Breville - Barista Express Impress vs De'Longhi - Dedica Arte EC885

The Barista Express Impress is the clear pick on raw spec strength, leading by 23.6 points on the Mars Score. The margin is wide enough that the underdog only makes sense if its individual strengths line up with what you specifically need.

Pick the Barista Express Impress if you care most about warm-up / built-in grinder. The biggest gaps in its favor are warm-up, built-in grinder.

The Dedica Arte EC885 similarly does not carry a headline advantage on the popular specs — look at the full table for category-specific deltas.

Both ship with comparable type, pressure, milk frother, so those specs do not separate the two — focus on the differences below.

Bottom line: the Barista Express Impress is the safer default. The other model is the right choice only when its specific advantages line up with your priorities.