5 Best Sonos One Alternative in 2024

The Sonos One is dubbed as one of the best smart home speakers for audio enthusiasts. The Sonos One works with Amazon Alexa well by being able to support up to thousands of Alexa Skills. The Sonos One is even able to connect up and work well with other devices in your smart home. And, being for audio enthusiasts, the Sonos One sounds excellent with crisp and clear sound. Not only that, but it has some of the richest bass that you’ll find in a smart home speaker like this. Still, the Sonos One isn’t for everybody — as far as smart home functions go, it is lacking a little, and that’s because it’s primarily designed for music playing. So, if you’re looking for something that’s more geared towards smart home functions over audio quality, there are plenty of alternatives out on the market for you. Here are our top picks.

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At A Glance: 5 Best Sonos One Alternative in 2022

• Echo Show - 1st Generation Black
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• Echo (2nd Generation) - Smart speaker with Alexa - Charcoal Fabric
• Echo Dot (2nd Generation) - Smart speaker with Alexa - Black

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Best Sonos One Alternative

1. Amazon Echo Show

First, we have the Amazon Echo Show. The Echo Show is one of the more unique smart home speakers even though it is still Alexa at the core. This one actually has a screen, so there’s actually a few more things you can do with it, such as make hands-free FaceTime-like calls, see the forecast for the next couple of days, any calendar appointments you might have for the day, and more. You can even watch Amazon Video content on the Echo Show, or ask Alexa to show you a video feed of your baby monitor or the front door camera.

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2. Amazon Echo

We are really big fans of the Amazon Echo as well. This was one of the first smart home speakers to come to market, and as such, it has a ton more support since its original launch. You can ask Alexa a bunch of normal questions, such as how the weather is or set an alarm or timer. On top of that, the Amazon Echo will let you makes hands-free phone calls and even send messages. You can tell the Amazon Echo to play music as well, and it will. If you have other Echo devices in your home (such as the Echo Dot) it’ll sync the music up and play your favorite tracks at an adjusted volume across all of your Echo devices. It really is an amazing piece of technology.

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3. Amazon Echo Dot

The Amazon Echo is already pretty affordable, but that price point does add up if you want to place the Echo in others rooms of your home as well. That’s why you might want to consider the Echo Dot as well. The Echo Dot is a more affordable version of the Echo that is essentially the size of a hockey puck. The Echo Dot can do all of the same things as the Echo, including being able to place hands-free calls.

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4. Apple HomePod

Apple offers its own version of the smart speaker. Called the HomePod, you’ll be able to have Siri inside of your home instead of Google Assistant or Alexa. The HomePod is actually a really neat device, particularly because of its sensitivity. You could have the HomePod in the kitchen and be able to make commands with a normal tone all the way across the other side of your home. The HomePod has great audio quality as well, so playing music with it won’t be a problem. It can do your usual smart home features as well — ask HomePod or Siri what the weather looks like, play music, make calendar appointments, make hands-free calls, and more.

5. Google Home

One of our favorite options is the Google Home speaker. Google launched the Google Home alongside the Google Pixel, making it the first smart home device to comes with Google’s new Assistant software. Google Assistant is extremely smart, allowing you to give your Google Home a ton of different commands. You can tell it to play music, ask it what the weather looks like, and even what’s on your calendar for the day. You can even tell Google Home to make appointments for you, order specific packages, and more. Google Home also works well with different smart home devices as well — connect Google Home to your lights or smart home locks and tell it to turn off the lights or lock the front door. It really is one of the better smart home speakers on the market.

Best Sonos One Alternative Verdict

The Sonos One is a great device that works with a lot of smart home products, but it’s not nearly as versatile as other smart home speakers on the market. If you want a good replacement, any of these on our list will do, it’s just a matter of deciding what ecosystem you like most: Google, Apple, or Amazon.