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Breville Bambino Plus vs Bambino

The only meaningful difference is milk. The Bambino Plus adds automatic, hands-free steaming; the standard Bambino has a manual wand and costs less. If you'll learn to steam (or mostly drink espresso), save the money.

Quick verdictHighest overall score: Breville Bambino Plus (8.5 vs 8.0) — but pick by how you brew:
Breville
Bambino Plus
$500

Get it for easiest milk drinks.

Breville
Bambino
$300

Get it for lowest price, milk-foam control.

Breville Bambino Plus
Breville

Bambino Plus

8.5
BrewSift Score
Excellent
$500

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Breville Bambino
Breville

Bambino

8.0
BrewSift Score
Excellent
$300

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Which one wins — for you

Easiest milk drinks
Breville Bambino Plus

Automatic milk texturing — no technique required.

Lowest price
Breville Bambino

Cheaper for the same espresso quality and footprint.

Milk-foam control
Breville Bambino

A manual wand gives you full control once you learn it.

Score by dimension

BrewSift sub-scores for espresso. The longer bar wins each row.

DimensionBambino Plus vs Bambino
Espresso quality
8.4
8.2
Milk-drink workflow
8.6
7.0
Ease of use
9.2
8.4
Temperature stability
8.2
8.0
Build quality
7.8
7.6
Cleaning & maintenance
8.4
8.2
Value
8.6
8.8

Specs side by side

SpecBambino PlusBambino
Portafilter54mm54mm
BoilerThermoJet (single)ThermoJet (single)
Heat-up~3 sec~3 sec
MilkAutomatic steam wandManual steam wand
Footprint7.7 × 12.6 in

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 Breville Bambino Plus edges it on our overall score (8.5 vs 8.0).