DreamCloud vs. Purple

In This Comparison
Compare the Models | Performance Tests | Firmness | Support & Sleeping Positions | Design | Materials | Summary

At NapLab, we put each mattress to the test.

We score each mattress using a series of performance tests. Here is a full comparison of all current models we’ve tested between Purple vs. DreamCloud.

This first table shows the factor scoring of all current models that we have tested:

Factor	Dreamcloud	Dreamcloud Premier	Dreamcloud Premier Rest	Purple	Purple Flex	Purple Plus	Purple Restore	Purple Restore Plus	Purple Restore Premier
Overall Score	8.27	8.26	7.78	8.99	7.69	8.49	8.31	8.88	8.47
Cooling	8.0	7.0	7.0	10	8.0	9.0	9.0	9.0	9.0
Motion Transfer	9.7	9.7	10	10	6.5	7.0	6.0	7.2	6.7
Response	5.0	5.9	5.0	10	10	10	10	10	10
Edge Support	8.3	9.1	6.5	5.1	7.1	7.3	8.9	10	9.9
Sex	9.0	9.2	7.4	8.8	9.1	9.1	9.6	9.9	8.8
Pressure Relief	8.0	8.0	8.0	9.0	6.0	9.0	8.0	9.0	9.0
Off-Gassing	9.7	9.7	9.7	8.9	8.9	6.9	6.1	7.2	2.8
Company	9.0	9.0	9.0	8.5	8.5	8.5	8.5	8.5	8.5

This second table shows the testing data from each test. In many cases, the difference between scores can be minimal, but this table helps to highlight these differences in a visible way.

Factor	Dreamcloud	Dreamcloud Premier	Dreamcloud Premier Rest	Purple	Purple Flex	Purple Plus	Purple Restore	Purple Restore Plus	Purple Restore Premier
Price (Queen)	$799	$1,099	$1,399	$1,399	$1,095	$1,595	$2,295	$2,595	$3,495
Cooling	Good	Fair	Fair	Outstanding	Good	Excellent	Excellent	Excellent	Excellent
Sinkage – Depth	3.02″	1.94″	2.18″	2.24″	1.66″	2.03″	1.90″	1.99″	1.82″
Sinkage – Feel	Extremely Deep	Minimal	Moderate	Moderate	Very Minimal	Moderate	Minimal	Minimal	Minimal
Motion Transfer – Acceleration	5.60 m/s²	5.67 m/s²	2.62 m/s²	2.23 m/s²	12.72 m/s²	11.62 m/s²	13.90 m/s²	11.27 m/s²	12.36 m/s²
Response Time – Mostly Recovered	5.0 sec.	0.9 sec.	3.7 sec.	0.2 sec.	0.2 sec.	0.2 sec.	0.2 sec.	0.2 sec.	0.2 sec.
Response Time – Fully Recovered	6.0 sec.	1.5 sec.	4.5 sec.	0.3 sec.	0.3 sec.	0.3 sec.	0.3 sec.	0.3 sec.	0.3 sec.
Bounce – Height	11.20″	11.03″	7.88″	12.79″	11.29″	11.28″	14.42″	12.20″	9.46″
Bounce – Feel	High	High	Low	Very High	High	High	Extremely High	Very High	Moderate
Edge Support – Sitting	5.00″	3.75″	5.50″	7.75″	4.50″	5.00″	4.00″	2.75″	3.25″
Edge Support – Lying	Excellent	Excellent	Mediocre	Mediocre	Mediocre	Fair	Excellent	Outstanding	Outstanding
Comfort Layer Thickness	5.5″	5.5″	6.5″	5.5″	2.0″	4.0″	3.0″	5.0″	3.0″
Mattress Thickness	14.0″	14.0″	16.0″	9.5″	8.0″	11.0″	11.0″	13.0″	13.0″
Off-Gassing – Smell	Minimal	Minimal	Minimal	Strong	Strong	Strong	Strong	Strong	Strong
Off-Gassing – Days	1 days	1 days	1 days	4 days	4 days	11 days	14 days	10 days	26 days
Trial	365 nights	365 nights	365 nights	100 nights	100 nights	100 nights	100 nights	100 nights	100 nights
Warranty	Lifetime	Lifetime	Lifetime	10 years	10 years	10 years	10 years	10 years	10 years

Best Mattress For

Before we get into the gritty details, let’s honor some specific mattresses first. The mattresses noted below are recognized as the best for each respective performance category.

