Written by Jill Zwarensteyn, Senior Editor
Are Casper mattresses worthy of all the internet buzz surrounding this brand and its products? In this Casper mattress review, we’ll check out their flagship mattress model that launched the now-famous brand back in 2014.
Casper is always innovating, and they have had a few updates since the initial release. We’ll break down each layer to show you how they perform and if they add up to equal a bed that is right for you. Stay tuned as we go through the details so you can learn everything you need to know about this popular all-foam mattress.
Casper Original Mattress
With premium foam and multi-zoned support, Casper Original keeps your body in alignment, offering a good balance of support and gentle cradling. Although it’s an all-foam mattress, this one is breathable thanks to thousands of perforations that allow continuous airflow.
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Material
Foam
Trial Period
100 nights
Shipping Method
Free shipping
Firmness
Medium-firm: 6/10
Warranty
10-year limited warranty
Price Range
$$$$$
We recommend this mattress for the following sleeper types:
Couples
This bed has great motion isolation so you will not feel your partner tossing and turning at night.
Seniors
This bed is perfect for senior sleepers.
Back Pain
This bed is perfect for anyone suffering from back pain.Financing Options
Financing options are available for this mattress.
Casper Original Mattress
With premium foam and multi-zoned support, Casper Original keeps your body in alignment, offering a good balance of support and gentle cradling. Although it’s an all-foam mattress, this one is breathable thanks to thousands of perforations that allow continuous airflow.
Material
Foam
Warranty
10-year limited warranty
Firmness
Medium-firm: 6/10
Shipping Method
Free shipping
Trial Period
100 nights
Price Range
$$$$$
We recommend this mattress for the following sleeper types:
Couples
This bed has great motion isolation so you will not feel your partner tossing and turning at night.
Seniors
This bed is perfect for senior sleepers.
Back Pain
This bed is perfect for anyone suffering from back pain.Financing Options
Financing options are available for this mattress.
Casper Original Mattress
With premium foam and multi-zoned support, Casper Original keeps your body in alignment, offering a good balance of support and gentle cradling. Although it’s an all-foam mattress, this one is breathable thanks to thousands of perforations that allow continuous airflow.
Material
Foam
Firmness
Medium-firm: 6/10
Trial Period
100 nights
Warranty
10-year limited warranty
Shipping Method
Free shipping
Price Range
$$$$$
We recommend this mattress for the following sleeper types:
Couples
This bed has great motion isolation so you will not feel your partner tossing and turning at night.
Seniors
This bed is perfect for senior sleepers.
Back Pain
This bed is perfect for anyone suffering from back pain.Financing Options
Financing options are available for this mattress.
Casper Mattress Performance Ratings
How the Casper Mattress Compares
Here at Sleep Advisor, we’ve tested over 150 different mattresses. The Casper Original outshines the average mattress we’ve tested in terms of price, overall performance, support, motion isolation, cooling, edge support, and compatibility for couples.
| Test | Casper Mattress | Average |
| Overall | 4.3 | 4.1 |
| Mattress Height | 11” | 11″ |
| Sleep Trial | 100 Nights | 141 Nights |
| Price (Queen) | $1,295 | $1,695 |
| Pressure Relief | 4 | 4.3 |
| Support | 5 | 4.5 |
| Motion Isolation | 5 | 3.9 |
| Cooling | 4 | 3.9 |
| Bounce | 3 | 4 |
| Edge Support | 4 | 3.9 |
| Couples | 4 | 3.9 |
Watch Our Casper Mattress Video Review
Who We Recommend the Casper For:
- Versatility fans – If your partner has a different body type or you’re a person who switches positions a lot, you might like how versatile the Casper mattress is. The bed is built to work with multiple shapes in different positions by strategically layering their foam.
- Folks who need good support – The firmer foam in the center of the bed helps hold your hips in line, which can be a struggle, especially for stomach sleepers.
- Hot sleepers – If you’ve shied away from foam beds in the past because of heat retention concerns, you have little to worry about with the Casper mattress as it features AirScape™ foam with thousands of perforations for maximum airflow.
