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Best Mattress for Side Sleepers 2024

Alanna McGinn
Certified Sleep Consultant
Derek Kikot
Mattress Expert
Last Update: November 19, 2024
For side sleepers, a plush mattress that can conform to body contours is a great investment. We have discovered the best mattress for side sleepers taking pressure relief, breathability, and support into account. 
Best Overall

Casper Original Hybrid Mattress

Mattress Type: Hybrid
  • Starting at $1399 CAD
  • • Medium-firm
  • • Made in Canada
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  • 20% off Mattresses
Best Comfort

The Endy Mattress

Mattress Type: Hybrid
  • Starting at $1495 CAD
  • • Plush
  • • Made in Canada
Best for Hot Sleepers

Hush Graph-Iced Cooling Mattress

Mattress Type: Hybrid
  • Starting at $1499 CAD
  • • Medium-firm
  • • Made in Canada
Best Organic

Silk & Snow Organic Mattress - Plush

Mattress Type: Hybrid
  • Starting at $850 CAD
  • • Firm, Medium-Firm and Plush
  • • Made in Canada
    Promotional Offer
  • Two Free Eco Soy Pillows

What We Look For

Our list of mattresses is based on thoughtfully designed products available in Canada. We rated each mattress on its comfort, supportiveness, price, materials, and specifications. Whether you are looking for a cheap mattress, a high-tech cooling option, or the top-rated mattress across categories, we’ve broken down the best mattress list for you to focus on what matters most to you. Read below for our buyer’s guide, with details on each product to help you buy a mattress online in Canada.
Best Overall

Casper Original Hybrid Mattress

Price Range
$$$
Mattress Type
Hybrid
Firmness
Medium
    Promotional Offer
  • 20% off Mattresses
Pros
  • Maximum support and spinal alignment with 3 ergonomic zones
  • Excellent edge support
  • Minimal motion transfer
  • Perfect responsiveness
Cons
  • More expensive than other hybrids on the market
About Casper Original Hybrid Mattress
Casper Original Hybrid provides great comfort for side sleepers with 3 ergonomic zones catered to optimize support and spinal alignment. The mattress has minimal motion transfer, and responds and recovers fast, conforming to your body’s contours and turns. The knit cover adds a touch more coziness for an extra comfortable sleep every night.
Best Comfort

The Endy Mattress

Price Range
$$$
Mattress Type
Hybrid
Firmness
Plush
Pros
  • Offers excellent pain and pressure point relief
  • Minimal motion transfer
  • Zoned lumbar support
Cons
  • Not suitable for sleepers over 230lbs
About The Endy Mattress
Endy Hybrid's plush version is a cloud in a mattress form with zoned lumbar support offering great comfort. The mattress is excellent at pressure relief and minimizing motion transfer. The quilted cover looks and feels luxurious, complementing your bed and ensuring you the best night’s sleep you’ve ever had.
Best for Hot Sleepers

Hush Graph-Iced Cooling Mattress

Price Range
$$$
Mattress Type
Hybrid
Firmness
Medium
Pros
  • 6 layers dedicated to cooling
  • Minimal motion transfer
  • Zoned lumbar support
  • More support with foam encased coils
Cons
  • Firmer feel compared to other picks
About Hush Graph-Iced Cooling Mattress
If you’re a side sleeper suffering from night sweats, Hush Graph-Iced mattress is a great investment. While it offers the right firmness for side sleepers, it also wicks away heat and moisture to keep you cool throughout the night. The motion transfer is minimal, ensuring you don’t wake up even with a partner or a pet who tosses and turns. The zoned support and the foam encased coils ensure spinal alignment.
Best Organic

Silk & Snow Organic Mattress - Plush

Price Range
$$$
Mattress Type
Hybrid
Firmness
Plush - but also available in medium-firm and firm
    Promotional Offer
  • Two Free Eco Soy Pillows
Pros
  • Excellent pressure relief
  • Optimal firmness to relieve shoulder pain
  • Minimal motion transfer
  • Provides great responsiveness to your body
Cons
  • Plush version costs more than the base model
About Silk & Snow Organic Mattress - Plush
Silk & Snow is known for their high-quality products, and their Organic Mattress is no different. With excellent pressure relief from the GOTS- and GOLS- certified latex, combined with zoned support from the pocketed coils, this mattress adapts to body contours for a soothing slumber. It has great responsiveness to the body and minimal motion transfer. The plush version is ideal for side sleepers.