Depending on what exactly you’re looking for, you may find Purple or DreamCloud to be better suited for your needs.

Factor	Winner	Score
Best Overall	Purple	8.99
Best Cooling	Purple	10
Most Sinkage	Dreamcloud	3.02″
Least Sinkage	Purple Flex	1.66″
Lowest Motion Transfer	Dreamcloud Premier Rest, Purple	10
Fastest Response Time	Purple, Purple Flex, Purple Plus, Purple Restore, Purple Restore Plus, Purple Restore Premier	10
Most Bounce	Purple Restore	14.42″
Least Bounce	Dreamcloud Premier Rest	7.88″
Best Edge Support	Purple Restore Plus	10
Best for Sex	Purple Restore Plus	9.9
Best Pressure Relief	Purple, Purple Plus, Purple Restore Plus, Purple Restore Premier	9.0
Least Off-Gassing	Dreamcloud, Dreamcloud Premier, Dreamcloud Premier Rest	9.7
Best Company	Dreamcloud	9

Here at NapLab, we put each mattress to the test.

We score 8 different factors that impact the comfort, feel, and value of the mattress. Scoring categories include:

1. Cooling
2. Sinkage
3. Motion Transfer
4. Response
5. Bounce
6. Edge Support
7. Sex
8. Pressure Relief
9. Off-Gassing
10. Company

Which Mattresses Are We Comparing?

DreamCloud offers only three mattresses, all of which are hybrids.

1. DreamCloud Original (DreamCloud Luxury Hybrid)
2. DreamCloud Premier
3. DreamCloud Premier Rest

Purple manufactures a mix of foam and hybrid options, all of which have their patented Purple gel pad. In this comparison, we’ll be looking at the following models:

1. Purple Original
2. Purple Restore Plus
3. Purple Restore Premier

The Purple Original is a foam + Purple gel pad mattress and the Restore mattresses are both hybrids.

Lower-scoring mattresses including the Purple Plus, Purple Restore, and Purple Newday were excluded based on their lower overall performance scores.

The table below shows the data we generated to determine these scores.

Factor	Dreamcloud	Dreamcloud Premier	Dreamcloud Premier Rest	Purple	Purple Flex	Purple Plus	Purple Restore	Purple Restore Plus	Purple Restore Premier
Price (Queen)	$799	$1,099	$1,399	$1,399	$1,095	$1,595	$2,295	$2,595	$3,495
Cooling	Good	Fair	Fair	Outstanding	Good	Excellent	Excellent	Excellent	Excellent
Sinkage – Depth	3.02″	1.94″	2.18″	2.24″	1.66″	2.03″	1.90″	1.99″	1.82″
Sinkage – Feel	Extremely Deep	Minimal	Moderate	Moderate	Very Minimal	Moderate	Minimal	Minimal	Minimal
Motion Transfer – Acceleration	5.60 m/s²	5.67 m/s²	2.62 m/s²	2.23 m/s²	12.72 m/s²	11.62 m/s²	13.90 m/s²	11.27 m/s²	12.36 m/s²
Response Time – Mostly Recovered	5.0 sec.	0.9 sec.	3.7 sec.	0.2 sec.	0.2 sec.	0.2 sec.	0.2 sec.	0.2 sec.	0.2 sec.
Response Time – Fully Recovered	6.0 sec.	1.5 sec.	4.5 sec.	0.3 sec.	0.3 sec.	0.3 sec.	0.3 sec.	0.3 sec.	0.3 sec.
Bounce – Height	11.20″	11.03″	7.88″	12.79″	11.29″	11.28″	14.42″	12.20″	9.46″
Bounce – Feel	High	High	Low	Very High	High	High	Extremely High	Very High	Moderate
Edge Support – Sitting	5.00″	3.75″	5.50″	7.75″	4.50″	5.00″	4.00″	2.75″	3.25″
Edge Support – Lying	Excellent	Excellent	Mediocre	Mediocre	Mediocre	Fair	Excellent	Outstanding	Outstanding
Comfort Layer Thickness	5.5″	5.5″	6.5″	5.5″	2.0″	4.0″	3.0″	5.0″	3.0″
Mattress Thickness	14.0″	14.0″	16.0″	9.5″	8.0″	11.0″	11.0″	13.0″	13.0″
Off-Gassing – Smell	Minimal	Minimal	Minimal	Strong	Strong	Strong	Strong	Strong	Strong
Off-Gassing – Days	1 days	1 days	1 days	4 days	4 days	11 days	14 days	10 days	26 days
Trial	365 nights	365 nights	365 nights	100 nights	100 nights	100 nights	100 nights	100 nights	100 nights
Warranty	Lifetime	Lifetime	Lifetime	10 years	10 years	10 years	10 years	10 years	10 years

