Amerisleep vs Saatva Mattress

Summary Of The Amerisleep Models

Amerisleep offers five different models, each with a different firmness level and price. They actually do a good job of making things easy to understand for consumers as well. For instance, AS1 is their firmest, thinnest, and most affordable bed, while AS5 is their softest, thickest, most expensive bed. I’m sure plenty of people get AS1 and AS5, but AS3 is their most popular model. Here’s a graphic that should shed even more light on the differences between the Amerisleep models.

If you’re a back or stomach sleeper, the three models that you should look into are AS1, AS2, and AS3, depending on how firm you want the bed to be. For strict side sleepers, AS5, AS4, and AS3 are the beds you’ll prefer. If you tend to switch sleeping positions frequently, you’ll want a bed that’s not too firm or soft, but that also satiates your dominant sleep style. In other words, for combination sleepers, AS4, AS3, and AS2 are top models with AS3 being our recommendation.

Memory Foam, But It’s Responsive

Perhaps the biggest differentiator for Amerisleep is the responsive nature of the company’s memory foam, which all the beds feature. Traditionally, memory foam had a sink-in, syrup-like feel (think legacy TempurPedic mattresses from early 2000s). With Amerisleep, you get the quintessential pressure relief from the memory foam without the “stuck” feeling, which some people tend to dislike.

In all honesty, Amerisleep offers some of the most comfortable memory foam beds. We were thrilled to experience how pressure relieving, yet responsive their beds are. If you like memory foam, but want something that feels “newer,” Amerisleep is just that.

This is definitely one point of differentiation for Amerisleep—it has a responsive memory foam feel, while Saatva has an innerspring/pillow top feel. This isn’t to say Amerisleep is any better (or worse) than Saatva, but it’ll feel a good deal different.

The other thing worth mentioning with Amerisleep’s cover is that it’s both removable and machine washable. As much as we like the organic cotton cover from Saatva, we really appreciate that you can easily remove the Amerisleep cover to deep clean it. This makes Amerisleep a viable mattress for guest rooms, Airbnb, kiddos, and seniors. According to the FAQ section on Amerisleep’s website, you should just wash the cover on a cold, gentle cycle and hang it to air dry.

Free Returns vs White Glove Delivery

With both brands, free shipping is in place. Amerisleep ships their beds in a box, while Saatva uses an upgraded delivery method which takes a few days longer, but gives you a full-size mattress (rather than a rolled up one in a box). Saatva also hires a company to bring the mattress in your house, set it up, and remove your old mattress, all for free. This is helpful if you’re worried about the weight of the mattress, or you just prefer to kick back and let someone else do the work.

You have to contrast Saatva’s white glove delivery with Amerisleep’s policy of offering free returns. With Saatva, while they offer a more premium delivery service, they do incur more costs in the process. As a result, they charge a $99 “transportation fee” if you end up returning the bed. That’s a moderate fee, but a fee nonetheless.

Summary Of Prices For Both Brands

Price is important, but it’s not the only thing. Both of these brands offer luxury mattresses that cost more than the average bed online. With that in mind, let’s take a look at the prices for these respective beds, in the queen size.

• Saatva — $1,574
• Amerisleep AS3 — $1,399

Keep in mind that Saatva is $1,574 for the 11.5″ and 14.5″ beds, while Amerisleep AS1 is less than AS3 and AS5 is more than AS3. Now, this is just a look at what the brands list as the MSRP. Amerisleep will typically knock off something like $200, such that the AS3 queen size mattress ends up being about $1,200.

Because they see themselves in another league, Saatva really does not like to offer discounts. And if you think about it, Saatva’s strategy makes sense. They offer a bed at a fair price—no coupon necessary. That said, you can check Saatva’s website for their current offers just on the off chance that they are running some sort of sale, which they do from time to time.

We should also acknowledge just how good of a value Saatva is. You’re getting a high end mattress with two layers of coils and an organic cotton cover for under $1,575. That’s pretty crazy to think about.

Saatva Has Three Comfort Profiles

Much like Amerisleep, Saatva offers multiple firmness options, albeit at different points on the softness/firmness scale. They have a “Plush Soft” model that’s somewhere near a medium firmness—this is our favorite. They also have a “Luxury Firm” model that’s fairly firm, and the most popular Saatva mattress. Finally, they offer a “Firm” model which is extra-firm and will only work for back and stomach sleepers.

As the graphic above shows, Saatva leans toward the firmer end of the spectrum, though, the “Plush Soft” should be very nice for side sleepers (and other positions as well). We consider the “Plush Soft” bed to at a similar firmness level to Amerisleep AS3 (though they will feel nothing alike).

As a point of clarification, Saatva makes their beds in an 11.5″ and 14.5″ height profile. Regardless of which height you choose, the price will be the same, as will the feel. The difference is mostly aesthetic, and should have no bearing on the mattress in practical terms (aside from the fact that the 14.5″ bed is harder to find sheets for).

Innerspring Support With A Pillow Top

If you look at the construction of Saatva, it’s nothing like Amerisleep. Saatva starts with a base of innersprings and then has another layer of coils, memory foam, and a Euro top cover. The support level of Saatva is through the moon, making it a fantastic mattress for heavy and obese people. Here’s a look at the “guts” of the Saatva mattress.

As you’d expect, with two layers of coils, Saatva is a bouncy mattress. This is the type of bed kids dream about—you could jump on it for hours. And this is the reason that we typically say that Saatva has an innerspring feel. It also, however, has a pillow-top feel since the main comfort layer of the bed in a Euro top cover made in part of organic cotton.

In short, we love the Euro top cover, and we think plenty of people will as well. The “Plush Soft” model will offer a softer feel, a bit like a gigantic pillow with springs underneath. You get pressure relief without compromising in the support department.

So Which Should You Choose?

The answer is up to you, but the meat and potatoes of what you should think about are listed below.

• Do you prefer a memory foam feel or an innerspring/pillow top one? The former is Amerisleep, and the latter, Saatva.
• Do you consider your body type to be small, medium, or large/heavy? If you answered “large/heavy,” Saatva is your winner. Amerisleep is plenty fine for medium and petite body types.
• Is the ability to deep clean a mattress important to you? If so, Amerisleep offer the machine washable cover.
• Are you finicky? If so, you might want to start with Amerisleep since the company offers free returns.

Hopefully this post was helpful for you. If you need any more information about Saatva or Amerisleep, we have posted plenty of other articles you can find throughout our website. Thanks for stopping by The Slumber Yard.