Jura J8 vs Philips Series 5500 LatteGo EP5544/90
The verdict
Philips Series 5500 LatteGo EP5544/90 is the better buy on our scoring, 8.6 to Jura J8's 7.7. It leads on grinder & grind control and cleaning & upkeep.
Philips Series 5500 LatteGo EP5544/90 costs $1,748.53 less.
Who each one suits
Jura J8
31 drinks including Sweet Foam, from a Jura that sits between the E8 and the Z10
Scores higher on drinks & milk system, capacity & refills, ease of use.
Philips Series 5500 LatteGo EP5544/90
Twenty drinks including six iced, from a two-part milk system that rinses in seconds
Scores higher on grinder & grind control, cleaning & upkeep, value for money.
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 | Jura J8 | Philips Series 5500 LatteGo EP5544/90 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Drinks & Milk System | 16% | 9.5 | 8.2 |
| Grinder & Grind Control | 15% | 6.5 | 8.5 |
| Cleaning & Upkeep | 15% | 7.0 | 8.8 |
| Value for Money | 12% | 4.4 | 10.0 |
| Capacity & Refills | 12% | 9.0 | 6.5 |
| Ease of Use | 12% | 10.0 | 9.5 |
| Build Quality & Warranty | 10% | 9.0 | 7.3 |
| Kitchen Fit & Noise | 8% | 6.4 | 10.0 |
What each one costs
| Price | $2,599.00 | $850.47 |
Where they differ
Every specification the two makers publish differently. Everything they match on is in the full table below.
| Jura J8 | Philips Series 5500 LatteGo EP5544/90 | |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $2,599.00 | $850.47 |
| Best for | 31 drinks including Sweet Foam, from a Jura that sits between the E8 and the Z10 | Twenty drinks including six iced, from a two-part milk system that rinses in seconds |
| App Connected | ✓ | — |
| Automatic rinse | ✓ | — |
| Bean hopper | 280, published as 10 oz | 275 |
| Removable brew group | — | ✓ |
| Brew Temperature Levels | 3 | — |
| Brew Temperature Settings | — | 3 |
| Brewing Unit Dose | 5 to 16 | — |
| Built in Grinder | ✓ | ✓ |
| Burr Material | — | Ceramic. Philips states the material and does not use its usual 100% ceramic wording on this series |
| Pre-ground bypass | ✓ | ✓ |
| Strength steps | 10 | 5 |
| Colour Options | Midnight Silver, Piano Black | Grey Chromed. Philips sells the same series as Black Chrome under EP5547/90 |
| Made in | Switzerland | Romania on the EP5544/90 page. Philips prints China on its EP5547/90 page for the same series |
| Cup clearance | 65 to 111 for coffee, 107 to 153 for milk drinks | 145, published as an adjustable spout from 3.35 to 5.71 inches |
| Cup Detection | ✓ | — |
| Descaling alert | ✓ | ✓ |
| Dimensions | 318 x 348 x 446 (W x H x D) | 246 x 371 x 433 mm |
| Display | 4.3 inch touchscreen colour display | — |
| Display Type | — | TFT |
| Grind steps | 7 | 12 |
| Grounds Container Servings | 16 | — |
| Heating | 1 Thermoblock | — |
| In Box Accessories | Measuring spoon, syrup attachment, milk pipe with connector, milk system cleaning container, milk system cleaner, cleaning tablets, CLEARYL Smart+ filter | Measuring scoop, water hardness strip test, AquaClean filter and a LatteGo storage lid |
| Machine Type | Fully automatic bean-to-cup machine, model year 2022 | Bean-to-cup superautomatic |
| Milk parts dishwasher safe | — | ✓ |
| Milk Carafe | — | 0.26, published as 8.79 oz |
| Milk System | — | LatteGo, which Philips describes as a 2 part system with no tubes |
| Milk system | HP3 / CX3 interchangeable milk spout with automatic one-touch milk system cleaning | — |
| Model | J8 (NAA), article 15555 Midnight Silver | EP5544/90. Philips has no page for the EP5544/94 that retailers sell |
| One-touch drinks | 31, including Sweet Foam versions of cortado, cappuccino, flat white, latte macchiato and caffe latte, plus hot water for green tea | Hot Other 20 drinks · 18 shown Philips counts 20 settings. Caffe latte and latte are one drink here, as are their iced versions, and one setting is a travel-mug size rather than a drink. |
| Power | 1450 W | 1500 W |
| Price Note | $2,599.00 on shopjura.com (Jura's US shop), marked down from $3,299.00 | Philips publishes no price. Its own Where to Buy widget lists four retailers spanning $699.00 to $1,299.95 for this machine |
| Sweet Foam | ✓ | — |
| User Profiles | — | 4 plus a guest |
| Voltage | — | 120 V, 60 Hz on the EP5544/90 page. Philips prints 230 V and 50 Hz on its EP5547/90 page for the same series |
| Warranty Note | Two years or up to 6,000 coffee brewings, whichever comes first | — |
| Water Filter | — | AquaClean. Philips claims no descaling up to 5000 cups, footnoting that this assumes 8 filter replacements as indicated by the machine |
| Water Tank | 1.9, published as 64 oz | 1.8, published as 60.87 oz |
| Weight | 10.2, published as 22.5 lb | 8, published as 17.64 lbs |
Pros and cons
From each full review, written from the same published facts as the scores above.
Jura J8
- +31 one-touch drinks, including Sweet Foam versions of the milk classics.
- +P.A.G.2+ grinder with 7 grind levels and 10 strength levels.
- +Automatic one-touch milk system cleaning, with a syrup attachment in the box for Sweet Foam.
- +Made in Switzerland, with Wi-Fi for the J.O.E. app as standard.
