Both DeLonghi and Breville are more or less on equal footing when it comes to being widely recognized as high-quality home-brew brands. They also don’t stray far from one another in terms of price-to-functionality ratio for espresso machines, though mostly for those under and over $200. As a more widely known name, DeLonghi is a more accessible brand with more traditional designs and better availability of spare parts. On the other hand, Breville espresso machines have shown to be more enduring thanks to the intricacies of design and materials used in making hardware and other functional parts. Generally speaking, you won’t be making a mistake in buying espresso machines from either of these brands, but Breville might save you a good number of repairs and you won’t find yourself hunting down replacement parts every six months.