Best Jura Coffee Machines (2026): Which Model Is Worth It?

If you have been shopping for a Jura for more than a few minutes, you have probably noticed two things:

1. 1Jura machines are expensive, and the gap between models can be thousands of dollars.
2. 2Jura loves jargon. Nearly every feature has a fancy name or acronym.

That makes it easy to overpay for a feature that sounds impressive ("Fine Foam Technology," anyone?) but makes little difference day to day.

So as well as my picks, I explain what each Jura feature actually does, so you know what is worth paying for and what is not.

My Top Picks

1

Best Overall

Jura E8

• Wide range of black and milk drinks
• Froths milk to more than one texture
• Excellent value by Jura standards

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2

Best Value

Jura E6

• Covers all the black coffee basics plus cappuccino
• Color display
• One of the cheapest Juras with milk

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3

Best for Lattes and Cappuccinos

Jura S8

• Adjust milk texture while it pours
• Save your own custom drinks
• Touchscreen

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4

Best for Iced Coffee

Jura Z10

• Hot and cold drinks, including cold extraction coffee
• Adjustable milk temperature, including cold foam
• Touchscreen plus a rotary dial

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5

Best If You Do Not Need Milk

Jura ENA 4

• Espresso and coffee only
• No milk system to clean
• The cheapest Jura

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6

Best for Offices

Jura GIGA Series

• Two grinders (regular and decaf)
• Makes two drinks at once
• Huge water tank

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A note on models: Jura refreshes its lineup regularly. Newer machines such as the J8 and the GIGA 10 (which replaces the GIGA 6) are now on sale, and some older models are sold in updated versions. The advice below still applies: match the milk system, controls and drinks to how you actually drink coffee.

How Jura Machines Differ

Jura machines differ in six main ways:

• Price
• Whether they have a milk system
• How many drinks are on the menu
• How many milk textures they can make
• The type of controls
• Whether they make cold coffee and cold milk foam

What they all share:

• A similar, very high standard of espresso for a super-automatic
• Good milk foam (on models with milk)
• Adjustable strength, size and coffee-to-milk ratio
• Essentially the same grinder design
• A milk system that draws milk through a tube from a separate container. Most Juras do not come with a milk container, so budget for one.
• The same cleaning routines
• Excellent build quality
• A brew unit you cannot remove yourself (more on that below)

Because espresso and milk quality are so similar, I focus each review on drink variety, ease of use and value.

Best Overall: Jura E8

Best overall

Jura E8

Excellent espresso and a strong menu, without paying for Jura's more niche features.

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Drinks

The E8 makes espresso, lungo, coffee and all the common milk drinks. Older versions lacked a dedicated latte button, but you can make a latte macchiato and stir it.

Its milk system can make both thin, silky milk and thick foam, so its milk drinks genuinely differ from one another. Cheaper Juras like the older E6 make one foam texture for everything.

I love that many milk drinks have an "extra shot" option. Lattes and cappuccinos taste much better with two shots, and you get that with one press.

It does not make cold coffee or cold foam, which helps keep the price down.

Drinks: 8/10

Controls

The E8 uses a color screen with buttons on either side.

The buttons are thin plastic tabs with little travel, so they feel a bit cheap, but the menu is easy to navigate. After choosing a drink, you can adjust strength, coffee volume and milk volume while it brews.

My one gripe: some versions show only drink icons, not names, and several icons look alike.

Controls: 7/10

Value

The E8 is one of the best-value Juras. It has everything you need for excellent drinks and leaves out niche features like cold foam that most people would rarely use.

Value: 9/10

Strengths: multiple milk textures, great value for its features, easy to use. Weaknesses: some menus show icons only.

Read my full Jura E8 review, or compare it in Jura E8 vs S8, E8 vs ENA 8 and E8 vs Z10.

Best Value: Jura E6

Best value

Jura E6

One of the cheapest Juras that makes both espresso and milk drinks.

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Drinks

The E6 covers espresso, lungo, coffee and Americano-style drinks, plus cappuccino and latte macchiato.

Most versions froth milk to just one thick, foamy texture, so silky lattes are not its strength. But if you mostly drink black coffee and have the odd cappuccino, it is plenty.

Drinks: 6/10

Controls

Same screen-and-buttons setup as the E8, and I actually prefer it. The buttons have a bit more give, and the menu shows drink names as well as icons.

Controls: 8/10

Value

The E6 is the best-value Jura with milk. It typically costs several hundred dollars less than the E8, and its only real weakness is less milk variety.

Value: 10/10

Strengths: excellent value, clearly labeled menu, one-touch double-shot cappuccino. Weaknesses: limited milk textures.

See Jura E6 vs E8 and my Jura E6 review.

