| Feature | Alexa Home Skill | Virtual Smart Home |
|---|---|---|
| Deployment | cloud | cloud |
| Pricing | Freemium | Freemium |
| Setup Difficulty | medium | easy |
| Alexa Skill Required | Yes | Yes |
| Device Types | 3 | 6 |
| Weekly Downloads | 126 | 59 |
| License | Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| Last Updated | 2025-11-16 | 2025-05-15 |
node-red-contrib-alexa-home-skill
This node allows you to hook up Node-RED to react to your Amazon Echo.
| Pricing | Freemium |
| Setup | medium |
| Weekly downloads | 126 |
| Last updated | 2025-11-16 |
| License | Apache-2.0 |
| Deployment | cloud |
| Alexa Skill | Yes |
node-red-contrib-virtual-smart-home
A Node-RED node that represents a 'virtual device' which can be controlled via Alexa. Requires the virtual smart home skill to be enabled for your Amazon account.
| Pricing | Freemium |
| Setup | easy |
| Weekly downloads | 59 |
| Last updated | 2025-05-15 |
| License | MIT |
| Deployment | cloud |
| Alexa Skill | Yes |
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