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Many Sonos speakers with microphones let you choose between Sonos’s own assistant and Alexa. They do different jobs.
| Sonos Voice Control | Alexa on Sonos | |
|---|---|---|
| Main job | Music and Sonos playback | Music plus smart home, timers, questions |
| Processing | On the device, per Sonos | Amazon’s cloud |
| Smart home control | No | Yes |
Sources: Sonos Voice Control , Sonos support .
Which to pick
- You only want to say “play this in the kitchen”: Sonos Voice Control. It’s music only, and Sonos says recordings stay on the speaker.
- You want one speaker to also run lights and locks: Alexa. If that’s you, also look at Alexa+ vs Gemini for Home .
More guides on the Smart Speakers hub .