Best for Lattes and Cappuccinos: Jura S8

Best for milk drinks

Jura S8

Change milk texture while it pours, for unmatched control over your lattes and cappuccinos.

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Drinks

The S8 has fewer menu items than the E8, but it can make a wider range of milk drinks, because a switch on the spout lets you change between thick foam and thinner milk as it pours.

Other Juras with multiple textures set the texture by drink: cappuccinos get thicker foam than lattes. The S8 lets you mix textures however you like, which is why it is the best Jura for experimenting with milk drinks.

You can also build your own drinks (strength, coffee volume and milk volume) and save them to the menu.

Drinks: 8/10 (9/10 for milk drinks)

Controls

The 4.3" touchscreen is meant to be an upgrade, but I find it harder to use than the E8's buttons. It can be jumpy, and when you try to slide a strength or size slider, it sometimes registers a tap instead and jumps elsewhere.

Once you are used to its sensitivity, though, it is easy to live with.

Controls: 7/10

Value

You pay a premium over the E8 for the touchscreen and the adjustable milk spout. The touchscreen is not worth extra, but the adjustable milk is, if you mainly drink milk drinks. If the S8 replaces a daily café latte, it can pay off. Otherwise, the E8 or E6 is better value.

Value: 6/10

Strengths: adjust milk texture while it pours, save custom drinks. Weaknesses: expensive unless you use the milk features, sensitive touchscreen.

Read my Jura S8 review and Jura S8 vs Z10.

Best for Iced Coffee: Jura Z10

Best for iced coffee

Jura Z10

Hot and cold coffee plus cold foam at the touch of a button.

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Drinks

The Z10 has the most features of any home Jura. On top of everything the E8 does, it can brew coffee cold (Jura's "Cold Extraction Process") and lets you set milk temperature, including cold foam.

That makes iced drinks easy. Cold-brewed coffee with cold foam stays cool enough that it will not melt your ice.

It also has a proper latte button, and an electronic grinder that adjusts automatically for different drinks.

Drinks: 10/10

Controls

The Z10 pairs a touchscreen with a rotary dial on top. Tap the screen to choose, and use the dial for sliders. That fixes the S8's jumpy-slider problem and makes it the best Jura interface. My only gripe is that some menus show icons without names.

Controls: 9/10

Value

It is expensive. If you only make hot drinks, you are overpaying. It is worth it if you will regularly make iced drinks.

When this guide was first written, the Z10 was the only super-automatic that could brew cold coffee. That is no longer true. De'Longhi's Eletta Explore, for example, also makes cold brew-style drinks, often for less. But the Z10 still makes some of the best espresso of any super-automatic.

Value: 6/10

Strengths: excellent iced drinks and cold foam, best Jura controls, Wi-Fi built in. Weaknesses: around twice the price of an E6 or more.

Read my Jura Z10 review, Jura E8 vs Z10 and Jura Z10 vs Gaggia Accademia.

Best If You Do Not Need Milk: Jura ENA 4

Best for black coffee

Jura ENA 4

The cheapest Jura. No milk system, but its espresso matches far pricier Juras.

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Drinks

The ENA 4 makes espresso and coffee, plus doubles of each.

I do not rate super-automatic "coffee." You will get a better cup from a $20 French press. So the ENA 4 is really an espresso machine. But it makes excellent espresso, using the same brewing system as Jura's flagships, including Jura's pulse extraction, which gives it an edge over other brands' super-automatics.

It does one thing and does it very well.

Drinks: 5/10

Controls

The weakest part. Four buttons and backlit symbols that are not self-explanatory. You will need the manual or a video to adjust volumes or run a clean. Once learned, it is fine for such a simple machine.

Controls: 4/10

Value

Excellent value for black coffee drinkers. Its espresso is as good as a Z10's at a fraction of the price. You can get super-automatics with milk for less from other brands, but their espresso will not be as good.

Value: 9/10

Strengths: espresso as good as top Juras, easy to keep clean, cheapest Jura. Weaknesses: no milk system, basic controls.

Read my Jura ENA 4 review and Jura E4 review.

Best for Offices: Jura GIGA

Best for offices

Jura GIGA 6

Two grinders let you switch between regular and decaf beans, perfect for a busy office.

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The GIGA 6 has since been succeeded by the GIGA 10, which adds features like cold extraction. Both share the same core strengths.

Drinks

The GIGA makes nearly everything the Z10 does. Its big extra is two grinders, so you can switch beans with one tap. That is ideal for offices where some people want decaf.

Most Juras have a bypass doser for pre-ground coffee, which works for an occasional decaf, but the GIGA lets you grind fresh decaf beans every time. It can also make two drinks at once.

Drinks: 9/10

Controls

The same excellent touchscreen and rotary dial as the Z10, plus custom drinks you can save to the menu.

