Amazon and Google dominate the smart home industry. Beyond Amazon’s expanding roster of Echo smart speakers, the tech giant also owns home security brands Ring, Blink and Wi-Fi router brand Eero. Smart thermostat maker Ecobee gets funding from Amazon. Google owns Nest and brought the company further under its control this year, rebranding most of its connected gadgets from “Google Home” to “Google Nest,” like the Google Nest Mini and the Google Nest Hub.
Our current list of best smart home products features 12 products, and seven of them are Amazon or Google devices — or devices made by Amazon- or Google-owned (or funded)…