The Best Online Mattresses for Back Sleepers
If you sleep on your back, then you need a mattress that's suited for back sleepers. There's really no way around that. And you really don't want to compromise on this. If you do, then later on you may find yourself looking for the best mattresses for back pain, instead.
To avoid that future, here are the best mattresses for back sleepers.
Helix Dawn
- Side sleepers
- Back sleepers
- Stomach sleepers
- Trial Period
100 Days
- Warranty Period
10 Years
- Return Fee
$100
- Shipping Fee
Free
The Helix Dawn is a hybrid mattress that pretty much any back sleeper could afford. It is made out of a high IFD latex alternative foam and pocketed coils that give you body ample stability and support while remaining soft to the touch.
The make of the Dawn gives it considerable motion isolation, which makes this mattress perfect for couples where one is a restless sleepers and the other is a light sleeper. It is also very easy to reposition on, making it perfect for couples who use the bed for more than sleep.
The Dawn also has fantastic edge support thanks to a reinforced perimeter of individual coils, meaning you can even lay on your back near its edge without feeling like you're about to fall off.
The mattress has a hybrid construction and its top layers are made out of breathable foam, meaning it stays cool and is a good fit for hot sleepers. The fact that the mattress has little to no sink also helps in this regard, as it doesn't cradle you and lets more of your surface area contact the air.
If you suffer from back soreness, you can opt for the LUXE upgrade, which adds some plushness to the mattress and increases it pressure relief qualities.
The Helix Dawn has a firm feel, and mainly suits medium weight sleepers who sleep on their back or stomach.
Size Options
Saatva Latex Hybrid
- Side sleepers
- Back sleepers
- Stomach sleepers
- Trial Period
365 Days
- Warranty Period
Lifetime
- Return Fee
Free
- Shipping Fee
Free
Saatva is one of the most highly acclaimed online mattress companies around, and for good reason. They construct their mattresses to be both luxurious and hypoallergenic, and have one of the best delivery and shipping policies in the business.
As its name suggests, the Saatva Latex Hybrid is a hybrid mattress made out of individual coils and organic latex. This gives it a good amount of bounciness and responsiveness, making it a great mattress to have sex on. It also has great edge support, allowing you to make use of the entirety of the mattress with no fear of falling off.
The Latex Hybrid has remarkable heat and moisture wicking due to the porous and breathable nature of its materials, making it a very good fit for you if you tend to sleep hot or get sweaty throughout the night.
One of the most prominent features of the Latex Hybrid, though, is one it shares with all other Saatva mattresses — it is not a bed-in-a-box like all other mattresses on this list are (and most online mattresses are). This mattress comes as is, and will require no time to decompress or off-gas, which is only one of the reasons why it's so beloved by people with respiratory issues such as asthma. Its materials and construction helps ward off allergens such as dust mites, mold and bacteria, and created a cleaner sleep for anyone sleeping on it.
The Saatva Latex Hybrid may be expensive, but its quality is more than worth the asking price. If you can afford it, I suggest you seriously consider it.
The Saatva Latex Hybrid comes in three firmness levels that range from Soft to Firm.
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Avocado Green
- Side sleepers
- Back sleepers
- Stomach sleepers
- Trial Period
365 Days
- Warranty Period
25 Years
- Return Fee
Free
- Shipping Fee
Free
The Avocado Green is the flagship mattress of the Avocado brand — the most sustainable and environmentally conscientious mattress company in the world. It's the first mattress brand to achieve net-zero carbon emissions, and now even offsets more carbon than it generates. It also prides itself on the sustainable and ethical construction of its products, and does all this without compromising on quality or even raising prices.
Aside from it being both eco-friendly and economically friendly, the Avocado Green also has a generous 1-year trial period and 25-year warranty that make it a very safe long-term purchase.
And boy what a purchase it will be. This 100% organic mattress is constructed entirely out of natural wool, cotton, latex and steel coils. Every material making it is certified by third-party companies as entirely natural, harmless to humans and of high quality. Avocado uses no chemicals on it, and even tufts it by hand instead of using glues to construct it.
Because of this, the Avocado Green is naturally clean and hypoallergenic, and therefore as great for you as it is for the environment. It also has strong edge support and, of course, good ease of movement as well as impressive cooling. The Avocado company even offers white-glove delivery, which is rare nowadays.
The Avocado Green has a medium-firm feel and is best suited for back and stomach sleepers of average build. Adding a pillow-top will give the mattress a more medium feel and will make it a better fit for side sleepers.
