Home Speakers
Smart and Wi-Fi home speakers compared spec-for-spec — voice assistants, multiroom systems, streaming protocols, Matter and Thread support — so you know exactly which one to buy.
We compare 12 home Speakers from 6 brands — Amazon, Google, Apple, Sonos, Marshall, JBL — priced from $49.99 to $749.95. Each one is scored across 8 categories (Sound Quality, Bass, Smart Home and others), calculated from published specifications rather than opinion, which is what makes the 32 head-to-head comparisons below directly comparable.
11 of 12 have a verified retail listing. Data last verified . How we score
Amazon Amazon Echo Dot (5th Gen)
$49.99
Amazon Amazon Echo Dot Max
$99.99
Google Google Home Speaker
$99.99
Apple Apple HomePod mini
$129.00
Sonos Sonos Era 100 SL
$189.00
DealSonos Sonos Era 100
$219.00 $249.00
Amazon Amazon Echo Studio (2nd Gen)
$219.99
Marshall Marshall Acton IV
$329.99
Apple Apple HomePod (2nd Gen)
$349.00
Sonos Sonos Era 300
$479.00
Sonos Sonos Five
$599.00
JBL JBL Authentics 500
$749.95
Home Speakers comparisons
32 head-to-head comparisons in this category.
Amazon Echo Dot (5th Gen)
$49.99
Amazon Echo Dot Max
$99.99
Amazon Echo Dot Max wins on connectivity → Read why
Amazon Echo Dot (5th Gen)
$49.99
Google Home Speaker
$99.99
Google Home Speaker wins on connectivity → Read why
Amazon Echo Dot (5th Gen)
$49.99
Apple HomePod mini
$129.00
Apple HomePod mini wins on sound quality → Read why
Amazon Echo Dot Max
$99.99
Google Home Speaker
$99.99
Amazon Echo Dot Max wins on value → Read why
Amazon Echo Dot Max
$99.99
Apple HomePod mini
$129.00
Amazon Echo Dot Max wins on value → Read why
Amazon Echo Dot Max
$99.99
Sonos Era 100 SL
$189.00
Amazon Echo Dot Max wins on voice assistant → Read why
Amazon Echo Dot Max
$99.99
Amazon Echo Studio (2nd Gen)
$219.99
Amazon Echo Dot Max wins on value → Read why
Google Home Speaker
$99.99
Apple HomePod mini
$129.00
Google Home Speaker wins on connectivity → Read why
Google Home Speaker
$99.99
Sonos Era 100 SL
$189.00
Google Home Speaker wins on voice assistant → Read why
Apple HomePod mini
$129.00
Apple HomePod (2nd Gen)
$349.00
Apple HomePod (2nd Gen) wins on bass → Read why
Apple HomePod mini
$129.00
Sonos Era 100 SL
$189.00
Sonos Era 100 SL wins on value → Read why
Sonos Era 100 SL
$189.00
Sonos Era 100
$219.00
Sonos Era 100 wins on voice assistant → Read why
Sonos Era 100 SL
$189.00
Sonos Era 300
$479.00
Sonos Era 300 wins on voice assistant → Read why
Sonos Era 100 SL
$189.00
Marshall Acton IV
$329.99
Sonos Era 100 SL wins on multiroom → Read why
Sonos Era 100
$219.00
Sonos Era 300
$479.00
Sonos Era 300 wins on bass → Read why
Sonos Era 100
$219.00
Amazon Echo Studio (2nd Gen)
$219.99
Amazon Echo Studio (2nd Gen) wins on smart home → Read why
Sonos Era 100
$219.00
Apple HomePod (2nd Gen)
$349.00
Sonos Era 100 wins on multiroom → Read why
Sonos Era 100
$219.00
Amazon Echo Dot Max
$99.99
Amazon Echo Dot Max wins on smart home → Read why
Amazon Echo Studio (2nd Gen)
$219.99
Sonos Era 300
$479.00
Amazon Echo Studio (2nd Gen) wins on smart home → Read why
Amazon Echo Studio (2nd Gen)
$219.99
Apple HomePod (2nd Gen)
$349.00
Amazon Echo Studio (2nd Gen) wins on connectivity → Read why
Amazon Echo Studio (2nd Gen)
$219.99
JBL Authentics 500
$749.95
JBL Authentics 500 wins on bass → Read why
Marshall Acton IV
$329.99
Sonos Era 100
$219.00
Sonos Era 100 wins on multiroom → Read why
Marshall Acton IV
$329.99
Apple HomePod (2nd Gen)
$349.00
Apple HomePod (2nd Gen) wins on voice assistant → Read why
Marshall Acton IV
$329.99
JBL Authentics 500
$749.95
JBL Authentics 500 wins on voice assistant → Read why
Marshall Acton IV
$329.99
Sonos Era 300
$479.00
Sonos Era 300 wins on multiroom → Read why
Apple HomePod (2nd Gen)
$349.00
Sonos Era 300
$479.00
Sonos Era 300 wins on multiroom → Read why
Apple HomePod (2nd Gen)
$349.00
JBL Authentics 500
$749.95
JBL Authentics 500 wins on connectivity → Read why
Sonos Era 300
$479.00
Sonos Five
$599.00
Sonos Era 300 wins on voice assistant → Read why
Sonos Era 300
$479.00
JBL Authentics 500
$749.95
JBL Authentics 500 wins on connectivity → Read why
Sonos Five
$599.00
JBL Authentics 500
$749.95
JBL Authentics 500 wins on voice assistant → Read why
Sonos Five
$599.00
Apple HomePod (2nd Gen)
$349.00
Apple HomePod (2nd Gen) wins on voice assistant → Read why
Sonos Five
$599.00
Marshall Acton IV
$329.99
Sonos Five wins on multiroom → Read why