Brand comparison · 31 machines
The two brands that dominate US home espresso, split by philosophy. Breville builds portafilter machines and publishes extraction pressure alongside pump pressure; De'Longhi covers both halves of the market, from a $150 manual machine to a $2,000 bean-to-cup, and publishes a complete attribute sheet for every US SKU.
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Breville publishes a limited product warranty on each US product page; terms vary by model and are stated at the point of sale.
Breville operates a US service network and sells first-party replacement parts and cleaning consumables directly.
Baskets, seals, water filters and cleaning tablets are stocked as first-party parts. The 54 mm portafilter used below the Dual Boiler is a Breville size, so third-party basket and tamper choice is narrower than for 58 mm machines.
De'Longhi publishes warranty terms per SKU on its US product pages and operates a US support centre with model-specific manuals.
De'Longhi runs a US support centre with downloadable manuals per SKU and sells first-party descaler, water filters and milk-system cleaner.
The automatic range uses a removable brew group that the owner rinses under the tap — the single biggest serviceability advantage over sealed super-autos. Descaler and AquaClean-style filters are stocked first-party.
Discontinued, and the most automated dual-boiler 58 mm machine Breville has made — grinder, tamping and milk all handled.
58 mm portafilter, 45 grind settings and Auto MilQ automatic texturing with alternative-milk profiles in one touchscreen machine.
Grinder, ThermoJet and Auto MilQ automatic texturing behind a touchscreen — the least manual machine that still uses a portafilter.
A Dedica with an automatic steam wand — milk texturing without the learning curve, still in a compact body.
Two independent heating systems so brewing and steaming do not queue behind each other, with a twin-sensor grinder.
The most capable machine in De'Longhi's portafilter range: dual heating, 15 grind settings and cold extraction.