Alternatives to the Breville Bambino
Last checked 2026-10-03.
Per Breville's US manual, the Bambino BES450 comes with a milk jug, a 54mm tamper and dual-wall baskets for pre-ground coffee. The Bambino Plus BES500 adds automatic milk texturing and a larger 1.9 L tank; the Gaggia Classic E24 comes with a tamper, measuring scoop and a pressurized filter but, per its manual, no milk jug. Which suits you depends on milk drinks and on whether you grind your own coffee, not on a ranking we could defend.
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The three side by side
| Breville Bambino BES450 | Breville Bambino Plus BES500 | Gaggia Classic E24 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Seller | Sold by Amazon.com | Sold by Amazon.com | Gaggia North America (not linked) |
| Dimensions (maker) | 11.9 x 6.1 x 13.5 in, as Breville lists it under “Dimensions (WxDxH)” source | 11.9 x 7.4 x 14.3 in, as Breville lists it under “Dimensions (WxDxH)” source | height 14.2 in, width 8 in, depth 9.5 in (Gaggia North America) source |
| Rating | 120 V ~ 60 Hz, 1560 W (manual) | 120 V ~ 60 Hz, 1560 W (manual) | 110–120 V, 1425 W (Gaggia North America product page; the manual does not state it) |
| Portafilter | 54mm aluminum portafilter | 54mm stainless steel portafilter | 58mm stainless steel portafilter (Gaggia North America product page; the manual does not state the size) |
| Water tank | 47 fl oz (1.4 L) removable water tank | 64 fl oz (1.9 L) removable water tank | 72 oz reservoir (Gaggia North America product page; the manual does not state it) |
| Milk | manual steam wand | steam wand with automatic milk texturing and a milk jug temperature sensor (Warm, Ideal, Hot) | classic steam wand |
| In the box | stainless steel milk jug; 54mm tamper; single wall filter baskets (1 cup & 2 cup); dual wall filter baskets (1 cup & 2 cup); steam wand tip cleaning tool | stainless steel milk jug; 54mm tamper; steam wand tip cleaning tool; the Razor precision trimming tool; single wall filter baskets (1 cup & 2 cup); dual wall filter baskets (1 cup & 2 cup); cleaning disc; espresso cleaning tablets; descaling powder | “Crema perfetta” pressurized filter for 1 or 2 cups; traditional filter for 2 cups; traditional filter for 1 cup; measuring scoop; tamper |
| Pre-ground coffee | supported: “Use Dual Wall filter baskets if using pre-ground coffee” (manual) | supported: the manual supplies dual wall filter baskets for pre-ground coffee | supported: “Only put ground coffee in the pressurized filter” (manual), with the “Crema perfetta” filter supplied |
| Source | Breville BES450 US instruction book | Breville BES500 US instruction book | Gaggia Classic E24 US operating instructions |
| Buy | Amazon › | Amazon › | No Amazon link: the listing's identity is unresolved |
Gaggia Classic E24: Amazon's listing B07RQ3NL76 (RI9380/46, sold by Amazon.com, read 2026-10-03) is titled “Gaggia RI9380/46 E24”, but its Model Name field and its product description both say “Gaggia Classic Evo Pro”, the earlier generation sold under the same RI9380/46 code. Which generation that offer ships cannot be settled from the listing, so it is not linked.
Kinds of claim on this page: ratings, tank sizes, portafilters and box contents are product evidence from each maker's US manual or, where a cell says so, the maker's own product page; how a feature is described (for example automatic milk texturing) is the manufacturer's claim; anything neither the exact-model manual nor the maker's product page read here states is unknown and marked as not stated; where a manual is silent but the maker's page gives a figure, the cell says so. Dimensions are each maker's own figures, quoted as listed. Sellers are from the Amazon US listings, read 2026-10-03. No prices are shown: check the current price at the retailer.
Left out, and why
- De'Longhi Dedica EC680M (B00KA8YC6A): no new offer on Amazon on 2026-10-03, only a used one (Amazon Resale)
- De'Longhi Dedica EC685M (B072WZL4ZT): sold by a third-party seller
We tested nothing: no taste, pressure, temperature or shot-time claims, and nothing here says one machine makes better espresso. A basket or portafilter of the same nominal size is not claimed to fit another brand.
Head to head: Bambino Plus vs Gaggia Classic E24. What a whole setup needs: espresso starter setup.