13 Best Pillows We’ve Slept On Over Years of Testing (2025)

Would you suggest this pillow? Sure! Even to a skeptical buddy.

Greatest Reminiscence Foam Pillow

Pillow reviewer: Rachel Fletcher, commerce director

What sort of sleeper are you? I’m a abdomen sleeper and I like a sort of mushy, moldable pillow that feels as little like a pillow as doable.

What was engaging to you about this pillow? I really like all issues Brooklinen, and once they introduced they had been launching a pillow model, I needed to test it out!

What’s it like sleeping on these pillows? Being that I like a squishier pillow, Marlow and I had been sadly not meant to be by way of sleeping. That mentioned, I did respect the firmer really feel when studying or lounging in mattress. I at all times wish to hold just a few additional pillows round for these hang-around, lazy mornings, and so they match the invoice for that.

Did the pillows stay as much as your expectations? As a result of I’m firm-pillow-picky, I didn’t anticipate this might be my new on a regular basis pillow, however by way of being effectively made and effectively designed, sure.

Would you suggest this pillow? I’d for positive suggest this adjustable pillow to pals who respect extra neck help. The value isn’t unreasonable given the quantity of element that went into designing it and the mixture of features, together with the antimicrobial and cooling supplies, in addition to its adaptability.

Greatest Crescent-Formed Pillow

Buffy Cloud Aspect Sleeper Pillow

Pillow reviewer: Yelena Moroz Alpert, contributor

What’s engaging to you about this pillow? Image a journey neck pillow after which enlarge it by 5! The pillow has a cutout within the heart to permit additional house on your shoulder, which means your neck is aligned to the sting. When you open the zipper of the shell you truly see the fill, a packed ball of lower up recycled polyurethane materials.

What’s it like sleeping on these pillows? How do I really like this pillow, let me depend the methods: With a daily pillow, I at all times have my arm below the pillow to assist bolster my head, however with the Cloud aspect pillow, my head is lastly positioned correctly. I additionally realized that this silhouette truly retains my neck straight, versus regular pillows that I’ve to contort into the proper form for the proper help. The firmness stage is spot additionally on for me. I completely can not sleep on foam pillows as a result of they’re too exhausting, and when a pillow is mild down, it feels too flimsy. With this one, it’s like a pillow butler picked it out only for me. As a result of the fill is lower up items of froth against a stiff block, it molds to my head within the good approach.

Did the pillows stay as much as your expectations? The semi-circle form of the Cloud Aspect Sleeper pillow feels as if it elongates and hugs your neck. By the second night time, my physique absolutely adjusted to the silhouette and now I miss it after I’m sleeping anyplace that is not my mattress. The duvet feels cool to the contact and I really like the honeycomb sample that also feels extremely clean, and in a approach, virtually glassy.

Would you suggest this pillow? It was exhausting to check all of the pillows as a result of I simply need to sleep with the Cloud Aspect Sleeper. I’m a whole convert and may see myself utilizing this for the remainder of my life. I used to be skeptical concerning the form, however this pillow is wonderful and I swear my neck alignment has improved. I get up rested and by no means have any ache or kinks.

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Lauren Arzbaecher

Coop Sleep Items Authentic Loft Pillow

One other choose for aspect sleepers that’s additionally budget-conscious, this under-$100 pillow from Amazon has acquired reward from two AD staffers. Affiliate commerce director Lori Keong, who’s at present utilizing her second Coop Dwelling Items pillow, says she loves “how adjustable and plushy they’re to snooze on in all sleep positions.” Commerce producer Lauren Arzbaecher can be a fan, and, as a combo sleeper, she calls it “life-changing.” “I don’t get up with a stiff neck anymore, plus it simply feels luxurious,” she shares. There are traditional sizes accessible for all sleeping kinds, however there are two different varieties to select from: The crescent design is well-suited for aspect and again sleepers, and the cutout possibility is for unique aspect sleepers.

