Mattress Reviews and Buying Guide 2018

I’ve been reviewing mattresses online for a few years now and have personally slept on over 70 mattresses.  However for ever mattress I review, it seems like 5 new brands emerge, making everything more confusing.

Everyone has their own needs and preferences (and I of course have my own), but I try to be objective as I review each mattress personally, highlighting what I like and don’t like.  I also break down my reviews into categories (see the table of contents for my top picks by category).

Note: I receive free products to review and participate in affiliate programs, where I am compensated for items purchased through links from our site (at no cost to the buyer). See our disclosure page for our list of comped products and affiliate programs.

Below is a list of some of my favorite mattresses, as well as some of my favorite mattresses by certain categories.  If you have a question about a brand not listed here, please reach out and I will add it to the list!

Overall Top Mattress Picks

#	MATTRESS	RATING	ANALYSIS	LINK
1	Amerisleep	95.60 Read review	Comfort 98 Support 97 Value 96 Doesn't Sleep Hot 92 Company 95	Amerisleep
2	Loom and Leaf	95.40 Read review	Comfort 96 Support 97 Value 96 Doesn't Sleep Hot 92 Company 96	Loom and Leaf
3	Helix Sleep	95.00 Read review	Comfort 95 Support 94 Value 98 Doesn't Sleep Hot 93 Company 95	Helix Sleep
4	GhostBed	94.80 Read review	Comfort 94 Support 95 Value 98 Doesn't Sleep Hot 92 Company 95	GhostBed
5	Layla	94.60 Read review	Comfort 97 Support 92 Value 97 Doesn't Sleep Hot 94 Company 93	Layla
6	Purple mattress	94.60 Read review	Comfort 95 Support 93 Value 95 Doesn't Sleep Hot 98 Company 92	Purple
7	Lull	94.40 Read review	Comfort 97 Support 95 Value 96 Doesn't Sleep Hot 93 Company 91	Lull
8	Saatva	94.40 Read review	Comfort 93 Support 95 Value 95 Doesn't Sleep Hot 96 Company 93	Saatva
9	Saatva	94.40 Read review	Comfort 93 Support 95 Value 95 Doesn't Sleep Hot 96 Company 93	Saatva
10	WinkBeds	94.20 Read review	Comfort 94 Support 96 Value 91 Doesn't Sleep Hot 96 Company 94	WinkBeds
11	Brooklyn Bedding Aurora Mattress	94.00 Read review	Comfort 94 Support 95 Value 93 Doesn't Sleep Hot 94 Company 94	Brooklyn Bedding Aurora
12	Casper	94.00 Read review	Comfort 97 Support 93 Value 93 Doesn't Sleep Hot 92 Company 95	Casper
13	Love & Sleep Nest Bedding	94.00 Read review	Comfort 95 Support 91 Value 97 Doesn't Sleep Hot 93 Company 94	Love & Sleep
14	Nolah	93.80 Read review	Comfort 96 Support 92 Value 94 Doesn't Sleep Hot 95 Company 92	Nolah
15	Novosbed	93.80 Read review	Comfort 94 Support 95 Value 96 Doesn't Sleep Hot 90 Company 94	Novosbed
16	Sapira Mattress	93.80 Read review	Comfort 90 Value 96 Support 98 Doesn't Sleep Hot 95 Company 90	Sapira
17	Tomorrow Sleep	93.80 Read review	Comfort 96 Support 93 Value 94 Doesn't Sleep Hot 92 Company 94	Tomorrow Sleep
18	Brentwood Home Cedar Mattress	93.75 Read review	Comfort 95 Support 94 Value 92 Doesn't Sleep Hot 94	Cedar mattress
19	Brooklyn Bedding	93.60 Read review	Comfort 93 Support 94 Value 97 Doesn't Sleep Hot 94 Company 90	Brooklyn Bedding
20	Intellibed	93.60 Read review	Comfort 92 Value 91 Support 98 Doesn't Sleep Hot 97 Company 90	Intellibed
21	PlushBeds	93.40 Read review	Comfort 90 Support 92 Value 94 Doesn't Sleep Hot 94 Company 97	PlushBeds
22	DreamCloud Mattress	93.20 Read review	Comfort 93 Support 94 Value 95 Doesn't Sleep Hot 93 Company 91	Buy Now!
23	GhostBed Luxe Mattress	93.20 Read review	Comfort 94 Support 93 Value 92 Doesn't Sleep Hot 95 Company 92	Ghostbed Luxe
24	Alexander Hybrid	93.00 Read review	Comfort 92 Support 94 Value 95 Doesn't Sleep Hot 90 Company 94	Alexander Hybrid
