Jura Vs Delonghi: A Side By Side Comparison

It’s officially confirmed, people. There’s never been a better time in the history of mankind to be a coffee lover than today! Why? Because there’s no shortage of sensational hot beverages and a never-ending array of barista-style automatic coffee machines.

But as always, with more options comes even more confusion; and not all coffee machines are made equal. That’s why we’ve decided to give you a side by side comparison of two high-quality brands.

So get those cups ready coffee lovers, because this is an all out brawl between two bean giants – Jura & Delonghi.

JURA vs Delonghi

JURA

Since the early 1930’s, the Swiss company JURA has been creating and developing incredibly innovative top shelf household appliances. As a pioneer in the automatic espresso machine field, the company has been at the forefront since the 80’s.

Today, JURA has become a global player that utilises decades of experience and know-how to create professional and semi-pro appliances for both the office and food service.

Now, when it comes to their coffee machines, there’s a reason why JURA stands head and shoulders above the rest. JURA machines are incredibly high quality and build to last a couple of lifetimes. However, their prices are somewhat prohibitive for most people except enthusiastic coffee connoisseurs.

So if you’re dead serious about your coffee, then a JURA upgrade is well in order. With JURA’s exceptionally well-built machines, barista style coffee making and units that require virtually zero maintenance, the experience pays for itself over time.

In addition to a range of home products, JURA prides itself in professional coffee machines with larger capacities, permanent water connections, and accounting systems.

Delonghi

Founded back in 1902 by the De’Longhi family, Delonghi started as a small industrial manufacturing workshop. While it began as a major producer of air conditioners and portable heaters, the company has expanded and diversified into almost every category of small domestic appliances in cooking and food preparation.

The key factors in Delonghi’s enviable success is their heritage of ideas and innovation, brand strength, product know-how, incessant research and development and global, international distribution.

When it comes to their coffee machines, Delonghi boasts of what is probably the most extensive array of different machines of any brand in the market. This includes entire lineups of low, middle and high-end coffee makers that are really great at their jobs.

However, most of Delonghi’s machines can be described as entry to medium-level and ideal for home and residential use with a few semi-professional machines under their brand. So if you’re working on a tight budget and still want relatively great quality, Delonghi is as good a starting point as any.

JURA vs Delonghi: The main differences

Before we look at an overview summary of the main differences between these two brands, let’s look at how each ranks when it comes to the essential elements.

Coffee flavour: Anyone who knows JURA obviously knows about their IPBS (intelligent pre-brew system). This particular system ensures that the coffee extraction is identical if not better than what you get in coffee shops. As a result, all JURA machines extract almost every ounce of flavour from the coffee beans for barista-style drinks. With Delonghi, you can taste the difference immediately because they only produce what looks and tastes like a hybrid between an espresso and filtered coffee.

Milk froth quality: Straight from the bat, you can tell that the frothing system in JURA surpasses Delonghi by far. With Delonghi, the froth is something closer to weak air and milk bubbles while Jura machines produce froth so thick you could suspend a spoon in there.

Build quality: When it comes to the build quality, JURA coffee machines just scream of top-notch components and high-quality manufacturing. However, Delonghi feels more like generic appliances which makes them slightly cheaper.

Cleaning and maintenance: Jura machines are built with the intention that users never have to clean out the brewing unit and grinder. Delonghi, on the other hand, builds their machines with removable brewing units for routine cleaning and maintenance.

Delonghi vs JURA: Verdict

As you’ve seen, Delonghi is by no means a bad coffee maker. In fact, it’s the ideal starting point for most coffee drinkers due to its wide range of affordable machines. But when all factors are considered, JURA seems to offer higher quality machines with a broader range of features for even higher levels of customer satisfaction.

In the end, it’s all about budget, personal taste, and preferences. While Delonghi is the ideal entry level for machines with pretty great results, Jura machines are more geared towards coffee connoisseurs and discerning coffee lovers.

Premium bean-to-cup coffee machines reviewed

1. JURA 15079 E6 Coffee Machine

Developed by Jura, the 15079 E6 coffee machine revolutionalises coffee enjoyment in all aspects by optimizing the extraction time and producing strong aromas even for short specialty coffees. With over 7 different specialties to choose from, you can enjoy the perfect latte, macchiato, cappuccino, and espresso with the touch of a button. In addition to a removable 1.9 L water tank, Jura incorporated a filter that removes all impurities and contaminants from your water.

When it comes to the coffee brewing, few machines can rival the JURA 15079 E6 Coffee Machine. It outperforms most straight from the first step. It all starts with the cutting angle in the grinding cone that results in faster and more efficient coffee bean grinding. After that, the E6 makes use of the Pulse Extraction process that ensures optimal extraction time for barista like coffee and a customised experience.

But that’s not the best part; the crowning perfection is also a sight to behold. With the E6, you can enjoy thick, luxurious milk foam every time for milky specialties like cappuccinos and latte macchiato. And in addition to the friendly user display and control panel, you can also use your smartphone to wirelessly operate and program your machine. How cool is that?

• Good alternative: Jura E8

2. De’Longhi ECAM44.660.B Eletta Bean to Cup Coffee Machine

Here’s a masterpiece from Delonghi whose price and performance rival the best of Jura hands down. Whether you’re all about strong espresso or long, frothy cappuccinos, the De’Longhi ECAM44.660.B Eletta Bean to Cup Coffee Machine lets you make all your favourite barista-style beverages at the touch of a button. For ground coffee lovers, it doesn’t get any fresher than this. The ECAM44 also starts its perfection journey straight from the integrated burr grinder to create finely grounded coffee.

From there, it’s all about working and navigating the two line digital display so you can personalise the length, strength, and temperature of your resulting cup of coffee. The user-friendly and easy to operate soft-touch panel makes coffee brewing a breeze. If you’re all about milky specialties, then you’ll love what Delonghi has in store for you.

The ECAM44.660.B Eletta comes complete with Delonghi’s patented Latte Crema technology that automatically creates luxurious, silky smooth milk foam every time. What’s more, there’s a removable milk carafe for storing your milk in the fridge when you’re done. And once the brewing’s over, this coffee machine actually cleans, rinses, and descales itself automatically.

• Good alternative: DeLonghi Dinamica Plus