The 11 Best Mattresses in a Box, for Every Budget, Comfort Level, and Sleep Style

Type: gel memory foam

Trial period: one year

Delivery: free shipping

Crafted with precision, this mattress boasts a multi-layered design that includes a gel memory foam top layer for superior contouring and pressure relief. Its adaptive foam base provides a stable foundation, ensuring proper spinal alignment for a restorative night’s sleep. The mattress is designed with heat-wicking copper fibers in the cover that regulate body temperature, keeping you cool and comfortable throughout the night.

“Overall, I love this mattress—it’s soft but firm enough that you don’t wake up with a sore back,” says W+G design director, Jenna Gibson. “I also run hot while sleeping, but its copper tech is really cool to the touch, and I can definitely feel the cool down throughout the night.” W+G’s senior commerce editor agrees, noting that the mattress helped alleviate lower back pain she’s had for years. “The price, setup, and comfort factor are unbeatable,” she notes.

Originally $1,029, now $940

Type: hybrid

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For sleepers who prefer a little extra support, you can’t go wrong with the Scott Living Lumbar Support Hybrid Mattress. What sets this mattress in a box apart is its unwavering commitment to spinal support which features a specialized lumbar support zone that is strategically placed to provide targeted reinforcement where you need it most. This innovative design ensures optimal spinal alignment, alleviating pressure on your lower back and promoting a truly restful sleep experience.

On the comfort front, each mattress combines the contouring comfort of memory foam with the responsive bounce of an individually wrapped coil—aka, it’s perfectly balanced between plush and firm. Plus, it’s less than $1,000, making it a great buy for those on a budget.

Construction: memory foam and coils

Trial period: 100 nights

Delivery: ships via UPS

Well+Good’s senior food editor Betty Gold says this hybrid mattress takes minutes to set up. “I just yanked it out of the box and packaging, and it was ready for me to climb right in bed within an hour, which is so much faster than other bed-in-box mattresses I have slept on in the past,” she says.

In terms of comfort, Gold says it feels like the perfect combination of supportive and plush thanks to the coils and foam. Its advanced cooling technology ensures a refreshing and temperature-regulated sleep surface, promoting uninterrupted rest.

The only caveat is it is more plush than other mattresses: “It’s very bouncy, which I love, but I know anyone looking for a super-firm mattress wouldn’t appreciate,” Gold says.

Construction: coils

Trial period: 100 nights

Delivery: free ground shipping

Unlike many (if any) other bed-in-a-box offerings on the market right now, Parachute’s model uses just coils—but that doesn’t mean it feels like sleeping on a springy, pokey, firm-as-a-board type of mattress. Rather, it uses a combination of soft and firm pocket coils placed strategically (soft coils at the head and the foot of the mattress, and firm, supportive coils in the center), and another layer of micro coils that respond to tiny movements of the body (meaning it is reactive to you rather than the other way around). Then, there are the three layers of pure New Zealand wool separating the coil layers that promise comfort and support.

All of this comes together in what W+G’s Deputy Editor, Alexis Berger, calls as “Goldilocks of mattress firmness”: not too soft, not too hard, but just right.

Type: foam and ceramic cooling gel beads

Trial period: 100 nights

Delivery: free in the contiguous 48 states, additional charges apply to Hawaii and Alaska

True to its fresh name, Tuft & Needle’s Mint Mattress is a must-have for hot sleepers. It features a proprietary Adaptive Foam infused with ceramic gel beads, creating a cooling sensation that keeps you comfortable throughout the night. The Mint Mattress also boasts an open-cell structure, enhancing breathability and dissipating heat, ensuring a consistently cool sleep surface. Its multi-layered design combines supportive T&N Adaptive Foam with added edge support for a balanced and stable feel, so you won’t feel like you’re sinking into memory foam. Even better, each Mint is wrapped in an antimicrobial fabric meant to help extend the mattress’s lifespan and reduce odors caused by bacteria.

Type: memory foam

Trial period: 90 days

Delivery: free ground shipping

This bed is like a hug for your entire body, thanks to its magic ingredient—Tempur memory foam, which feels like it’s been custom molded to the unique curves and contours of your body. Each Tempur-Cloud Mattress features a multi-layered design, with the supportive Tempur-ES material providing a plush feel without compromising on essential support. Its innovative construction minimizes motion transfer, ensuring undisturbed sleep (perfect for pets and partners!)

Type: coils plus memory foam

Trial period: 100 nights

Delivery: free shipping

Side sleepers: The Midnight Luxe is a dream come true for snoozers like you. It’s designed to cradle and contour you in all the right places, providing optimal spinal alignment for those who sleep on their sides. Each Midnight Luxe boasts six layers of sleep support, including coils, layers of foam, and a “cooling” pillow top. To the touch, the mattress is extremely soft, but shoppers find the mix of coils and layers supportive on backs, hips, shoulders, and more.

Type: foam, springs, and gel

Trial period: 100 nights

Delivery: free shipping and returns

If you’re cool with shelling out the extra cash, look no further than the Wave Hybrid Snow from Casper, which goes beyond the ordinary with its advanced cooling technology to ensure your most restful sleep ever. Say goodbye to restless nights as the zoned support maximizes comfort, aligning your spine for a rejuvenating sleep experience. With its luxurious design and tailored support, the Casper Wave Hybrid Snow Mattress offers a sanctuary of blissful sleep and unparalleled comfort night after night. We promise—it’s well worth the cash.

Type: coil and organic foam

Trial period: one year

Delivery: ships via UPS

The Green Natural Organic Mattress stands as a testament to Avocado’s dedication to a healthier planet and a healthier you. It features a unique blend of GOLS organic certified latex, GOTS organic certified cotton, and upcycled steel coils for an eco-friendly sleep experience. Plus, Avocado’s commitment to sustainability extends beyond the mattress, with a focus on organic farming practices and ethical manufacturing.

As for comfort, it does run a bit firm. “I like my bed to feel like a heavenly cloud, so I opted to get the built-in topper,” says W+G’s social media manager Amanda Gaines. “After sleeping on it for a few days, it was still a little too firm for my liking, so to make it more plush, I placed another memory foam topper on it, and now I love it!”

Type: memory foam and coils

Trial period: 100 nights

Delivery: free shipping

You don’t have to break the bank for a quality mattress in a box. The Allswell Luxe Hybrid is another Goldilocks mattress in terms of comfort—and it costs just under $400. Featuring individually wrapped coils and multiple layers of memory foam, it offers personalized comfort and support for a dreamy night’s sleep. Overall, it’s a very solid mattress choice, made even more appealing by the relatively affordable price tag (when compared to many other bed-in-a-box mattress companies).

Type: memory foam and coils

Trial period: 120 nights

Delivery: free shipping

Those who prefer hybrids can get the best of both worlds with the Layla Hybrid Mattress, which provides sleepers two options—one firm side, one soft side—that can be flipped to cater to your ever-changing sleep preferences. The mattress itself is made of memory foam and individually wrapped copper coils worked right into little pockets of the memory foam to enhance cooling and provide antimicrobial properties. Other features, like increased edge support, isolated motion transfer, and convenient handles for easy flipping make it a stand-out, too.