25	The Alexander	93.00 Read review	Comfort 94 Support 94 Value 93 Doesn't Sleep Hot 90 Company 94	The Alexander
26	Herobed	92.80 Read review	Comfort 95 Support 90 Value 90 Doesn't Sleep Hot 95 Company 94	Herobed
27	Zenhaven	92.80 Read review	Comfort 90 Support 92 Value 94 Doesn't Sleep Hot 96 Company 92	Zenhaven
28	Aviya	92.60 Read review	Comfort 92 Support 94 Value 95 Doesn't Sleep Hot 97 Company 85	Aviya
29	IDLE Sleep 14" Hybrid	92.60 Read review	Comfort 94 Support 94 Value 92 Doesn't Sleep Hot 93 Company 90	Idle Sleep
30	Spindle	92.60 Read review	Comfort 90 Support 93 Value 98 Doesn't Sleep Hot 92 Company 90	Spindle
31		92.40 Read review	Comfort 92 Support 86 Value 98 Doesn't Sleep Hot 92 Company 94	Brooklyn Bowery
32	Amore	92.40 Read review	Comfort 92 Support 90 Value 94 Doesn't Sleep Hot 94 Company 92	Amore
33		91.80 Read review	Comfort 88 Support 92 Value 92 Doesn't Sleep Hot 94 Company 93	Bear Hybrid
34	Addable	91.60 Read review	Comfort 92 Support 88 Value 96 Doesn't Sleep Hot 90 Company 92	Addable
35	Tuft and Needle	91.60 Read review	Comfort 85 Support 92 Value 96 Doesn't Sleep Hot 88 Company 97	Tuft and Needle
36	Tuft and Needle	91.60 Read review	Comfort 85 Support 92 Value 96 Doesn't Sleep Hot 88 Company 97	Tuft and Needle
37	Bear Mattress	91.25 Read review	Comfort 91 Support 94 Value 92 Doesn't Sleep Hot 88	Bear Mattress
38	Leesa	91.25 Read review	Comfort 92 Support 93 Value 92 Doesn't Sleep Hot 88	Leesa
39	Leesa	91.25 Read review	Comfort 92 Support 93 Value 92 Doesn't Sleep Hot 88	Leesa
40	Aloha Sleep Mattress	91.20 Read review	Comfort 89 Support 93 Value 93 Doesn't Sleep Hot 91 Company 90	Buy Now!
41	Cocoon By Sealy	91.20 Read review	Comfort 92 Support 90 Value 92 Doesn't Sleep Hot 88 Company 94	Cocoon
42	eLuxurySupply	91.20 Read review	Comfort 93 Support 88 Value 95 Doesn't Sleep Hot 90 Company 90	eLuxurySupply
43	NECTAR Mattress	91.00 Read review	Comfort 90 Support 92 Value 91 Doesn't Sleep Hot 90 Company 92	Buy Now!
44	EzoBed	90.80 Read review	Comfort 88 Support 89 Value 98 Doesn't Sleep Hot 85 Company 94	EzoBed
45	Hyphen	90.80 Read review	Comfort 90 Support 92 Value 92 Doesn't Sleep Hot 90 Company 90	Hyphen
46	Dromma Bed	90.60 Read review	Comfort 93 Support 88 Value 90 Doesn't Sleep Hot 92 Company 90	Dromma Bed
47	Solay	90.50 Read review	Comfort 95 Support 85 Value 92 Doesn't Sleep Hot 90	Solay Mattress
48	Lucid 12" Plush Gel Memory Foam Mattress	90.25 Read review	Comfort 90 Support 89 Value 90 Doesn't Sleep Hot 92	Buy Now!
49	Eve Mattress	89.40 Read review	Comfort 88 Support 90 Value 90 Doesn't Sleep Hot 88 Company 91	Eve
50	Brentwood Home	89.00 Read review	Comfort 88 Support 89 Value 94 Doesn't Sleep Hot 82 Company 92	Brentwood Home
51	Endy	89.00 Read review	Comfort 92 Support 90 Value 93 Doesn't Sleep Hot 85 Company 85	Endy
52	ReST Bed	88.20 Read review	Comfort 90 Support 88 Value 85 Doesn't Sleep Hot 90 Company 88	ReST Bed
53	Voila	88.00 Read review	Comfort 78 Support 94 Value 92 Doesn't Sleep Hot 88 Company 88	Voila
54	Zinus	88.00 Read review	Comfort 88 Support 85 Value 98 Doesn't Sleep Hot 81 Company 88	Zinus
55	iKrema	87.60 Read review	Comfort 92 Support 88 Value 88 Doesn't Sleep Hot 86 Company 84	iKrema
56	Tempur-Pedic	87.60 Read review	Comfort 97 Support 98 Value 72 Doesn't Sleep Hot 86 Company 85	Tempur-Pedic
57	Eight Sleep	86.20 Read review	Comfort 85 Support 88 Value 85 Doesn't Sleep Hot 88 Company 85	Eight Sleep
58	Luxi	86.00 Read review	Comfort 88 Support 83 Value 91 Doesn't Sleep Hot 85 Company 83	Luxi
59	Sonno Bed	84.80 Read review	Comfort 88 Support 85 Value 85 Doesn't Sleep Hot 83 Company 83	Sonno Bed
60	Ameena	84.00 Read review	Comfort 85 Support 88 Value 83 Doesn't Sleep Hot 80 Company 84	Ameena

