Ask Alexa vs. EchoSistant vs. Echo Helper

[JDRoberts]

I’m not familiar with echo helper, but both askAlexa and EchoSistant are very popular for community members who are more technical. They have somewhat different feature sets, so you just need to explore each one to see which is the best match for your own needs.

If by chance you meant “Alexa helper” rather than “Echo helper,” then those are two different projects from the same developer. See the following thread for that comparison discussion:

Ask Alexa or Alexa Helper?

Hi, new SmartThings user… Very much novice at this sort of thing. Am doing some simple stuff with smartThings, turning on/off lights, using some simple security features with motion and open/close sensors. I have 2 locationsin different states. Have a Linear garage door controller. Am using stock Apps. I have recently purchased Echo and am using stock smartThings integration but would like to do more. Maybe open/close garage door and set routines through Alexa.interface. Have read about “Ask Alexa” and “Alexa Helper”. Not sure which one I should use. I started to install Alexa Helper and ran into some problems with virtual switches and device types. Seems I have no tab for “Device Type” that I can see". in IDE. Looking for some advice on which might be better for me. Ask Alexa seem…