I just bought a BGE so I'm somewhat partial. Both cookers are high quality and very similar in performance. What sold me on the BGE was the lifetime warranty. The downside to the egg is that it's ala carte in a sense. You have to buy the place setter (heat deflector for indirect cooking), the nest, etc. separately (all of which are essential to cooking with the BGE). The Kamado Joe comes equipped with those items. Either way you can't go wrong