


This account is free, and it’s the same Amazon account you’ll use to shop on, so there are no issues with being charged there.

As existing Alexa users will know, an Amazon account is required for activation, maintenance, and use of the Alexa app, Echo devices, and Alexa functionality on other smart home tech and Televisions. Rightly so as they’re all reliable and great services, but does this business model affect smart home users? Can you use Alexa without Amazon Prime?Ĭutting a long story short, the answer to ‘Can you use Alexa without Amazon Prime?’ is yes, you can, although there are certain features locked behind a prime membership which we’ll go into shortly. Alexa can be found in multiple smart home electronics, branded by Amazon or otherwise, but we all know Amazon also charges for products and services such as Amazon Prime, Audible, and more.
