They are both beautiful and practical. Granite needs a little bit of maintenance with sealing every 6-12 months. Quartz is no maintenance and has a uniform pattern and some granite can look "busy". Pick what you like the best! Either is super.

But, you're right that lately, people are leaning more towards quartz. I'm thinking because it's no maintenance and you can pick the quartz design as opposed to worrying how the "movement" of the granite will look installed.

i have both, the honed granite is nice but needs to be babied. the quartz is seemingly indestructible.

PS I too chose quartz instead of granite in our kitchen remodel in 2005 and it still looks new.

There are articles in the stories that may help you decide but in the end I think it's a personal preference on look. Quartz is great when you want solid colors or Something that looks like marble without maintenance. For practicality, quartz doesn't stain or need to be sealed but you can put a hot pot down on granite and can't with quartz. (I have quartz).

I've had dark granites and now a mid-tone granite. No babying for either. I place hot pots directly on them. I do disinfect when I clean, but other than that, I do nothing special for them. I never understand when people say granite is more work. Its virtually indestructible, withstands heat, and in 20 years I've never had it stain in the kitchen or bath. My mother in law has quartz in always nervous about hot pots because apparently quartz can't stand up to that. I say choose which one you like though. They both seem pretty tough.

We did our kitchen in 2012 and had the same back and forth between granite and quartz. Ultimately we liked the idea of Quartz with little maintenance, but liked the color/styles of granite better.... We went with granite and love it. Have had no problems!

Are there different qualities of granite? Some people have no problems, others do. Recently someone wrote about oil stains (I think!) they could not get out.

That is the reason you need to seal the granite occasionally. It can be porous and you need to seal to keep it from staining.

My husband had wanted granite but I have convinced him that we'll be happier with Quartz! :)