Great question. This is a digital steamer so you would want to compare it to the digital Euro since the standard euro would make a timer sound when the timer is running. The machine difference between this and the Digital euro is, Digital Euro has a goos neck that can have more motion and longer arm than this model but other than that they are very similar. The digital euro also has a slightly smaller base than this. Feel free to contact us at 800.418.0830 if you have any questions.