Comparing Dreamcloud and Purple, Purple has better cooling performance, with a cooling average of 9.00. Dreamcloud has an average cooling score of 7.33.

Cooling Test	Score	Baseline	Max Temp	Ending Temp
Dreamcloud	8.0	79.7°	89.5°	82.0°
Dreamcloud Premier	7.0	78.5°	92.0°	83.9°
Dreamcloud Premier Rest	7.0	79.4°	91.7°	84.5°
Purple	10	79.7°	89.2°	84.0°
Purple Restore Plus	9.0	81.7°	91.7°	84.7°
Purple Restore Premier	9.0	83.0°	91.3°	86.2°

• Baseline Temperature – the temperature of the mattress before anyone lies on it
• Maximum Temperature (0 minute) – the temperature of the mattress after lying on it for 15 minutes
• Ending Temperature (after 5 minutes) – the temperature of the mattress after being lied upon and having no one on it for 5 minutes

As you can see in the table above, Purple has a much better cooling performance than Dreamcloud. A lot of this comes down to the materials that each mattress uses.

Dreamcloud uses a mix of poly foams and memory foam on all of its mattresses.

All Purple mattresses have the patented Purple hyper-elastic polymer grid. The material is stretchy, has an open grid design for improved airflow, and doesn’t retain heat.

This makes the Purple mattresses incredibly cool and great for sleepers who are concerned about heat retention.

Purple material limits heat retention by allowing body heat to be released through the mattress instead of collecting in one spot. This is even more true on the Purple Hybrids, which combine the Purple grid with pocketed support coils below.

For comparison, the Dreamcloud mattresses have thicker layers of foam above their coils. These foam layers don’t breathe as well and retain more heat, resulting in a worse cooling experience.

Sinkage is a testing category that has a very wide range of performance between the Dreamcloud and Purple mattresses. DreamCloud offers mattresses with minimal, moderate, or extremely deep sinkage—a sinkage range of 1.08″.

By comparison, Purple mattresses have minimal or moderate sinkage, with a range of 0.42″.

Sinkage Test	Sinkage Feel	Sinkage Depth
Dreamcloud	Extremely Deep	3.02″
Dreamcloud Premier	Minimal	1.94″
Dreamcloud Premier Rest	Moderate	2.18″
Purple	Moderate	2.24″
Purple Restore Plus	Minimal	1.99″
Purple Restore Premier	Minimal	1.82″

The average level of sinkage across all mattresses tested to date is 2.17″.

If you’re looking for an extreme (deep or minimal sinkage), DreamCloud is likely the better pick, but for a balanced level of sinkage, Purple is a good option too.

Images below show the level of sinkage for each mattress.

