AeroPress vs Hario V60
The two best ways to spend $40 on coffee. The AeroPress is more forgiving, faster, and travel-proof; the V60 has a higher ceiling for clean, bright, articulate pour-over — but needs a gooseneck and more technique. Beginners and travelers: AeroPress. Pour-over chasers: V60.
Part of our guide to the best manual brewers.
Head to headHighest overall score: AeroPress AeroPress Original (8.9 vs 8.3) — but pick by how you brew.
What the extra money buys — The AeroPress costs roughly $27 more than a V60. That buys a fast, nearly foolproof, unbreakable brewer that packs anywhere, which is forgiving in a way the V60 is not. The V60 is the cheaper object but not automatically the cheaper setup: its clean, bright cup needs a gooseneck kettle and more technique.
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Which one wins — for you
Nearly foolproof, fast, and unbreakable — perfect for beginners and the road.
The brightest, cleanest cup of the two — if you bring a gooseneck and a little technique.
Score by dimension
BrewSift sub-scores for manual. The longer bar wins each row.
Specs side by side
The bottom line
The right pick depends on how you brew — match the machine to your actual use case using the “which one wins” cards above. If you just want the stronger all-rounder, the AeroPress AeroPress Original edges it on our overall score (8.9 vs 8.3).
More comparisons in manual brewers
Other matchups we have run side by side, same scoring, same spec sheet.