Buying a new mattress online can be challenging, especially when choosing between two of today's top mattress brands; Leesa Sleep and Saatva. Our team did the digging for you, using the information available on the web to make our pick. After comparing countless customer reviews, industry articles, mattress ratings, and of course the claims of the brands themselves, we're here to share our top mattress pick, and ready to uncover the answers behind your most burning mattress-buying concerns.

Find out why Leesa Sleep is The Fascination's top pick for the best online mattress brand of 2022, read the research and customer reviews that convinced us to skip Saatva, and check out our thoughts on the Leesa mattress we bought.

In this review, we focus on Saatva's most popular mattress, the Saatva Classic Mattress, and Leesa's most popular mattress, the Sapira Hybrid Mattress.

Mattress Materials & Construction

While memory foam is very comfortable, it is also very dense, which means it retains and traps heat – especially when compressed. Which means that mattresses built entirely out of memory foam are bound to run warm.

Leesa places their higher-density foam layers underneath a top layer of exclusive, custom designed, breathable foam, ensuring that their mattresses remain both supportive and cool throughout the night. For Leesa mattresses, the dense, foam base layer ensures comfortable, full-body support, regardless of how a person sleeps. The Leesa Hybrid, Sapira, and Legend add in a layer of individually wrapped coiled steel springs, giving additional edge support and bounce for those who need it.

• Medium firmness
• Sleeps cool
• Support that lasts for years
• Balanced density and feel
• Made in the USA

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The Saatva Classic is Saatva's most popular mattress, and is similar in construction to Leesa's Sapira. Both feature a hybrid design, including layers of premium foam, memory foam, and an innerspring layer for support. While both mattresses are great options, multiple customer reviews express some concern over Saatva's temperature regulation and overall comfort.

• Three choices of firmness levels
• Seems to sleeps warmer
• Higher amount of motion transfer
• Heavier due to traditional coil construction
• Made in the USA

Our Top Mattress Pick: The Leesa Sapira Hybrid Mattress

Ultimately, after reviewing all of our research, we chose to purchase the Leesa Sapira Hybrid Mattress. The Sapira Hybrid Mattress is the perfect option for those looking to upgrade to a more premium, luxurious feel with pressure relief and support that lasts.

On the Sapira, we slept deeper, woke up feeling well-rested and energized, and loved the ergonomic, tension relieving design. The edge support is also fantastic and doesn't collapse when compressed. If you're looking for a better, balanced, comfortable sleep that won't cost you multiple thousands, Leesa's Sapira mattress is our #1 pick.

Here's a breakdown of how it's built. Take a closer look at the Sapira:

"It is so very comfortable! I haven't slept this well in years. It's soft enough to cradle, but not enough to sink. I love my mattress!"

- KIM T.

Leesa Hybrid Cover

Seamless, white and gray Hybrid cover is soft and looks so great you won't want to cover it with sheets (but we recommend you do!).

Comfort Layer

Airflow channels for breathability, responsive foam sleeps cool, with the hug and bounce you want from a mattress.

Memory Foam Recovery Layer

Memory foam provides enhanced body contouring, relieving pressure on your back, hips and shoulders.

Quick Responsive layer

1,000+ active response pocket springs for durability and stability, with little to no motion transfer & edge support for all body types.

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About Leesa Sleep

Dedicated to providing a good night’s sleep for everyone, Leesa has quickly become one of the foremost mattress-in-a-box businesses. With the era of brick and mortar mattress stores largely over, Leesa launched in 2014 to meet the need and offer customers an easier way to shop. They currently offer five different mattress types in every size, along with every type of accessory: frames, foundations, pillows, sheets, and more. Beyond selling some of the most comfortable beds ever made, Leesa has dedicated themselves to ending bedlessness, donating over 39,000 mattresses to those in need. From good nights to good mornings, Leesa's ethically-made beds and bedding provide relief, support, and lasting comfort to anyone who sleeps on them.

Leesa is a mission-driven company and donates one mattress to those in need for every ten mattresses sold.

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Shipping & Delivery

Shipping
Leesa mattresses are compressed, vacuum-sealed, and shipped in a compact box directly to your doorstep – a method originally pioneered by Leesa Sleep as one of the first direct-to-consumer, online mattress brands.

Leesa offers free ground shipping anywhere in the U.S. Leesa's free ground shipping extends to customers in all 50 states. Saatva does not deliver to customers in Alaska and Hawaii.

Fulfillment & Processing
Leesa mattresses are made to order, right here in the US, and ship within 3-5 business days, post-purchase. Saatva mattresses are also made in the U.S., and are delivered within 9-29 days after an order is placed.

