Yes, they're absolutely worth it if you're a pizza lover and want to save on the cost of having one delivered to you regularly. If you want to have a pizza party, the savings are quite a bit too, so you can recover your initial investment quickly. While a regular countertop oven may be able to do a decent job, they don't get hot enough to make a Neopolitan-style pizza, which has a crisp crust yet is soft and fluffy. A pizza oven is designed to be able to do that.