Shopping for your next bed? Here are the best mattresses that we think are worth buying according to our testing experiences.
Updated Jan. 24, 2024 6:00 a.m. PT Full Seat Cover
With five-plus years of mattress testing experience, we use our different sleeping position and body type perspectives to offer well-rounded, honest reviews.
Side sleepers typically sleep better on soft mattresses, while back and stomach sleepers should consider a firm bed. Combo sleepers can opt for something in the middle.
Use your body type to help you determine if an all-foam or hybrid (foam and coils) mattress is right for you.
The materials inside your bed will dictate how it feels. Want bounce? Spring for latex foam or a hybrid bed. Want maximum pressure relief? Opt for poly or memory foam.
If you're a hot sleeper, look for a mattress that regulates temperature. If you sleep with a partner, you'll want a bed with good motion isolation and edge support.
Every online mattress brand offers a trial, warranty and free shipping. Some trials last 100 nights, while other brands offer a 365-night trial.
The right mattress can improve your quality of sleep, stop you from tossing and turning at night and improve your body's health. You might need help figuring out where to start with so many beds on the market. Whether you are choosing a mattress for its firmness or wondering which material to pick, shopping for a mattress can be tedious.
My team and I have tested over 200 mattresses, which allows us to round up what we consider to be the best mattresses that you can buy.
Brooklyn Bedding's Signature is the best mattress that offers the best value for your money. You can pick between three firmness options, it has a strong and durable hybrid construction and during promos (which occur often), you can buy it for cheaper than popular foam beds that aren't as supportive.
Read more: How to Break in a New Mattress: What to Do and How Long It Takes
The pricing shown below is the full price for a queen mattress, but I list the full range of available sizes and prices within each entry. I update this list periodically.
Why we picked the Brooklyn Bedding Signature mattress: With three firmness levels to choose from, a strong steel coil foundation layer, and a cushy feel that cradles your curves, it's a comfortable and accommodating pick for most people. When you buy a Brooklyn Bedding Signature mattress, you also get a great value for your money.
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The Brooklyn Bedding Signature Hybrid is the brand's flagship bed. It's a quality hybrid mattress (a bed made with coils and foam) that offers a neutral foam feel that's more light and airy than memory foam. As its support layer, it has a thick system of pocketed coils with reinforced coils around the edges for improved edge support.
It's accommodating for all body types and even suits any sleeping position. There are three firmness levels to choose from. The soft and medium are pressure-relieving enough for side sleepers, and the firm is a supportive option for back or stomach sleepers. Read more about this bed in our Brooklyn Bedding Signature review.
One of the best parts about this mattress is its price. It retails for $1,332, but you can usually buy it for under $1,000 due to discounts.
Why we picked the Allswell mattress: The ultimate budget-friendly bed, Allswell gets the nod for anyone who needs a long-lasting and supportive bed at a low price. It's one of the only hybrid mattresses you can get for under $500, but it doesn't look or feel like a regular cheap mattress. It's a simple, medium-firm mattress that suits back and stomach sleepers looking to save.
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The Allswell is the ultimate budget-friendly bed. Hybrid mattresses have pocketed coils in them to make them more long-lasting, durable and supportive, which usually comes with a cost. Allswell (from Walmart) is cheaper than most foam beds, and it fits the bill for price-conscious shoppers who want a simple foam bed at a low cost.
Allswell has a standard three-layer construction with comfort layers that provide a neutral and balanced soft foam feel. It's not syrupy or slow-responding to pressure like memory foam is, nor is it as springy and bouncy as latex foam. It's more of a standard classic foam, like the stuff inside a comfy couch. It also has an accommodating firmness level of around 6 out of 10.
It suits most sleeping positions, but I wouldn't recommend it to strict side sleepers who want a soft mattress, especially those under 145 pounds. Read more in our full Allswell mattress review.
Prices for Allswell start at $217 for a twin and go up to $357 for a California King.
Why we picked the Casper Wave Hybrid mattress: It snags our spot for the best mattress for back pain because of its targeted zoned support design. Zoned support means that the bed’s foam layers are firmer where you need the most support (your back) and softer at the head and foot.
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The Casper Wave Hybrid mattress is a premium bed with a lot going on inside. In addition to the pocketed coils and AirScape foam layer, there’s the zoned support design made from two layers of sectioned foam. The zoned support of the Casper Wave hybrid is a subtle addition to the construction of this mattress that can go a long way for people with back pain.
This bed has a neutral foam feel that most people will enjoy. It won’t have the slow, sinking feel of traditional memory foam. Instead, the foam transition layer and coil layer work together to give it excellent pressure relief and responsiveness. The Casper Wave Hybrid mattress is one of the most supportive beds you can get for back pain.
Read more about this bed in our full Casper Wave Hybrid mattress review.
Why we picked the DreamCloud mattress: It’s a 14-inch thick bed-in-a-box suitable for any sleeping position. It has enough durability inside to support heavier body types, and the plush pillow top is like a cloud.
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The DreamCloud is a premium hybrid bed with a plush pillow top and supportive construction. The top layers of foam give DreamCloud plenty of pressure relief, and the coil system ensures it's responsive. It doesn’t have the slow-moving feel that many associate with memory foam. Instead, it has a neutral foam feel.
We found this bed to be medium or medium-firm, meaning it’s soft enough to cradle your shoulders and hips while keeping your spine stays aligned through the night. A firmness that falls in the middle of our scale is good for any sleeping position. Most people who try this bed will like it. It’s really accommodating.
Read more on this bed in our full DreamCloud mattress review.
