Brother MFC-J995 (2018) vs Canon Pixma MG5 (2014)

The Brother MFC-J995DW makes for a great purchase at the $340 budget. The Canon Pixma MG5620, however, is a bad choice for most people and isn't worth its asking price.

Two highly trusted sources that perform well-thought-out in-depth testing consider the Brother MFC-J995DW to be a great product - it earned the "Best Multipurpose Photo Printer" title from Rtings and "The best all-in-one printer overall" from Tom's Guide in their respective Home Printer roundups, which is a good indication of it being a notable product.

As for the Canon Pixma MG5620, it wasn't able to earn a top spot in any roundups from trusted sources that conduct their own hands-on testing. Nevertheless, it managed to impress reviewers at Tom's Guide, CNET, and PCmag enough to make it onto their respective shortlists.

Our direct Brother MFC-J995DW vs. Canon Pixma MG5620 comparison of their review scores has shown that, out of sources that tested both Home Printers, PCmag preferred the Brother MFC-J995DW, whereas Tom's Guide seemed to like both equally.

We also looked at which sources liked these products best and found that the Brother MFC-J995DW got its highest, 9, review score from TechGearLab, while the Canon Pixma MG5620 most impressed reviewers at Tom's Guide, which gave it a score of 8.

Lastly, we compared their review averages and found that the Brother MFC-J995DW did much better than the majority of its competitors, with an average review score of 8.3 out of 10, compared to the 7.1 overall average of Home Printers in general, whereas the Canon Pixma MG5620 hasn't managed to perform quite as well, with an average rating of 7.0.