Memory Foam Mattresses

Many people start by looking at memory foam because they are familiar with Tempur-pedic.  I think they make some great mattresses, but there are lots of other companies that offer great memory foam mattresses at a much better value.  See my memory foam mattress reviews for my top picks.

#	MATTRESS	RATING	ANALYSIS	LINK

Innerspring Mattresses

There are fewer innerspring mattress companies that impress me, but the ones that do offer great products.  Read my innerspring mattress reviews to see what I look for in an innerspring mattress.

#	MATTRESS	RATING	ANALYSIS	LINK
1	Saatva	94.40 Read review	Comfort 93 Support 95 Value 95 Doesn't Sleep Hot 96 Company 93	Saatva
2	Saatva	94.40 Read review	Comfort 93 Support 95 Value 95 Doesn't Sleep Hot 96 Company 93	Saatva
3	WinkBeds	94.20 Read review	Comfort 94 Support 96 Value 91 Doesn't Sleep Hot 96 Company 94	WinkBeds
4	Tomorrow Sleep	93.80 Read review	Comfort 96 Support 93 Value 94 Doesn't Sleep Hot 92 Company 94	Tomorrow Sleep
5	Aviya	92.60 Read review	Comfort 92 Support 94 Value 95 Doesn't Sleep Hot 97 Company 85	Aviya

Hybrid Mattresses

Hybrid in the mattress industry basically means not just one material – this could mean latex and memory foam, or even spring and foam in one mattress.  When done right, these mattresses can offer the best of different materials.

