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What Makes Sleep Sherpa’s Mattress Reviews Different?

Since starting this site, I have been able to conduct dozens of mattress reviews from online mattress start-ups to big-name retail brands. This site started as a way for me to learn more about what makes a quality mattress and share my personal findings in hopes you will find the right mattress for your needs the first time.

But don’t just take my word for it. Over the years, I have worked with top-notch engineers to develop some proprietary tests and tools to give you even more information about how these mattresses work. But don’t take their word for it either. I also opened a showroom for people to try out some of these brands first hand and let me know what they think.

All of this feedback helps me make better recommendations for you. Instead of buying 20 mattresses that you think may work and returning 19, I want you to get it right the first time. An unwanted outcome of free trials that these companies offer is excessive returns that creates an environmental hazard.

Below are mattresses that I have personally tested. This is an overwhelming list. Although choice is a good thing, too much choice leads to decision fatigue. I want to serve as your guide through the mattress buying journey.

There are a few brands that really stand out in terms of quality, construction and trial period. An example is Brentwood Home. They make all their mattresses in their own factory in California. Others have outstanding trial periods and warranties. Make sure to check out my Best Mattress 2018 list to see which mattress brands are making some noise in the industry.

Also, just about all of these mattresses are compatible with an adjustable bed. This means you can get the most out of your mattress. Check out my Adjustable Bed reviews here.

MEMORY FOAM MATTRESSES

This is the largest category of mattresses. Many of the new startups created a mattress in a box made of layers of glued foam with the advent of roll packing machines that could compress the foam into boxes that can be shipped via UPS, FedEx or a similar carrier.

#	NAME	RATING	Statistics	LINK
1	Nest Bedding Alexander	94.40 Read review	Motion Transfer 97 Affordability 90 Softness 95 Off Gassing 95 Trial Period 95	Nest Bedding Alexander
2	Nectar Mattress Ratings	93.60 Read review	Motion Transfer 97 Affordability 96 Softness 90 Off Gassing 88 Trial Period 97	Nectar
3	Puffy Lux	91.80 Read review	Motion Transfer 96 Affordability 85 Softness 98 Off Gassing 90 Trial Period 90	Puffy Lux
4	Novosbed	91.40 Read review	Motion Transfer 97 Affordability 85 Softness 92 Off Gassing 90 Trial Period 93	Novosbed
5	Allswell	91.25 Read review	Motion Transfer 95 Affordability 93 Off Gassing 87 Trial Period 90	Allswell
6	Lull	91.00 Read review	Motion Transfer 96 Affordability 91 Softness 90 Off Gassing 88 Trial Period 90	Lull
7	Snuggle Pedic	90.75 Read review	Motion Transfer 91 Affordability 93 Off Gassing 89 Trial Period 90	Snuggle-Pedic Mattress
8	Brooklyn Bedding	90.40 Read review	Motion Transfer 89 Affordability 93 Softness 89 Off Gassing 91 Trial Period 90	Brooklyn Bedding
9	Leesa	90.00 Read review	Motion Transfer 89 Affordability 89 Softness 97 Off Gassing 85 Trial Period 90	Leesa
10	Ojai Mattress	90.00 Read review	Motion Transfer 88 Affordability 96 Softness 74 Off Gassing 97 Trial Period 95	Ojai
11	2920 Mattress	89.00 Read review	Motion Transfer 89 Affordability 89 Softness 88 Off Gassing 90	2920
12	4Sleep	88.80 Read review	Motion Transfer 90 Affordability 92 Softness 88 Off Gassing 85 Trial Period 89	4Sleep
13	Tulo	88.80 Read review	Motion Transfer 88 Affordability 92 Softness 91 Off Gassing 84 Trial Period 89	Buy Now!
14	Doze	88.60 Read review	Motion Transfer 87 Affordability 92 Softness 93 Off Gassing 83 Trial Period 88	Doze
15	GhostBed	88.60 Read review	Motion Transfer 88 Affordability 93 Softness 83 Off Gassing 89 Trial Period 90	GhostBed
16	Loom & Leaf	88.20 Read review	Motion Transfer 90 Affordability 81 Softness 88 Off Gassing 92 Trial Period 90	Loom & Leaf
17	Puffy	88.20 Read review	Motion Transfer 92 Affordability 76 Softness 93 Off Gassing 90 Trial Period 90	Puffy
18	Eve Mattress	87.80 Read review	Motion Transfer 88 Affordability 93 Softness 90 Off Gassing 80 Trial Period 88	Eve
19	Hyphen	87.60 Read review	Motion Transfer 88 Affordability 87 Softness 88 Off Gassing 85 Trial Period 90	Hyphen
20	HIBR	86.40 Read review	Motion Transfer 87 Affordability 85 Softness 85 Off Gassing 85 Trial Period 90	HIBR
21	Nolah Mattress	86.40 Read review	Motion Transfer 90 Affordability 82 Softness 85 Off Gassing 85 Trial Period 90	Nolah
22	Zotto	86.00 Read review	Motion Transfer 88 Affordability 85 Softness 85 Off Gassing 82 Trial Period 90	Zotto
23	Dromma	85.80 Read review	Motion Transfer 87 Affordability 88 Softness 93 Off Gassing 75 Trial Period 86	Dromma
24	Live and Sleep	85.25 Read review	Motion Transfer 89 Affordability 90 Softness 84 Off Gassing 78	Live and Sleep
25	Endy	85.00 Read review	Motion Transfer 87 Affordability 93 Softness 95 Off Gassing 65	ENDY
26	Danican	71.00 Read review	Motion Transfer 90 Affordability 40 Softness 95 Off Gassing 30 Sleeps Cool 100	Danican

