Picked for one job

Best automatic espresso machines when you want one-touch coffee

Top pick

De’Longhi Dinamica Plus

De’Longhi Dinamica Plus

For most shared households, the De’Longhi Dinamica Plus is the balanced one-touch pick. Its 24 recipes and four profiles are broad without making it the biggest machine here. KitchenAid KF8 leans toward plant milk and more users. Rivelia is the specialist for switching beans.

Why it suits this job

  • A useful one-touch menu, where a big recipe count alone falls short
  • Saved preferences kept apart
The catch
Do not mistake its cold-coffee option for a dedicated low-temperature cold-brew extraction.
Go with KitchenAid KF8 Fully Automatic Espresso Machine if
Shared households that use dairy and plant milk
More reasons we picked it
  • Cleaning the milk system
  • Choices for long black coffee

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A good super-automatic balances drink choice, profiles, milk cleaning and control over black coffee.

Guide updated , Product data updated , Amazon.com / United States

By the numbers

What the data shows

What we found across the espresso machines we compare, plus the checked facts behind each finding.

How many fit

Only 16 of the 62 models checked meet every need here: “One tap should be enough to brew my coffee”, “I want milk textured automatically”, “Saved drinks for several people”, “I drink Americanos or long coffee too”, and “I'm after a built-in grinder”.

16 models fit, out of 62 checked
Show the facts and the math
Models in the comparison
62 models
Sources
6 covering these models
Product data updated

How we countedThe count uses each product's current fit ratings for “One tap should be enough to brew my coffee”, “I want milk textured automatically”, “Saved drinks for several people”, “I drink Americanos or long coffee too”, and “I'm after a built-in grinder”. A need with no documented match is not counted.

The facts and sources behind each product in this recommendation
ProductNeeds it meetsFacts we checkedSources
De’Longhi Dinamica Plus
  • One-touch coffee
  • Automatic milk
  • Saved profiles
  • Long coffee
  • Built-in grinder
  • 24 recipes at one touch
  • 13 settings on a built-in conical burr grinder
  • Three milk-texture settings, a 3.5-inch touch display and four user profiles
  • Dinamica Plus ECAM38085SB: De’Longhi (maker specs)
  • De’Longhi Dinamica Plus ECAM 380.85.SB test: CHIP (independent source)
KitchenAid KF8 Fully Automatic Espresso Machine
  • One-touch coffee
  • Automatic milk
  • Saved profiles
  • Long coffee
  • Built-in grinder
  • Six user profiles and more than 40 options for recipes
  • Dual-drink delivery, plus cycles made for dairy and plant-based milk
  • 2.2-liter water tank and a removable hopper that purges the grinder automatically
De’Longhi Rivelia
  • One-touch coffee
  • Automatic milk
  • Saved profiles
  • Long coffee
  • Built-in grinder
  • A 13-setting grinder, plus two 8.8-ounce bean hoppers that are interchangeable
  • More than 18 recipes, preset
  • Four user profiles, guided Bean Adapt setup and a 3.5-inch display

3 options

The top pick and the alternatives

01
De’Longhi Dinamica Plus

De’Longhi, ECAM38085SB

Dinamica Plus

This premium super-automatic is well balanced, with 24 recipes, four profiles and three automatic milk textures.

Top pick ifSeveral users who want a wide range of one-touch drinks

Key facts

  • 24 recipes at one touch
  • 13 settings on a built-in conical burr grinder

The catch

Do not mistake its cold-coffee option for a dedicated low-temperature cold-brew extraction.

02
KitchenAid KF8 Fully Automatic Espresso Machine

KitchenAid, KES8558BK

KF8 Fully Automatic Espresso Machine

More than 40 recipes, six profiles and a dedicated plant-milk cycle are packed into this metal-clad super-automatic.

Best forShared households that use dairy and plant milk

Key facts

  • Six user profiles and more than 40 options for recipes
  • Dual-drink delivery, plus cycles made for dairy and plant-based milk

The catch

Dedicated low-temperature cold extraction is not available.

03
De’Longhi Rivelia

De’Longhi, EXAM44055G

Rivelia

Two interchangeable hoppers and guided Bean Adapt setup are the core of this relatively narrow super-automatic.

Best forAlternating regular and decaf beans

Key facts

  • A 13-setting grinder, plus two 8.8-ounce bean hoppers that are interchangeable
  • More than 18 recipes, preset

The catch

Swapping hoppers means going through the machine’s bean-switch and purge workflow, because it does not have zero retention.

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Top pick for this job

De’Longhi Dinamica Plus

De’Longhi Dinamica Plus

A useful one-touch menu, where a big recipe count alone falls short

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Pick this instead if

KitchenAid KF8 Fully Automatic Espresso Machine

KitchenAid KF8 Fully Automatic Espresso Machine

Shared households that use dairy and plant milk

See price & reviews on Amazon

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