Puffy vs Tempur-Pedic Mattress Comparison

Puffy Review Highlights

Puffy’s original mattress is a great option for side sleepers or combination sleepers, due to the bed’s five-layer stack of supportive foam, including a cradling layer that provides solid pressure relief. Those memory foam layers are also effective at isolating motion in the bed, so if you sleep with a partner or a pet you won’t be disrupted by their movements. Mattresses made solely from foam don’t tend to provide good support toward the outer reaches of the bed, but the Puffy succeeds at this better than most—in our testing, the mattress earned an 8.75 out of 10 for edge support.

While Puffy touts the soft, cloud-like feel of its mattresses, the original model is slightly firmer than average, scoring a 7 out of 10 on our firmness scale. It might not be the best option for heavier people (we recommend you seek an innerspring mattress with coils), but most others will find the support and pressure relief they need from this balanced-feeling bed.

Puffy also offers the Puffy Lux Hybrid, which adds a sixth layer of foam and brings a bit more luxury and softness with its higher price tag, and the Puffy Royal Hybrid, which has seven layers for an even more plush experience. Once ordered, a Puffy mattress will arrive at your house within two to five days, and comes with a 101-night trial period and lifetime limited warranty.

Tempur-Cloud Review Highlights

Tempur-Pedic makes its luxury memory foam mattresses to suit nearly every type of sleeper, with a product range that includes mattresses designed for back sleepers, hot sleepers, couples, seniors, and more. Because the Tempur-Cloud is most similar to the Puffy Original in price and packaging (both come compressed into a box), we’ll compare those two here. However, if you’re looking for a higher-end memory foam or hybrid mattress than the Tempur-Cloud, read our reviews of Tempur-Pedic’s other offerings.

The Tempur-Cloud mattress is Tempur-Pedic’s least expensive model and features the brand’s supportive foam design in two formats: Medium, or a combination of soft and firm foam layers, and Medium Hybrid, which also includes a layer of spring coils for more bounce and support around the edges of the bed. While Tempur-Pedic’s all-foam mattresses are known for their comfort and support, they can also have a “sinking” feeling that makes it harder to move around the bed; hybrid foam mattresses help to offset that sensation for those who want more of a traditional mattress feel. We focus on the Medium model in our review here.

Both Tempur-Cloud models provide excellent pressure relief, support, and responsiveness to help you get a good night of sleep. They’re also great for couples due to their high scores for motion cancelation, which means they do a good job of isolating each person’s movements to their side of the bed.

Inside the Puffy Original Mattress

The Puffy Original is made up of five layers—three of which do most of the heavy lifting at the core of the mattress. It measures as medium-firm on our firmness scale, making it a good choice for back sleepers and side sleepers, and not recommended for stomach sleepers. Here’s what’s inside the mattress:

1. Stain-Resistant Cloud Cover: This hypoallergenic top protects the rest of the mattress from discoloration and spills.
2. Cooling Cloud Foam: A two-inch layer of gel foam designed to disperse body heat.
3. Climate Comfort Foam: A two-inch layer of foam that hugs your body and provides pressure-relieving support.
4. Firm Core Support Foam: Six inches of dense foam designed to stabilize the mattress and add durability. 
5. Grip Base Cover: A layer that holds your mattress in place.

Inside the Tempur-Pedic Tempur-Cloud

The Tempur-Cloud comes in a Medium and Medium Hybrid model; the Medium is strictly made from memory foam, while the Hybrid model adds a layer of inner coil for better support at the edge of the mattress. The mattress falls at a medium on the firmness scale, which makes it less firm than the Puffy. Here’s what’s inside the mattress:

1. 360 Stretch Cover: This outer cover wicks moisture and helps make the mattress more breathable.
2. Comfort Layer: This layer provides pressure point relief and cushions the body to soothe those with aches and pains.
3. Support Layer: The firmer, higher-density foam in this layer helps the mattress conform to your body shape to further relieve pressure. 
4. Base Layer: A thick slab of foam at the base of the mattress helps ensure it will stay supportive for years to come.