Google Home Is Beating Alexa In Some Very Important Ways

First off, I think they are both fantastic devices. Your biggest loss is not getting either. Echo has many more 3rd party integrations at present, and has better support for some of my IOT devices and Audiobooks. Also, the Echo has Bluetooth, which is lacking on the Home, and I sometimes miss that. Go try out both of them and pick whichever one is better for your needs, though whatever you do, definitely get one of them.