Sage Barista Express vs Sage Barista Touch
Get the Barista Express and save a lot. It makes the same kind of espresso once you've practised. The Barista Touch is for daily latte drinkers who want the milk done and no waiting.
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Which one is for you?
Barista Express
Less money, mostly espresso or americano, happy to learn milk? Then it's the Barista Express.
Is the Sage Barista Express worth it?Barista Touch
Get the Barista Touch if this sounds like you: lattes every day, milk done for you, no warm-up wait.
Is the Sage Barista Touch worth it?Key differences
Milk
Controls
Heat-up
Espresso
Price
What owners say
Verified buyers only; every 1–3 star review read by us. How we do this
Barista Express
Owners love the coffee and the build. The unhappy ones found it hard to learn or had faults.
- Makes great, café-style coffee
- Easy to use once it's dialled in
- Well built and good looking
- Needed repair or stopped working within a year or so
- Took a lot of trial and error, and wasted beans, to get a good shot
Barista Touch
Owners love how easy it is and the coffee it makes. Complaints are rare: a few faults and coffee that isn't hot enough.
- Easy to use
- Makes great, café-style coffee
- Saves your own drink settings
- Leaked, broke or needed repeated repairs
- Too complicated to set up, even with the screen
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How we reached this verdict
We compared independent expert reviews with the manufacturer's specifications, then checked it's sold at a major retailer where you live. We don't test products ourselves.
Sources: TechRadar, Trusted Reviews, Tom's Guide, manufacturer specifications.
Owner reports for the Barista Express: 1,474 verified buyer ratings at Currys and Otto (Germany), read October 2026.
Owner reports for the Barista Touch: 286 verified buyer ratings at Currys and Boulanger (France), read November 2026.