Ultimate Smart Assistant Showdown 2024! Alexa vs Siri vs Google

Alexa vs Siri vs Google... time for a smart home showdown! Which is the best for 2023? Let's find out.
Amazon Echo Dot with clock 5th gen: amzn.to/3JpWlsa
Amazon Echo Show 15: amzn.to/423F4fY
Amazon Echo 4th gen: amzn.to/3ZZ5EFb
Apple HomePod 2nd gen: shop-links.co/ci1FDwxRKyp
Apple HomePod Mini: shop-links.co/chZPsCzvcVo
Google Nest Hub Max: howl.me/cjZ0lgcNBsq
Google Nest Mini 2nd gen: howl.me/cgWHYrhKHZp
My shirt: threadless.78cfvm.net/XYynK5
(affiliate links)
DISCOVER MORE
Apple WILL Take Over Your Smart Home! • Apple WILL take over y...
Google's Smart Home went from Zero to Hero: • Google 2022 Smart Home...
Alexa vs Google 2021: • Alexa vs Google: Ultim...
FOLLOW ME
Subscribe to Smart Home Solver: bit.ly/3joO1dZ
Subscribe to Reed's Smart Home: bit.ly/3EulO02
Twitter: / smarthomesolver
Instagram: / smarthomesolver
TikTok: / smarthomesolver
0:00 Intro
0:22 Assistant Conversations
2:31 Intercom
3:04 Speakers and displays
4:43 Ecosystem
6:06 Smart home routines
7:30 Privacy
8:11 Recap
8:45 Assistant battle!
---------
MUSIC
Doctor Momentum by Slynk
The End by EVA
open.spotify.com/artist/6UIs5...

[@SmartHomeSolver]

So which assistant do YOU think will be the first to go, or last the longest? ...I have my own theory but I want to hear yours.

[@OgllyBoogly]

I'm just waiting for home assistant voice control to get good. Then my data wont be shared, and I wont have "by the way" all the time.

[@rahulmaron]

can't wait for cortana chatgpt

[@Zenkai76]

So I am a long time Alexa user, I love it except for the notifications of advertisements such as "by the way" Edit missed that part in the first watch

[@soulluuandy]

​@@Zenkai76 Did you not even watch the Video?

[@fredarmstrong6418]

Another great video Reed - thanks. IMO smart speakers will never entirely go away; but for me, my intent is to limit their functionality to basic timers and web searches. Everything else I plan to program into Home Assistant - I hate how much data they gather. If I look into my crystal ball, I would place my SWAG on Alexa being the first to go - but I can see valid reasons for why any of the 3 might be be first or last. Only time will tell.

[@zenSutherland]

The 'conversation' between them at the end is priceless! Thank you for all the down-to-earth info!

[@yavinmittal5786]

65JUGJTY BHHK

[@trailslug893]

Great video editing on this one. I loved the assistant banter.

[@scotcoyle5610]

Would love to see a similar comparison for smart home hubs. Your previous video is 2 years old and it would be interesting to see how new features and new players in the space might change your opinion.

[@WORLD_WIDE_OFFICIAL_]

Virtual assistants like Siri and Alexa have become conversational partners, responding to complex inquiries and understanding context in ways that surprise users.

[@deannacamille31]

Amazing video! Lots of hard work and excellent editing went into this! Thank you for the information.

[@marcberm]

Would love if you talked about what you do for all of the custom smart speaker dialog you use in your videos. I know there are roundabout ways of getting them to read text, but as much as you include dialog with and between them in your videos I have to think you've come up with an interesting or creative workflow for it by now.

[@Coleton33Music]

I can’t wait to see chat gpt implemented in a voice assistant of some sort. My Google home devices have become frustratingly difficult to talk to due to their lack of ability to understand context half the time, and constant errors when it asks me if I want to know more information about something, but then doesn’t give me more when I say yes.