White-Glove Delivery Options
Both mattress brands also offer a white-glove delivery option, which means they'll send someone to help you set up your new mattress and (if needed) remove the bed you're replacing along with any unwanted packaging.

For Leesa, optional white-glove delivery costs a $150 flat fee. Saatva's white glove service is free, but this likely contributes to the higher price point for their mattresses.

"White-glove" delivery is also Saatva's only delivery option, which, while presented as a premium service, reduces the convenience of a simplified online shopping experience. It requires the customer to schedule their mattress delivery and be available onsite through the entire window during which their mattress will arrive. Customer reviews express general dissatisfaction with Saatva's third-party delivery service, as any miscommunication or change requires rescheduling and additional time away from work or other obligations while waiting for the delivery. 

Mattress Sleep Trials & Returns

Because the majority of online mattress brands don't operate out of a physical location (though you can find and experience Leesa mattresses in select retail locations like West Elm), it can be difficult to accurately assess qualities like mattress firmness, support, and comfort without interacting with the mattress itself.

To bridge the gap between the in-person mattress buying experience at physical mattress stores and the hands-off process of purchasing a mattress online, most online mattress companies offer a sleep trial period. This gives customers some time to test their new mattresses and return them if they aren't satisfied.

Saatva offers a 365-night sleep trial – one of the longest sleep trials available across the entire mattress industry. Each of Saatva's mattresses come with a 365-night home trial, so you have plenty of time to decide whether it's right for you. If you decide to return or exchange your mattress for another Saatva mattress during your home trial period, they will pick up the mattress and refund your money, less a $99 processing fee.

Leesa’s sleep trial is 100 nights in length with no mandatory break-in period, but Leesa does recommend testing your mattress for at least 30 nights to allow your body to adjust to the premium level of ergonomic support (especially if your previous mattress wasn't a supportive one). If you choose to return your mattress at any point within the first 100 days, Leesa will issue a full refund coordinate a free mattress pickup.

Sapira Mattress Review

Check out this in-depth customer review for more insight into the experience of a Leesa Sapira mattress:

"I've had the Sapira for over a month now and I'm a believer. I did a lot of research on beds before making the purchase.

My previous bed was a Sealy Posturepedic that was 9 years old, so it was time for an upgrade. I wanted to buy something that didn't require going into a store that would try to upsell me (because frankly I'm always a sucker as tough as I try to negotiate). I also hate having to adjust my schedule to a 4-6 hours delivery window, so online mattress buying was the rout I decided to go.

I read all the reviews and found a few that gave additional perspective on the Sapira, Saatva, etc. Ultimately, I decided on Sapira because it was a new concept from the very well-reviewed Leesa mattress brand, the price point was fair, the materials and construction appeared well thought out, it was a hybrid mattress (really wanted to try a foam bed) and it would be delivered to my doorstep.

Fast forward to delivery... I enjoyed the opening process of the Sapira. It's fascinating watching these boxed mattresses come to life. Once you break the initial plastic wrap you just have to sit back and let gravity do all the work. The Sapira's cover was actually much nicer than i expected it to be. It is thicker than the pictures and online videos suggest and the texture/pattern is very nice. The mattress looks and feels substantial. As for comfort - I'm a 5' 7", 170 lb. male who sleeps on my side and stomach.

Coming from an Ultra Plush mattress I knew I was in for a different experience and I'm not going to lie, the first couple weeks were quite an adjustment. I wasn't sure I would like it long term but decided to give it some time. I'm glad I did because 3 weeks to a month in - this mattress has broken in very nicely.

Don't get me wrong it wasn't overly firm at first - it just wasn't what I was used to. But I'm fully satisfied now as I've gotten used to it. The edge support is very good ,there’s a nice, subtle bounce but that bounce does not carry throughout the mattress - so when my girlfriend stays over - we don't wake each other if one gets up in the middle of the night. I've also noticed that the mattress does not get too hot - which will be nice during a hot/humid Washington, DC summer.

You do sleep on the mattress rather than in it as other reviews have suggested, but it doesn't feel firm - it actually contours to my body nicely but it's not difficult at all to change positions. Overall, I highly recommend the Sapira. I feel you're getting a solid mattress at a good value. The fact that Sapira gives such a generous trial period is an added bonus."

- Johnathan S. - Verified Customer

More Customer Experiences

A major part of our mattress buying process involved taking a look at customer reviews and experiences. Here are a few of the highlights that helped us decide which mattress was worth the buy and which brand we'd trust to deliver the best night's sleep: