Bruder or Siku: the differences

In short

Bruder is bigger (1:16) and has many play features. Siku is smaller, usually at 1:32, with plenty of models for a full farmyard or a collection.

Bruder

Bruder describes its Profi series as a range at scale 1:16. The age label in our data is 3+ or 4+, and for children from 2 years Bruder has the ROADMAX series. The product page of a Bruder tractor also carries the warning that it is not suitable for children under 36 months.

Besides tractors, Bruder also makes trailers, implements, harvesters and its own farmers and animals at the same scale, so you can build up a farm within one brand.

Siku

Siku lists the scales 1:87, 1:50 and 1:32 for agricultural machines on its site. The Fendt 1050 Vario, for example, is a 1:32 model made of metal and plastic parts. Siku says its tractors are for collectors and children.

The Siku product page carries the warning that the model is not suitable for children under 36 months. For many Siku models you will find the age label on the product page and the packaging.

The differences side by side

Scale: Bruder 1:16, Siku usually 1:32 (also 1:50 and 1:87). Length: Bruder tractors in our catalogue are usually between 34 and 45 cm, Siku tractors at 1:32 between 19 and 24 cm.

Space: Bruder needs more room per vehicle. Combining: a Siku trailer does not fit a Bruder tractor and the other way round, because the scales differ.

How to choose

Choose Bruder if the toys will mostly be used on the floor or outdoors and you want big models. Choose Siku if you want to build up a farmyard in little space, want lots of different models or are starting a collection.

You do not have to choose: many families buy Bruder for playing outside and Siku for the bedroom. Just do not put them in the same scene.