Espresso Machines · Ranking

The Best Breville Espresso Machines

We track 6 Breville machines, from the Bambino at the entry end to the Barista Touch Impress at the top. Across those 6 models Breville is strongest on espresso, averaging 8.0/10, and weakest on ease at 6.3/10 — the ranking below is what that looks like model by model.

Analysis by the Habilytics team · updated September 14, 2026How we score

Deterministic scoreIndependent selectionUpdated September 14, 2026

Our pick

Breville

Barista Touch Impress

The full stack: assisted puck, auto milk, touchscreen

87out of 100

Habilytics Score

Breville Barista Touch Impress

Breville Barista Touch Impress tops this ranking with 8.7/10 at about $1350. Strongest on espresso (9/10) and milk (9/10).

How the score breaks down

Espressosemi

9

Milkauto-wand

9

Ease

8

Overall

8.7

Strengths

excellent Espresso (9/10) — semi
excellent Milk (9/10) — auto-wand

$1,350

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2

Breville Barista Touch

Breville

Touchscreen semi-auto with automatic milk

77

Strongest on espresso (8/10) and milk (8/10).

Espressosemi

8

Milkauto-wand

8

Ease

7

Overall

7.7

Strengths

high-end Espresso (8/10) — semi
high-end Milk (8/10) — auto-wand

$1000($900–$1150)

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3

Breville Barista Express Impress

Breville

Barista Express Impress

Assisted dosing and tamping take the mess out

73

Strongest on espresso (9/10) and ease (7/10).

Espressosemi

9

Milkwand

6

Ease

7

Overall

7.3

Strengths

excellent Espresso (9/10) — semi
solid Ease (7/10)

Worth considering

Milk could be better (6/10) — wand

$780($700–$900)

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4

Breville Bambino Plus

Breville

The Bambino with automatic silky microfoam

70

Strongest on milk (8/10) and espresso (7/10).

Espressosemi

7

Milkauto-wand

8

Ease

6

Overall

7

Strengths

high-end Milk (8/10) — auto-wand
solid Espresso (7/10) — semi

Worth considering

Ease could be better (6/10)

$500($450–$550)

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5

Breville Barista Express

Breville

Barista Express

The best-reviewed espresso machine ever sold on Amazon

63

Strongest on espresso (8/10) and milk (6/10).

Espressosemi

8

Milkwand

6

Ease

5

Overall

6.3

Strengths

high-end Espresso (8/10) — semi

Worth considering

Ease could be better (5/10)
Milk could be better (6/10) — wand

$630($550–$750)

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How we calculate the score

We rate every model on 3 measurable technical dimensions, weighted by what actually matters for the use case.

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