The best hybrid mattress of 2025 – Tested by experts

During our years of mattress testing, we’ve perfected a process that focuses on a few key factors: firmness and feel, durability and performance. We rate each bed with the average sleeper in mind.

Firmness and feel

Firmness and feel are the first things we evaluate. They help narrow down which beds are right for you. Think of firmness as how firm or soft the mattress is. Feel is where we can benefit from mattresses. How does the bed bounce back when we move on it? Does it have the traditional feel of memory foam mattresses, or is it more like a resilient latex foam? The firmness and feel of each bed is noted in our reviews.

Endurance

We can judge the durability of a mattress based on what it is made of. Pocket coils help hybrid mattresses last longer than full-foam mattresses because they have more structure. Full foam mattresses are more prone to sagging. This is why so many people choose to spend a little more and get a hybrid mattress.

Edge support

When we say edge support, we mean how firm the perimeter of the mattress is. The best hybrid mattresses tend to perform quite well in this category. While testing, we lay on each edge of the bed to determine how firm it was. There is no good support on the edge if we feel like we might roll over.

Traffic isolation

Motion isolation is important for people with a partner who moves at night. You don’t want that movement to wake you up. We jump and bounce on the bed to check how much movement goes through the bed. Also, we put a cup of water on the mattress and roll onto it to see if it will roll over.

temperature

Hot sleep is one of the most common annoyances that people face. We look at the materials and construction of the mattress to gauge how warm or cool the bed is for sleeping. Some materials like gel memory foam and phase change coatings can keep you from heating up at night.

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