MADE IN AMERICA MEMORY FOAM MATTRESSES

Below are some memory foam reviews that are made in America and are a great value. One that particularly stands out is the Cocoon Mattress. This is a dense foam mattress with the option for a phase change cover and two different firmness options. It is an excellent value for the price.

#	NAME	RATING	Statistics	LINK
1	Cocoon by Sealy	89.00 Read review	Motion Transfer 95 Affordability 89 Softness 90 Off Gassing 80 Trial Period 91	Cocoon by Sealy
2	Tomorrow Sleep	88.80 Read review	Motion Transfer 86 Affordability 86 Softness 92 Off Gassing 84 Trial Period 96	Shop Tomorrow Sleep

LUXURY MATTRESSES

The Luxury category includes mattresses at a higher price point. They may be more labor intensive to make such as hand tufting or incorporate more expensive materials.

#	NAME	RATING	Statistics	LINK
1	Brentwood Home Oceano	93.60 Read review	Motion Transfer 95 Affordability 90 Softness 93 Off Gassing 96 Trial Period 94	Oceano
2	Dreamcloud	92.60 Read review	Motion Transfer 95 Affordability 95 Softness 88 Off Gassing 90 Trial Period 95	Dreamcloud
3	Wright	92.00 Read review	Motion Transfer 95 Affordability 90 Softness 93 Off Gassing 90 Trial Period 92	Wright
4	Sapira	89.40 Read review	Motion Transfer 90 Affordability 90 Softness 80 Off Gassing 95 Trial Period 92	Sapira

INNER SPRING MATTRESSES

These mattresses have inner springs in typically in the form of pocket coils. Some are delivered by a freight carrier since they are not roll packed but you can purchase them online. A growing trend is hybrid mattresses that include both memory foam and coils so that you get contouring and a little bit of bounce too.

#	NAME	RATING	Statistics	LINK
1	WinkBeds	91.20 Read review	Motion Transfer 91 Affordability 85 Softness 92 Off Gassing 97 Sleeps Cool 91	WinkBeds
2	Luft	90.40 Read review	Motion Transfer 89 Affordability 89 Softness 93 Off Gassing 91 Sleeps Cool 90	Luft
3	Alexander Hybrid	89.60 Read review	Motion Transfer 88 Affordability 85 Softness 90 Off Gassing 95 Trial Period 90	Alexander Hybrid
4	Yaasa	89.60 Read review	Motion Transfer 85 Affordability 88 Softness 95 Off Gassing 87 Trial Period 93	Yaasa
5	Brooklyn Bedding Aurora	89.40 Read review	Motion Transfer 86 Affordability 83 Softness 94 Off Gassing 89 Trial Period 95	Aurora
6	Aviya	85.75 Read review	Motion Transfer 81 Affordability 87 Softness 85 Off Gassing 90	Aviya
7	Saatva Luxury Firm	84.80 Read review	Motion Transfer 81 Affordability 87 Softness 82 Off Gassing 91 Sleeps Cool 83	Saatva Mattress

MICROCOIL & FOAM MATTRESSES

Microcoils help with contouring and support in a very subtle way. They are becoming more common in foam mattresses as they help the mattress breath and make it a little easier to move around in. Below are mattresses that are primarily foam but have microcoil technology.

