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Alexa Home Skill
Alexa Home Skill
cloud Freemium 3 devices
VS
Wemo Emulator
Wemo Emulator
local Free 1 devices

Node-RED Alexa integration comparison · 143 combined weekly downloads

Feature Comparison

Feature Alexa Home Skill Wemo Emulator
Deployment cloud local
Pricing Freemium Free
Setup Difficulty medium easy
Alexa Skill Required Yes No
Device Types 3 1
Weekly Downloads 126 17
License Apache-2.0 MIT
Last Updated 2025-11-16 2022-03-19

Supported Devices

light
✓ Alexa Home Skill ✕ Wemo Emulator
switch
✓ Alexa Home Skill ✓ Wemo Emulator
thermostat
✓ Alexa Home Skill ✕ Wemo Emulator
lock
✕ Alexa Home Skill ✕ Wemo Emulator
blind
✕ Alexa Home Skill ✕ Wemo Emulator
fan
✕ Alexa Home Skill ✕ Wemo Emulator
tv
✕ Alexa Home Skill ✕ Wemo Emulator
garage door
✕ Alexa Home Skill ✕ Wemo Emulator

Alexa Home Skill

node-red-contrib-alexa-home-skill

This node allows you to hook up Node-RED to react to your Amazon Echo.

PricingFreemium
Setupmedium
Weekly downloads126
Last updated2025-11-16
LicenseApache-2.0
Deploymentcloud
Alexa SkillYes
Supported Devices:
light switch thermostat

Pros

  • Well-established with large community
  • Good documentation and tutorials
  • Stable and battle-tested

Cons

  • Limited to 3 device types
  • Cloud dependency with potential latency
  • Less frequent updates
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npm GitHub

Wemo Emulator

node-red-contrib-wemo-emulator

Controls Node-RED Raspberry Pi using my Amazon Echo. The Echo has Wemo support built in so I thought I'd give it a try

PricingFree
Setupeasy
Weekly downloads17
Last updated2022-03-19
LicenseMIT
Deploymentlocal
Alexa SkillNo
Supported Devices:
switch

Pros

  • Fully local - no cloud needed
  • No Alexa skill required
  • Simple on/off control
  • Free and lightweight

Cons

  • Only supports on/off switches
  • Emulates Wemo devices (limited)
  • Not actively maintained
  • May conflict with real Wemo devices
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npm GitHub

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