coffee, Americano, Cappuccino, Latte macchiato, Cafe au lait, Flat white, Cortado, Over ice coffee | 11: espresso, 2 x espresso, coffee, 2 x coffee, Caffe Barista, Lungo Barista, espresso macchiato, cappuccino, cappuccino extra shot, a portion of milk foam and hot water |
| Plumbable | ✕ | — |
| Power | 1400 W | 1450 W |
| Pre Infusion | ✓ | — |
| Pressure Gauge | ✕ | — |
| Pump pressure | 15 bar | — |
| Ships to | US | — |
| Ships to Note | Confirmed on Amazon US, which is where this link points. Availability in other Amazon stores has not been checked, and a regional store may substitute a different product. | — |
| Standby Power | — | 0 W |
| Steam Wand Type | Integrated milk carafe | — |
| Used Capsule Bin Capacity | — | 16 servings in the coffee grounds container |
| Voltage | — | 120 V |
| Warranty | 1 year | 2, or up to 6,000 coffee brewings, whichever comes first |
| Water Filter | — | CLEARYL Smart+, with automatic filter detection. JURA states that CLEARYL removes the need for descaling |
| Water Tank | 1.5 L | 1.9, published as 64 oz |
| Weight | 9.6 kg | 9.1, published as 20 lbs |
Pros and cons
From each full review, written from the same published facts as the scores above.
Gaggia Cadorna Prestige
- +An integrated milk carafe with an automatic cleaning cycle that froths twice and then removes itself for the fridge
- +A 100% ceramic grinder with 10 settings, and pre-brewing pause before extraction
- +Made in Italy, with a Quick Heat boiler and a 1.5 litre tank
- −$1,049, exactly the category median, and $50 more than the Philips 4300 LatteGo
- −Black ABS bodywork on a machine at this price
- −One-year warranty, where Breville and Philips publish two
Jura E6 Automatic Coffee Machine
- +Eleven drinks including cappuccino, espresso macchiato and a portion of milk foam.
- +Ten programmable coffee strength levels, where the E4 gives three.
- +A variable brewing unit that doses 5 to 16g, the same range as the dearer JURA machines.
- +CLEARYL Smart+ with automatic filter detection, which JURA says removes the need to descale.
- +Zero watt standby and a 16 serving grounds container.
- −Wi-Fi Connect is not included. The machine is app compatible and the dongle costs $75 extra.
- −JURA publishes no price on its own product page; its shop lists $1,899.
- −The warranty is two years or 6,000 brews, whichever comes first.
- −JURA does not publish the number of grind settings anywhere on the machine's page.
Every specification, side by side
| Gaggia Cadorna Prestige | Jura E6 Automatic Coffee Machine | |
|---|---|---|
| The maker | ||
| Brand founded | 1948 | — |
| Based in | Milan, Italy | — |
| Price | ||
| Price | $1,049.00 | $1,899.00 |
| Who it suits | ||
| Best for | Home users wanting a fully automatic bean-to-cup machine with integrated milk carafe and multi-beverage capability | The JURA that adds milk drinks, sitting between the black-coffee E4 and the E8 |
| What sets it apart | Made in Italy with a built-in espresso tray for crema-perfect short shots, a 100% ceramic grinder, integrated milk carafe with automatic cleaning cycle, and an Over Ice Coffee brew mode. All in one fully automatic machine. | — |
| Compared with | De'Longhi Eletta Explore, Philips 5400 LatteGo, Jura E8 | — |
| Specifications | ||
| App Connectivity | — | Compatible with the J.O.E. app over Wi-Fi, but JURA's own shop states Wi-Fi Connect is not included with the E6 and sells it separately at $75 |
| Automatic milk frother | ✓ | ✓ |
| Automatic rinse | ✓ | — |
| Bean hopper | 300 | 280, published as 9.9 oz |
| Body Material | Black ABS bodywork; spray painted anthracite front; stainless steel boiler; black ABS, stainless steel drip tray | — |
| Boiler Type | Quick Heat boiler, light aluminium and stainless steel body | — |
| Bottomless Available | ✕ | — |
| Removable brew group | ✓ | — |
| Brew Temperature Settings | — | 3 |
| Brewing Unit Grams | — | 5 to 16, the range of the variable brewing unit |
| Built in Grinder | ✓ | ✓ |
| Burr Material | Ceramic | — |
| Pre-ground bypass | ✓ | — |
| Capsule Free | — | ✓ |
| Strength steps | 5 | 10 |
| Colour Options | Spray Painted Anthracite, Moonlight Grey | Piano White, Piano Black and Dark Inox |
| Made in | Made in Italy | Portugal |
| Cup clearance | 155 mm | 111, published as a height-adjustable spout from 65 to 111 mm |
| Dimensions | 260 x 380 x 440 mm (L x H x D) | 280 x 351 x 446, published as 11 x 13.8 x 17.6 in (W x H x D) |
| Display Type | — | 2.8 inch colour display with buttons |
| Extraction | — | Pulse Extraction Process, which JURA says forces water through the coffee at short, precisely measured intervals to extract a maximum of aroma |
| Grind steps | 10 | — |
| Machine Type | Fully automatic bean-to-cup | Bean-to-cup superautomatic |
| Milk System | — | ✓ |
| Milk system | Integrated milk carafe | — |
| One-touch drinks | Ristretto, Espresso, Espresso lungo, Coffee, Americano, Cappuccino, Latte macchiato, Cafe au lait, Flat white, Cortado, Over ice coffee | 11: espresso, 2 x espresso, coffee, 2 x coffee, Caffe Barista, Lungo Barista, espresso macchiato, cappuccino, cappuccino extra shot, a portion of milk foam and hot water |
| Plumbable | ✕ | — |
| Power | 1400 W | 1450 W |
| Pre Infusion | ✓ | — |
| Pressure Gauge | ✕ | — |
| Pump pressure | 15 bar | — |
| Ships to | US | — |
| Ships to Note | Confirmed on Amazon US, which is where this link points. Availability in other Amazon stores has not been checked, and a regional store may substitute a different product. | — |
| Standby Power | — | 0 W |
| Steam Wand Type | Integrated milk carafe | — |
| Used Capsule Bin Capacity | — | 16 servings in the coffee grounds container |
| Voltage | — | 120 V |
| Warranty | 1 year | 2, or up to 6,000 coffee brewings, whichever comes first |
| Water Filter | — | CLEARYL Smart+, with automatic filter detection. JURA states that CLEARYL removes the need for descaling |
| Water Tank | 1.5 L | 1.9, published as 64 oz |
| Weight | 9.6 kg | 9.1, published as 20 lbs |
Gaggia Cadorna Prestige vs Jura E6 Automatic Coffee Machine: common questions
Which is better, Gaggia Cadorna Prestige or Jura E6 Automatic Coffee Machine?
Gaggia Cadorna Prestige scores 8.5 against 6.8, both computed from published specifications rather than opinion. Jura E6 Automatic Coffee Machine is still ahead on capacity & refills.
Is Gaggia Cadorna Prestige or Jura E6 Automatic Coffee Machine cheaper?
Gaggia Cadorna Prestige starts at $1,049.00, and Jura E6 Automatic Coffee Machine at $1,899.00.
Who is Gaggia Cadorna Prestige for?
Home users wanting a fully automatic bean-to-cup machine with integrated milk carafe and multi-beverage capability
Who is Jura E6 Automatic Coffee Machine for?
The JURA that adds milk drinks, sitting between the black-coffee E4 and the E8
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