Why we picked the Brooklyn Bedding Aurora Luxe mattress: Hot sleepers need beds with cooling capabilities to keep them from overheating at night. The Brooklyn Bedding Aurora Luxe is one of the coolest mattresses we’ve ever tested, thanks to the Titan Cool cover and CopperFlex foam. It’s also comfortable, with a neutral foam feel that’s easy to move around on.
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The Aurora Luxe mattress from Brooklyn Bedding has a premium look with royal blue edges and a snow-white cover. It has five layers comprised of foam, pocketed coils and cooling technology. The cooling power comes from the patented CopperFlex foam and Titan Cool technology that draws heat away from you.
The Aurora Luxe bed is available in soft, medium and firm profiles. I’m always impressed when a mattress has multiple firmness levels, allowing people to choose what best suits their sleeping style. While it’s not a budget option, the Brooklyn Bedding Aurora mattress gives you a lot of bang for your buck if you’re a hot sleeper. If you’re not a hot sleeper, you won’t need the cooling technology it offers. Overall, the Aurora Luxe is a high-quality bed that actually backs up its cooling claims.
Read more about this cooling bed in our Brooklyn Bedding Aurora Luxe review.
Why we picked the Saatva Classic: A true luxury mattress, the Saatva Classic offers the best of both worlds: plush and cushy comfort with optimal support. It boasts two coil layers, memory foam, Lumbar Zone Active Spinal Wire and a quilted, zoned pillow top. It's designed to promote comfort and spinal alignment, and it feels like it belongs in a fancy hotel.
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The construction is thick and supportive and provides just the right amount of contouring. Unlike most hybrid beds, the Saatva combines two layers of coils, one innerspring layer and one pocketed coil layer. It's the only mattress in our best mattress review with this kind of innerspring mattress hybrid construction, and a primary reason why this bed is so supportive and firm.
The Saatva Classic also has special lumbar technology and additional support in the center of the mattress, specifically designed to keep your spine aligned while also allowing your shoulders and hips to sink in just a little bit. It almost felt like there was a slight elevation in the center of the mattress that filled in the curves of my body.
You also have the option to choose how firm you want your bed to be. In a nutshell, Saatva is a luxurious mattress with a look and feel that makes firm bed lovers want to jump into bed and never leave. Check out our full Saatva mattress review or the best firm mattresses to see more options.
The Saatva Classic comes in sizes twin XL to split California king and prices range from $1,295 to $2,790.
Why we picked the Helix Plus mattress: The Helix Plus is an extra thick mattress with XL pocketed coils in the foundation layer to provide maximum support and durability. It has a blended foam feel that's cushy and comfy without making you feel like you're sinking into it. Helix Plus' medium-firm profile will also help keep the back and spine properly supported.
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The Helix Plus mattress is 13 inches thick with XL pocketed coils that are stronger than the coils found in other competing hybrid beds. It also has multiple foam layers with an extra comfort layer of high-density foam that helps provide adequate support and comfort all in one.
The mattress is supportive, while also providing the right amount of "give" to relieve pressure where you need it the most. The layers contour around your curves without pulling you into the mattress, and it's really easy to switch positions because you don't get resistance like you do with memory foam.
Plus size sleepers over 230 pounds will find the Helix Plus mattress falls around medium-firm on the firmness scale, making it supportive with an ample amount of pressure relief. Because of its firmer profile, I think it's best for back, stomach and combination sleepers. Heavy side sleepers should consider Layla Hybrid or Saatva in the luxury plush profile.
The Helix Plus comes in mattress size options from twin to California king, and prices range from $811 to $1,811.
Why we picked the Purple Restore mattress: Another great option for hot sleepers, the Purple Restore mattress is unlike any bed on this list. Its main comfort material is a gel-like "foam" that bends and squishes under your body weight. That's paired with supportive coils, and the bed feels supportive and pressure-relieving at the same time -- kind of like you're floating.
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Purple Restore mattress is the first model of the new Premium Collection from Purple. It replaced the Purple Hybrid mattress. While the revamped cover makes this bed look very different, the internal changes to the mattresses are far less significant. It still utilizes the gel-like hyper-elastic polymer material that forms the bouncy, soft and supportive Purple Grid.
The Purple Grid is a bunch of little tiny purple squares arranged in a grid formation that work together to keep you feeling supported and weightless at the same time. It takes the pressure off your back and joints while keeping your back in proper alignment. The grid also allows for an incredibly breathable design for hot sleepers.
I've found people usually love their Purple mattress, but some are thrown off by its one-of-a-kind feel. If you're hesitant because it's a little pricey, you're free to order a sample of the material from Purple to see what it's all about. Read more in our full Purple Restore mattress review.
The Purple Restore comes in sizes twin XL to split king, and prices range from $1,845 to $3,690.
Why we picked the Bear Original mattress: It's a good pick for people under 230 pounds who like the pressure-relieving quality of memory foam but could do without the slow, sink-in feel. Bear Original has a Celliant-infused cover meant to boost circulation and sleep quality and leave you feeling more refreshed. It's also very affordable, especially during a promo.
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The Bear Original foam mattress is a unicorn among a sea of foam beds in the online mattress industry. It has a unique cover infused with Celliant, a comfortable feel and it's the same price as competing bed-in-a-box models like fellow best mattress picks Casper Original and Nectar. In some cases, it's even cheaper. Because of this, I give major props to Bear for including this kind of tech in its mattress lineup.
This bed offers a comforting, nestling memory foam feel that relieves pressure around the joints. It's not viscous or slow to respond to pressure like traditional memory foam. Instead, I think it has more of a neutral memory foam feel. Read more in our full Bear Original mattress review.
Memory Foam Cushion Another great thing about this mattress is its price. It retails for $998, but Bear is known to mark it down by $100 or more.