I went from Bosch to Miele. I love that my Miele has a super quick cycle, sub 20 mins. Aside from that, if money were a consideration, I would stick with Bosch. I bought a large Miele package of appliances for my new house, which is a GW/Houzz no-no.

PS I have the Miele app, so the blue light is on my phone.

I do love the hate for the packages ;-)

Money isn’t a huge factor; both are well within my budget, so it’s more of a functionality issue! I also like the idea of the fast cycle, and the auto-dispensing of detergent..... but the floor indicator light!!

is the app any good in practice?

I only use it to replace the blue light ;-) which it does fine.

I love the Bosch. I’ve had mine for three years and it’s great. I am a realtor and have had two clients with Miele issues in the last year. The first required hard to get parts (from Germany) but the extended warranty company paid for them, the parts finally arrived, and after 5 weeks, the issue was resolved.
The other dishwasher was brand new and therefore under manufacturers’ warranty. It was a new build and it came up during the inspection that the dishwasher (brand new) was malfunctioning. The store that sold it to the builder referred us back to Miele USA in NJ. They said it had a defective part and that the replacement part was back ordered 8 weeks. Then we asked if they could replace the dishwasher instead. They agreed, then they sent the new dishwasher (not signature required) to the wrong address and left it there. Then they had to find it, which fortunately they did. It was installed, the defective one removed, and all is well. But I have more than 30 emails and records of phone called trying to resolve the issue.

After having a Miele dishwasher we will never buy another brand. The interior configuration potential and adjustments are worth their weight in gold. We’ve never had a dishwasher that consistently produced clean dry dishes.

GW7*** is on my shopping list for our new build.

What is your opinion of the condensation drying vs the heated drying system ?

I know the Bosch has condensation drying.

Nick - what do you use the floor light for? To know that it is running? To know when it is done? If you get a miele model that pops the door open then you know when it is finished. It does have a red light on the top left that is somewhat visible while running but you do need to bend down to really see it. I decided on the Miele due to the auto open drying system as it was the best system on the market 5 years ago. I also preferred the Miele racking system particularly their 3rd rack. It cleans well - both Bosch and Miele do - I have used both fairly extensively.

My daughter just bought a bosch 800 series with the crystal dry abd my way rack. She took her cutlery and bowls to a showroom and determined that her cutlery didn’t fit well in either bosch 3rd rack configuration. Her bowls that she uses a lot of fit in the my way rack so that was the direction she went. She took out the my way cutlery insert and uses the baskets. I suggest you do something similar with the Miele and Bosch and see if loading your dishes helps make a determination of which way to go. Both are excellent machines - I don’t think you can go wrong.

The problem I have with Bosch is it doesn't dry my dishes. I know people love them but I don't get it.

which bosch do you have> They have introduced an auto air (pop the door open) and crystal dry system. My daughter says the crystal dry system is working well for her getting items dry. I know my MIL bosch - a 500 series - plastics aren’t always dry. I had an older bosch in a rental house for a year plus and it dried much better than my 2002 kitchenaid with a heating element.

Dishes dry completely in my 6 year old Bosch. Never have had a dishwasher with perfect configuration for every single situation. Both brands require brand specific service techs if needed. My regular appliance guy won’t even look at these brands. Fortunately, I’ve not needed servicing.

My Bosch is a workhorse and reliable. Has quick cycle.