If you're researching smart toilets, you'll quickly meet the established Japanese names — TOTO chief among them — alongside newer design-led brands like Tresani. Rather than tell you who "wins", here's an honest way to choose, and where Tresani fits.
The pioneers: TOTO
TOTO is the brand that made the washlet famous, with a long and deserved reputation for engineering. If you want the original name and don't mind paying a premium for it, it's an obvious choice. Worth checking: UK pricing and availability can be high, and several models are sold as bidet seats to add to a separate pan rather than as a single integrated unit.
Where Tresani is different
- Design as the point, not an afterthought — Japanese-inspired restraint, sculptural forms and details like an illuminated seat ring. Toilets designed to be seen.
- Everything as standard — on our advanced models, features often charged as extras elsewhere (massage wash, voice control, user memory, aromatherapy, deodorisation) come included.
- British company, direct — you buy from us, not a middleman, with a UK support team and a lifetime guarantee on the ceramic.
How to choose between any two brands
- Complete unit or just a seat? An integrated toilet looks and performs better than a seat retrofitted to an old pan.
- Which features matter to you — and whether they're standard or paid extras.
- UK pressure and power — is there a built-in tank for low-pressure homes, and a backup battery?
- Support and warranty — who do you call, and for how long are you covered?
- Total price — including delivery and any add-ons, not just the headline figure.
The bottom line
If brand heritage is everything, the originals are worth a look. If you want a complete, fully-featured, design-led unit with British support — without the heritage premium — that's the gap Tresani is built for. Compare our range side by side in the buying guide.
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