Controls: 10/10

Value

Overkill for most homes and the most expensive Jura here. But if your company is paying, it is an incredible machine.

Value: 6/10

Strengths: best controls, two grinders, huge water tank and grounds bin. Weaknesses: very expensive, even for Jura.

A Jura to Skip: Jura ENA 8

The ENA 8 is marketed as a compact alternative to the E6 and E8. In terms of drinks, it is closer to the E6.

I do not recommend it because it usually costs more than the E6, and its only advantage is that it is slightly narrower and shorter. Height barely matters. It is the footprint (width x depth) that takes up counter space, and the ENA 8 is just as deep. If an E6 will not fit, an ENA 8 probably will not either.

Get the Jura E6 instead. More in my Jura ENA 8 review.

How to Choose a Jura

It comes down to three questions:

• What is your budget?
• What drinks will you make?
• What kind of controls do you prefer?

Budget

Juras are expensive. If your budget is under about $1,000, look at other brands, such as De'Longhi or Philips. See our best super-automatic espresso machines under $1,000.

Approximate price tiers (prices change, and Jura raises them from time to time):

Around $1,000-$1,500: Jura ENA 4 and Jura E4

These are your only options at this level, and neither has a milk system. Both make espresso and coffee with basic button-and-symbol controls.

The differences:

• The E4 can brew up to about 16 g of coffee; the ENA 4 about 10 g
• The ENA 4 is a bit shorter and narrower
• The E4 dispenses hot water; the ENA 4 does not
• The E4 has a large flat water tank; the ENA 4 a smaller cylindrical one

The ENA 4 is better value. The E4's larger dose mainly helps its "coffee," and no super-automatic makes good coffee anyway.

Around $1,500-$2,500: Jura E6, ENA 8 and E8

At this level you get a color screen, a milk system and full control over strength, size and milk.

• Choose the E6 if you mostly drink black coffee with the odd milk drink
• Choose the E8 if you drink more milk drinks than black coffee
• Skip the ENA 8

Around $2,500-$4,000: Jura S8 and Jura Z10

Here you get a touchscreen, multiple milk textures and custom drinks.

The Z10's big advantage is cold coffee and cold foam. If iced drinks matter to you, it is worth the premium. The S8 is ideal if you want the most control over hot milk drinks.

$4,000+: Jura GIGA

Really designed for offices and heavy use rather than homes.

Which Drinks Will You Make?

The number of drinks is the biggest driver of price, so buy for the drinks you will actually make.

Espresso and Americano Only

Get the ENA 4. You pay a lot for milk features, so skip them if you will not use them.

It has no Americano button, but you can top an espresso with fresh water from the kettle. That is actually better, because the water in any machine's tank may have been sitting for days.

Mostly Black Coffee, Occasional Milk Drink

Get the E6. Its single foam texture means its milk drinks are similar to each other, but for an occasional treat, the savings are worth it.

Mostly Milk Drinks

Get a machine with multiple milk textures: the E8, S8, Z10 or GIGA. The S8 gives the most control over milk. If it is too expensive, the E8 is a great alternative.

Iced Coffee

Get the Z10. It brews coffee cold and makes cold milk foam, so your ice will not melt. It is the closest you will get to café cold foam drinks at home.

Decaf

Get the GIGA, the cheapest Jura with two grinders. Otherwise, the Z10, E8 and S8 have a bypass doser for the occasional pre-ground decaf, but refilling it every time gets old if you drink a lot of decaf.

What Kind of Controls Do You Prefer?

Juras have four types of controls:

Buttons With Backlit Symbols

The most basic and least intuitive, especially for settings and cleaning. Used on the ENA 4 and E4. You save a lot by accepting it.

Color Screen With Buttons

Used on the E6, ENA 8 and E8. There is a learning curve, because buttons do different things depending on whether you press or hold them, but once learned, it is very easy.

Touchscreen

Used on the S8. Meant to be an upgrade, but I find it harder to use. It sometimes confuses taps and swipes. One Reddit owner put it this way:

“The UX of the interface... took me 3 days to understand I have to swipe and not tap to change various settings. This is so counter intuitive.”

Touchscreen With Rotary Dial

Used on the Z10 and GIGA. The dial fixes the touchscreen's slider problem, making this the best Jura interface.

From best to worst: touchscreen with dial, color screen with buttons, touchscreen alone, backlit symbols.

Jura Features and Jargon Explained

Espresso Brewing: P.E.P., I.P.B.A.S. and 3D Brewing

All Juras share the same espresso system, which means their espresso is similar across the range and better than most other super-automatics (though not as good as a skilled barista with a good semi-automatic machine).

