Top tea subscriptions and tea shops compared

About Top tea subscriptions and tea shops compared

Compare tea subscriptions, tea shops and ready-to-drink tea by what you want to buy. Loose leaf, tea bags and matcha need preparation; bottled tea is ready to drink. A shop listing does not mean a subscription is available. Check the specific product, pack size, delivery destination and purchase terms before ordering.

How we picked

This list brings together tea subscriptions, tea shops and ready-to-drink tea using the product types recorded for each brand. Read the product details alongside any displayed score or label: inclusion does not mean every listing has been scored, and bottled tea has no directly comparable dry-tea price per 100 grams. Oriental Leaf is included as an unranked ready-to-drink tea option. Subscription timing, certifications and delivery coverage are stated only where supported by the listing; a blank field does not establish a benefit or a restriction. Partner links may earn us a commission. Check the seller’s current product and checkout terms before buying.

Our top picks

1. 2. Gewuerzland

   Gewuerzland earns its place in this ranking on range and reach. It roasts coffee and sells loose leaf tea and matcha, with whole bean and loose leaf listed in whole bean and loose leaf. Its hundred-gram price runs €4.40 to €5.98, and free delivery starts at €35, a modest bar for a European order. Based in Austria, it ships to AT, DE and BE, and support runs on email, phone and help centre. Peet's Coffee, ranked next, offers more cadence choices with weekly, fortnightly and monthly and holds organic and fairtrade, but its reach is a single market.

   • Price per 100 g: €4.40 to €5.98
   • Free delivery threshold: €35
   • Markets: AT, DE, BE, and 26 more

   Pros

   • A single supplier for coffee and tea: coffee roaster, loose leaf tea and matcha covers coffee roasting, loose leaf tea and matcha, where Nespresso and OutIn list coffee subscription and pods and pods.
   • Weight-based rates of €4.40 to €5.98 read below the site median of €6.18 on the same measure.
   • Delivery is free from €35, so routine restock orders clear the line without a shipping charge.
   • The market list is AT, DE and BE, a wide European spread that includes GB.

   Cons

   • whole bean and loose leaf covers whole bean and loose leaf only, so there is no ground coffee, no pods and no tea bags.
   • Below a basket of €35 a delivery charge still applies, so a single small order carries shipping.
   • Support runs on email, phone and help centre, with no live chat in that list.
   • Shipping is limited to AT, DE and BE, so buyers outside that list are not covered.

2. Q5. Quicklly

   Quicklly earns its place in this ranking on cadence and range. weekly, fortnightly and monthly runs weekly, fortnightly or monthly, loose leaf and tea bags covers loose-leaf and tea bags, and grocery, snacks and gourmet adds gourmet groceries and snacks alongside tea. It is based in US, founded in 2020, holds the organic mark in organic, and US and CA covers the US and Canada, with free delivery starting at $30. Twinings, ranked next, has far deeper history, but its weight-based price of £72.22 is the heaviest in this ranking.

   • Shipping fee: $0
   • Skip or pause online: Yes
   • Markets: US, CA, IN

   Pros

   • A single account covers meal kit, prepared meals and desserts, so cooking kits, ready meals and desserts all sit under one subscription
   • Shipping is free on the roti kit order, and free delivery on other orders starts at $30
   • Grocery sourcing is listed as organic and local, and the tea range carries organic certification
   • Orders can be skipped at any time, with weekly, fortnightly and monthly to set the pace
   • Personalization is offered on gift boxes alongside next day delivery, so a gift can land on the day it is needed

   Cons

   • The mix stops at meal kit, prepared meals and desserts, while Dinnerly lists meal kit, family meals and prepared meals, a longer range of boxes
   • Delivery covers US, CA and IN only, so households outside those markets are not served
   • Free delivery on smaller grocery and tea orders starts at $30, so a basket under that level carries a shipping fee
   • Support runs on email, phone and help centre only, so a shopper who wants live chat has no route listed

3. 6. KoRo

   KoRo is in this ranking as the narrowest pick. Its formats, whole bean and ground, list whole bean and ground only, and its products are coffee roasting and matcha, which suits buyers who want powder rather than leaf. The listed hundred-gram price is €2.48, a low figure in this set, and free delivery starts at €69. Certifications come as organic and fairtrade, and support runs on email, phone and help centre. It is based in Germany and delivers in a single market. Svinando, ranked next, goes the other way, with loose leaf tea at the centre and a multi-market European list.

   • Price per 100 g: €2.48
   • Certifications: Organic, Fairtrade
   • Free delivery threshold: €69

   Pros

   • By weight, KoRo costs €2.48, under the coffee subscription median of €4.48.
   • The catalogue is certified organic and fairtrade, ahead of the Fairtrade share of 27.6% in the category.
   • Coffee arrives in whole bean and ground, which covers drinkers who grind at home and drinkers who want it ready ground.
   • Support runs on email, phone and help centre, so a phone line sits next to email and a help centre.
   • Delivery is free once an order passes €69.

   Cons

   • Shipping covers DE only, so buyers outside Germany cannot order at all.
   • The catalogue runs coffee roaster and matcha, narrower than the coffee subscription, coffee roaster and pods list at Atlas Coffee Club.
   • Formats stop at whole bean and ground, with no pods or loose leaf among the coffee lines.
   • Tea-led readers face a category median of €11.27 by weight, and the only tea in coffee roaster and matcha is matcha.

What to look for

Price and pack size

For dry tea, compare the price against the stated net weight. For bottled tea, compare bottle volume, number of bottles and total pack price. A price per 100 grams of dry tea cannot be compared directly with a bottled drink. Include delivery charges in your order total.

The format you want

Choose loose leaf, tea bags or matcha if you want tea to prepare yourself. Choose ready-to-drink tea if you want a prepared drink. Check the specific product’s ingredients, flavour and serving size rather than assuming every product sold by a brand has the same format.

One-off orders or repeat deliveries

Check whether the exact product is sold as a one-off purchase or under a subscription. For subscriptions, read the delivery schedule, renewal price and rules for skipping, pausing or cancelling. A shop’s subscription option may not apply to every product.

Product-specific certifications

Read any certification claim on the exact product and check what it covers. A brand-level claim does not necessarily cover its whole range. Missing certification information in a listing should not be treated as proof that a product is certified or uncertified.

Delivery to your address

Confirm that the seller delivers the exact product to your address. Review delivery charges, minimum order requirements and any free-delivery threshold at checkout. Availability and terms can differ between a brand’s own shop and a marketplace listing.

Help with an order

Check who sells and fulfils your order and where to ask for help if it is missing or damaged. On a marketplace, the seller and delivery provider may be different businesses. Read the applicable returns and support terms before buying.

Frequently asked questions

Top tea subscriptions and tea shops compared by country

• Australia
• Canada
• France
• Germany
• Ireland
• Italy
• Netherlands
• Spain
• United Kingdom
• United States

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