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24 alternatives to Smart Home Automation

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

1. 1
   Home Assistant▲217

   Open source home automation tools

   2016 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Smart Home in a Box▲121

   The easy way to make your home Smart

   2016 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   ecobee4▲111

   Smart thermostat with Alexa built inside

   2017 · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Google Home▲666

   Google's Alexa competitor, an in-home voice assistant

   2016 · home.google.com · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Build-a-Butler▲85

   Smart home app and bot creation as a service

   2017 · its alternatives →

6. 6
   News Feed Alexa Skill▲121

   Get the latest news from top audio sources in realtime

   2017 · its alternatives →

7. 7
   The Brilliant Control▲107

   Easy access to lighting and other smart home products

   2017 · its alternatives →

8. 8TH
   The home automation system with an API▲149

   2012 · new.ninjablocks.com · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Alexa Smart Home▲6

   Amazon's latest service

   2017 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Notion▲89

    Powerful home intelligence sensors

    2014 · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Nest Cam IQ▲199

    Smart home camera, using Google's AI for facial recognition

    2017 · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Calaos▲88

    Open source home automation

    2015 · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Actions by Google & Converse.AI▲78

    Built intelligent assistants without code

    2017 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Echo Dot by Amazon▲413

    Amazon's latest additions to the Echo family.

    2016 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Wonder for Google Home▲149

    Remember the things you easily forget

    2017 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Wink Relay▲99

    A simpler way to a smarter home

    2016 · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Lighthouse▲136

    Home security camera that uses AI to ID people and pets

    2017 · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Dot▲166

    Intelligent and contextual notifications

    2016 · its alternatives →

19. 19
    NPR One for Alexa▲81

    News + personalized flow of thoughtfully curated stories

    2017 · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Amazon Tap▲192

    Alexa-enabled portable speaker

    2016 · its alternatives →

21. 21
    SmartMirror▲175

    Motion controlled smart mirror

    2016 · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Welle▲184

    Turn any surface into a smart interface

    2017 · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Google Home▲55

    Google's Alexa competitor, an in-home voice assistant

    2018 · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Hayo▲178

    Virtual controls for real life

    2017 · its alternatives →

Ranked by how close each launch is in meaning, then by votes. Prices were read from each product’s own site when checked and can change. Refine with your own description →