drinkpure review

Updated September 30, 2026 · SmartHomeCue Editorial Team · Facts checked September 30, 2026

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Our verdict

drinkpure makes a tap mounted filter for households that want treated water at the sink without reverse osmosis or bottled water. The drinkpure Home starts at €99.90, and the honest test is what the cartridge costs to keep running every year.

Key facts

Best for
Tap-mounted certified filtering for drinkers who will get through the water.
Filter system
Tap (Source, checked September 30, 2026)
Reference models
drinkpure Home (Transparent, Schwarz, Steel), drinkpure Home mit Kuechenbrause, drinkpure Fresh Ultra Untertischfilter (Source, checked September 30, 2026)
Price from
€99.90 (Source, checked September 30, 2026)
Cartridge price
€39.90 (Source, checked September 30, 2026)
Cartridge life (l)
500 (Source, checked September 30, 2026)
Filter cost per year
€239.40 (Source, checked September 30, 2026)
Certification scope
DrinkPure Home and Fresh Ultra filters tested to NSF/ANSI 42, 53 (modified, lead reduction) and 401 Group 3 at 200% of cartridge capacity, plus ISO 22196, EN 13443-1, KTW BWGL and WRAS BS 6920:2014; materials examined by TUV Rheinland and SGS, effectiveness confirmed by Eawag (Source, checked September 30, 2026)
PFAS and lead reduction
Yes (Source, checked September 30, 2026)
Installation required
Yes (Source, checked September 30, 2026)
Markets
AT, BE, BV, CY, CZ, DE, EE, ES, FI, FR, GR, HR, HU, IE, IT, LT, LU, LV, MC, MT, NL, PT, SI, SK, SM, CH, LI (Source, checked September 30, 2026)
Legal entity
Pura AG (Ruetistrasse 16, 8952 Schlieren, Switzerland; CHE-343.802.601 MWST; CH-020-3055415-7) (Source, checked September 30, 2026)
Headquarters
Switzerland (Source, checked September 30, 2026)
Founded
2015 (Source, checked September 30, 2026)
Support channels
Email, Phone, Help-centre (Source, checked September 30, 2026)
NSF/ANSI standards
42, 53, 401
Official website
drinkpurehome.de

Apps and profiles

Elsewhere
youtube.com

Pros and cons

Pros

  • The filter carries 42, 53 and 401 certification, with materials examined by TUV Rheinland and SGS and effectiveness confirmed by Eawag.
  • PFAS and lead reduction is stated, so the cartridge is sold on contaminant claims rather than on taste alone.
  • The drinkpure Home starts at €99.90, close to the €96.46 median entry price across the category.
  • Support runs on email, phone and help centre, so more than one route leads to help after the tap is fitted.

Cons

  • The yearly cartridge cost of €239.40 sits well above the €80.67 category median and leaves drinkpure 46 of 46 on running cost.
  • Cartridge life of 500 litres ranks 20 of 26 brands, so the €39.90 refill comes round sooner than with a long-life cartridge.
  • Installation is required, so a tap mounted unit needs a permanent spot and someone to fit it.
  • Waterdrop (EU) runs reverse osmosis and Culligan Consumer Products runs reverse osmosis, so anyone after membrane filtration has better options there.

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Who it suits

  • Households that want a mounted tap filter with stated contaminant reduction and can live with a €239.40 yearly cartridge bill.
  • Drinkers in Austria, BE and BV who would rather reorder refills from a Swiss seller than chase a local stockist.
  • People who want a tap mounted fixture rather than a jug carried between the tap and the fridge.

Who should look elsewhere

  • Anyone shopping for reverse osmosis: Waterdrop (EU) runs a reverse osmosis system instead.
  • Households that drink filtered water all day, since €239.40 a year and 500 litres of cartridge life stack up.
  • Renters who cannot fix anything to a tap, because installation is required, while IBBL's countertop format suits a kitchen counter.