#	NAME	RATING	Statistics	LINK
1	Bear Hybrid	90.80 Read review	Motion Transfer 91 Affordability 88 Softness 92 Off Gassing 91 Trial Period 92	Bear Hybrid
2	Nest Luxury Contour	90.80 Read review	Motion Transfer 90 Affordability 85 Softness 91 Off Gassing 93 Trial Period 95	Nest Luxury Contour
3	Agility Bed	90.40 Read review	Motion Transfer 90 Affordability 90 Softness 97 Off Gassing 90 Trial Period 85	Agility Bed
4	Amore	90.25 Read review	Motion Transfer 90 Affordability 92 Off Gassing 89 Trial Period 90	Amore
5	eLuxury Supply	89.80 Read review	Motion Transfer 91 Affordability 90 Softness 90 Off Gassing 88 Trial Period 90	eLuxury Supply

INNOVATIVE MATTRESSES

I’m notsure how to classify these mattresses as they use either completely different material than traditional spring and foam mattresses or they are a very new take on them. Definitely check these out as they may be just what you need after a long quest for the best mattress.

#	NAME	RATING	Statistics	LINK
1		91.40 Read review	Motion Transfer 97 Affordability 90 Softness 87 Off Gassing 88 Trial Period 95	Morphiis
2	airweave	85.40 Read review	Motion Transfer 93 Affordability 90 Softness 60 Off Gassing 95 Trial Period 89	airweave

PERFORMANCE MATTRESSES

Performance mattresses are the next generation of mattresses. They can often be customized to particular sleep preferences or offer a new technology beyond just memory foam. This category includes some really innovative products.

#	NAME	RATING	Statistics	LINK
1	Molecule	92.60 Read review	Motion Transfer 97 Affordability 90 Softness 93 Off Gassing 93 Trial Period 90	Molecule
2	Sleepovation	91.60 Read review	Motion Transfer 95 Affordability 87 Unique Features 93 Off Gassing 93 Trial Period 90	Sleepovation
3	Eight Sleep	91.40 Read review	Motion Transfer 90 Affordability 90 Unique Features 96 Off Gassing 89 Trial Period 92	Eight Sleep
4	Helix Sleep	91.00 Read review	Motion Transfer 90 Affordability 87 Unique Features 95 Off Gassing 93 Trial Period 90	Helix
5	Muse Mattress	91.00 Read review	Motion Transfer 90 Affordability 90 Unique Features 87 Off Gassing 93 Trial Period 95	Muse Mattress
6	Kutson	90.40 Read review	Motion Transfer 96 Affordability 95 Softness 84 Off Gassing 88 Trial Period 89	Kutson
7	Level Sleep	90.40 Read review	Motion Transfer 90 Affordability 89 Unique Features 91 Off Gassing 91 Trial Period 91	Level Sleep
8	Purple	90.40 Read review	Motion Transfer 92 Affordability 83 Softness 87 Off Gassing 95 Trial Period 95	Purple
9	Pangea Bed	90.00 Read review	Motion Transfer 90 Affordability 90 Unique Features 90 Trial Period 90	Pangea Bed
10	Bear Mattress	89.00 Read review	Motion Transfer 90 Affordability 90 Unique Features 85 Off Gassing 90 Trial Period 90	Bear Mattress
11	Amerisleep Revere	88.80 Read review	Motion Transfer 92 Affordability 86 Softness 88 Off Gassing 88 Trial Period 90	Amerisleep

ALL NATURAL MATTRESSES

All Natural mattresses are those that use primarily natural materials such as natural latex, organic cotton covers and wool fire barriers. This category of mattresses includes spring mattresses that use as many natural materials as possible to make the mattress as green as possible.