[@josemanuellastra2488]

Yeah, the same issue here, Google Assistant on my Sonos Roam speaker is glitchy and gets unresponsive most of the time, quite frustrating. Same thing happened yesterday with my Huawei M5 Light Android tablet, was working absolutely fine before. Aside from that, being a person with visual disabilities I have an important thing that annoys me, is that asking for more information about a topic is not working for me either; Let’s suppose that I ask Google Assistant a topic, for example: What can cause a throat infection? She reads me the first paragraph, but when I ask her for more information about this topic or this article, she can’t understand me at all, does whatever she wants and this is quite frustrating, same thing happens when I ask her for word definitions, unbelievable that GA now has this awful limitation or bug having the google searcher inside. Being from Mexico I can’t contact GA tech support to sort it out, and I asked this question on the forums but I received an answer from an expert that told me Google assistant is designed to only being able to give short answers which it’s a bad problem for visually impaired people like me. Is really Google aware of this issue? Will bi a fix soon?

[@4rzaluz]

Microsoft is already on it.. if you registered for it is available with the new Bing

[@josemanuellastra2488]

@@4rzaluz but it can’t speak and read you WEB articles just like Alexa does, can it? It’s time for the brands to think also on making content for people with vissual disabilities, not just for normal-seeing people

[@4rzaluz]

@@josemanuellastra2488 The purpose of IA is not to repeat like a parrot but to generate new ideas from the available data.

[@josemanuellastra2488]

@@4rzaluz I don’t get it

[@lilvirdose12]

learning so much from you bro cheers! keep it up

[@730Frankr]

That was one of the most information & humorous videos EVER! Great job!!

[@enagarces1707]

That is really amazing ! Great reviews and comparison . Thank you for letting us know.

[@desmond1164]

8:01 Siri's nonchalant "nope!" took me out 😂

[@BendyTheDevil666]

nope😄

[@ShaneCreates]

Great video Reed. Loved the editing! 👏👏

[@SmartHomeSolver]

Thanks Shane!

[@BrandonDoyleMN]

Great comparison, well done

[@megalodon5185]

I have made my home smart using the amazon echosystem purely. The drop in feature is amazing. I recently bought a new Echo Pop and now it synchs with my dot to play music from both speakers. Its cheap, easy to use and fun

[@Mr-Random_Content]

This is the video I needed, thanks!

[@callsaul]

ive been waiting for a video like this

[@RedIzFatal415]

I have Google and Amazon all over my home and they absolutely THE BEST! Thanks for this amazing video sending love from Virginia

[@cynandlulu]

Great video, a lot of fun, thanks! I've been pretty happy with Google Max but there's always room for improvement!

[@emmgeevideo]

Outstanding review. Thank you.

[@Funkmaster007]

Great vidio and informative, timely for me as moving into a new home and want to itterate into the smart home world ... time to watch some of your other vids!

[@brandonrasmussen3641]

enjoyed this video thank you

[@MAYK1NG]

I really appreciated your video over all the others 💫

[@MatthiasLowry]

Another great video from you!

[@Og_blaise]

Thanks mate! I loved every second of this video, I just laid in bed trying them functions out as you were mentioning them😅. Totally subscribing

[@tsergamer83]

thank you that was helpful

[@Ultimaus]

Google's obvious biggest problems are obviously the routine and automation integration and customization. The speaker and assistant itself is good. Overriding custom questions and routines 3rd party commands require need work. I'm referring to services like myq that require you to say 'ask myq'. If you use the command like close the garage doo it will work close to 100% of the time but if you use a few lines that would replace "ask myq is the garage door open" it mostly responds with the time of local autoshops. Not really sure if there's something that makes sense out there. I know there have previously been work arounds. None are successful for seemless garage door and google assistant integration.

[@F11550i]

amazing intro and outro! you just nailed it! subscribed!

[@nicolebrewer3850]

Awesome video! Informative, AND hilarious!! 😂 Love it! I'm subscribing.