The DreamCloud Premier, Purple Restore Plus, and Purple Restore Premier all have less sinkage than average.

The DreamCloud Luxury Hybrid, DreamCloud Premier Rest, and Purple Original all have more sinkage than average (although the Purple Original has only 0.1″ more than average).

On average, DreamCloud has lower motion transfer levels than Purple, excluding the Purple Original which had the lowest levels of motion transfer among all mattresses.

Motion Transfer Test	Score	Acc. Range
Dreamcloud	9.7	5.60 m/s²
Dreamcloud Premier	9.7	5.67 m/s²
Dreamcloud Premier Rest	10	2.62 m/s²
Purple	10	2.23 m/s²
Purple Restore Plus	7.2	11.27 m/s²
Purple Restore Premier	6.7	12.36 m/s²

Based on all of our mattress tests to date, the average amount of motion transfer is 8.49 m/s². That puts every mattress here at lower levels than average except for the Purple Restore Plus and Purple Restore Premier Hybrid.

For exceptionally low levels of motion transfer, opt for the Dreamcloud Premier Rest or the Purple Original mattress. Both of these mattresses had less than half compared to the average.

The level of motion transfer is documented in the videos below.

The response time of Dreamcloud and Purple varies greatly. In general, Purple has a very fast response time and Dreamcloud has a slower response time.

The average response time from DreamCloud is 3.2 seconds and the average from Purple is 0.2 seconds.

Response Test	Score	Mostly Recovered	Completely Recovered
Dreamcloud	5.0	5.0 seconds	6.0 seconds
Dreamcloud Premier	5.9	0.9 seconds	1.5 seconds
Dreamcloud Premier Rest	5.0	3.7 seconds	4.5 seconds
Purple	10	0.2 seconds	0.3 seconds
Purple Restore Plus	10	0.2 seconds	0.3 seconds
Purple Restore Premier	10	0.2 seconds	0.3 seconds

The average response time across all mattresses that we’ve tested to date is 0.4 seconds to be mostly recovered and 0.8 seconds to be fully recovered.

Using this as a baseline, all Purple mattresses have significantly faster response times than average.

The Dreamcloud Premier is a little slower than average and the original Dreamcloud and Dreamcloud Premier Rest are both significantly slower than the average.

You can see these material responses in real time in the video below.

The level of bounce is pretty high for both Dreamcloud and Purple mattresses, but Purple has a higher bounce on average. The only mattress in this comparison with low levels of bounce is the Dreamcloud Premier Rest.

The average bounce from DreamCloud is 10.03″ and the average bounce for Purple is 11.48″.

Bounce Test	Bounce Feel	Bounce Height
Dreamcloud	High	11.20″
Dreamcloud Premier	High	11.03″
Dreamcloud Premier Rest	Low	7.88″
Purple	Very High	12.79″
Purple Restore Plus	Very High	12.20″
Purple Restore Premier	Moderate	9.46″

The average amount of bounce across all mattresses tested to date is 9.66″.

All mattresses in this comparison have more bounce than average with two exceptions being the DreamCloud Premier Rest and the Purple Restore Premier.

The Dreamcloud Luxury Hybrid and the Dreamcloud Premier are just slightly above average.

The Purple Original and Purple Restore Plus both have significantly more bounce than average.

The average edge support score for DreamCloud is 7.97 and the Purple average is 8.05—very close scores.

That being said, Purple is the only one that has a score with a perfect 10 (the Purple Restore Plus).

Edge Support Test	Score	Sitting Sinkage	Lying Support
Dreamcloud	8.3	5.00″	Excellent
Dreamcloud Premier	9.1	3.75″	Excellent
Dreamcloud Premier Rest	6.5	5.50″	Mediocre
Purple	5.1	7.75″	Mediocre
Purple Restore Plus	10	2.75″	Outstanding
Purple Restore Premier	9.9	3.25″	Outstanding

For some context, the average level of sinkage when sitting right at the edge of the mattress is 4.10″.