#	NAME	RATING	Statistics	LINK
1	Cedar	92.50 Read review	Motion Transfer 90 Affordability 90 Softness 95 Trial Period 95	Cedar
2	Avocado Mattress	90.60 Read review	Motion Transfer 80 Affordability 93 Softness 85 Off Gassing 100 Trial Period 95	Avocado
3	My Green Mattress	90.40 Read review	Motion Transfer 87 Affordability 90 Softness 85 Off Gassing 100 Trial Period 90	Natural Escape
4	Happsy	89.60 Read review	Motion Transfer 83 Affordability 90 Softness 88 Off Gassing 95 Trial Period 92	Happsy
5	Nest Hybrid Latex	89.00 Read review	Motion Transfer 85 Affordability 85 Softness 90 Off Gassing 95 Trial Period 90	Hybrid Latex
6	Naturepedic EOS	88.80 Read review	Motion Transfer 85 Affordability 89 Softness 89 Off Gassing 91 Trial Period 90	Naturepedic

FLIPPABLE NATURAL MATTRESSES

#	NAME	RATING	Statistics	LINK
1	Idle Sleep Natural Latex	90.40 Read review	Motion Transfer 87 Affordability 90 Softness 90 Off Gassing 95 Trial Period 90	Idle Sleep
2	Zen Haven	90.00 Read review	Motion Transfer 85 Affordability 90 Softness 95 Off Gassing 95 Trial Period 85	Zen Haven

NATURAL LATEX MATTRESSES

These mattresses are made with natural latex. Either dunlop and/or talalay. Latex is a very resilient material and a quality latex mattress should last 15 years or more.

#	NAME	RATING	Statistics	LINK
1	Spindle Mattress	91.00 Read review	Motion Transfer 85 Affordability 90 Softness 85 Off Gassing 100 Trial Period 95	Spindle
2	Q3 from Nest	90.00 Read review	Motion Transfer 88 Affordability 85 Softness 92 Off Gassing 95 Trial Period 90	Q3
3	Metta Bed	84.00 Read review	Motion Transfer 85 Affordability 90 Softness 85 Off Gassing 100 Trial Period 60	Metta Bed
4	Savvy Rest	71.80 Read review	Motion Transfer 80 Affordability 55 Softness 84 Off Gassing 100 Trial Period 40	Savvy Rest

DUAL FIRMNESS MATTRESSES

Dual firmness mattresses had diffrent firmness levels on each side. This increases the chances that you will like at leas one side and makes them more versatile. They are grreat for guest bedrooms where you can quickly change out firmness by flipping the mattress keeping your guests happy and comfortable.

#	NAME	RATING	Statistics	LINK
1	Crystal Cove	92.40 Read review	Motion Transfer 90 Affordability 90 Softness 92 Off Gassing 95 Trial Period 95	Crystal Cove
2	Layla	90.50 Read review	Motion Transfer 89 Affordability 92 Off Gassing 88 Trial Period 93	Layla
3	Idle Sleep	89.80 Read review	Motion Transfer 91 Affordability 88 Softness 87 Off Gassing 90 Trial Period 93	Idle Sleep

STORE BRANDS MATTRESSES

These mattresses can be found online and in stores such as Mattress Firm.

#	NAME	RATING	Statistics	LINK
1	Serta iComfort Blue 100	88.60 Read review	Motion Transfer 93 Value 90 Softness 75 Off Gassing 95 Trial Period 90	iComfort Blue 100
2	BeautyRest Black Calistsa	82.00 Read review	Motion Transfer 90 Value 80 Softness 60 Off Gassing 95 Trial Period 85	BeautyRest Black Calista
3	TEMPUR-Cloud Elite	77.60 Read review	Motion Transfer 97 Value 80 Softness 96 Off Gassing 40 Trial Period 75	Tempurpedic Cloud Elite
4	Tempurpedic Cloud Supreme Breeze	73.00 Read review	Motion Transfer 95 Value 75 Softness 80 Off Gassing 40 Trial Period 75	Tempurpedic Cloud Supreme Breeze
5	Simmons BeautyRest Recharge	66.00 Read review	Motion Transfer 80 Value 70 Softness 50 Off Gassing 90 Trial Period 40	Recharge

MATTRESSES UNDER $600

If you are looking for a mattress and are on a budget, consider these brands below. These mattresses retail for under $600 for a queen. The quality of these mattresses is good but they may not have all the features as some of the higher priced models.

