Buy the Bialetti Moka Express.

It costs a third as much, never needs a pod, and outlives the Nespresso by decades.

What was compared

Nespresso Vertuo Pop+ Coffee Machine & Samra Origins Pods by De'Longhi | Liquorice black m... — $129.95
Bialetti Moka Express Iconic Italian Stovetop Espresso Maker (Natural Silver, 6 Cups): Esp... — $49.78

1. It will still be brewing in 20 years
Owners report Moka Express pots running strong after 20 plus years of daily use. Nespresso Vertuo Pop+ buyers describe machines dying in as little as 3 months to 3 years, sometimes after just a handful of uses.
2. No pods, no subscription, no running cost
The Bialetti runs on ground coffee you can buy anywhere, forever. The Nespresso locks you into proprietary capsules for every single cup, and that cost never stops once the machine leaves the box.
3. Less than half the price, for the better bet
49.78 dollars against 129.95 is not a small gap, it is the difference between a coffee maker and a coffee maker plus a spare in case it dies. With Nespresso's documented failure rate, that spare money matters.
4. Nothing electronic to fail on you
It is aluminum, a gasket, and a valve, works on gas or electric hobs, and there is no waterline to purge or pump to seize up. The Nespresso's owners describe exactly those failures: strange noises, waterline purges, dead units.
5. Yes, the Nespresso is easier. Buy the Bialetti anyway.
One button beats 5 minutes on a stovetop, that is real and worth naming. But unless you genuinely cannot spare those 5 minutes each morning, that convenience is not worth trading for a machine reviewers say dies young, and we do not think most coffee drinkers need it that badly.