Saatva vs Nectar − which mattress brand is best on test?

On the left, the Saatva Contour5 Mattress on a gray bed base against cream walls; on the right, a Nectar Memory Foam Mattress on a gray base against a white wall. .

Saatva and Nectar are two of the biggest names in sleep. Where Saatva is an old-school mattress brand, offering complimentary white glove delivery on their innerspring, memory foam, hybrid, and latex models, Nectar is new-age: their mattresses arrive vacuum-packed and sealed in cardboard boxes, straight to your front door.

I decided to pit Saatva vs Nectar head to head. For the sake of a fair fight, I wanted to choose a similar mattress from each store. I landed on the Saatva Contour5 Mattress and the Nectar Memory Foam Mattress (two of our top contenders for the title of 'best mattress').