#	NAME	RATING	Statistics	LINK
1	Zinus Green Tea	94.60 Read review	Motion Transfer 95 Affordability 98 Softness 98 Off Gassing 90 Trial Period 92	Zinus Green Tea
2	Love and Sleep Mattress	92.20 Read review	Motion Transfer 91 Affordability 90 Softness 95 Off Gassing 95 Trial Period 90	Love and Sleep
3	Cypress Bamboo Gel 13	91.60 Read review	Motion Transfer 96 Affordability 98 Softness 88 Off Gassing 87 Trial Period 89	Cypress Bamboo Gel
4	Amazon Basics	91.40 Read review	Motion Transfer 93 Affordability 99 Softness 95 Off Gassing 85 Trial Period 85	Amazon Basics
5	Zinus Cooling Gel	91.40 Read review	Motion Transfer 95 Affordability 98 Softness 85 Off Gassing 89 Trial Period 90	Zinus Cooling Gel
6	Aveline	90.20 Read review	Motion Transfer 88 Affordability 96 Softness 90 Off Gassing 84 Trial Period 93	Aveline
7	Lucid 12" Hybrid	89.80 Read review	Motion Transfer 89 Affordability 95 Softness 87 Off Gassing 93 Trial Period 85	Lucid Hybrid
8	GelFoamBed	89.00 Read review	Motion Transfer 96 Affordability 90 Softness 85 Off Gassing 89 Trial Period 85	Gelfoam Bed
9	eLuxury Supply	88.20 Read review	Motion Transfer 91 Affordability 92 Softness 80 Off Gassing 85 Trial Period 93	eLuxury Supply
10	Elysse Mattress	86.60 Read review	Motion Transfer 90 Affordability 95 Softness 85 Off Gassing 88 Trial Period 75	Elysse
11	Zinus Pocket Spring iCoil	86.40 Read review	Motion Transfer 85 Affordability 98 Softness 85 Off Gassing 89 Trial Period 75	Pocketed Spring
12	Lucid Mattress	72.40 Read review	Motion Transfer 95 Affordability 97 Softness 50 Off Gassing 90 Trial Period 30	Lucid

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What Makes Sleep Sherpa’s Mattress Reviews Different?

MEMORY FOAM MATTRESSES

Nest Bedding Alexander

Nectar Mattress Ratings

Puffy Lux

Novosbed

Allswell

Lull

Snuggle Pedic

Brooklyn Bedding

Leesa

Ojai Mattress

2920 Mattress

4Sleep

Tulo

Doze

GhostBed

Loom & Leaf

Puffy

Eve Mattress

Hyphen

HIBR

Nolah Mattress

Zotto

Dromma

Live and Sleep

Endy

Danican

MADE IN AMERICA MEMORY FOAM MATTRESSES

Cocoon by Sealy

Tomorrow Sleep

LUXURY MATTRESSES

Brentwood Home Oceano

Dreamcloud

Wright

Sapira

INNER SPRING MATTRESSES

WinkBeds

Luft

Alexander Hybrid

Yaasa

Brooklyn Bedding Aurora

Aviya

Saatva Luxury Firm

MICROCOIL & FOAM MATTRESSES

Bear Hybrid

Nest Luxury Contour

Agility Bed

Amore

eLuxury Supply

INNOVATIVE MATTRESSES

airweave

PERFORMANCE MATTRESSES

Molecule

Sleepovation

Eight Sleep

Helix Sleep

Muse Mattress

Kutson

Level Sleep

Purple

Pangea Bed

Bear Mattress

Amerisleep Revere

ALL NATURAL MATTRESSES

Cedar

Avocado Mattress

My Green Mattress

Happsy

Nest Hybrid Latex

Naturepedic EOS

FLIPPABLE NATURAL MATTRESSES

Idle Sleep Natural Latex

Zen Haven

NATURAL LATEX MATTRESSES

Spindle Mattress

Q3 from Nest

Metta Bed

Savvy Rest

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