I put in Quartz in my last house & granite in my current house & I love both of them. I am careful with my countertops, both granite & Quartz. After spending all of that money on them I have never taken things from the oven directly to the counter. The biggest difference I noticed is you can get more "movement" with granite while the Quartz patterns are more subtle. The subtle worked well in my previous kitchen & my current kitchen looks great with granite. Price them both out- Quartz isn't necessarily always cheaper.