| Brand | Melitta | Krups | Bunn | Senseo | Keurig | Black & Decker | Juan Valdez | Mr. Coffee | Flavia | Braun |
| Model | One:One | 1010 | My Café MCP | HD7810 | Special Edition B60 | HCC 100 | Pod Coffee Maker | HomeCafe | Fusion | Tassimo |
| List Price | $49.99 | $150.00 | $245.00 | $69.99 | $199.95 | $59.95 | $85.99 | $79.99 | $99.95 | $169.99 |
| Coffee Price/Cup | $0.25-0.28 | $0.24-0.28 | $0.32-0.34 | $0.28 | $0.35-$0.56 | $0.24-0.28 | $0.28-0.44 | $0.24-0.28 | $0.42-0.47 | $0.48-0.50 |
| Pod Type | 44 mm paper pods | 62 mm paper pods | 44-62 mm paper pods | 62 mm paper pods | Proprietary "K-Cup" capsule | 62 mm paper pods | 55-62 mm paper pods | 62 mm paper pods | Proprietary filter pouch | Proprietary "T-Disc" capsule |
| Serving Sizes (Oz.) | 5.0 8.0 | 6.0, 7.5, 9.0, 18.0 | Variable 4.0 - 12.0 | 4.0 8.0 | 5.25 7.25 9.25 | 7.0 9.0 14.0 | 5.0 8.0 | 7.0 9.0 14.0 | 3.0, 4.3, 5.7, 7.0, 8.3 | Controlled Manually |
| Warm Up Time (Min.) | 2 to 3 | < 1 | 1 to 2 | 1.5 | 3 or auto-on | 1 to 2 | 1.5 | 1 to 2 | < 1 | 1.5 |
| Reservoir | 28 oz. | 40 oz. | 46 oz. | 26 oz. | 48 oz. | 34 oz. | 40 oz. | 32 oz. | 40 oz. | 60 oz. |
| Coffee Variety | Poor 6 Melitta plus compatible third party pods |
Fair 5 Folgers and 4 Millstone, plus compatible third party pods |
Good Accepts all current pod sizes |
Fair 4 Senseo plus compatible third party pods |
Good 70 single-origins and blends from 5 specialty roasters |
Fair 5 Folgers and 4 Millstone, plus compatible third party pods |
Fair 4 Juan Valdez Colombian coffees plus compatible third party pods |
Fair 5 Folgers and 4 Millstone, plus compatible third party pods |
Poor Limited coffees in proprietary pouches |
Poor Limited blends, flavors and decafs. No single-origins. |
| Tea & Other Beverage Variety | Poor Limited to 4 Melitta brand tea choices |
Fair Very limited selection of "specialty" beverages, no teas |
Fair Some teas available from 3rd party sources |
N/A | Fair Some teas; very limited "specialty" beverages |
Poor Very limited selection "specialty" beverages, no teas |
Poor 4 Melitta brand teas |
Poor Very limited selection "specialty" beverages, no teas |
Fair Flavia offers 30 choices of branded teas, health drinks, etc. |
Fair Limited to a few specialty drinks and teas. |
| Coffee Quality | Poor | Fair | Fair | Fair | Fair | Poor to Fair | Poor to Fair | Poor to Fair | Poor to Fair | Fair |
| Other Features | Adapter for 62mm pods available in 2006. | Two side-by-side brew groups, single and double pod holders, special holder for cappuccino pods, charcoal water filter. | Single and double pod holders, special brew technology for tea, hot water dispenser, energy saver mode, adjustable brew strength dial. | Single and double pod holders. | Adjustable brew temperature, clock w/ auto on/off, blue backlit LCD control panel. | Single and double pod holders, special holder for cappuccino pods. | "Universal" pod holder for both 55mm and 62mm pod sizes, hinged spout for easy removal of tall coffee mugs. | Single and double pod holders, special holder for cappuccino pods, height-adjustable dispensing spout, auto-off feature. | Adjustable brew-head height, internal water filter. | Bar-coded T-Discs allow auto or manual brewing parameters. Height-adjustable cup stand. |