Other Mattresses for Back Pain We Tested

We wanted to go ahead and test a few more mattresses in the market to give a fair amount of options for our sleepers to choose from. Here are a few honourable mentions.

Douglas Original Mattress

Price Range
$
Mattress Type
Memory Foam
Firmness
Medium-Soft
Pros
  • 365-night trial for testing
  • Free bedding bundle included
  • Low price point
Cons
  • Lack of firmness
  • Off-gassing smell that lingers long
  • The foam’s motion absorption makes it hard to get in and out of bed
  • Cover is not machine-washable
About Douglas Original Mattress
Douglas is a fairly priced, Canadian-made bed in a box. However, as the motion isolation is poor, it can get hard to get in and out of the bed. The mattress lacks firmness that can cause discomfort to those who suffer with back pains. Beware of the off-gassing smell that can linger long. The cover is not machine-washable, which may complicate the mattress cleaning process.

Puffy Cloud Mattress

Price Range
$$
Mattress Type
Memory Foam
Firmness
Medium-Soft
6.26/10
Pros
  • Lifetime warranty
Cons
  • More expensive than other memory foams
  • Deep sinking and high motion transfer
  • Off-gassing lingers for a prolonged period
  • Softer feel may not suit all sleepers
About Puffy Cloud Mattress
Puffy Cloud offers a lifetime warranty to buyers, however, it is more expensive than similar products in the market, and the deep sinking can worsen the back pains. The high motion transfer and the softer feel may also take away from the comfort. The off-gassing smell lingers for quite some time, so you will have to air it out for a few days.

Emma Original Mattress

Price Range
$$
Mattress Type
Memory Foam
Firmness
Medium-Soft
Pros
  • 365-night trial to test
Cons
  • Lack of firmness may not provide support many sleepers need and exacerbate back pain
  • Extremely high motion transfer
  • Edge and lumbar support may not withstand the test of time
  • Deep sinking
About Emma Original Mattress
Although there is 365-night trial for you to test out Emma Original, this bed in a box significantly lacks firmness and has extremely high motion transfer. The edge and lumbar support diminishes with time, and the deep sinking can exacerbate back pain. Due to these concerns, this mattress may not suit those who suffer from severe or chronic back pains.

Logan & Cove Choice

Price Range
$$
Mattress Type
Hybrid
Firmness
Medium-Soft
5.09/10
Pros
  • 365-night trial period to test
  • Free bedding bundle
Cons
  • High motion transfer
  • Deep sinking
  • Thin comfort layer and top plush layer
About Logan & Cove Choice
This mattress offers a 365-night trial which is ideal for those who love to try new mattresses out for longer before investing. However, the motion isolation is significantly lacking than other hybrids in the market. For back pains, the deeper sinking can cause a slight discomfort. The thin comfort layer and top plush layer can result in sleepers feeling the coils with time.

Juno Mattress

Price Range
$
Mattress Type
Memory Foam
Firmness
Medium
Pros
  • Budget-friendly
Cons
  • Thinner mattress
  • Diminishing edge support
  • Deep sinking
  • Will sag over time
About Juno Mattress
Juno is a fairly priced bed in a box in the Canadian market, however, this mattress has a deep sinking feeling, and will sag over time. Due to the thinness and the diminishing edge support, this mattress does not provide adequate support for many sleepers, including heavy sleepers and those who suffer with back pain. It can be good for growing children and vacation homes.

About Our Author

Alanna McGinn
Certified Sleep Consultant
Alanna McGinn
Certified Sleep Consultant

Alanna McGinn is a sleep expert and enthusiast, as well as the founder of Good Night Sleep Site, the #1 sleep resource for those struggling to get a good night’s rest. She and her team of sleep consultants help individuals, families and corporations overcome their sleep challenges to wake up on the right side of the bed each day. She serves on the faculty of The Family Sleep Institute, is a certified Stress Management Coach, and hosts the ‘This Girl Loves Sleep’ Podcast. You can follow Alanna’s expert advice in national publications like Forbes, Maclean’s, Today’s Parent, and Prevention Magazine, and or catch her appearances on Cityline and Breakfast Television.

Derek Kikot
Mattress Expert
Derek Kikot
Mattress Expert

Derek Kikot has been in the business of sleep for 27 years, selling mattresses in stores and at home shows across Canada. With his decades of customer service experience, he’s finely attuned to individual sleep preferences and takes pride in helping each Canadian served find the best product to match their personal needs. As a parent himself, he appreciates the importance of a good night’s sleep!

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