What's compatible with Amazon Echo? All the smart devices that work with the Alexa speaker
The Amazon Echo has become hugely popular, and if you've got one, you might be wondering which of your smart home devices it can successfully play with. If you aren't an Alexa owner just yet, Amazon's digital butler will set you back £89.99 and you can get the miniature-sized Echo Dot for £49.99. So treat yourself to an excellent smart home speaker and bookmark this page until it arrives on your doorstep.
Below, we've rounded up as many compatible smart-home products as we can that work with Amazon Echo. From smart thermostats to door locks to light bulbs, this is the list of absolutely everything you need to transform your home into a futurist's utopia. We're also regularly updating this page as and when new products become compatible with the Echo, so check back soon.
Amazon Echo compatible devices in 2020
Amazon Echo devices: Smart home hubs
If you don’t own the Echo Plus but have one of Amazon’s other Echo speakers, you’re going to need a smart-home hub to act as the middleman between Alexa and your smart devices. While it might sound like an additional inconvenience, it’s simple to set up and allows you to pair all of your devices together so you can make your home truly voice-activated. Here's a list of all of the smart-home hubs that are compatible with Amazon Echo.
Samsung SmartThings Hub
Samsung SmartThings Starter Kit - White Buy now
Logitech Harmony Home Hub
Logitech Harmony Hub, Turns Your Smartphone into a Universal Remote Control for SKY, Apple TV, Alexa, Roku, Netflix, Sonos and Smart Home, Easy Set-Up App, LG/Samsung/Sony/Hisense/Xbox/PS4 - Black £149.88 Buy now
Energenie Home Gateway
Philips Hue Home Automation Smart Bridge
D-Link Connected Home Hub
Panasonic Smart Home Hub
Homematic IP Access Point
Amazon Echo devices: Lighting
One of the first household objects to get smart-device compatibility, there are frankly too many smart-home lightbulbs that work with Alexa and Amazon Echo to list. With these, you'll be able to dim, turn them on or off and even change the colours of your home's lighting, all with the power of your vocal chords. Many of these bulbs don't require a smart hub, either. Neat.
Philips Hue
Philips Hue White A19 E27 60 W Equivalent Smart Bulb Starter Kit (2 Hue White Bulbs and a Bridge, Compatible with Amazon Alexa, Apple HomeKit and Google Assistant) £55.06 Buy now
LIFX B22 Wi-Fi Smart LED Light Bulb
TP-Link Wi-Fi Smart Bulbs
TP-LINK Kasa Smart Bulb, Wi-Fi Smart Switch, E27/B22, 10 W, Works with Amazon Alexa (Echo and Echo Dot) and Google Home, Dimmable Soft Warm White, No Hub Required (LB110), [Energy Class A+] £19.49 Buy now
Osram Lightify Starter Kit
Hive Active Lights
LOHAS Smart LED Wi-Fi Bulb
Hama Smart Home Wi-Fi LED WLAN Ceiling Light
Lightwave L22 Smart Series Dimmer
Amazon Echo devices: Home security, cameras and locks
Smart locks are handy little devices that give you an extra layer of security in accessing your home. Allowing you to lock and unlock your doors with the power of Alexa via a PIN code, you can also view any of your connected security cameras through the Echo Show's display if you happen to have one of those. Want to watch one of your camera feeds? Just give the command – it's that easy. There are too many to list, so we've narrowed it down to the best-known products from each
Blink XT2
Yale Keyless Smart Door Lock with Z-Wave Module
Netgear Arlo Smart Home 2 HD Security Camera Kit
Philips Hue Smart Motion Sensor
Logitech Circle 2 Outdoor Home Security Camera
Nest Protect Smoke & Carbon Monoxide Alarm
ANNKE Nova S Security Camera
Ring Video Doorbell
Netgear Arlo Baby Monitoring Camera
Amazon Echo devices: Plugs and switches
Smart switches and power outlets give you the ability to turn your "dumb" devices into smart ones. From small electronics to larger home appliances, smart switches allow you to ask Alexa to turn on an appliance through the designated power outlet or switch. They're super handy, and a doddle to set up. Once again, there are too many list, but products from all of the following manufacturers support Alexa (including those listed here).
