Best Hybrid Mattress for 2024: Tested by Our Sleep Experts
Here are the best hybrid mattresses on the market according to our sleep experts.
Our Experts
What to consider
Firmness
Sleeping position
Feel
Construction
Body type
Performance
Company policies
Our Picks
Sleep is one of the most important activities we can do. We need it to survive. To make sure you get some quality sleep at night, you’re going to need a high quality mattress that fulfills all your needs; like a hybrid mattress. The best hybrid mattresses combine the softness of a memory foam bed with the sturdiness of an innerspring. Finding the right bed for your sleep position, budget, and preference can be a little restless.
Our team of sleep experts has been rolling around on the best hybrid mattresses for years. At our mattress warehouse, we have around 150 mattresses, but have tested over 300 throughout the years. We know which ones are built for comfort and stand the test of time. After our thorough hybrid mattress testing, we narrowed down all the beds we have tested to the best hybrid mattresses, plus some things to know before you buy.
What is the overall best hybrid mattress?
The Brooklyn Bedding Signature is our top pick for the best hybrid mattress because it suits almost every type of sleeper. It's comfortable, customizable to your sleeping position, reasonably priced and comes from a quality brand.
All the models on our list of best hybrid mattresses are comfortable, supportive and high quality. I've personally slept on -- and liked -- them all. Read on to find out which hybrid mattress is right for you.
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Best hybrid mattresses of 2024
Brooklyn Bedding Signature
Best overall hybrid mattress
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- Anyone can sleep on it
- Affordable
- Available in three firmness levels
- Not a budget mattress
- May not be firm enough for some
Available in three firmness levels, the Brooklyn Bedding Signature has more than 1,000 pocketed steel coils that provide back support and added durability. Its comfort layers contain memory foam and the brand's own Variflex foam, which makes the memory foam feel more responsive. The cherry on top is the 1-inch quilted pillow top that adds more plushness.
Layla Hybrid
Best hybrid mattress for side sleepers
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The Layla Hybrid mattress with its firm side facing up
- Flippable mattress with different firmness levels
- Airy memory-foam feel
- It contours to the body
- Great for side sleepers
- Not a budget bed
- Not everyone likes the feel of memory foam
- Takes a day or two to fully expand
The Layla Hybrid is a premium bed. The comfort foams are primarily made of copper-infused memory foam that's light and airy, and more responsive than regular memory foam. The copper inside helps draw heat away from your body, preventing you from getting too hot. Sandwiched in the middle are pocketed coils for support, increased motion isolation and airflow. It's the best hybrid mattress for side sleepers of all sizes and a great pick if you're able to invest a little extra in a new bed.
Saatva Classic
Best firm hybrid mattress
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- Extremely supportive and durable
- Three firmness and two height options
- High-quality materials
- White glove delivery
- Too firm for people under 150 pounds
- Overkill for petite body types
- Expensive
Next comes the second, smaller system of pocketed coils, which provide additional support and move independently from one another to isolate motion transfer. This multi-coil design makes for a bouncy, supportive hybrid bed. The comfort layers are made with dense memory foam and a thick, plush 3-inch Euro top that adds a light, fluffy, airy feel to the supportive, springy layers underneath. It reminds me of a luxury mattress you'd find in a fancy hotel.
With its two firm profiles and extra supportive feel, Saatva earned its spot on our best hybrid mattress list as the top firm bed.
Casper Wave Hybrid
Best hybrid mattress for back pain
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- Zoned support design is supportive
- Neutral foam feel
- Endorsed by the American Chiropractic Association
- Expensive
- Overkill for people under 150 pounds
The Casper Wave Hybrid mattress is a robust bed with coils, layers of foam and the Zoned Support Max system. Despite the memory foam layers, you won’t get the slow sinking feeling many people avoid. Instead, it has a neutral foam feel and a medium firmness level. This makes it a good choice no matter how you sleep. The Casper Wave also has a few cooling features, including cooling gel on the top comfort foam layer and perforated Airscape foams. We found it to sleep temperature neutral, meaning it won’t actively cool you but it won’t add any heat.
The Casper Wave mattress is expensive, but Casper often runs promotions that will bring the price down. Still, it’s not a budget bed.
