Of the 18 machines in our catalog, 4 are priced over $1,000. Here they are, ranked by Match Score — dual boilers, flagship super-automatics and commercial-style builds that compete on different criteria than budget-conscious buyers care about. Looking for something more affordable? See our top 10 under $1,000.
Match Score is a weighted index built from published specifications only — grinder capability, boiler performance, portafilter standard, build materials and price-to-feature ratio. It is not a hands-on or taste test. See the full methodology on our About page.
Our top 10 picks priced $1,000 or less, spanning entry-level semi-automatics to accessible super-automatics.
Of the 18 machines in our catalog, only 4 are currently priced over $1,000. Rather than pad the list, we're showing all 4 — honestly ranked by Match Score, same as everywhere else on the site. We'll add more premium models here as we expand the catalog.
Not necessarily — price-to-feature ratio is one of five weighted categories in our Match Score, so an expensive machine with a thin feature set can still score lower than a well-specced budget model. Several machines under $1,000 score close to these four.
Mainly three things: a dual boiler (brew and steam at the same time, like the Bianca V3), a PID controller on a compact body (like the Go 2.0), or a flagship super-automatic grinder and heating system (like the Z10). None of it is a fundamentally different brewing method — it's refinement of the same fundamentals covered in our machine types guide.