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☕ Buying Guides · 2026De'Longhi sells two different things under one name: machines you operate and machines that operate themselves. Pick the fork first, the model second.
Written and reviewed by the CoffeeLabAdvisor editorial team · Published 3 October 2026
De'Longhi's range confuses people because it is not a ladder. It is two separate product lines sharing a badge, and choosing the wrong one costs more than choosing the wrong model within one. Pump machines — the Stilosa, the Dedica, the La Specialista — give you a portafilter and a steam wand, and you make the coffee. Bean-to-cup machines — the Magnifica Evo and the Dinamica Plus — grind, dose, tamp, brew and froth behind a closed door, and you press a button. Both make espresso. They are not versions of each other, and almost nobody is genuinely choosing between them: you already know whether you want a hobby or a appliance.
The line break in this table is the decision. Everything above it you operate; everything below it operates itself.
| Model | Type | Grinder built in | Milk |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stilosa | Pump | No | Manual wand |
| Dedica Deluxe | Pump, slim | No | Manual wand |
| La Specialista | Pump | Yes | Manual wand |
| Magnifica Evo | Bean-to-cup | Yes | Automatic |
| Dinamica Plus | Bean-to-cup | Yes | Automatic |
Specifications from our verified catalog entry for each machine, or from the listing recorded on its profile where we have not scored it. Prices are not written into this page — each card above resolves the current price when the page loads.
All three hand you a portafilter. What changes is how much of the rest is included.
The Stilosa is the entry point: a pump, a portafilter, a wand, no grinder. The Dedica Deluxe is the same proposition in a notably slim body, which is the reason to choose it — it is built for a counter that has no room. The La Specialista is the one with a grinder built in, so it is a single box rather than two.
One thing to know before you commit to the La Specialista: its portafilter is 51 mm. That is smaller than the 58 mm size most aftermarket baskets and tampers are made for, so the accessory market is thinner. If you expect to tinker, it is worth knowing going in.
The Magnifica Evo and Dinamica Plus do the whole sequence behind a door. Beans in the top, cup underneath, one button. Milk is frothed automatically rather than by you.
What you give up is control and, at the margins, ceiling: a well-made shot on a pump machine with a good grinder will beat a bean-to-cup, because you are choosing the dose, the grind and the timing. What you gain is that it happens every time without you, which for most households is worth more than the last ten per cent of the cup. We compare the two directly on Magnifica Evo vs Dinamica Plus, and the broader question on espresso machine vs bean-to-cup.
A note on availability rather than quality: at our last check the Dinamica Plus returned no new-condition offer through the licensed product API, only used and refurbished listings, which is usually what a discontinued model looks like. We card only new listings, so it is described here but not carded above.
Answer the fork, then one more question:
If you have not settled on the brand at all, Breville vs De'Longhi takes that question on directly. For whether an individual machine is any good rather than which one fits, see the La Specialista and Magnifica Evo reviews — this page carries no scores by design.
The De'Longhi machines in our catalog with a live new-condition listing. The Stilosa and the Dedica Deluxe have their own pages linked below rather than cards here, and the Dinamica Plus returned no new-condition offer at our last check, so it is described above but not carded. Each card shows the current price at the moment this page loads.
Semi-Automatic · Manual milk A guided all-in-one with smart tamping and a built-in grinder, but the proprietary 51mm portafilter and coarse grinder cap its ceiling. Good for guided beginners; less flexible than 54mm or 58mm rivals.
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Bean-to-Cup · Automatic milk The best-value bean-to-cup machine: integrated grinder, automatic LatteCrema milk and one-touch drinks at roughly $750. Convenient and consistent, with plastic internals and less control than premium rivals.
Check price on Amazon →A pump machine gives you a portafilter and a steam wand and you make the coffee yourself. A bean-to-cup machine grinds, doses, tamps, brews and froths behind a closed door at the press of a button. They are different products, not different tiers of the same one.
No. Neither the Stilosa nor the Dedica Deluxe has a grinder, so you buy one alongside. Among the pump machines only the La Specialista has one built in.
It matters only if you plan to buy accessories. Most aftermarket baskets, tampers and distribution tools are made for the 58 mm commercial standard, so a 51 mm machine has a thinner accessory market. For brewing itself it is not a problem.
They sit at different points of the same line, and we compare them directly on a dedicated page. Note that at our last check the Dinamica Plus had no new-condition offer available, only used and refurbished.
If you want to learn the craft, the Stilosa is the cheapest honest way in and the Dedica Deluxe is the one for a small counter. If you want coffee without learning anything, a bean-to-cup machine like the Magnifica Evo is the better answer.
Most bean-to-cup machines include a bypass chute for pre-ground, but the machine is designed around whole beans and that is where it performs. Check the specific model’s listing for the feature before relying on it.
No. It sorts them by the decision that separates them, which is the product line rather than the price. Scores are published on our individual reviews and award pages only.
Sources for this page: Machine type, built-in grinder, milk system and portafilter diameter for the La Specialista, Magnifica Evo and Dinamica Plus: our verified catalog entry for each machine · Stilosa and Dedica Deluxe: each machine’s own Amazon listing copy as recorded on its profile, with the read date on that record · Dinamica Plus availability: the licensed product API returned no new-condition offer at our last check, only used, refurbished or unstated-condition listings We have not lab-tested brewers; where a figure is a manufacturer's, the page names the manufacturer, and machine capabilities come from our own published review records.