#	MATTRESS	RATING	ANALYSIS	LINK
1	Helix Sleep	95.00 Read review	Comfort 95 Support 94 Value 98 Doesn't Sleep Hot 93 Company 95	Helix Sleep
2	GhostBed	94.80 Read review	Comfort 94 Support 95 Value 98 Doesn't Sleep Hot 92 Company 95	GhostBed
3	Lull	94.40 Read review	Comfort 97 Support 95 Value 96 Doesn't Sleep Hot 93 Company 91	Lull
4	WinkBeds	94.20 Read review	Comfort 94 Support 96 Value 91 Doesn't Sleep Hot 96 Company 94	WinkBeds
5	Casper	94.00 Read review	Comfort 97 Support 93 Value 93 Doesn't Sleep Hot 92 Company 95	Casper
6	Tomorrow Sleep	93.80 Read review	Comfort 96 Support 93 Value 94 Doesn't Sleep Hot 92 Company 94	Tomorrow Sleep
7	The Alexander	93.00 Read review	Comfort 94 Support 94 Value 93 Doesn't Sleep Hot 90 Company 94	The Alexander
8	Herobed	92.80 Read review	Comfort 95 Support 90 Value 90 Doesn't Sleep Hot 95 Company 94	Herobed
9	Leesa	91.25 Read review	Comfort 92 Support 93 Value 92 Doesn't Sleep Hot 88	Leesa
10	Leesa	91.25 Read review	Comfort 92 Support 93 Value 92 Doesn't Sleep Hot 88	Leesa
11	Eve Mattress	89.40 Read review	Comfort 88 Support 90 Value 90 Doesn't Sleep Hot 88 Company 91	Eve
12	Ameena	84.00 Read review	Comfort 85 Support 88 Value 83 Doesn't Sleep Hot 80 Company 84	Ameena

Latex Mattresses

Latex is less known than memory foam, but in my opinion has an opportunity to be the best sleeping surface.  In addition, it can actually be all natural (though many companies choose to use synthetic latex).  See my latex mattress reviews page for my top picks in this category.

#	MATTRESS	RATING	ANALYSIS	LINK
1	GhostBed	94.80 Read review	Comfort 94 Support 95 Value 98 Doesn't Sleep Hot 92 Company 95	GhostBed
2	Casper	94.00 Read review	Comfort 97 Support 93 Value 93 Doesn't Sleep Hot 92 Company 95	Casper
3	Brentwood Home Cedar Mattress	93.75 Read review	Comfort 95 Support 94 Value 92 Doesn't Sleep Hot 94	Cedar mattress
4	Brooklyn Bedding	93.60 Read review	Comfort 93 Support 94 Value 97 Doesn't Sleep Hot 94 Company 90	Brooklyn Bedding
5	PlushBeds	93.40 Read review	Comfort 90 Support 92 Value 94 Doesn't Sleep Hot 94 Company 97	PlushBeds
6	Spindle	92.60 Read review	Comfort 90 Support 93 Value 98 Doesn't Sleep Hot 92 Company 90	Spindle
7	Amore	92.40 Read review	Comfort 92 Support 90 Value 94 Doesn't Sleep Hot 94 Company 92	Amore
8	Eve Mattress	89.40 Read review	Comfort 88 Support 90 Value 90 Doesn't Sleep Hot 88 Company 91	Eve
9	Luxi	86.00 Read review	Comfort 88 Support 83 Value 91 Doesn't Sleep Hot 85 Company 83	Luxi
10	Ameena	84.00 Read review	Comfort 85 Support 88 Value 83 Doesn't Sleep Hot 80 Company 84	Ameena

My Mattress Rating Experience

 

I test out every mattress personally for at least one week so that I can have a useful personal experience to share.  Note that my opinion isn’t the ultimate authority – everyone has their own preference, and I’ll do my best to communicate my own experience so that it’s helpful for your decision.  Take my reviews with a grain of salt, because something I might hate might be exactly what you’re looking for!

Review Methodology

Generally I look for how each mattress satisfies the following criteria:

• Quality construction and materials (especially for newer mattress brands that haven’t been around along enough to evaluate over a long time period)
• Comfort
• Support and spinal alignment
• Sleeping hot (especially for memory foam and proprietary foam mattresses)
• Return policy/Warranty
• Eco-friendliness
• Customer support and company reputation
• Value/Price

I would like all of the content on Mattress Clarity to be up for discussion, so let me know if you have any questions about specific brands, my review process, or purchasing a mattress in general.