How it compares on our data

drinkpure sits mid-field on the numbers buyers notice and at the end of the field on the one that keeps billing after the unit is fitted. On price from it ranks 23 of 52, and on cartridge price 19 of 50, so neither the hardware nor the refill is an outlier. Cartridge life is better placed at 20 of 26 brands. Filter cost a year is the exception, where 46 of 46 leaves drinkpure at the back of that ranking. Read together, the shape is plain: a modest tank, an ordinary refill, an ordinary entry price, and a running total that grows with every litre drawn through the tap. That profile flatters a household filtering a few glasses a day and penalises one that cooks, brews and washes up on filtered water.

Core features

Cartridge life is the headline limit, since a drinkpure Home cartridge covers 500 litres before it needs swapping, and the cost of that swap is the number buyers feel most. PFAS and lead reduction is stated for the filters, so the cartridge is sold on contaminant claims rather than on taste and chlorine alone, which matters for anyone treating municipal water for more than flavour. Installation is required, which places the unit permanently on a tap in the kitchen or bathroom rather than in a jug that gets moved around and carried back to the fridge. Put together, those points describe a compact, purpose-built fixture: a fixed position, a stated contaminant claim, and a replacement interval set by volume rather than by the calendar. The practical consequence is that the filter earns its keep for a household that actually drinks the water, and carries dead weight in a home where a glass of tap water is the habit.

The company behind it

drinkpure is sold by Pura AG of Schlieren, Switzerland, and the operation dates from 2015. The home market is CH, which sits inside the wider European footprint rather than at its edge, so delivery expectations for a cartridge order resemble those of a domestic seller. Support runs on email, phone and help centre, meaning a fitting question, a cartridge question and a warranty question all have a route rather than one shared queue. For a tap mounted product that has to be fitted, kept supplied and occasionally explained to a housemate, that combination carries weight: there is a named legal entity behind the filter, a dated company, and a support desk with more than one door. A buyer comparing against a marketplace seller can see who is responsible when a fitting goes wrong or a cartridge arrives faulty.

How drinkpure compares

Where drinkpure is available

Available
Austria, Belgium, Bouvet Island, Croatia, Cyprus, Czechia, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Monaco, Netherlands, Portugal, San Marino, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Switzerland

Countries from the brand (Source, checked September 30, 2026)

Frequently asked questions

What does a drinkpure filter cost to start with?+

The drinkpure Home starts at €99.90. That covers the tap mounted unit only, and the fitting sits outside the box. Replacement cartridges for the drinkpure Home run at €39.90 each, so the outlay over the opening stretch is well above the entry price.

What does it cost to keep filtered water coming?+

Plan for €239.40 a year in replacement cartridges, worked out from €39.90 per cartridge and 500 litres of life. That figure, not the entry price, drives the total spend for a household that runs the tap filtered all day.

Which standards does the filter meet?+

Both the drinkpure Home and the Fresh Ultra cartridges carry 42, 53 and 401 certification, alongside European and German material standards and WRAS approval. Testing went past the cartridge's rated capacity, TUV Rheinland and SGS examined the materials, and Eawag confirmed how well the filters work.

Does it reduce PFAS and lead?+

The maker states PFAS and lead reduction for its filters, so the cartridge is sold on contaminant claims and not only on taste and chlorine. A cartridge covers 500 litres, and the certification work was carried out beyond the rated capacity of that cartridge.

Do I need to install it myself?+

Installation is required. The drinkpure Home is a tap mounted filter, fixed to a compatible tap rather than carried around as a jug. Budget a permanent place in the kitchen, and a plumber if the existing tap needs adapting.

Where can I buy it and reorder cartridges?+

drinkpure lists sales across AT, BE and BV, and the seller is Pura AG based in Switzerland, Switzerland. Refills come from the same store as the hardware, so buyers outside a listed market should check delivery to their address before ordering.

How do I get help after buying?+

Support runs on email, phone and help centre, so a fitting question and a cartridge question do not have to share one inbox. A help centre is the most common support channel in this category at 90.1%, and drinkpure offers that setup as well.

Is drinkpure a reverse osmosis system?+

It is not. drinkpure is a tap mounted filter, and buyers who want membrane filtration are better served by Waterdrop (EU) with its reverse osmosis setup or by Culligan Consumer Products with reverse osmosis.

Sources

Compiled from 7 source pages, checked September 30, 2026. We did not open an account.

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