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GhostBed Classic
- Side sleepers
- Back sleepers
- Stomach sleepers
- Trial Period
101 Days
- Warranty Period
20 Years
- Return Fee
Free
- Shipping Fee
Free
The GhostBed Classic mattress is the what you'll want to get if you frequently use your bed for intimate activities. Its very responsive and bouncy, allowing for very easy repositioning, while retaining enough give to allow you to sleep comfortably on it in any position you'd like. This is perfect for an active couple who likes to shake things up, especially if your partner enjoys sleeping on their side.
The GhostBed is a foam mattress made out of 4 layers of latex, memory foam and high-density polyfoam, the combination of which helps create a comfortable yet responsive surface.
The GhostBed also has surprisingly good edge support and motion isolation despite lacking a coil layer and a reinforced perimeter. It's also quite cooling since it doesn't fully conform to your body and since its foam layers were specifically designed with heat dissipation in mind, and were altered to allow for more breathability.
While not the most affordable mattress on this list, the GhostBed is still great value for money, and an excellent choice for anyone looking for good versatility along with some bang for their buck.
The GhostBed Classic has a medium-firm feel and is the only mattress on this list that is suited for every sleeping position and body type, though very heavy people may find it to be too soft for them.
Size Options
| Helix Dawn | Saatva Latex Hybrid | Avocado Green | GhostBed Classic | |
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| Medium soft firmness | ||||
| Medium firm firmness | ||||
| Returns policy | ||||
| Free return shipping | ||||
| Returns fee | 100 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| Trial & warranty | ||||
| Trial period | 100 | 365 | 365 | 101 |
| Lifetime warranty | ||||
| Warranty period | 10 | 25 | 20 | |
Rating the Best Mattresses for Back Sleepers
Since so many mattresses out there are suited for back sleepers, we needed to expand our criteria and raise our standards. These attributes are what we considered:
- Firmness - The mattress needs to be firm enough to support proper spinal alignment and prevent your back from bowing while still being soft enough so your shoulders and hips can sink in a bit.
- Support versatility - The mattress needs to be able to provide optimal comfort and support to a wide enough range of weights and body shapes. Still, lighter individuals will generally prefer softer mattresses and heavier ones will generally prefer firmer ones, so this list will reflect that.
- Quality - The mattress needs to be high-quality enough so you won't need to replace it once a year. Also, when a mattress slowly develops sagging, it could harm your sleep and back weeks before you even notice that the problem is the mattress. A high-quality durable mattress prevents it and comes with a warranty that covers such issues.
- Affordability - The mattress needs to have a price that is, in a word, sane. Getting a good night's rest shouldn't cost you an arm and a leg, and so I've only included here mattresses that are affordable for the average household.
Each mattress I recommend, while excelling in different aspects, has all the above qualities. I do make use to mention each mattress' firmness along with its strengths, so you can easily pick and choose according to your wants and needs.
Conclusion
Every mattress here offers something unique, so pick what seems like the best fit for you and try it. They all have a trial period and free shipping and returns (though some have a small return fee), so trying one is the best and simplest way to know if its for you.
But, while this list has my favorites, it's in no way a complete list of all the best mattresses for back sleepers out there. It should have at least one option that truly speaks to you, but if not, feel free to browse my other reviews of mattresses suited for back sleep.
How can I try out these mattresses?
There's a button at the bottom of each mattress appraisal that will redirect you to the mattress company's website, where you can purchase it at a discount. Each of these companies let you try out the mattress for a few months and either keep it or return it for a full refund (though some of them charge a small fee for retrieval). In this way, you can try out any of these mattresses, see if it's to your liking, and return it if it's not.
What are the warranties on these mattresses?
Most of these companies offer at least a 10-year warranty that covers any damage done to the mattress not by misuse or negligence, though some offer a lifetime warranty. You can read the review of the mattress by clicking it's company's logo for more details.
Do these mattresses come in a box?
Most online mattresses do, and thus require a day to decompress and off-gas, preferably in a well-ventilated space. Saatva mattresses, however, come as they are, and shipped by professionals directly to your bedroom, and therefore don't need to decompress or off-gas.
Do these mattresses come with a foundation?
No, unless you order one along with them. Most of these mattresses are compatible with standard bed bases, and you can always purchase a foundation from the company website. Check my mattress reviews and their company websites for more details on compatible bases and your options.
Where can these mattresses be shipped to?
These companies currently only ship to the contiguous United States, not including Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, etc. They do, however, usually ship to Alaska and Hawaii for an additional fee.
Can they remove my existing mattress when the new one is delivered?
Some companies, like Saatva, do so at no additional cost, though most don't offer this service. Check a mattress' review or its company site for more information in this regard.