Sijo FluffBase Eucalyptus Pillow

Sijo’s Eucalyptus pillow is stuffed with recycled polyester fibers and its hypoallergenic design is on the market in each mushy and medium agency choices. “The mushy help didn’t have the best pillow firmness for me, so I handed it alongside to my 11-year-old son and he completely loves it,” says Alpert. “He says it seems like a pillow however looks like a cloud and likens it to a Squishmallow plush toy.” Alpert additionally seen the pillow began to slope down barely over time (“not essentially a nasty factor because it accounts for my shoulders”) and that the softer down-alternative fill looks as if it could cater effectively to abdomen sleepers in want of one thing barely softer.

Photograph: Lori Keong

Photograph: Lori Keong

Quince Premium Down Various Pillow

Whereas Keong is a down various loyalist, she is a giant fan of shredded reminiscence foam fills and cushier gels for a springy really feel. Nevertheless, Quince’s premium down various pillow offered precisely the help she sought with three density choices. “The polyester fill is agency sufficient to prop my head up with out me sinking into its depths, however nonetheless has some squishy give (see the video!) that doesn’t really feel like I’m laying on the ground,” says Keong. Polyester fill wrapped in a 100% cotton sateen shell means this isn’t solely fluffy and agency, it additionally feels high-end, “sufficient to stay as much as the ‘premium’ descriptor,” says Keong. To not point out, down various helps hold the mud mites away.

Kelsey Borivinsky

One in all our editors’ favourite pillows for aspect sleepers and scorching sleepers, the Concord can be backed by professional Alyssa Hickey, DC CACCP. As she beforehand instructed AD, “A good selection for a side-sleeping pillow will at all times enable your head to stay centered in your shoulders.” It’s also the very first latex pillow for contributor Kelsey Borovinsky, who was particularly enticed by its guarantees of a extra cooling sleep. After her sleep assessments, Kelsey discovered that the cushion held its form remarkably effectively, making it an excellent pillow for these in want of optimum help. “It is a dear pillow at $179 but it surely actually does really feel like one that can final for a really very long time,” Borovinsky tells us. “In the event you like a Tempur-Pedic kind of pillow that’s actually stable and supportive or available in the market for one to help different elements of your physique, this might be a fantastic possibility.”

“Mendacity on this spongy pillow makes it really easy to go to sleep with its naturally breathable supplies,” says senior commerce editor Nashia Baker. “It mirrors the expertise of cracking my window for recent air to make my entire bedscape a little bit cooler to the contact.” A self-proclaimed mixture sleeper, she recommends this as a primary selection for again sleepers. “I’m often cozy in any sleep place however its dense, cushiony help is nice for supporting my head after I lie on my again,” she says. She will be able to additionally attest that the pillow maintains its form over time, and the small enterprise even writes a disclaimer: “In the event you get annoyed with flattened pillows or end up folding them in half, that is your dream. In the event you’re a abdomen sleeper or the kind who prefers molding a pillow to your consolation, this will not be the one for you.” We love an sincere retailer.

Brooklinen Down Various Pillow

This down various pillow is a medium-firm favourite amongst our workers. “I really like its robust bounce-back recreation,” says Baker. “Regardless that it’s very mushy and squishy, I see it fill proper again as much as its full dimension after I get off the bed.” It is a nice choose for abdomen sleepers, as Baker notes that its low loft permits for a full night time’s sleep with out neck pressure or shoulder ache within the AM.

How We Examined

We known as in a variety of pillows from a few of our favourite manufacturers in addition to manufacturers which are new to us to get a way of as many choices as we might. We introduced in pillows suited to each sort of sleeper (see our breakdown under) and doled them out to our workers and contributors primarily based on how they self-identified their sleep habits and wishes. We examined every one for general consolation, help, design, firmness, materials, temperature-regulating skills, and the way straightforward they had been to scrub over time.