How is the percentage worked out?

We compare the strengths and the specification of each pair of machines with our own similarity model, and where our testers have used both, their verdict is the number you see. The full method is linked at the bottom of the list.

Cheaper alternatives

Cheaper alternatives to the Sage Bambino Plus

Machines that get you most of the same result for less, with what you gain and lose in each.

What makes the Sage Bambino Plus worth having is speed, automatic milk and steam power: that is what any cheaper machine has to reproduce, and the first thing we check in every candidate.

We found 1 cheaper machines; the closest is the De'Longhi Stilosa EC230, which our model places as related.

Best alternative

De'Longhi Stilosa EC230

Our model places it as related (no tester verdict yet).

Full analysisSage Bambino Plus: 4 cheaper machines and what they lose

How we are funded

De'LonghiBudget
Stilosa EC230
Our model places it as related (no tester verdict yet).
Keeps Compact footprint. Loses 54 mm portafilter. Δ score: -1.6

Same-tier alternatives

De'LonghiMid-range
Dedica Style EC685
55%Our verdict
Keeps Speed. Loses 54 mm portafilter. Δ score: -1.4
The real difference:A panarello frother instead of automatic texturing, 51 mm baskets instead of 54 mm, and a pressurised basket in the box with no plain one alongside it.
PhilipsMid-range
Series 3200 LatteGo
Our model places it as related (no tester verdict yet).
Keeps Automatic milk. Loses 15-bar pump. Δ score: -0.5

Quick questions

How is the percentage worked out?: We compare the strengths and the specification of each pair of machines with our own similarity model, and where our testers have used both, their verdict is the number you see. The full method is linked at the bottom of the list.

How we test