[@siricosirus]

Looking at setting up our first smart home. Thinking of doing basics really. Lights, thermostate, plugs (for washing machine etc) looking to grab an echo 10 and go from there. do you think that's viable?

[@yokich2]

Thanks for not being bias. I know you're pro Apple ecosystem. My home is mainly Amazon with one Google Assistant device which I kept before switching over to Amazon speakers/smart displays.

[@lholhofox]

The end!! 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 Thanks for the video!! keep it uuuuup!!

[@koolaskoalas]

that was a fun video, thankyou very much

[@martinborgenby4047]

Here in Sweden the battle is between Google and Siri. Alexa doesn’t speak swedish and has only been available to buy directly from Amazon for between one to two years (and there are still a lot of Echos like the Echo Studio that you can’t buy) Siri learnt Swedish on the HomePod just over a year ago. Google was the first and therefore have by far most the biggest market share here in Sweden. But Apple is catching up…

[@8Jallin]

I think Google is smarter but the sound from Apple is crispier, wish I could mix them together

[@John.bww03]

Just use English

[@martinborgenby4047]

Sure but it’s more user friendly to be able to use your native language. And the kids cant speak that much english. But yeah, the main reason for Echo not really being that popular here ik Sweden is the lack of possibillity to buy their full product range here.

[@aqustks]

Great editing bro!

[@oudoulj]

Love the ending ! 😂

[@julianweiser9985]

Still using the first Echo that ever came out. It never let me down.

[@kevind4061]

Ty

[@8Arachne8]

I think they’ll all survive. They’re like car companies, the differences will become less noticeable, but people like options. It’s annoying they each have their own niche in my opinion. I want all three for different reasons, but would really prefer just one assistant that can do it all.

[@mrsverdin10]

like the features, setup was difficult for some of my devices (August Door lock, kzbin.infoUgkxhB5YOMNj04GuoAosExygP4cH-dKeb4aB Bose speaker)... but all switches and outlets (5), thermostat, tankless water heater. Unfortunately all I can do is turn on/off Bose. It doesn't support volume or changing channels, but I believe that is due to the particular speaker I have.... Worth getting if you already have other devices to use it with... I don't sit around and ask Alexa questions much so that doesn't really matter to me....

[@shaggyfilms]

I love the videos where you have them fighting 😂

[@Pjluna]

I recently got a echo dot 3 from my very nice friend any my favorite feature is also the announcement feature, it also works with my sisters amazon kids tablet!

[@jaredhelder]

Using home assistant definitely helps in making them all a little more equal.

[@WORLD_WIDE_OFFICIAL_]

Virtual assistants like Siri and Alexa have become conversational partners, responding to complex inquiries and understanding context in ways that surprise users.

[@christianmcbrearty]

ChatGPT destroys all of these 😂

[@ej1033-]

Reed, I’m trying to have my Yeelight smart bulbs connect to a smart switch that works without killing the power to the lights. I’m trying not to use a hub, but can’t find any that don’t require one. Do you have any recommendations

[@Ram_Mohammad_Singh_Adam]

Thanks. Great comparison. Considering the flexibility and customization, I would go with Google Home.

[@esenterre]

Awesome video! I would like to say "as usual", but I feel that it's better! Nicely done! (y) Keep the good work!

[@ieshadover]

I loved my echo's but lately routins and devices that worked fine but are now bugging out.

[@colinm1502]

Can you use the HomeKit on iPad and have Alexa devices?

[@garyagentg]

Hello, could you please do a segment addressing the recent Google Assistant identity crisis where it just changes a set voice and changes to female voice on its own. I've set mine for years now on male voice and asking time other simple tasks it reverts to default female voice then reverts back again to set male voice. No one at Google seems to care, it seems this problem is getting worse and many others having identical problems.

[@jacekgruchelski-harbon7419]

Does any of them support conditional routines, like "Turn on the lights after the sunset only if I'm home" and "Turn on the lights when I'm back if it's already after the sunset"?