Brooklyn Bedding Aurora Luxe
Best cooling hybrid mattress
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- Cool to the touch
- Comfortable neutral foam feel
- Suitable for any body type
- Not ideal for budget shoppers
- Unnecessary if you aren't a hot sleeper
The secret to this bed's cooling ability is a few different things: the brand's special CopperFlex foam, which helps draw heat away from the body, and its TitanCool-infused cover, which is smooth and cool to the touch. The company says this brings your skin temperature down to 88 degrees. I can't confirm that, but I can say this is one of the most effective cooling mattresses I've ever tested.
Brooklyn Bedding is known for making quality mattresses at affordable prices, partially because it cuts out the middleman by manufacturing its own mattresses. It can also be pretty generous with discounts.
DreamCloud Hybrid
Best memory foam hybrid mattress
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- Subtle memory foam feel
- Good pressure relief
- Great budget choice
- Excellent pressure relief
- Not a traditional memory foam feel
- Not the firmest mattress
- Very heavy mattress
The DreamCloud Hybrid is a hefty mattress at 14 inches thick. It's heavy, but it comes with handles on the side to make it easier to move around. One of my favorite things about this bed is its cashmere-blend cover. It feels soft and comforting, like a luxurious sweater. I know two people who sleep on a DreamCloud mattress, and they say they love it. It's accommodating, comfortable and an all-around great bed for people who enjoy the feel of neutral memory foam.
WinkBed
Best luxury hybrid mattress
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- Luxury bed
- Zoned pocketed coils for support
- Three firmness levels
- Expensive
- Maybe too firm for petite sleepers
Not only is the WinkBed a thick and strong hybrid mattress, but it also has a fluffy, light pillow top that gives it a plush feel. It offers plenty of support too, especially the firm model. You have three different firmness levels to choose from -- medium-soft, medium and medium-firm. Most side sleepers should opt for the softer model, while back and stomach sleepers will love the medium or firm profiles.
Allswell mattress
Best affordable hybrid mattress
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- Extremely affordable
- Memory foam feel
- Supportive
- Good for plus-size sleepers
- Doesn't have all the extra bells and whistles
- Maybe too firm for side sleepers
The original Allswell mattress is on the firm side, landing at around a six out of 10 on the firmness scale. If you sleep on your side all night, it might give you that tingly, falling-asleep sensation in your shoulder, especially if you weigh less than 150 pounds. Back, stomach and combination sleepers should find the mattress comfortable. It feels dense like memory foam, but it isn't slow responding, nor does it make you feel like you're in a sinkhole. It's just a regular hybrid mattress that should appeal most to people who want to save money.
Other hybrid mattresses we've tested
The CNET Sleep editors have tested over 100 mattresses and put in countless hours trying out the industry's most popular (and unpopular) beds. With so many to choose from, our lists omit a few well-qualified contenders. Here are other hybrid mattresses we've tested that were runner-ups when making this best hybrid mattress list.
- Puffy Lux mattress: For side sleepers and plush-mattress lovers, the Puffy Lux mattress checks a lot of boxes. I compare it to a big supportive marshmallow. It's made with memory foam, but it's not as dense as many popular memory foam beds. Instead, it's light, airy and a little more responsive. This bed is ultra-pressure-relieving, but you also get support from the steel coils in the foundation layer.
- Helix mattress: Helix offers six base model mattresses with a range of different firmness levels from soft to firm. You can take Helix's Sleep Quiz to match you with the perfect mattress based on your sleeping position and other personal metrics. Each mattress is a hybrid with a responsive, soft foam feel that I anticipate most couples and solo sleepers will like.
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- Purple Hybrid mattress: The Purple Hybrid was on our best hybrid mattresses list, but it was recently discontinued. It's been replaced with the new Purple Restore mattress.
How we test the best hybrid mattresses
During our years of testing mattresses, we've refined a process that focuses on a few key factors: firmness and feel, durability and performance. We assess each bed with the average sleeper in mind.
Firmness and feel
Firmness and feel are the first things we assess. They're what help narrow down which beds are suitable for you. Think of firmness as how hard or soft the mattress is. Feel is where we get handsy with the mattresses. How does the bed bounce back when we move around on it? Does it have a traditional feel of memory foam mattresses, or is it more like bouncy latex foam? Each bed's firmness and feel are noted in our reviews.
