Breville Barista Express vs Breville Barista Pro
Get the Barista Pro. Ready in three seconds, steam straight after the shot, and a shot timer. The Barista Express is cheaper, but you'll wait for it every single morning.
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Which one is for you?
Barista Express
Less money, a pressure gauge, one or two coffees at a time? The Barista Express.
Is the Breville Barista Express worth it?Barista Pro
Get the Barista Pro if this sounds like you: coffee with no wait, milk drinks back to back, a shot timer.
Is the Breville Barista Pro worth it?Key differences
Heat-up
Milk
Display
Grind settings
Tamping
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 Pro
Owners love the coffee, how easy it is once set up and how fast it heats up. The unhappy ones had faults or struggled to dial it in.
- Makes great, café-style coffee
- Easy to use once it's set up
- Ready in seconds
- Broke within weeks or a couple of years: grinder, screen, heating or a part
- Took a lot of trial and error, and wasted beans, to get good coffee
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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 Pro: 462 verified buyer ratings at Currys, read November 2026.