12 devices and services that could help you ditch Amazon completely

Amazon-owned Whole Foods is certainly the largest US grocer focused on organic and locally sourced foods.

But there are others. Sprouts Farmers Market is one of the largest chains, with 280 stores across 15 states. Many local players also replicate Whole Foods' model.

Twitch is Amazon's gaming streaming platform. And while it is still the go-to service for follow-along gaming, it's far from the only one doing it.

YouTube now has its own similar service with YouTube Gaming.

Amazon has two streaming services: Prime Music and Music Unlimited.

Prime Music comes bundled with Prime, but it has a limited selection. Music Unlimited, while $9.99 a month, contains a much wider catalogue. It costs $7.99 a month for Prime members.

Spotify Premium, which is $9.99 a month, is a near-identical service, but it also has wide capability with different devices and additional AI-based services.

Alexa is taking over. Amazon is spreading the voice assistant to all kinds of devices, making it the cornerstone of many smart-home setups.

Google Assistant provides similar functionality, however, including an arguably superior ability to answer general knowledge questions.

Amazon has not stopped expanding its chain of bookstores, Amazon Books. Located mostly in urban centers, the store model uses a data-backed approach to helping customers find their next read, and books are displayed with front-facing covers.

However, if you're looking for something a little different from what everyone else is already reading, you might find it more helpful to search in a local bookstore, where the selection is likely to be more curated.

If you're just looking for the latest bestseller, there's always Barnes & Noble.

Fire TV is Amazon's stick for turning dumb TVs into smarter ones. It uses Amazon's slick Fire interface to navigate music, movies, and TV.

Roku, a big name in this category, offers a similar device for a competitive price point. In fact, Roku is already the most popular connected TV service, and it's far ahead of No. 2 Amazon.

Prime Video is Amazon's streaming service. It also comes bundled with Prime.

It's basically Amazon's version of Netflix, which pioneered on-demand video. Both Netflix and Prime Video offer a selection of TV shows and movies, including originals that are unique to their specific services.

Prime Now has expanded to nearly every major city in the US. It delivers not only Amazon's own goods, but groceries directly from Whole Foods as well.

Instacart delivers from way more stores, however, including Whole Foods, grocery stores, and even Costco. There are more associated fees as it's not part of a membership like Prime, but according to a Business Insider review, the service is marginally better.

There aren't many alternatives to the Kindle. The e-reader market isn't huge, and it's declining rapidly.

But if you love the idea of reading on a device, try using an iPad and Apple Books. It doesn't have the same easy-on-the-eyes e-ink screen, but it is a lot more versatile. If you're attached to the idea of e-ink, Kubo offers something that functions very much like a Kindle without the Amazon attachment.

Online grocery is projected to be one of the fastest-growing areas in e-commerce. It seems nobody has it figured out quite yet, however.

If you're tired of paying $15 a month on top of a Prime subscription to order from Amazon Fresh, there are many alternatives depending on where you live.

For New Yorkers, Walmart's Jet.com has launched City Grocery, a similar service. There's also FreshDirect, which has been delivering New York's groceries for years. Kroger has Grocery Delivery, while Stop & Shop offers its PeaPod service.

Audible is many people's go-to service for renting or buying audiobooks, and many say it's the best around. But, it's not the only place to get audiobooks.

Both Apple Books and the Google Play store sell audiobooks, though they don't always have the flexibility that Audible provides. Apart from that, Scribd also has an audiobook subscription, but it does not have as wide a selection as Audible.

Amazon runs Amazon Home Services, where users can book everything from home repair to cleaning services via Amazon's vetted local specialists.

But HomeAdvisor and Angie's List, now owned by the same company, both do the same thing, and they are growing at a steady clip.