Ecobee Smart Thermostat Enhanced vs Nest Thermostat

The Ecobee Smart Thermostat Enhanced is the better overall pick, with a higher owner rating, a three-year warranty, a color touchscreen, more alerts, wider integrations and an included trim plate. The Nest Thermostat wins on price and adds ambient-light sensing.

Feature depth versus price. The Ecobee Smart Thermostat Enhanced offers a color touchscreen, occupancy and humidity sensing, more alerts and broader platform support, while the Nest Thermostat is the more affordable option with a simpler feature set and ambient-light sensing.

The Ecobee Smart Thermostat Enhanced, which supports Alexa, Google Home, Apple Home, SmartThings, Home Assistant and IFTTT. The Nest Thermostat covers Google Home, Alexa, Apple Home, SmartThings and IFTTT but not the full Ecobee list.

The Ecobee Smart Thermostat Enhanced has a 4-inch color touchscreen and a broader alert suite, including temperature and intrusion alerts. The Nest Thermostat has a smaller non-touch color display and only temperature alerts.

Budget-focused buyers in a Google or Apple home who want a low-cost smart thermostat with ambient-light sensing, and who do not need a touchscreen, a longer warranty or the widest integration list.

Anyone who wants a color touchscreen, occupancy and humidity sensing, more alerts, six-platform support and an included trim plate, backed by a longer three-year warranty.