Black & White Coffee Roasters vs Stumptown Coffee

Black & White Coffee Roasters brings 23 coffees to the table with prices starting at $2.91 per 100g, while Stumptown Coffee keeps it tight with just 2 blend offerings. This is a matchup between a modern specialty roaster with deep single-origin reach and a third-wave institution that's refined its signature style into a curated core lineup.

Last updated September 2, 2026. Data refreshed daily from roaster webshops.

Black & White Coffee Roasters

Coffees tracked: 4
Avg price /100g: US$5.79/100g
Price range: US$3.73/100g – US$9.05/100g

Stumptown Coffee

Coffees tracked: 0

Top picks

Black & White Coffee Roasters

Black & White is for explorers who want variety and value—especially if you're drawn to East African coffees like their extensive Ethiopia and Rwanda selections.

Stumptown Coffee

Stumptown is for purists who want a reliable, well-executed blend from a roaster that helped define American specialty coffee and doesn't need to prove anything with a sprawling menu.

No coffees tracked yet for this roaster.

Verdict

If you want variety, origin diversity, and budget flexibility, Black & White wins—you can spend $2.91 or $28.32 depending on the week. If you're after a no-fuss, time-tested blend from a roaster with serious third-wave credibility and don't mind paying $11.32/100g on average for that consistency, go Stumptown. For daily drinking on a budget, Black & White's low-end pricing is unbeatable; for a reliable workhorse blend, Stumptown's Founder's Blend is the safe bet.

What they share

Both prioritize Colombia in their sourcing (it's Black & White's most-represented origin and likely features in Stumptown's blends)
Both offer accessible entry points under $6 per 100g
Both focus on blends as core offerings—Stumptown exclusively, Black & White with 46 blend iterations

Key differences

Black & White offers 23 coffees spanning Colombia, Ethiopia, Honduras, and Rwanda; Stumptown keeps it to 2 blends only
Average price sits at $6.98/100g for Black & White vs $11.32/100g for Stumptown—nearly 40% more expensive
Black & White ranges wildly from everyday ($2.91) to special occasion ($28.32); Stumptown stays in the $5.88–$16.76 mid-tier zone
Black & White leans heavily into single-origin experimentation (52 Colombian SKUs, 35 Ethiopian); Stumptown has distilled its range to signature blends
Stumptown's data is limited to blend-focused offerings, suggesting a streamlined, classics-only approach versus Black & White's broad specialty menu