Before you even think about installing any actual gadgets into your home, you’ll need to pick an ecosystem as your foundation: Amazon Alexa, Google Home or Apple HomeKit.
Before you even think about installing any actual gadgets into your home, you’ll need to pick an ecosystem as your foundation: Amazon Alexa, Google Home or Apple HomeKit. While there are others – such as Home Assistant or Samsung SmartThings – we think newcomers to the smart home world will find one of those big three brands to be the smoothest overall experience, and they have the most compatible devices.