Mattress Comparison (Updated March 18, 2012) → Based on Data From 11,109 Actual Owners

      

The following comparison includes many popular mattresses, but it is not a complete list. For additional mattresses and
comparisons, click on a bed type in the top row (air beds, memory foam mattresses, etc.)

	Air beds		Memory foam mattresses									Water beds	Futons	Latex beds	Innerspring / coil mattresses
	Sleep Number	Comfort- aire	Tempur- Pedic HD	Tempur- Pedic Cloud	Bodi- pedic	Spa Sen- sations	Comfort Dreams	Novaform- Sleep Innov	Aerus	Bed in a Box	Night Therapy				Sealy	Serta	Sim- mons	Kings- down	Stearns Foster
Sample size	1,524	169	1,909	229	838	1,112	1,012	684	384	177	433	304	1877	652	662	638	503	220	251
Owner satisfaction	78%	83%	80%	86%	82%	82%	79%	78%	80%	86%	82%	79%	74%	80%	65%	63%	62%	58%	57%
Durability	Fair	Fair	Good	Good	Fair	Fair	Fair	Fair	Fair	fair-good	Fair	Fair	Fair-Poor	Good- fair	Fair-Poor	Fair-Poor	Fair-Poor	Fair-Poor	Poor-Fair
Longevity	Good- Excellent	Good- Excellent	Good	Good	Fair	Fair	Fair	Fair	Fair	fair-good	Fair	Good- Excellent	Fair-Poor	Good- Fair	Fair-Poor	Fair-Poor	Fair-Poor	Fair-Poor	Poor-Fair
Less pain	Good	Good	Good- Excellent	Good- Excellent	Good- Excellent	Good- Excellent	Good- Excellent	Good	Good	Good	Good- Excellent	Good- Fair	Fair	Good	Fair-Good	Fair	Fair	Poor-Fair	Fair-Poor
Price (queen)	$900- $3500	$700- $4500	$1300- $6300	$1600- $3600	$250- $600	$180- $360	$345- $615	$280- $950	$215- $470	$600- $2000	$220- $550	$100- $1800	$100- $1200	$550- $3500	$500- $2800	$350- $2200	$500- $4000	$800- $3000	$1100- $4300
Adjustable firmness	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	yes	No	Yes	No	Some models	No	No	No	No	No
Firmness	Soft-Firm	Soft-Firm	Medium- Firm	Soft- Medium	Medium- Firm	Firm- Medium	Firm- Medium	Medium- Firm	Soft- Firm	Soft- Firm	Firm- Medium	Soft-Firm	Medium- Firm	Medium- Firm	Soft-Firm	Soft-Firm	Soft- Firm	Soft-Firm	Soft-Firm
Lightweight	Good	Fair-Good	Poor	Poor	Fair	Fair- Good	Fair	Fair	Fair	fair	Fair	Poor	Fair-Good	Poor-Fair	Fair	Fair	Fair	Fair	Poor-Fair
Dust mite resistant	Fair-Good	Fair	Fair-Good	Fair-Good	Fair-Good	Fair-Good	Fair-Good	Fair-Good	Fair-Good	Fair-Good	Fair-Good	Good- Excellent	Poor-Fair	Good- Fair	Poor	Poor	Poor	Poor	Poor
Motion isolation	Good	Good	Excellent	Excellent	Good- Excellent	Good- Excellent	Good- Excellent	Good- Excellent	Good- Excellent	Good- Excellent	Good	Poor- Fair	Fair-Poor	Good	Fair	Fair	Good- Excellent	Fair	Good
No initial odor	Good-Fair	Fair-Good	Poor	Good- Fair	Fair	Fair-Good	Fair-Good	Fair	Fair	fair	Fair	Fair	Fair-Poor	Fair-Good	Fair	Good- Fair	Fair-Good	Good- Fair	Good- Fair
No noise	Fair-Poor	Poor-Fair	Excellent	Excellent	Excellent	Excellent	Excellent	Excellent	Excellent	Excellent	Excellent	Fair	Fair	Excellent	Fair	Fair	Fair-Good	Fair- Good	Good
No sleep- ing hot	Good-Fair	Fair-Good	Fair	Good- Fair	Good	Good	Fair-Good	Fair	Fair-Good	fair	Fair-Good	Good	Good-Fair	Fair-Good	Fair-Good	Good-Fair	Fair-Good	Fair-Good	Good- Fair
Sex friendly	Fair	Fair-Good	Fair	Fair- Good	Fair-Good	Fair-Good	Fair-Good	Fair-Good	Fair-Good	fair-good	Fair-Good	Fair- Good	Fair	Good	Good-Fair	Good-Fair	Good-Fair	Good-Fair	Fair- Good
No rotating / flipping	Good	Good	Good- Fair	Good- Fair	Fair	Fair	Fair	Fair	Fair	good-fair	Fair	Excellent	Poor-Fair	Good- Fair	Fair	Fair	Fair	Fair	Fair-Poor
Warranty	Fair-Good	Fair-Good	Good	Good	Fair- Poor	Poor-Fair	Poor	Good	Poor-Fair	good	Fair- Good	Good- Fair	Fair	Good- Excellent	Fair	Fair	Fair	Fair	Fair
BBB rating	A+	A+	A+	A+	A	A+	NR	A	NR	A+	NR	--	--	--	A+	B-	C	A+	A+