Nectar vs. Tempur-Pedic Mattress Comparison for 2024

Watch Our Video Comparison of Nectar vs. Tempur-Pedic

Editors note: We are working on updating our video comparison. For the latest findings, please refer to our written comparison.

Nectar vs. Tempur-Pedic Mattress Overview

Nectar vs. Tempur-Pedic: How Are They Similar?

• Materials – The Nectar and TEMPUR-Cloud® are all-foam mattresses, which gives them both a sinking, contouring feeling rather than much bounce.  
• Motion isolation – Because they’re made entirely of foam, they both have excellent motion isolation, meaning, when your partner moves you’re less likely to be disturbed. 
• Delivery – Both mattresses are “beds-in-a-box.” This means they’ll arrive at your doorstep, compressed in a box. Upon unboxing, they’ll take about 24 to 72 hours to fully decompress and off-gas any chemical smell. 

Nectar vs. Tempur-Pedic: How Are They Different?

• Firmness – The Nectar mattress is firm, while the TEMPUR-Cloud® is medium-firm and has softer, more “sinking” foam. This makes the TEMPUR-Cloud® a better option for side sleepers.
• Trial – Nectar offers a year-long trial period with their beds, and Tempur-Pedic offers a 90-night trial period, which is shorter than most mattresses. 
• Warranty – Nectar offers a Lifetime warranty on their beds, whereas the Tempur-Pedic ones come with a 10-year warranty. 

Nectar vs. Tempur-Pedic: Firmness, Feel, and Construction

Firmness & Feel

Our team rates mattress firmness on a scale that goes from 1 to 10. While 1 is the softest possible feel, 10 is like sleeping on a board. Most beds fall somewhere in the middle of this.

Mattress Construction

These beds are constructed similarly. They both have three layers of foam – the top of each is a softer, more contouring layer of memory foam, followed by a middle, firmer layer of foam, and then a bottom layer of thicker, very firm foam that provides the bed with its shape and stability. 

Both come with a moisture-wicking, breathable cover, as well. The only real difference is that the TEMPUR-Cloud®’s top layer is made from their proprietary Tempur® material, which has that very slow, cushioning feel. 

What’s the Nectar Mattress Made Of?

• Moisture-wicking, antimicrobial cover
• 1 inch of memory foam 
• 3-inch support foam
• 8-inch conventional foam
• Shift-Resistant Lower Cover

To find out how well each mattress relieves pressure, we use a pressure map that tracks pressure buildup in real-time by generating an image. Yellow or red signal pressure buildup, while green and blue mean little to no pressure. 

Our Nectar test showed minimal pressure while back sleeping and moderate pressure while side sleeping. The Tempur-Pedic showed little to no pressure buildup when back or side sleeping, making the TEMPUR-Cloud® a better choice for side sleepers. 

In order to gauge how well each mattress keeps our bodies lifted and spines in alignment, we lie on each bed in the three primary sleep positions (side, stomach, and back.) 

Because the Nectar is firmer and includes an 8-inch thick stability layer, the Nectar got a perfect score in this category. This base layer prevents you from sinking too far into the bed and keeps the spine aligned, especially when back or stomach sleeping. 

The TEMPUR-Cloud® was also supportive, but how supportive really depends on your body weight and sleep position. It was supportive for light and average-weight sleepers but not so much for heavyweight stomach sleepers. 

To gauge a bed’s temperature, we use what’s called a “temperature gun,” which measures the mattress’s temperature before we lie on it, and then after lying on it for five and then 10 minutes. This lets us know how well the bed can stay cool with someone using it. 

Usually, memory foam beds don’t excel in this category, since the material tends to trap heat. However, we found that the Nectar did a pretty good job, only raising 8 degrees throughout our testing.

The TEMPUR-Cloud® didn’t do quite so well, and we found that it trapped a considerable amount of heat. It’s not a good option for hot sleepers.

We test a bed’s bounce by dropping a ball on it and checking to see how quickly the mattress springs back to its original shape; the faster it regains its shape, the better the bounce score. 

The Nectar regained its shape relatively quickly for a memory foam bed. The TEMPUR-Cloud®, on the other hand, had hardly any bounce at all. This might be an issue for combination sleepers, those with mobility issues, or some sexually active couples who want a bit of bounce to help them reposition more easily.

Edge support measures how well the perimeter of the bed holds up when you either sit or lie on it. To test for this, we spend one minute lying at the edge and another minute sitting at the edge. 

Both the Nectar and TEMPUR-Cloud® did well in this category, especially considering they’re both all-foam, bed-in-a-box mattresses, which can sometimes have poor edge support. The Nectar did slightly better than the TEMPUR-Cloud® here though, which may be due to the Nectar’s firmer overall structure.

Nectar vs. Tempur-Pedic: Comparing Company Policies and Price

Company Policies

Sizing and Prices