• Pulse Extraction Process (P.E.P.): Jura pushes water through the coffee in short pulses rather than one steady flow. Super-automatics cannot prepare and tamp a puck as precisely as a barista, which leads to uneven extraction. Pulsing helps even it out for a more balanced shot. This is the main reason Jura espresso is better than other super-automatics. Note that P.E.P. is used for short drinks like espresso and ristretto.
• Intelligent Pre-Brew Aroma System (I.P.B.A.S.): a fancy name for pre-infusion, wetting the coffee briefly before brewing. Useful, but nearly every super-automatic does it.
• 3D Brewing Technology: Jura says water flows evenly through the coffee "at multiple levels." I see this as mostly marketing, and every Jura has it anyway.

Milk System: Fine Foam Technology

Fine Foam Technology is Jura's milk system. It draws milk from your container through a tube and processes it to create fine foam with small, even bubbles. Jura's milk foam is among the best of any super-automatic, and coffee YouTuber James Hoffmann rated the Z10's foam among the best he tested.

The downside is that you need a separate milk container, which adds to the footprint, is usually not included, and can drip when you remove the tube.

Milk textures: entry-level Juras (like most E6 versions) make one thick foam, similar to a cappuccino's. Higher models make both thick foam and thinner, silkier milk, so lattes and cappuccinos genuinely differ. No Jura makes true latte-art microfoam. The S8 adds a switch to change texture while pouring.

Customization

Most Juras let you adjust:

• Strength: the amount of coffee ground per drink
• Coffee volume
• Brewing temperature (a few levels; hotter is usually better)
• Milk volume
• Milk temperature (Z10 and GIGA)

Higher-end models (S8, Z10, GIGA) also let you build drinks from scratch and save them.

Grinder: AromaG3 and P.R.G.

Most Juras use an AromaG3 conical burr grinder. It is good, but since a super-automatic cannot prepare a puck with barista precision, an ultra-high-end grinder would not help much anyway. Jura's grinder is good enough, not dramatically better than rivals'.

The Z10's Product Recognising Grinder (P.R.G.) is electronically adjustable, so the machine sets the grind for each drink automatically. It is clever, but I would rather adjust grind for different beans than for different drinks, so I would not pay extra for it.

Cleaning: CLARIS Filters, Cleaning Cycles and the Brew Unit

Water filters: Juras use CLARIS Smart filters. If you use them and change them when prompted, Jura says you will not need to descale. On first setup, you test your water hardness, which sets how often the machine asks for a new filter. If you skip the filters, the machine prompts you to descale instead.

Cleaning cycles: Juras prompt you to run a brew system clean (with a cleaning tablet) every couple of hundred drinks, and a milk system rinse after milk drinks. Cleaning the milk system is more work than wiping a steam wand, but less fiddly than washing the removable milk carafes on many De'Longhi and Philips machines.

Non-removable brew unit: unlike most super-automatics, you cannot remove a Jura's brew unit to rinse it.

Critics say stale grounds can build up inside, but I have found very few Jura owners reporting a decline in taste. Jura's cleaning cycles seem to do the job. The downside is that you should have the machine serviced by a technician every few years, which can cost a couple of hundred dollars.

Other cleaning: empty and wash the drip tray and grounds bin regularly, and wipe the bean hopper now and then. I recommend emptying the grounds bin every two to three days, because warm, wet coffee grounds go moldy fast.

App Connectivity (J.O.E.)

Juras work with the J.O.E. app, which mirrors the control panel on your phone. Older models need a Smart Connect dongle (sold separately), while newer models like the Z10 have Wi-Fi built in. It is a nice app, but you still need to be at the machine to place your cup, so I rarely see the point.

Are Jura Machines the Best Super-Automatics?

For espresso quality, I think so. In James Hoffmann's comparison of bean-to-cup machines, the Jura Z10 made the best-tasting espresso and was near the top for milk foam. Jura's pulse extraction is the key difference.

They are not the best value, though. Brands like De'Longhi, Philips and Gaggia offer more features for less money. See our roundup of the best super-automatic espresso machines and head-to-heads like Jura vs De'Longhi, Jura vs Miele, Jura vs Gaggia and Breville vs Jura.

Which Should You Get?

The best Jura for most people is the Jura E8. It has everything you need for excellent espresso and hot milk drinks, and it makes them as well as any Jura. It skips niche extras like cold brew and cold foam, which keeps the price down.

FAQs

Which Jura is the best value?

The E6 if you want milk drinks, and the ENA 4 if you only drink black coffee.

Do Jura machines come with a milk container?

Most do not. They draw milk through a tube from any container, so you will need to buy a milk container or cooler.

Do Jura machines need servicing?

Yes. Because the brew unit is not removable, Jura recommends professional servicing every few years, depending on use.