The Dreamcloud Premier, Purple Restore Plus, and Purple Restore Premier all have better edge support than average. Both of these mattresses offer between 2.75 – 3.75″ of sinkage and they also have excellent support while lying directly on the edge.

The Dreamcloud Luxury Hybrid (original) and Dreamcloud Premier Rest have more edge sinkage than average, between 5 – 5.75″, but they still maintain excellent lying support.

The Purple Original mattress has the worst edge support, with 7.75″ of sinkage. The deeper level of sinkage also makes for notably worse support while lying directly on the edge.

The best mattresses for sex have high bounce, good edge support, quiet materials, and good pressure relief and cooling.

These 5 factors make up the NapLab sex performance score and from these factors, we can generate a sex score for each mattress.

The table below shows how sex performance varies between Purple and DreamCloud mattresses.

Sex Test	Sex Score	Bounce	Edge Support	Noise	Pressure Relief	Cooling
Dreamcloud	9.0	9.5	7.5	10	8.0	8.0
Dreamcloud Premier	9.2	9.4	9.1	10	8.0	7.0
Dreamcloud Premier Rest	7.4	7.4	6.9	10	8.0	7.0
Purple	8.8	10	4.1	10	9.0	10
Purple Restore Plus	9.9	10	10	10	9.0	9.0
Purple Restore Premier	8.8	8.4	9.7	10	9.0	9.0

Sex performance is good on both DreamCloud and Purple mattresses, with Purple having just a slightly higher score on average (8.53 on DreamCloud, 9.22 on Purple).

The mattresses with the best sex performance include the Dreamcloud Premier (9.2) and the Purple Restore Plus (9.9) These mattresses have great bounce, excellent edge support, minimal noise, and good pressure relief.

Mattresses with the lowest sex score in this comparison include the Dreamcloud Premier Rest (7.4), the Original Purple (8.8), and the Purple Restore Premier (8.8). Worse cooling and edge support on the Premier Rest are the main factors in this lower score. On the Purple, it was primarily the poor edge support that carried the score down.

Pressure relief on Purple mattresses is a bit better than we saw from DreamCloud, but both brands were acceptable. I typically like to see at least 3.0″ of comfort material, which all of these mattresses have.

Pressure Relief Test	Score	Comfort Layer	Support Layer
Dreamcloud	8.0	5.5″	8.5″
Dreamcloud Premier	8.0	5.5″	8.5″
Dreamcloud Premier Rest	8.0	6.5″	9.5″
Purple	9.0	5.5″	4.0″
Purple Restore Plus	9.0	5.0″	8.0″
Purple Restore Premier	9.0	3.0″	10.0″

Purple was consistently earning 9.0 scores while the Dreamcloud mattresses were all at 8.0. Despite having thicker comfort layers, Dreamcloud just doesn’t have the same pressure relief as Purple, in my opinion.

The material quality, especially the foams, on DreamCloud’s mattresses really lag behind. They are surprisingly hard, slower to respond, and just don’t create the same type of pressure-relieving hug and contour we’ve experienced with other memory foam mattresses. Nectar’s mattresses in particular (DreamCloud’s sister brand) are notably better when it comes to pressure relief, in my view.

The off-gassing was very minor on the Dreamcloud mattresses and pretty strong on the Purple mattresses. Based on all of our mattress tests to date, the average time it takes a mattress to off-gas is around 5.02 days.

Off-Gassing Test	Score	Initial Smell	Smell Duration
Dreamcloud	9.7	Minimal	1 day
Dreamcloud Premier	9.7	Minimal	1 day
Dreamcloud Premier Rest	9.7	Minimal	1 day
Purple	8.9	Strong	4 days
Purple Restore Plus	7.2	Strong	10 days
Purple Restore Premier	2.8	Strong	26 days

Dreamcloud off-gasses faster than average and the Purple mattresses off-gas slower than usual.

To help a mattress off-gas quicker, always put it in a well-ventilated room and leave bedding off until you’re ready to use the mattress.