Durability
We can estimate the durability of a mattress based on what it's made from. Pocketed coils help hybrid mattresses last longer than all-foam mattresses because they have more structure. All-foam mattresses are more susceptible to sagging. That's why so many people opt to spend a little more and get a hybrid mattress.
Edge support
When we say edge support, we're talking about how strong the perimeter of the mattress is. The best hybrid mattresses tend to perform pretty well in this category. While testing, we lay on each edge of the bed to determine how sturdy it is. It doesn't have good edge support if we feel like we might roll off.
Motion isolation
Motion isolation is important for people with a partner who moves around at night. You don't want that movement to wake you up. We jump and bounce on the bed to test how much movement travels across the bed. Additionally, we place a glass of water on the mattress and roll toward it to see if it tips over.
Temperature
Sleeping hot is one of the most common annoyances people face. We look at the materials and construction of a mattress to assess how hot or cool the bed sleeps. Certain materials like gel memory foam and phase-changing covers can help keep you from heating up at night.
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How to choose the best hybrid mattress
Finding your perfect hybrid mattress should come down to these key points: your dominant sleeping position, body type, relevant health conditions, mattress materials and budget. The position you sleep in most during the night will help you determine your ideal firmness level. Your weight should help you determine whether to opt for the extra support of a hybrid mattress or a regular foam mattress. Your budget will help you narrow down the beds you can and can't afford. Lastly, different health conditions require different characteristics, and materials help determine whether you'll find the bed comfortable.
Sleeping position
- Side sleepers typically sleep most comfortably on soft to medium mattresses because they give pressure relief to major joints like your hips and shoulders, rather than push into them.
- Back and stomach sleepers need a bed on the opposite side of the spectrum, medium to firm, because they offer proper spinal support to prevent back pain.
- Combination sleepers have two options: choose the firmness level that caters to their primary position or a medium firmness level that caters to all sleeping positions.
Body type
- People who weigh under 230 pounds have a choice between foam and hybrid beds -- it just depends on the amount of support you're looking for. Those under 150 pounds can skip hybrid beds altogether because they don't need the extra support.
- I recommend hybrid beds to people over 230 pounds because they'll last longer (this is important if you spend a lot of money on your new bed) and they'll be more supportive for the body.
Health conditions
- Hot sleepers, women going through menopause or people experiencing hot flashes can find a cool-sleeping mattress that absorbs and redistributes heat or offers a ton of airflow.
- Those with arthritis or joint pain may want a soft, pressure-relieving mattress on the medium to soft side that cradles the hips and shoulders for maximum comfort.
- People who suffer from back pain may sleep most comfortably on a medium-firm mattress. It offers ample support and pressure relief at the same time, to prevent the back from sagging and cradling pressure points.
Materials
- Memory foam is known for its motion-isolating and providing pressure relief. Some people also love the hugging feel. People who switch positions often can sometimes run into resistance since it's so slow to respond to pressure.
- Latex foam can be synthetic or natural/organic. Either way, it offers airflow and is more durable and supportive than most foam mattresses. On the other hand, natural latex can get expensive and tends to be on the firm side.
- Poly foam is a synthetic foam that bounces more than memory foam but is softer than latex foam. Most comfy couch cushions are made with this foam. it's breathable and affordable, but it may not be as durable as other foams.
- Coils or inner springs are made from steel and provide extra support and durability for mattresses.
Budget
- The most affordable bed-in-a-box mattresses can go for a few hundred dollars.
- Your typical bed-in-a-box mattress costs between $850 and $1,200.
- Hotel-quality luxury and premium mattresses typically cost over $1,200.
Best hybrid mattress FAQs
What is a hybrid mattress?
Like a hybrid car that fuses gas and electricity, a hybrid mattress combines pocketed coils with foam to give you a supportive but comfy sleeping surface that's more comfortable to snuggle up on than traditional innerspring mattresses.
How much do hybrid mattresses cost?
Hybrid mattresses come in a range of different prices. A basic hybrid mattress will cost around $1,300 before discounts, but there are plenty of options under $1,000 if you want a budget hybrid mattress. There are also luxury hybrid mattresses that cost $1,600 and up.
Hybrid mattresses tend to be heavier, harder to move and more expensive.
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