Belkin WiMo Switch Smart Plug
Hive Active Plug
Energenie Remote Control Sockets
Aneken Smart Plug
Philips Hue Smart Switch
Philips Hue Hue Personal Wireless Lighting Tap Smart Switch, Synthetics, White £86.30 Buy now
Philips Hue Smart Dimmer Switch
Amazon Echo devices: Heating and cooling
Imagine controlling the temperature of your house with just the power of your voice. What a world we're living in, because these smart thermostats will do just that. These allow you to not only raise heat levels or cool down the house, but also save you money in the long run by reducing your energy costs. These are the biggest brands:
Honeywell Lyric T6 Smart Internet-enabled Thermostat
Tado Smart Thermostat Starter Kit v3
Netatmo Smart Thermostat
Nest Learning Thermostat 3
Hive Active Heating
Honeywell 7-day Programmable Thermostat
Honeywell Wi-Fi 7-Day Thermostat, White, One size Buy now
SALUS IT500 Internet Controlled Thermostat
Amazon Echo devices: Vacuum cleaners
Let's be honest. Sometimes, we're just not in the mood to get up and clean the house. Perhaps you've had a busy day or want to have a lazy weekend, rather than having to worry about vacuuming. With the use of Amazon Echo, however, you can control compatible vacuums to do the cleaning for you.
Clymen Q8
Proscenic 811GB
Neato Robotic D402
Eufy RoboVac 30C
eufy BoostIQ RoboVac 30C, Robot Vacuum Cleaner, Wi-Fi, Super-Thin, 1500Pa Suction, Boundary Strips Included, Quiet, Self-Charging Robotic Vacuum, Cleans Hard Floors to Medium-Pile Carpets £219.99 Buy now
Ecovacs Deebot N79S
Ziglint D5
Eufy RoboVac 15C Max
iRobot Roomba 960
iRobot Roomba 981
iRobot Roomba 895
Neato Robotics D750
Neato Robotics D450
EcoVacs Robotics N79S
Neato Robotics D650
Ecovacs Deebot Ozmo 930
Samsung VR7000
Neato Robotics DC02
iRobot Roomba 695
Neato Robotics D301
iRobot Roomba 691
Amazon Echo devices: Wireless routers
With the use of an Amazon Echo, you'll be able to operate your wireless router and control your home network through the use of voice commands. Convenient and efficient, more and more wireless routers are steadily making themselves compatible with Amazon Echo devices.
Netgear Nighthawk AC1900
TP-Link Deco M5
Linksys WHW0303
Wireless-AC2600
NETGEAR RBK50V-100EUS Orbi
Amazon Echo devices: Speakers/Soundbars
Using an Amazon Echo device, you can connect with compatible sound speakers and use them for a variety of purposes. You can ask the Echo to play your favourite music, listen to a podcast or turn on the news and the Echo will play your request using the sound speakers. Once more, there are a large number of products in this category, so we'll list a snapshot here.
Sonos Play:1
Sonos Play:5
Bose SoundTouch 10
Yamaha MusicCast 20
Yamaha WX-030BL
Sony HT-ZF9
Amazon Echo devices: Smart kitchen
With more devices becoming compatible with Amazon Echo and turning our houses into smart homes, entire rooms are slowly turning into hubs for multiple smart products. Kitchens are a prime example of this, with precision cookers, blenders, coffee machines and brewing devices all having Echo compatibility.
Anova Precision Cooker
NutriBullet Balance
Smarter Coffee
Amazon Echo devices: Televisions
Televisions being compatible with Amazon Echo makes sense. We already use remotes to change channels, settings and the volume. Using our voices is the logical next step and multiple television manufacturers have designed their TVs with that in mind.
LG 43UK6300PLB 43in
Toshiba 32W3863DB 32in
Samsung UE32M5520 32in
Panasonic TX-40GX800B 40in
Sony Bravia KD43XG81 43in