The 9 Best Mattresses On Amazon In 2023

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Material: Hybrid (foam and coils) Firmness: Medium (5/10) Customer Rating: 4.3/5 Delivery: Ships free within 3-5 business days Trial Period: 100 nights Warranty: 10 years Available Sizes: Twin, twin XL, full, queen, king, California king

Material: Hybrid (foam and coils) Firmness: Medium-firm (6.5/10) Customer Rating: 4.6/5 Delivery: Within 18-21 business days Trial Period: 365 nights Warranty: Lifetime Available Sizes: Twin, twin XL, full, queen, king, California king

DreamCloud is kind of like that highschool prodigy who amassed all the yearbook superlatives: This hybrid mattress has topped lists for Most Comfortable, Best Hybrid, and Best for Couples. You can see why the bed is an overachiever when you dive into the DreamCloud Original’s construction, starting at the bed’s top of tufted foam and cashmere. Gel memory foam and supportive polyfoam transition the bed to its base of pocketed coils. DreamCloud also proved the bed deserved its accolades in the sleep lab, with some of the best marks across the board for any type of mattress. Standout scores included 8.5 out of 10 in the cooling category; 9 out of 10 in pressure relief, spine alignment, and responsiveness; and a perfect 10 out of 10 for edge support. Those scores, and the bed’s medium-firm firmness, are all good news for back sleepers. Back sleepers need a supported lower back, and are advised to seek beds with slightly higher firmness levels. And perhaps most comforting of all, DreamCloud comes with a year-long sleep trial and lifetime warranty. Sleepers who want a similar but more plush experience can also opt to try the DreamCloud Premier, which has a similar build to the DreamCloud Original mattress, but with the addition of a thick pillow top layer.

​​Material: Gel memory foam Firmness: Medium (6/10) Customer Rating: 4.8/5 Delivery: 2-5 business days Trial Period: 365 nights Warranty: Lifetime Available Sizes: Twin, twin XL, full, queen, king, California king

The Linenspa Hybrid is an impressive bed for its price tag, which hovers at just over $200. The 10-year warranty is also solid coverage for the price. You get the traditional innerspring feel for far less than is typical, and that support lends itself to a few excellent testing scores in the sleep lab, including 9 out of 10 points for spine alignment and responsiveness. Having said that, this mattress is still more suitable for a child, teen, or college adult who will likely discard their mattress after three to four years. Still, Linenspa Hybrid also offers a great way to dip your toes into the hybrid bed experience if you’re a memory foam mattress lover who’s unsure whether coil support will feel right to you. The Zinus Green Tea memory foam mattress is one of the most inexpensive beds on this list at under $500 for a queen-size. Despite its low price, the bed can help sleepers with joint pain: Mattress Advisor testers scored the Zinus well in pressure relief (8/10), and spine alignment (9/10). Those aspects must perform well if you want to maintain good posture at night, and wake up free of soreness on the heaviest points of contact with the mattress. We recommend the 12-inch model of the Zinus for optimal durability and support, although models as thin as 6-inches are available for half the price. Zinus adds a proprietary purified charcoal and green tea extract to the bed’s foam layers, which the brand says absorbs moisture and neutralizes odors stemming from night sweats. Despite the incorporation of the materials, Mattress Advisor testers said the bed sleeps fairly hot, so we’d suggest buying a cooling mattress protector constructed from cooling materials, like Tencel, a fiber derived from Eucalyptus trees that’s breathable and wicks moisture.

Material: Memory foam Firmness: Medium (5.5/10) Customer Rating: 4.5/5 Delivery: 2-5 business days Trial Period: 100 nights Warranty: 10-year Available Sizes: Twin, twin XL, full, queen, king, California king

Material: Memory foam Firmness: Medium (6/10) Customer Rating: 4.5/5 Delivery: Within 2-7 business days Trial Period: 100 nights Warranty: 10-year limited Available Sizes: Twin, twin XL, full, queen, king, California king

Generally speaking, sleepers with back pain should steer toward one of the higher quality mattresses out there, especially if they prefer memory foam mattresses. The Casper Original is an all-foam mattress that combines luxe memory foam with zoned support to support the lumbar region. A zoned support layer is a memory foam layer, usually between the top comfort layers and base layer, that is firmer toward the center. The Casper has a knit cover that’s soft and breathable but on the whole, it is less cooling (7/10) than some of our other recommendations. However, if you have back pain, the most important is the bed’s supportive core which does an excellent job of keeping the spine in alignment (9.5/10).