[@judecortes3768]

You did very good on the end of the video, about then talking

[@lexlopez15]

Well I just got the echo show 5 from the recent prime day for $40 and it included one of those hue smart lightbulbs...my only gripes is the screen is a bit small, but if you have it on a nightstand I guess it's convenient... Also, because of the way it sits (without a stand) pointing up if you use it as a security cam to check your home while you're away the view is mostly towards the ceiling...granted I have it on my kitchen counter but still. I guess that's why they sell you the stand for it so you can have those adjustments...other than that I'm liking it so far... by the way, you mentioned that Alexa doesn't do follow-up questions or doesn't do them well. I don't know if they did an update since this video but you can indeed do follow-up questions without having to say "Alexa"... And because I have a firestick it pairs up quite nicely since I can have it send videos to my tv and such. I can even turn off my tv just by asking Alexa... something I couldn't do before. the only thing I'm trying to figure out now is that in the past few days I use to get various tips and suggestions as a screen saver and now I tend to see 1 or 2 blank screens where information used to be. Not sure why that is...if I get another it will be the echo show 8 because it's bigger.

[@gedgicat2063]

Is it possible to use Google integrations with Home Assistant to get a duo call to work like a drop in works on Alex, I would love to see a video on this, I also think it would tip towards Google.

[@Occupuyourspine]

this was a big help mister ta.

[@TheCJKTeam2]

1:38 the follow up questions work for me on my Alexa

[@Kasilias]

Honestly the timing of this video couldn't be better. Your Smartbulb video came so handy too. I was mostly going towards Apple's eco-system because how it can be used when being offline (in case of internet cut-off for whatever reason) but here in Poland I can get 2x Nest Hub 2 with leftover for like 3 cheeseburgers, for the price of one HomePod Mini. And since thread roll-out is so slow, Google is the way to go... for now. At least in my case.

[@DawidPytel]

Apple HomePod Mini is not so much expensive comparing to Amazon Echo (Dot version has awful audio). The bigger issue is that Siri is very limited comparing to Alexa. I don't think a speaker price should be a main factor when you choose your smart home ecosystem.

[@micahjohnson9184]

Same idea for me as well, I have the nest hub gen 2 and I agree with his assessment in the video. It is amazing and super useful to have! It completely replaced my nest mini's even if I moved to apple which I'm currently thinking of, I'm definitely keeping it. The hub I would use for apple would be the apple tv instead of the home pod mini.

[@tyx2]

Just curious if the show 15 has worked out the kinks from launch? Thinking about getting this for my wife for the Kitchen.

[@JKStudios101]

I've been using Google Assistant for years and it's one of my best friends. 😄

[@jamesmonahan7872]

Another great video. Thank you for highlighting the features of all. Will be interesting to see if Apple comes out with smart display and how that may compete with google. I agree Alexa is my primary right now due to ease of use for routines and automations. Apple not far behind for me. I do have a google display as I did want to try but just did not fit into my home.

[@stephencooper3583]

Did I miss something? I'm fairly sure you can program routines for Siri in the Shortcuts app (though you technically have to do it with an iphone or ipad).

[@misstubbie1313]

This is your best video yet! 😂😂😂 you should win an Oscar for it. Maybe, original script, or visual effect (those multiple Reeds) or performance by a supporting robot

[@rollinsms]

I have 5 Amazon speakers and a couple Google speakers. I started my smart home with Google but with their lack of good routines I switched to Amazon. Since then I picked up a Hubitat that works great on Alexa. We ask Google questions and run home automations through Alexa. I must have turned something off on Alexa because I don't get adds.

[@ddvantandar-kw7kl]

Yes yes u got it price factor some how we give them space so that things will be different

[@lachele7099]

Which one do you recommend for commanding Christmas Carol songs for singing along??

