Home Automation
Home automation is the residential extension of building automation.
It is automation of the home, housework or household activity.
Home automation may include centralized control of lighting, HVAC (heating, ventilation and air conditioning), appliances, security locks of gates and doors and other systems, to provide improved convenience, comfort, energy efficiency and security.
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I use a combination of Smartthings and Alexa. Alexa automation is very simplistic and limiting, but combining it with smartthings, you can do a lot. There are certainly limitations, but a lot can be overcome by familiarizing yourself with virtual edge devices in smartthings virtual switches and virtual sensors are a great way to effectively allow two way communication between Alexa and smartthings.
Check out Domoticz
Hubitat?
Home Assistant is pretty simple, so is homeseer. If you just want voice command on/off alexa/google is fine. Anything more than that get a real hub so your not stuck with something else.