​​Material: Memory foam Firmness: Medium-firm (6.5/10) Customer Rating: 4.5/5 Delivery: 2-5 business days Trial Period: 30 days Warranty: 10 year Available Sizes: Twin, twin XL, full, queen, king, California king

Material: Memory foam Firmness: Medium (6/10) Customer Rating: 4.7/5 Delivery: 2-5 business days Trial Period: 100 nights Warranty: 10 years Available Sizes: Twin, twin XL, full, queen, king, California king

Mattress Advisor testers typically recommend that hot sleepers lie on mattresses with a breathable base of pocketed coils. The convention wisdom is that memory foam mattresses tend to be stuffier, since they trap heat. However, there are notable exceptions, like the Zoma Start. This cooling gel memory foam mattress combines a few notable technologies including a breathable cover, and a proprietary “Triangulex” layer, which has an open-cell design that to prompt superior airflow. Testers gave the bed 9 out of 10 in the cooling category, and said the bed’s surface felt cool to the touch. Testers said that an all-foam mattress construction also means you get the benefit of top-tier motion transfer (9.5/10). Once you know whether the bed will be for a suite that’s slept in monthly, or a main bedroom that’s slept in nightly, you’ll be better equipped to find a good mattress. So, with that in mind, mattress type will largely determine how you experience your mattress. This is what Mattress Advisor testers think you should know about each:

Type of Mattress

Innerspring: Coils lend an innerspring mattress its main support layer, but the specific way those coils are configured will greatly change the experience atop an innerspring bed. Older innersprings used what is called a “continuous wire” build, where a single spring is woven and weaved through the frame. Modern innerspring mattresses use lots of individual coils, called “pocketed” coils, referring to the fabric encasements that keep the springs separated from one another. A continuous coil innerspring will sag far sooner than a pocketed coil build. Latex: Latex mattress is a term that can be used broadly to describe any mattress that incorporates latex foam into the build, be it 100 percent latex, or a layer or two. Latex is highly durable, and can be sustainably sourced from rubber trees. Synthetic latex is also manufactured for cheaper. Latex is an attractive option if you’re looking for a naturally cool, bouncy, and pressure-relieving bed. Hybrid: Hybrids are the creme of the crop of mattresses. The beds combine in their build layers of memory foam with pocketed coils to create a well-rounded sleep platform that gives comfort and support. When searching for a mattress online, hybrids offer a safe and secure bet, particularly for heavier sleepers and sleepers with back pain.

Performance Factors We Tested For

Set-up: Setting up a bed, even one that arrives in a box, isn’t necessarily a cakewalk. Testers largely assign a score based on the feasibility of setting up the beds solo. Pressure relief: Pressure relief, which is mapped and displayed on a computer screen in the Mattress Advisor sleep lab, is a key factor to consider if you have aches and pains. No matter your sleep position, certain parts of your body, like your hips contact the mattress before others, which can cause pain. It’s important to have a mattress that has a balance of give and take. When weight is evenly distributed, i.e., has good pressure relief, hips and other areas won’t take the brunt of your body weight. Spine alignment: Back pain sufferers should note a bed’s spine alignment score, and seek at least an 8.5 out of 10. Sleeping all night with a slumping spine that throws your back out of its natural S-shape can exacerbate back pain. Durability: Durability is especially important for mattresses since unlike a sagging fence gate, a sagging mattress can’t be shored up to last another 10 years. Once a mattress is at the end of its life, it won’t even be in condition to give away for free, instead making its next destination the dumpster. Consider how much wear and tear the mattress will be subjected to before you click “Buy.” Motion transfer: When sharing a mattress, if one or both sleepers are easily rustled awake, you’ll appreciate that your bed has good motion transfer. Keep in mind that adding a mattress topper can also affect motion isolation, for better or worse. Temperature regulation: For many, sleeping isn’t comfortable unless it’s refreshingly cool. Some of the best-selling beds use proprietary cooling fibers that promote airflow and can help prevent heat from becoming trapped. The most exceptionally cooling beds often feel cool to the touch on the surface. Responsiveness: A responsive mattress typically falls in the medium-firm level to firm level, since softer foams may be slower to reform. Look for good responsiveness if you hate feeling “hugged” or stuck in slow-moving memory foams. Edge support: The edge of a bed can be a place of high activity in the morning and evenings, if it’s where you put and remove your bedroom slippers, for example. If that’s the case, or if you co-sleep in a smaller-sized bed, make sure the edge support is well-rated (at least 8.5 out of 10). You don’t want to constantly feel unstable where you sit, or lie if tight on space.

Additional Considerations to Make

Price: A rave mattress review will mean little to you if the bed is far beyond your budget. Our list attempts to hit every budget tier. Just keep in mind to note the expected durability of the lesser-priced mattresses, since lack of durability can hinder value, ultimately. Shipping and Delivery: Like a car or other big-box purchase, mattresses come with warranties. The length of the warranty can vary hugely though, from 30 days to life. A lifetime warranty though is only as good as the company is still around, so keep that in mind.