Who We Don’t Recommend the Casper For:
- People who prefer innerspring beds – There are a lot of advantages to all-foam beds: lower price, minimal motion transfer, and a slow-moving feel. However, if you love the buoyancy of a bed with coils, such as traditional innerspring mattresses or hybrid models, then you may find that Casper’s flagship mattress isn’t for you.
- Eco-conscious shoppers – While many mattress companies are utilizing more natural and organic materials in their beds, Casper has yet to catch up. hile their beds are well-made, this may not be the brand for you if you fall into this category.
Customer Reviews of the Casper Mattress
The Casper Original has a score of 4.4 out of 5 stars based on more than 21,000 customer reviews on Casper’s official website. Most people were happy with its firmness and zoned support, but some said they experienced sagging after only a few years.
Testing the Casper Mattress
Sleep Advisor’s Testing Methodology
Our testing team evaluated different performance categories when they tested the Casper, such as cooling, bounce, motion isolation, support, pressure relief, and edge support. Additionally, they lay on the bed in each sleep position. Looking at all these different factors and seeing how the bed measures up in each category helped us gain a thorough understanding of who we’d recommend this product to.
For more on our testing methodology, visit our product review process page.
Firmness & Feel
Firmness Scale: 6/10
At Sleep Advisor, we rate mattress firmness on a scale of 1-10, in which 1 is the softest, and 10 is the firmest. Our testers rated the Casper a 6 out of 10 for firmness. This means the Casper falls into the ideal medium-firm category, a versatile middle-ground feel that should work for the widest range of sleepers.
How Does the Casper Mattress Feel?
The top feels soft and cool to the touch. Pressing into the foams, you should notice how responsive they feel or how quickly they regain their shape when pressure is released.
Lying down, you should feel immediate sinkage into the top layer of breathable foam as the lower layer of memory foam slowly conforms to the shape of your body. With built-in gradual transitions between each layer of foam, you shouldn’t feel “bottomed out” or up against the firmness of the base.
Sleeping Positions for Different Body Types
According to Casper, their beds do not have an official weight limit.
Side Sleepers
| Body Type | Weight Range | Tester Feedback |
|---|---|---|
| Lightweight Sleepers | Less than 130 pounds | There may be some smaller side sleepers who could sleep well on the Casper, especially considering the bed’s Zoned Support™, but generally, these people will be a better match for a softer bed. |
| Average-Weight Sleepers | 130-230 pounds | Average-weight side sleepers are a great match for this bed. The Zoned Support™ should help ensure there’s enough softness in the shoulders without sacrificing spine alignment in the hip area. |
| Heavyweight Sleepers | More than 230 pounds | Heavyweight side sleepers could do well on this bed, especially if they want something softer for their pressure points. |
Looking for a bed for side sleepers? Browse our best mattresses for side sleepers.
Back Sleepers
| Body Type | Weight Range | Tester Feedback |
|---|---|---|
| Lightweight Sleepers | Less than 130 pounds | Lightweight back sleepers should find a fantastic mix of support and pressure relief from this bed, and because of the Zoned Support™ design, they shouldn’t experience too much pressure buildup in the shoulders. |
| Average-Weight Sleepers | 130-230 pounds | The Casper’s medium-firm feel should be ideal for average-size people who are strict back sleepers, giving them both firm support and soft pressure relief. |
| Heavyweight Sleepers | More than 230 pounds | The Casper had a versatile medium feel, but unfortunately, this likely won’t provide enough back support for this group. In this case, we’d recommend looking at the brand’s hybrid options. |
Explore the best mattresses for back sleepers.
Stomach Sleepers
| Body Type | Weight Range | Tester Feedback |
|---|---|---|
| Lightweight Sleepers | Less than 130 pounds | The Casper should give enough support to lighter stomach sleepers to ensure their midsection remains lifted. |
| Average-Weight Sleepers | 130-230 pounds | If you’re a stomach sleeper on the lower end of this weight group, you may find the Casper supportive enough. However, if you’re on the higher end, you may find that you need a firmer option. |
| Heavyweight Sleepers | More than 230 pounds | As with back sleepers, heavier stomach sleepers probably won’t get the lifting they need from this model. |
Discover our picks for the best mattresses for stomach sleepers.