[@mylesmitchell8092]

I’ve noticed that Amazons major issue is their lack of different languages as one of the main complaints I see for Amazon is lack of language options I saw a comment about the lack of Swedish,Indonesian and finish

[@craiglieson3981]

I have both Google Assistant and Amazon Assistant (Alexa) and I can say Google Assistant performs better than Alexa. Many questions I ask both Assistants, Google Assistant answers well, however Alexa most of the time doesn't have response even for the most obvious question. The UI (phone) of Google Home App is also fluid and not as complicated as Alexa. The only pro I see with Alexa is, it connects faster when I share/transfer my music to it via any music apps unlike Google home that takes some time.

[@95blahblahhaha]

I still use Pandora THANK YOU!!! 😂I used to you Google Music back in 09

[@federicovalmassoni3827]

Which one works off line too?

[@judypena6989]

How did you make them do that at the end? that was hilarious, You still got me stuck between google assistant and Amazon echo.

[@bermetadilova5868]

Siri's "nope" had me rolling on the floor

[@JustAnother_Millennial]

2 mins in and i find myself more torn!!🤣🤣🤣 😅

[@DavidTO.22]

Great video! I currently have a Google Nest Mini gen 2. What is the update to this? Is Google going to release a Nest Mini gen 3? Thank you!

[@SmartHomeSolver]

I haven’t heard anything about an update but they should!

[@hennessy_L]

Was fun watching your videos

[@juliashenandoah3965]

As an AI language model I have to admit that all alternatives are better than me for having natural discussions and casual joking and talking, because the alternatives of me who is just an AI language model, don´t begin every single phrase with "as an AI language model I can / or cannot..." :D Joke aside ChatGPT has so much potential I hope they implement the new groundbreaking singularity AI somehow in these devices. And making the device react to the keyword "computer!" is great, because in Star Trek The next Generation the ship´s computer also reacts to the keyword computer. Very immersive!

[@jay271190]

Great video as always! But I'm SURE I've seen you mention Siri Shortcuts on a past video, did you forget they exist? Sounds exactly like what you're describing Google/Amazon doing at around 7 mins. And for more basic sets of commands you can of course do scenes in HomeKit for home stuff specifically.

[@jefverb]

Shortcuts can do awesome stuff. It’s indeed weird he “forgot” about those…

[@johnhammond3414]

One thing whch would be nice for a future video is if you spent a video going through which has the best app for smart home control.

[@connieoboyle8625]

Which google tablet is that you were mentioning?

[@christianhotter]

I've been trying to stick with Apple, but my kids room has two fairy light strings and a galaxy lamp that work with Alexa/Google. I've added Google Home to my iPhone and her tablet so we can make schedules and turn them on/off when we want to. She could also use a home assistant with a screen as a clock/music player. I'll probably get one the next time they go on sale.

[@Brandon_Olson]

FYI Siri has had custom voice commands for a few years via the Shortcuts app. They sync to HomePods.

[@patrick71994]

Correction: you can create custom voice commands for Siri using Siri Shortcuts. These can be very powerful.

[@bobwood63]

I use these a lot!

[@rlhullum2]

​

[@rlhullum2]

​

[@cooliipie]

You can for all

[@DjBlaaack]

I love that the selling point for siri is "speaking at a normal volume"

[@davidenson4102]

I have all three. Apple's only claim is that Siri always speaks at a normal volume. Otherwise, stay away. Siri is the worst and the support is a fraction of Alexa or Google. "The Smart Home Solver" told us the truth.

[@MAYK1NG]

@@davidenson4102 I have Apple home and Alexa. I converted to IOS and love Apple for all the obvious reasons but right now, their Home system is CONSTANTLY glitchy. ☝🏼 I have noticed smoother connections over the last year of updates (I can now put my phone, playing a podcast on the round thing and it automatically transfers it to the speaker. I also love that I. An use it as an intercom with an elderly parent but apparently this can be done with Alexa too (?) I feel I was sold an inferior product with a lot of promises that gets better over time, will likely be the best in the long run but right now - it is the worst of the three. Out of sheer frustration, I picked up an Echo Dot and hot dammed that little thing works well and consistently.