- −$2,599 even on sale, and $3,299 at list.
- −No cold brew, unlike the Z10.
- −One grinder: the J8 twin has two for switching beans.
Philips Series 5500 LatteGo EP5544/90
- +Twenty drinks, all named by Philips, including six iced ones and a travel mug setting.
- +LatteGo is two parts with no tubes, and Philips states both go in the dishwasher.
- +A removable brew group, which is what lets you rinse the part that does the work.
- +AquaClean, which Philips says means no descaling for up to 5000 cups.
- +Four user profiles plus a guest, so a household is not re-setting strength every morning.
- −Philips publishes no price, and its own retailer list runs from $699.00 to $1,299.95.
- −The SKU most shops sell, EP5544/94, has no page on Philips' own site at all.
- −Philips' two pages for this series disagree on voltage and country of manufacture.
- −The AquaClean claim assumes eight filter replacements, which is a running cost to price in.
Every specification, side by side
| Jura J8 | Philips Series 5500 LatteGo EP5544/90 | |
|---|---|---|
| Price | ||
| Price | $2,599.00 | $850.47 |
| Who it suits | ||
| Best for | 31 drinks including Sweet Foam, from a Jura that sits between the E8 and the Z10 | Twenty drinks including six iced, from a two-part milk system that rinses in seconds |
| Specifications | ||
| App Connected | ✓ | — |
| Automatic milk frother | ✓ | ✓ |
| Automatic rinse | ✓ | — |
| Bean hopper | 280, published as 10 oz | 275 |
| Removable brew group | — | ✓ |
| Brew Temperature Levels | 3 | — |
| Brew Temperature Settings | — | 3 |
| Brewing Unit Dose | 5 to 16 | — |
| Built in Grinder | ✓ | ✓ |
| Burr Material | — | Ceramic. Philips states the material and does not use its usual 100% ceramic wording on this series |
| Pre-ground bypass | ✓ | ✓ |
| Strength steps | 10 | 5 |
| Colour Options | Midnight Silver, Piano Black | Grey Chromed. Philips sells the same series as Black Chrome under EP5547/90 |
| Made in | Switzerland | Romania on the EP5544/90 page. Philips prints China on its EP5547/90 page for the same series |
| Cup clearance | 65 to 111 for coffee, 107 to 153 for milk drinks | 145, published as an adjustable spout from 3.35 to 5.71 inches |
| Cup Detection | ✓ | — |
| Descaling alert | ✓ | ✓ |
| Dimensions | 318 x 348 x 446 (W x H x D) | 246 x 371 x 433 mm |
| Display | 4.3 inch touchscreen colour display | — |
| Display Type | — | TFT |
| Grind steps | 7 | 12 |
| Grounds Container Servings | 16 | — |
| Heating | 1 Thermoblock | — |
| In Box Accessories | Measuring spoon, syrup attachment, milk pipe with connector, milk system cleaning container, milk system cleaner, cleaning tablets, CLEARYL Smart+ filter | Measuring scoop, water hardness strip test, AquaClean filter and a LatteGo storage lid |
| Machine Type | Fully automatic bean-to-cup machine, model year 2022 | Bean-to-cup superautomatic |
| Milk parts dishwasher safe | — | ✓ |
| Milk Carafe | — | 0.26, published as 8.79 oz |
| Milk System | — | LatteGo, which Philips describes as a 2 part system with no tubes |
| Milk system | HP3 / CX3 interchangeable milk spout with automatic one-touch milk system cleaning | — |
| Model | J8 (NAA), article 15555 Midnight Silver | EP5544/90. Philips has no page for the EP5544/94 that retailers sell |
| One-touch drinks | 31, including Sweet Foam versions of cortado, cappuccino, flat white, latte macchiato and caffe latte, plus hot water for green tea | Hot Other 20 drinks · 18 shown Philips counts 20 settings. Caffe latte and latte are one drink here, as are their iced versions, and one setting is a travel-mug size rather than a drink. |
| Power | 1450 W | 1500 W |
| Price Note | $2,599.00 on shopjura.com (Jura's US shop), marked down from $3,299.00 | Philips publishes no price. Its own Where to Buy widget lists four retailers spanning $699.00 to $1,299.95 for this machine |
| Pump pressure | 15 bar | 15 bar |
| Sweet Foam | ✓ | — |
| User Profiles | — | 4 plus a guest |
| Voltage | — | 120 V, 60 Hz on the EP5544/90 page. Philips prints 230 V and 50 Hz on its EP5547/90 page for the same series |
| Warranty Note | Two years or up to 6,000 coffee brewings, whichever comes first | — |
| Warranty | 2 years | 2 years |
| Water Filter | — | AquaClean. Philips claims no descaling up to 5000 cups, footnoting that this assumes 8 filter replacements as indicated by the machine |
| Water Tank | 1.9, published as 64 oz | 1.8, published as 60.87 oz |
| Weight | 10.2, published as 22.5 lb | 8, published as 17.64 lbs |
Jura J8 vs Philips Series 5500 LatteGo EP5544/90: common questions
Which is better, Jura J8 or Philips Series 5500 LatteGo EP5544/90?
Philips Series 5500 LatteGo EP5544/90 scores 8.6 against 7.7, both computed from published specifications rather than opinion. Jura J8 is still ahead on drinks & milk system.
Is Jura J8 or Philips Series 5500 LatteGo EP5544/90 cheaper?
Jura J8 starts at $2,599.00, and Philips Series 5500 LatteGo EP5544/90 at $850.47.
Who is Jura J8 for?
31 drinks including Sweet Foam, from a Jura that sits between the E8 and the Z10
Who is Philips Series 5500 LatteGo EP5544/90 for?
Twenty drinks including six iced, from a two-part milk system that rinses in seconds
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