The Honda is so outdated, it's ridiculous. Styling, infotainment, features: it needs a complete revamp to catch up. Don't take my word for it:

https://www.motortrend.com/news/kia-telluride-2020-suv-of-the-year/#:~:text=The%20Kia%20Telluride%20is%20the%202020%20MotorTrend%20SUV%20of%20the%20Year

Highlander is longer, Pilot is wider and cx9 is smaller than the other two.

I'm a Honda person. But, I'll take Mazda and Subaru. I don't like Toyota for their marshmallow brakes and their plasticity-that's just a personal preference. I feel the others have less plastic than a Toyota.

How big of a price difference between the three?

The Subaru Ascent. Better than all the rest.

Highlander

We have two Highlanders and love them, but I don't have experience with the others.

I only buy Hondas, but given that choice right now, I'd buy the Highlander Hybrid.

When the Pilot comes with a hybrid version next year, or 2022, I'd buy that.

Hondas win, hands down every time.

Highlander. Owned a 2011 and now a 2019. Great vehicles.

CX9 not CC9! (PP here)

We have a 2019 CC9 and absolutely love it- interior is very luxurious and it drives/handles really well. Also test drove Pilot, Highlander and Palisade. Pilot and Highlander didn’t drive quite as well IMO and the interior materials seemed a little cheaper. The Palisade was very nice and had a lot of features as PP mentioned but it honestly felt like a bus to drive....

Telluride or Palisade. They blow the others out of the water, in terms of what you get for the price. The interiors on both are near-luxury, with features unheard of for the mainstream market.

Toyota over Honda right now. Not sure about the Mazda.

All good choices and can’t go wrong.

Anyone have any recommendations about pros/cons? Overwhelmed by choices.