Interested in using your Google Assistant to voice control your Home Assistant? Then you're in the right place! Setting up a Google Assistant integration with your Home Assistant allows you to control your lights, thermostats, TVs, alarms, and more with your voice or the Google Home app. It's magic! 🧙
There are a few solutions to integrate Google Assistant with your Home Assistant. We will cover the top choices, see the pros and cons, and tell you how to set them up!
Homeway.io
Homeway is a community project with a mission to empower the Home Assistant community with free, secure, and private remote access to Home Assistant. Homeway also enables secure Amazon Alex and Google Assistant support for Home Assistant.
Homeway is very easy to set up. Just install the Home Assistant add-on and you're ready to go. The setup process takes less than 10 seconds; give it a try.
Pros
- $2.49 / month
- Easy to set up
- Lighting fast Google Assistant responses
- Includes unlimited Home Assistant remote access.
Cons
- No completely free options
Nabu Casa
Nabu Casa supports Google Assistant when you sign up for their cloud service. The setup is easy: create an account, log into your Home Assistant, and enable the Google Assistant.
Pros
- Easy to set up
- Fast Google Assistant responses
- Includes remote access
- Supports Home Assistant
Cons
- $5.50 / month, which is more expensive than other options
- No completely free options
Manual Google Assistant Setup
If you already have remote access to your Home Assistant, you can manually set up your own Google Action to support the Google Assistant. The setup process requires quite a lot of work, creating Google developer accounts, making Google Cloud resources, and more. It's quite an involved process, but it might be a good fit for you if you're a techy.
Pros
- Free to set up and use
Cons
- Complex setup
- Requires maintenance to keep working
- Requires existing remote access for Home Assistant
Summary
Since the Google Assistant requires a secure Internet facing endpoint, most services require a low monthly fee.
Homeway is our top pick. Offering low-cost, secure, and private connections to Google Assistant. On top of that, you also get unlimited remote access to Home Assistant.
Nabu Casa is also a solid option, but it costs more to use.
Manually creating and setting up a Google Action for Google Assistant is complicated, but if you can set up and maintain the action, it's totally free!
We hope you find this post useful. We will keep this blog post updated with any service changes or new options, so check back soon!