Jura Z10 (NAB) vs Philips Series 5500 LatteGo EP5544/90
The verdict
Philips Series 5500 LatteGo EP5544/90 is the better buy on our scoring, 8.4 to Jura Z10 (NAB)'s 7.4. It leads on grinder & grind control and cleaning & upkeep.
Philips Series 5500 LatteGo EP5544/90 costs $3,648.53 less.
Who each one suits
Jura Z10 (NAB)
A household that wants hot, cold brew and light brew coffee drinks, 51 of them, from one touchscreen with no barista skill at all
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 Z10 (NAB) | 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% | 1.9 | 10.0 |
| Capacity & Refills | 12% | 9.0 | 6.5 |
| Ease of Use | 12% | 10.0 | 9.5 |
| Build Quality & Warranty | 10% | 8.4 | 6.4 |
| Kitchen Fit & Noise | 8% | 6.4 | 10.0 |
What each one costs
| Price | $4,499.00 | $850.47 |
Where they differ
Every specification the two makers publish differently. Everything they match on is in the full table below.
| Jura Z10 (NAB) | Philips Series 5500 LatteGo EP5544/90 | |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $4,499.00 | $850.47 |
| Best for | A household that wants hot, cold brew and light brew coffee drinks, 51 of them, from one touchscreen with no barista skill at all | 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 |
| Body Material | Aluminium front panels | — |
| 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 | ✓ | ✓ |
| Caffeine Regulator | ✓ | — |
| Strength steps | 10 | 5 |
| Cold Extraction | ✓ | — |
| Colour Options | Aluminium Black, Aluminium White, Aluminum Champagne | 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 | 79 to 151, published as 3.1 to 5.9 in | 145, published as an adjustable spout from 3.35 to 5.71 inches |
| Descaling alert | ✓ | ✓ |
| Dimensions | 320 x 363 x 470 (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 |
| In Box Accessories | — | Measuring scoop, water hardness strip test, AquaClean filter and a LatteGo storage lid |
| Machine Type | Fully automatic bean-to-cup machine, second generation Z10, model year 2026 | 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 switching between milk and milk foam | — |
| Milk Temperature Levels | 3 | — |
| Model | — | EP5544/90. Philips has no page for the EP5544/94 that retailers sell |
| One-touch drinks | 51, across hot, Cold Brew, Light Brew and Sweet Foam versions of espresso, americano, cortado, flat white, cappuccino, latte macchiato and more | 20, named by Philips: espresso, coffee, cappuccino, latte macchiato, iced coffee, hot water, americano, caffe crema, caffe latte, travel mug, espresso lungo, ristretto, flat white, cafe au lait, iced latte, iced cappuccino, iced americano, iced caffe crema, iced cafe au lait and iced caffe latte |
| Power | 1450 W | 1500 W |
| Price Note | — | Philips publishes no price. Its own Where to Buy widget lists four retailers spanning $699.00 to $1,299.95 for this machine |
| 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 | 2, or 6,000 brewings, whichever comes first (JURA US limited warranty) | 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 | 2.4, published as 81 oz | 1.8, published as 60.87 oz |
| Weight | 12, published as 27 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 Z10 (NAB)
- +51 specialities, including Cold Brew versions of eleven drinks and Light Brew versions of eight, all at one touch.
- +The P.R.G.2+ grinder sets grind and dose for the drink you choose, fine for espresso and coarse for Cold Brew.
- +A 2.4 l water tank, 3 brew temperatures, 10 strength levels and a Caffeine Regulator with 3 levels.
- +A powder chute for ground coffee, One-Touch milk system cleaning and a CLEARYL Smart+ filter the machine detects automatically.
- +Aluminium front panels, a 4.3 inch touchscreen, Wi-Fi for the J.O.E. app and manufacture in Switzerland.
- −At $4,499.00 it is the most expensive bean-to-cup machine on this site, $1,900 more than the Jura E8.
- −Jura's page does not state the grinder's burr material.
- −The bean container holds 280 g, no more than the E8, so a busy household refills it often.
- −Jura still lists the first generation Z10 alongside this one, with 40 specialities, so check the NAB code before buying.
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 Z10 (NAB) | Philips Series 5500 LatteGo EP5544/90 | |
|---|---|---|
| Price | ||
| Price | $4,499.00 | $850.47 |
| Who it suits | ||
| Best for | A household that wants hot, cold brew and light brew coffee drinks, 51 of them, from one touchscreen with no barista skill at all | 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 |
| Body Material | Aluminium front panels | — |
| 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 | ✓ | ✓ |
| Caffeine Regulator | ✓ | — |
| Strength steps | 10 | 5 |
| Cold Extraction | ✓ | — |
| Colour Options | Aluminium Black, Aluminium White, Aluminum Champagne | 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 | 79 to 151, published as 3.1 to 5.9 in | 145, published as an adjustable spout from 3.35 to 5.71 inches |
| Descaling alert | ✓ | ✓ |
| Dimensions | 320 x 363 x 470 (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 |
| In Box Accessories | — | Measuring scoop, water hardness strip test, AquaClean filter and a LatteGo storage lid |
| Machine Type | Fully automatic bean-to-cup machine, second generation Z10, model year 2026 | 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 switching between milk and milk foam | — |
| Milk Temperature Levels | 3 | — |
| Model | — | EP5544/90. Philips has no page for the EP5544/94 that retailers sell |
| One-touch drinks | 51, across hot, Cold Brew, Light Brew and Sweet Foam versions of espresso, americano, cortado, flat white, cappuccino, latte macchiato and more | 20, named by Philips: espresso, coffee, cappuccino, latte macchiato, iced coffee, hot water, americano, caffe crema, caffe latte, travel mug, espresso lungo, ristretto, flat white, cafe au lait, iced latte, iced cappuccino, iced americano, iced caffe crema, iced cafe au lait and iced caffe latte |
| Power | 1450 W | 1500 W |
| Price Note | — | 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 |
| 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 | 2, or 6,000 brewings, whichever comes first (JURA US limited warranty) | 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 | 2.4, published as 81 oz | 1.8, published as 60.87 oz |
| Weight | 12, published as 27 lb | 8, published as 17.64 lbs |
Jura Z10 (NAB) vs Philips Series 5500 LatteGo EP5544/90: common questions
Which is better, Jura Z10 (NAB) or Philips Series 5500 LatteGo EP5544/90?
Philips Series 5500 LatteGo EP5544/90 scores 8.4 against 7.4, both computed from published specifications rather than opinion. Jura Z10 (NAB) is still ahead on drinks & milk system.
Is Jura Z10 (NAB) or Philips Series 5500 LatteGo EP5544/90 cheaper?
Jura Z10 (NAB) starts at $4,499.00, and Philips Series 5500 LatteGo EP5544/90 at $850.47.
Who is Jura Z10 (NAB) for?
A household that wants hot, cold brew and light brew coffee drinks, 51 of them, from one touchscreen with no barista skill at all
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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