Coffee Chains comparisons

Coffee chains are compared on price, loyalty perks and the one drink each is known for. We line up store count, countries, signature drink, typical latte price, loyalty programme, mobile ordering and ownership for the world's biggest coffee brands.

4 coffee chains · 3 published comparisons · Scoring weights: Overall 100% · Updated October 2026

Coffee Chains comparison

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Coffee chains in our database, ranked by VersusAnything Score

  • Starbucks67/100Starbucks is the largest coffeehouse chain in the world, with 40,000 stores, a seasonal drink culture and the most-used restaurant loyalty app in the US.
  • Dunkin'56/100Dunkin' is America's donut-and-coffee chain, known for fast service, lower prices than Starbucks and a huge iced coffee following.
  • Tim Hortons44/100Tim Hortons is Canada's coffee institution, famous for the Double-Double, Timbits and value pricing, with growing reach in the Gulf and Asia.
  • Costa Coffee33/100Costa Coffee is the UK's largest coffee chain and Coca-Cola's coffee brand, known for its Mocha Italia blend and thousands of self-serve Costa Express machines.

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How we score coffee chains

Every coffee chain is scored on the same rows: founded, stores worldwide (approx.), countries (approx.), signature drink, medium latte price (US, approx.), loyalty programme, mobile order and pay, parent company. Measurable rows are normalised across the category and weighted (Overall 100%); rows without a sensible direction are explained, not scored. Full rules on our how we score page.