Amazon Alexa and Apple HomeKit: How to Connect Them in 2025
Alexa and HomeKit don't directly integrate, but Matter lets many devices work with both simultaneously. Here's how to run Alexa and HomeKit side by side without conflicts.
Does Alexa Work With HomeKit Directly?
No. Amazon Alexa and Apple HomeKit are competing platforms with no direct official integration. You cannot ask Alexa to control a HomeKit-exclusive device, and you cannot ask Siri to control an Alexa-exclusive device. They operate as separate, parallel smart home systems.
However, this limitation is significantly reduced by Matter. Devices that are Matter-certified can be added to both Alexa and HomeKit independently via Multi-Admin — one physical device controlled by two platforms simultaneously. For most modern devices, this is the correct way to 'connect' Alexa and HomeKit.
Using Matter to Control Devices With Both
Matter Multi-Admin allows a single device to be paired to multiple platforms. To add a device to both Alexa and HomeKit: first, pair it to HomeKit by scanning the QR code in the Home app. Then, in the Alexa app, go to Devices → Add Device → Other, and select Matter. The Alexa app will ask for a pairing code, which you can generate from the device's settings in the Home app under 'Share Access' (the exact label varies by device).
After this, the device appears in both the Alexa app and the Home app and responds to commands from either. 'Hey Siri, turn off the living room lights' and 'Alexa, turn off the living room lights' both work on the same physical bulbs.
Devices That Work With Both Out of the Box
Many popular devices support both Alexa and HomeKit natively without any workaround: ecobee thermostats, Philips Hue (via Hue Bridge), Nanoleaf via Matter, Yale Assure Lock 2 (Matter), Meross smart plugs and bulbs, TP-Link Kasa EP25 (Matter), Eve Energy (Matter), and most new Matter-certified light switches and sensors.
For these devices, add them to both apps during setup and you get full control from either ecosystem. HubMatch's compatibility pages show which ecosystems each device supports natively.
HomeBridge for Non-Matter Devices
For older devices that support Alexa but not HomeKit (Wyze, Govee, standard Kasa plugs), HomeBridge can bridge them to HomeKit. The HomeBridge server acts as a fake HomeKit hub and translates HomeKit commands to the device's native API. The inverse is also possible: there are HomeBridge-to-Alexa bridges, but they're less commonly needed since most Alexa-compatible devices also have an Alexa Skill.
As a practical rule: if a device has an Alexa Skill, adding it to Alexa is easy. Getting it into HomeKit is where HomeBridge becomes valuable for non-native devices.
Whole-Home Scenes Across Both Platforms
One useful approach for multi-platform households: create identical scenes in both apps. A 'Good night' scene in HomeKit (dim all lights, lock the door, set thermostat to sleep mode) and a matching 'Good night' routine in Alexa. Either platform can then trigger the scene via their respective voice assistant.
This redundancy means your evening routine works whether you're near an Echo or a HomePod, and it keeps both platforms fully functional independently of each other.