The Amazon Echo is a smart speaker developed by Amazon.com. The device consists of a 9.25-inch (23.5 cm) tall cylinder speaker with a seven-piece microphone array. The device responds to the name “Alexa”. This “wake word” can be changed by the user to either “Amazon” or “Echo”.

The Google Home is a smart speaker developed by Google as part of its “Made By Google” product line. The product stands as a rival to Amazon Echo in the smart speaker industry. It was released on November 4, 2016 for US$129.

This is a comparisons of the Echo and the Home.