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24 alternatives to Harman Kardon Invoke

Voice Activated Speaker with Cortana

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Harman Kardon Invoke launched in 2017; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1
Octal FM - 002 - How could we forget Cortana?▲60
We discuss voice-activated home assistants like Amazon Echo
2016 · its alternatives →
2
Cortana 2.0▲154
Your truly personal digital assistant
2017 · support.microsoft.com · its alternatives →
3
Cortana▲89
Microsoft Research's answer to Siri and Google Now
2014 · engadget.com · its alternatives →
4
Echo by Amazon▲480
A hands-free speaker you control with your voice
2014 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
5
Amazon Tap▲192
Alexa-enabled portable speaker
2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
6
Invoke▲5
Microsoft enteres the AI space with Cortana
2017 · harmankardon.com · its alternatives →
7
TalkTastic for macOS▲520
Context-aware voice keyboard for any app
2024 · talktastic.com · its alternatives →
8
AI Voices by Asyncflow v1.0▲401
Premium AI voice quality without the premium price tag.
2025 · async.com · its alternatives →
9
Echo Dot by Amazon▲428
Amazon's latest additions to the Echo family.
2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
10
Covi▲118
Speech enabled lamp & open source smart home hub
2017 · kickstarter.com · its alternatives →
11
Cortana▲152
Microsoft's Cortana now on iOS and Android
2015 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
12
VibeSonic▲64
Not just dictation and private AI voice toolkit
Apr 2026 · vibesonic.ai · its alternatives →
13
Local voice assistant using Ollama, transformers and Coqui TTS toolkit▲167
Local voice chatbot for engaging conversations, powered by Ollama, Hugging Face Transformers, and Coqui TTS Toolkit - mezbaul-h/june
2024 · github.com · its alternatives →
14
Nucleus▲74
Smart home audio/video intercom (pre-launch)
2014 · its alternatives →
15
Imitone▲85
Make music with your voice
2014 · imitone.com · its alternatives →
16
The Core▲77
Wireless speaker system
2014 · indiegogo.com · its alternatives →
17
Aiwa Exos-9▲68
A large portable speaker for serious listening (pre-order)
2015 · aiwa.co · its alternatives →
18
Echo by Amazon▲45
A hands-free speaker you control with your voice
2018 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
19
AI Audio Kit▲92
Easy audio transcription from your macOS desktop
2024 · aiaudiokit.pages.dev · its alternatives →
20
Parrot TTS▲110
Make anything an audiobook or podcast
2025 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →
21
Apple HomePod mini 2▲72
Apple's tiny smart speaker, now built for Siri AI
8d ago · apple.com · its alternatives →
22
Chris▲82
Your digital voice first co-driver with AI
2017 · kickstarter.com · its alternatives →
23
Luna by Crazybaby▲83
Smart electric telescopic wireless speaker
2016 · its alternatives →
24
Sayonic▲71
A voice assistant in your Mac's notch that does the task
23d ago · sayonic.app · its alternatives →

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