Origin Coffee Subscription vs Stumptown Coffee Club

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

Scores higher on freshness & roast dates, delivery & straight answers.

The widest choice of delivery intervals of any subscription here, from weekly to every eight weeks

Scores higher on cost per bag, and per kilo, choice & personalisation.

• +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.

• +Seven delivery intervals from every week to every eight weeks, which is by some distance the widest choice in this category.
• +Free shipping on every subscription order, with no bundle or minimum spend to earn it.
• +$58.82 a kilo on the 12oz bag, cheaper than Trade and level with Atlas.
• +Skip, change, pause and cancel are all offered at any time and stated on the sales page rather than buried in a help centre.
• +Rotating Roaster's Pick and Blend Shuffle options, or any blend or single origin kept on repeat, plus a coffee quiz for anyone unsure.

• −One roaster, so there is no discovery of anyone else's coffee.
• −No roast-to-despatch figure is published, only that coffee ships directly from the roastery.
• −The advertised prices are discounted against a struck-through list price, so check what the sixth delivery costs.
• −No money-back guarantee is stated.
• −The 5lb option is priced separately and not shown alongside the standard bag, so the bulk saving needs working out at the basket.