Pressure Relief
4/5
By using graduated firmness and zoning in its foams, the Casper works to ensure that your weight is evenly balanced.
There is slightly less sinkage in this bed than one might expect from a traditional memory foam bed, and most sleepers can expect to sleep closer to the surface of the bed. You should sink in for a gently cradled feel that works to relieve pressure, with the foams working to balance your weight and fill in any gaps caused by curves in your shape. Given that there’s less sinkage, there’s also less pressure relief, which is why we deducted a point here.
Learn More: Best Mattresses for Pressure Relief
Is the Casper Mattress Good for Pain Relief?
Casper Original should do well in relieving pain in some areas like the lower back, especially since it has zoned support – a more tailored type of support system that’s firmer for the heaviest areas and softer for the lighter areas. However, it might not give enough relief to those with hip or shoulder pain.
| Back Pain | People experiencing back pain should find a great match with the Casper, which contains Zoned Support™, a more nuanced support system. Rather than just feeling firm all over, Zoned Support™ provides more solid support in your heavier areas, like the hips and lower back, and softer support around the shoulders. Read more about mattresses for back pain here. |
| Hip Pain | People with hip pain should like that the Casper can help keep the hips aligned. However, the minimal sinkage might not be enough for some side sleepers, particularly lightweight ones. Read more about mattresses for hip pain here. |
| Shoulder Pain | As mentioned, the Casper has Zoned Support™ for a softer feel around the shoulders, which could be excellent for those with shoulder pain. That being said, lightweight people who are strict side sleepers may want a softer bed too for more pressure relief on the shoulders. Explore more mattresses for shoulder pain here. |
Support
5/5
When it comes to support, Casper’s zoning layer is the real star of this show. Most sleepers carry most of their weight in the center of their bodies, near the hips, creating sinkage that ruins spinal alignment. However, with zoned support, even those carrying excess weight should maintain healthy spinal alignment.
Beneath this layer is a robust support foam that forms the bed’s foundation and completes the support system designed to keep all shapes pressure-free and correctly balanced. This unit provides a small amount of “push-back,” or bounce, which aids in repositioning.
Motion Isolation
5/5
Motion isolation to consider for coupes, especially if either (or both) of you is a light sleeper often jostled awake when the other person moves around. Though some bounce comes from the base layer, the Casper’s memory foam works exceptionally well to trap vibrations caused by a person’s movements before they travel across the bed to wake a sleeping partner or child.
Temperature Regulation / Cooling
4/5
When air can move quickly through the foam, there is less chance that body heat will become trapped, which is the Casper’s strategy with its top layer of proprietary foam. Even with its all-foam structure, this mattress should sleep cool.
However, it’s not cool enough to get a solid 5 out of 5 since it doesn’t have a cool-to-the-touch cover or at least coils for added breathability.
Bounce
3/5
Bounce is helpful for combination sleepers, sexually active couples, and people with mobility issues since it can help you move around, switch positions, and get in and out of bed. This Casper mattress is not the bounciest; it’s made entirely out of foam, which absorbs motion and doesn’t allow it to bounce back as quickly. If you press into it, you may see the foam coming back to shape slowly. In this case, we suggest that folks needing a lot of bounce from their bed try an innerspring mattress instead.
Edge Support
4/5
This Casper has average edge support. This means you probably won’t slide off if you lie or sit near the edge, but you might not feel totally supported either, which is something to keep in mind if you want to use the entire sleeping surface. Since the Casper Original lacks some reinforcement around the edges, we gave it a 4 here.
Accessibility
4/5
In this category, we look at what the brand and the mattress bring to the table. The Casper is a pretty basic foam bed, but the exception to this is its zoned support and the brand’s proprietary foam that’s meant to keep it cool. And while it’s cooling enough for an all-foam mattress, we believe extremely hot sleepers might prefer more cooling.
As a brand, Casper has industry-standard policies but their white glove delivery costs extra. We took off a point since the cooling is good but not great and the extra cost of the white glove delivery.
