Comparison · 2 picks
Best Budget Pizza Oven UK Under £300: Wood vs Gas
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You do not need to spend a fortune to make genuinely great pizza at home, and under about £300 the choice narrows to two strong options that take opposite approaches to the same problem. The best budget pizza oven for you is really a question of fuel: wood-fired flavour, or gas-fired convenience.
At a glance
All 2 options side by side.
 Ooni Koda 2 |  Ooni Fyra 12 | |
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| Price | See price | See price |
| Best for | gas heat is instant and fuss-free, making the Koda 2 the easiest under-£300 oven to live with. | if you want authentic wood-fired taste and don't mind tending the fire, the Fyra is hard to beat at the price. |
| Review | Read review → | Read review → |
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The picks in detail
Ooni Koda 2
Bottom line. The budget pick for convenience: gas heat is instant and fuss-free, making the Koda 2 the easiest under-£300 oven to live with.
Pros
- Instant, consistent heat with no fuel to manage
- Folds flat and runs off a standard patio gas bottle
- The easiest budget oven to just switch on and cook
Cons
- No wood-fired flavour from the fuel
- You need a gas bottle and regulator to run it
Ooni Fyra 12
Bottom line. The budget pick for flavour: if you want authentic wood-fired taste and don't mind tending the fire, the Fyra is hard to beat at the price.
Pros
- Real wood-pellet flavour gas can't match
- Gravity-fed hopper feeds pellets automatically
- One of the cheapest ways into a proper pizza oven
Cons
- Needs more attention and topping-up mid-cook
- A steeper heat-control learning curve than gas
Wood pellet or gas: which fuel should you pick?
This is the whole decision at this price. The wood-pellet Fyra gives you the smoky, wood-fired flavour that many people buy a pizza oven for in the first place, fed automatically from a gravity hopper. The trade is involvement: you manage the fire, top up pellets, and learn to read the heat.
The gas Koda 2 removes all of that. It lights instantly, holds a steady temperature, and runs off the same kind of patio gas bottle you might use for a BBQ, with legs that fold flat for storage. What you give up is the flavour that only real wood adds. Neither is wrong; it is a genuine preference.
How much oven do you get for the money?
Both are 12-inch ovens that reach the high temperatures needed to cook a pizza in a couple of minutes, with a stone floor that retains heat for back-to-back bakes. At around £300 they represent the sweet spot where you get a proper, capable outdoor oven without stepping up to the larger multi-fuel and premium models. If you can stretch the budget and want a bigger, more premium gas oven, our Gozney Arc guide covers the next tier up.
Which should you buy?
Buy the Ooni Fyra 12 if wood-fired flavour is the point and you enjoy the hands-on side of live-fire cooking. Buy the Ooni Koda 2 if you want to fire it up on a weeknight, cook, and not think about fuel. For a first pizza oven where ease matters most, the gas Koda 2 is the safer recommendation; for the enthusiast chasing flavour, the Fyra wins.