Once a mattress has fully off-gassed, you should not notice any strong smells or material odors.

Looking at company policies, Dreamcloud takes the win here over Purple.

Company	Dreamcloud	Purple
Score	9	8.5
Trial Period	365 nights	100 nights
Warranty	Lifetime	10 years
Shipping	$0	$0
Returns	$0	$0
Trust	Good	Good
Country of Origin	USA	USA

Dreamcloud offers a 365-night trial period with a lifetime warranty and free shipping or returns.

By comparison, the Purple trial is only 100 nights long with a limited 10-year warranty. They also offer free shipping and returns.

Both companies manufacture mattresses within the US. However, DreamCloud does source many of its materials overseas.

All of the mattresses between Dreamcloud and Purple have a medium, medium-firm, or slightly firm. The one exception to this is the Purple Restore Premier which is also available in a soft version.

Firmness	Rating	Feel
Dreamcloud	7	Slightly Firm
Dreamcloud Premier	7	Slightly Firm
Dreamcloud Premier Rest	6	Medium-Firm
Purple	5	Medium
Purple Flex	6.5	Medium-Firm
Purple Plus	6	Medium-Firm
Purple Restore	5, 7	Medium, Slightly Firm
Purple Restore Plus	5, 7	Medium, Slightly Firm
Purple Restore Premier	4, 6	Soft, Medium-Firm

Not sure which firmness is right for you? Use the table below to find the best range, based on sleeping position and body weight.

It’s important to know your ideal firmness prior to purchasing a new mattress.

All of the DreamCloud mattresses in this comparison are between 5 and 7 out of 10 on the firmness scale. This firmness is suitable for a wide range of sleepers, especially heavier sleepers or those who sleep on their back or stomach.

Purple mattresses have a slightly wider firmness range of 4-7, which helps to capture some lightweight side sleepers who may find mattresses 5 or firmer just have too much pushback.

Design

All of the mattresses listed in this comparison are hybrids in that they use a blend of foams and other materials.

Design	Type	Mattress Thickness
Dreamcloud	Hybrid	14.0″
Dreamcloud Premier	Hybrid	14.0″
Dreamcloud Premier Rest	Hybrid	16.0″
Purple	Specialty	9.5″
Purple Restore Plus	Specialty	13.0″
Purple Restore Premier	Specialty	13.0″

Dreamcloud mattresses are true hybrids because they combine foam and coils.

Purple is a specialty hybrid since they use foam, pocketed coils, and their patented Purple gel pad.

Materials

You can see the material breakdown in the photo set below.

Purple vs. DreamCloud: Which Mattress Should You Buy?

Purple and DreamCloud mattresses have many notable differences between them. The most significant include cooling, bounce, response, and edge support.

DreamCloud Mattresses

Dreamcloud Mattresses	Score	Best For	Firmness	Check Price
Dreamcloud	8.27	Budgets Under $1K, Deeper Contour	Slightly Firm (7)	Check Price
Dreamcloud Premier	8.26	Low Levels of Motion Transfer, Firmer Feel	Slightly Firm (7)	Check Price
Dreamcloud Premier Rest	7.78	None; Opt for DreamCloud Premier	Medium-Firm (6)	Check Price

Purple Mattresses

Purple Mattresses	Score	Best For	Firmness	Check Price
Purple	8.99	Least Expensive (Good) Purple	Medium (5)	Check Price
Purple Flex	7.69	None, buy Purple Original instead.	Medium-Firm (6.5)	Check Price
Purple Plus	8.49	Foam Support Layer, Thicker Than Purple Original	Medium-Firm (6)	Check Price
Purple Restore	8.31	None, buy Purple Restore Plus instead.	Medium (5), Slightly Firm (7)	Check Price
Purple Restore Plus	8.88	Best Performance from Purple, Arguably Best Value	Medium (5), Slightly Firm (7)	Check Price
Purple Restore Premier	8.47	None, buy Purple Restore Plus instead.	Soft (4), Medium-Firm (6)	Check Price

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