Customer Service
5/5
Casper is easy to talk to. You can reach them via email, phone, or online chat. On top of that, they have sleep specialists you can speak with if you have any specific questions about how these beds improve your sleep.
One thing to keep in mind is that online chat is run by an AI assistant, so you won’t actually be talking to a real person. Nonetheless, it runs smoothly and is efficient.
Performance for Couples
4/5
When deciding if a mattress is good for couples, we usually look at categories like support, motion isolation, cooling, bounce, and edge support. We also like to see if its firmness is a good middle-ground fee for two people.
In the case of this Casper mattress, we believe it would be good for couples, especially those who want good motion isolation and a true medium-firm feel. Some couples might prefer more bounce and better edge support, which is why we deducted a point here.
Preference-Based Features
Bed-in-a-Box
There are some pop-up and retail locations for Casper products cropping up nationwide, but the company still sells online. Their business model helps reduce costs by eliminating the middleman and delivering directly to consumers in an easy-to-ship container.
Zoned Support System
The third layer of this bed provides a bit of extra support in the center of the mattress to promote better spine alignment under the hips without sacrificing the soft pressure relief usually required in the shoulder area.
Adjustable Base Compatible
If you want to use an adjustable base with this bed, the manufacturer had designed one for their line of mattresses, though it should also be compatible with other models.
Designed and Assembled in the USA
Casper proudly produces their mattresses in Pennsylvania and Georgia.
Construction: What’s Inside the Casper Mattress?
The Casper mattress is a bed-in-a-box foam mattress that stands a total of 11 inches tall. The bed’s layers are wrapped in a durable polyester fabric. All the foams in the Casper Original are also CertiPUR-US® certified to ensure you’re getting a quality and safe product.
- Beneath the cover is the first foam layer. This unit is a perforated proprietary comfort foam called AirScape™ that gives the mattress some bounce and breathability to keep the surface from overheating.
- The middle foam layer is 2 inches of Zoned Support™, a memory foam that is firmer in the center of the bed where your hips are positioned, helping with the extra weight that tends to concentrate in this region. Additionally, this layer is softer around your shoulders and knees for extra pressure relief. Since your body is getting tailored firmness levels, your spine should remain in a neutral alignment, which could be helpful for back pain.
- The base layer is a unit of dense foam that lends durability, provides support, and creates the overall foundation of the Casper mattress.
Unboxing & Off-Gassing
Casper will ship this mattress to your home in a box, which should help make it easier to transport to your bedroom. Once you unbox the bed, let it unroll and expand. According to Casper, the bed should be ready within minutes, but this depends on the size of the bed.
You may initially notice a “new mattress smell”, which is known as off-gassing. This should dissipate within a few hours, provided the room it’s in is well-ventilated.
Certifications
- CertiPUR-US® Certified – This CertiPUR-US® certification indicates that third parties have evaluated the foams in this mattress for the presence of unsafe levels of certain chemicals associated with VOC emissions and cleared inspection.
Noteworthy Updates
While this review focuses on the layers of the all-foam Casper Original, the company has added a hybrid version of their flagship mattress to their inventory. In the hybrid version, the bottom layer is a coil unit surrounded by foam to provide a durable and supportive border.
Coupons, Trials, Warranties, and Shipping
| Shipping | Free shipping and free returns are available in the USA and Canada. Shipping to Hawaii and Alaska is $250. |
| White Glove Delivery | If you’d prefer professional installation, the brand will arrange these details for you for an additional fee of $99. |
| Trial | You can try this product in your home for 100 nights to be sure it’s your match. If it’s not, the company will take it back for free. |
| Warranty | This product comes with a 10-year limited warranty. |
| Return Policy | You can return your mattress for free within the 100-night trial period. However, you have to wait 30 days into the trial period before you can send it back. |
Casper Mattress Sizes & Prices
| Size | Dimensions (inches) | Price (w/o discount) |
| Twin | 38” x 75” x 11” | $895 |
| Twin XL | 38” x 80” x 11” | $995 |
| Full | 54” x 75” x 11” | $1,195 |
| Queen | 60” x 80” x 11” | $1,295 |
| King | 76” x 80” x 11” | $1,695 |
| Cali King | 72” x 84” x 11” | $1,695 |
Casper Mattress FAQs
Is the Casper from Costco different?