[@FunkyPhilCovers]

Audio quality is another thing tho. Homepod is on another level in that

[@cooliipie]

There's a lot more important things than that 😂

[@speedracer9132]

My google assistants are getting so slow, resetting modem and router don’t help. I also have echos and they are SO much snappier when responding for local commands

[@TheJoshuaD23]

Does Google support offline actions, like things I could run through home assistant?

[@reggie2803]

Amazon is my choice. Thanks for the comparison.

[@themayor4608]

The ending was fire 😂

[@eldkir]

Always informative and entertaining.

[@enriquelinares9218]

hey, where did you got the idea you cant create costume voice comands with apple? you definitly can, is called short cuts, is a different app than the home app but you still can do it.

[@ThaRealAbMajor]

So we had a choice between the Echo and the Google hub. Long story short we got the Echo Show 8 in the mail I opened it and set it up and my gosh!!! It’s the best ever!! It does everything we even watch KZbin vids for cooking recipes while in the kitchen cooking…honestly I’m watching Mustang GT vids and everything else I love on KZbin 😂. It has a camera and we have connected to all our televisions as well as lights. It reminds our kids to do chores I mean you can program this thing to do whatever you want it to do. We can even control it while we are away. I love the nice size touch screen it has and the built in speaker hits hard!! So far I’ve enjoyed this device and to be honest I want at least two more. Just to have one by my bedside 😂 they are super cool and you all would love them.

[@gadzks]

Hilarious! This one earned you a Subscribe!

[@raymonddaugherty]

What brand of candle lights would you recommend for use with Home Assistant?

[@SmartHomeSolver]

I don't use many candle lights. The only two I'm using are a LIFX one because it can do multiple colors at once and the other is a Sengled Zigbee bulb. Sengled works good though and works locally with Home Assistant using Zigbee.

[@SpyderRTL]

In Alexa is there a way to schedule a plug to turn on/off every 20 minutes? I have a hot water recirculation pump and I don't need it to be on all the time. I've found that if I turn it off for 20 minutes then the hot water is s still hot

[@ranjithkumar037]

5:00 How is this possible? Someone plz suggest…

[@user-bh7uj]

Question, can alexa and google control same devices such as smart plugs?

[@oluy]

With your video i realized just how many usefull things are locked in my google assitant because of my region i live in brazil and the "and" function is locked here for some reason

[@Kaylam_Skye]

I love how it's start's 😂😂😂😂

[@NarobicYT]

Hey reed, i just found out a few days ago that you can tell your alexa to "turn off by the way"

[@cloudyview]

Thanks, you made my clock self destruct...

[@jasonedwards6562]

We have all 3 and they are all great and a pain at times. But for the most part they do what they are suppose to do especially with regards to smart home control. But if I had to pick one it would be Alexa. And by the way you can create custom commands with Siri using Shortcuts although it's not as easy as with Alexa or Assistant. Can't wait for Google to release their scripting language. Curious to see how well it works but I am also hesitant with Google as they love to discontinue stuff.

yeah I wanted to mention just this: Siri with Shortcuts means custom workflows

[@leesiuu]

But when you use Alexa anyone can give her command - it can't recognize voice. Other ones also have this problem? it's dangerous, when someone who shoudn't be in your home can open your smart lock (front door) via Alexa :)

[@jasonedwards6562]

@@leesiuu Both Google and Alexa will ask for a passcode before it will unlock a smart lock via voice. At least that is how it works on my smart lock.

[@jmd1980]

​@leesiuu Ah same as other reply. Any security device like alarms and door locks will ask for a code. Or at least there is an option for this. I think also option to validate on your phone (biometric). I skip this by not using voice commands for these things though but instead routins and NFC keyrings.

[@Marco-cz7rb]

So despite all i think to say "Alexa" just is more natural and sound smoother than google

[@AmericanPatriot911]

Amazon just had to choose the name of my dog for another wake word, does make for some good family annoyance since Alexa will respond when my family is commanding the dog. Great video as always!