I have several dimmable white lights, 2 A19 color lights, and 2 light strips all paired with Echo and I'm very happy with them. I also have a Hue Tap smart light switch in my living room, it's very handy, it stores 4 different light settings you can switch with 1 click. I've had these for a couple years now and never had any issue with them. Hue by itself is pretty powerful, but pairing with Alexa for voice control is even better. I've thought about adding Samsung SmartThings just for the proximity sensor, so your lights could automatically turn on when you come home, but I just say, "Alexa, I'm home" to my garage Echo and my inside lights come on.
I also have a Google Home and at one time had Hue paired with it too, but I've experienced enough issues with Google that after the last time it required an update that wiped out my Hue settings, I didn't bother to pair them again. Alexa has been rock steady.
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