Costco sells a Casper mattress called the Casper Select. This mattress is different from the Casper Original. The Select is an all-foam model with four foam layers and a 12-inch profile. Like the Original, the Select has breathable foam and Zoned Support™, but these are two different mattresses.
Read More: Best Costco Mattresses
Do Casper mattresses sag over time?
Yes, Casper mattresses will eventually sag over time. You should expect your Casper foam bed to last roughly 10 years before it needs to be replaced. Not jumping on the bed and keeping it in good condition can help prolong its lifespan.
Shop mattresses that don’t sag here.
Is Casper soft or firm?
The Casper mattress is considered an industry-standard medium-firm bed. That being said, it may feel softer or firmer for those in different weight groups. For example, the Casper will feel softer to heavier sleepers and firmer to lightweight ones.
Casper Mattress vs. Other Mattress Brands
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| Casper Original Mattress | Nectar Mattress | Nolah Original 10″ Mattress | |
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| Firmness | Medium-firm: 6/10 | Firm: 7.5/10 | Medium-firm: 6.5/10 |
| Material | Foam | Foam | Foam |
| Cooling | — | — | — |
| Warranty | 10-year limited warranty | Lifetime warranty | Lifetime warranty |
| Shipping | Free shipping | Free shipping | Free shipping |
| Trial Period | 100 nights | 365 nights | 120 nights |
| Best For | Back Pain, Couples, Seniors | Back Sleepers, Back Pain, Stomach Sleepers, Side Sleepers, Couples | Side Sleepers, Back Sleepers |
Who We Recommend the Nectar For
- Budget shoppers
- Couples
- Single sleepers who like to spread out
Read our full Nectar mattress review to learn more.
Who We Recommend the Nolah Original For
- People who need more pressure relief
- Lightweight sleepers
- People who want a longer warranty
Read our Nolah Original review here.
Looking for more? Find the best Casper alternatives here.
Casper Original vs. Other Casper Models
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| Casper Original Mattress | Casper Hybrid Mattress | Casper Wave Hybrid Mattress | |
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| Firmness | Medium-firm: 6/10 | Medium-firm: 6.5/10 | Medium-firm: 6/10 |
| Material | Foam | Hybrid | Hybrid |
| Cooling | — | — | |
| Warranty | 10-year limited warranty | 10-year limited warranty | 10-year limited warranty |
| Shipping | Free shipping | Free shipping | Free shipping |
| Trial Period | 100 nights | 100 nights | 100 nights |
| Best For | Back Pain, Couples, Seniors | Hot Sleepers, Back Pain, Seniors | Side Sleepers, Back Sleepers, Back Pain, Seniors |
Who We Recommend the Casper Original Hybrid For
- Combination sleepers
- People who want more surface space use
- Extra-hot sleepers
Learn more about Casper’s Original Hybrid in our full-length review.
Who We Recommend the Casper Wave Hybrid For
- Combination sleepers
- People who like to spread out
- Hot sleepers
Explore our Casper Wave Hybrid review for more details.
Our Verdict of the Casper Mattress
Casper offers an excellent mattress at a great price, and we highly recommend their Original model. The mattress provides tremendous pressure relief for aches and pains without sacrificing support. In addition, motion isolation in this bed is fantastic, so those who struggle sleeping next to fidgeting partners shouldn’t be bothered when they toss and turn.
Lightweight sleepers often struggle to find a mattress supportive yet soft, and this bed is perfect for these types. One of the drawbacks is that the edge support leaves a little to be desired, so if you need every inch of space, the hybrid model may provide more of this feature. Overall, this mattress earned a 4.3 out of 5.
Jill Zwarensteyn
Senior Editor
About Author
Jill Zwarensteyn is the senior editor for Sleep Advisor and a certified sleep science coach. She is enthusiastic about providing helpful and engaging information on all things sleep and wellness.
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