Saatva vs. Avocado

In This Comparison
Performance Tests | Firmness | Support & Sleeping Positions | Design | Materials

At NapLab, we put each mattress to the test.

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

Factor	Saatva Classic	Saatva HD	Saatva Latex Hybrid	Saatva Memory Foam Hybrid	Saatva RX	Zenhaven	Avocado Eco	Avocado Green
Overall Score	9.74	9.28	9.48	9.24	9.16	9.44	9.26	9.00
Cooling	10	9.0	9.0	10	9.0	10	9.0	9.0
Motion Transfer	9.6	7.1	10	7.7	7.4	10	10	9.0
Response	8.7	9.7	10	9.0	9.8	10	10	9.2
Edge Support	10	10	10	9.7	9.2	9.2	8.7	9.9
Sex	9.9	10	9.4	9.7	9.1	8.2	9.5	9.5
Pressure Relief	10	10	9.0	9.0	10	9.0	9.0	8.0
Off-Gassing	10	10	10	10	10	9.2	9.7	9.7
Company	9.4	9.4	9.4	9.4	9.4	9.4	8.5	9.0

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

Factor	Saatva Classic	Saatva HD	Saatva Latex Hybrid	Saatva Memory Foam Hybrid	Saatva RX	Zenhaven	Avocado Eco	Avocado Green
Price (Queen)	$1,756	$2,745	$1,932	$1,580	$2,801	$2,845	$1,299	$1,999
Cooling	Outstanding	Excellent	Excellent	Outstanding	Excellent	Outstanding	Excellent	Excellent
Sinkage – Depth	2.40″	1.77″	1.85″	1.88″	2.05″	1.44″	2.48″	2.19″
Sinkage – Feel	Deep	Minimal	Minimal	Minimal	Moderate	Very Minimal	Deep	Moderate
Motion Transfer – Acceleration	5.86 m/s²	11.34 m/s²	3.13 m/s²	10.11 m/s²	10.76 m/s²	4.62 m/s²	3.40 m/s²	7.31 m/s²
Response Time – Mostly Recovered	0.4 sec.	0.2 sec.	0.2 sec.	0.3 sec.	0.2 sec.	0.2 sec.	0.2 sec.	0.3 sec.
Response Time – Fully Recovered	0.8 sec.	0.6 sec.	0.3 sec.	1.0 sec.	0.5 sec.	0.3 sec.	0.3 sec.	0.7 sec.
Bounce – Height	14.67″	12.50″	10.82″	14.06″	10.28″	8.40″	12.19″	11.54″
Bounce – Feel	Extremely High	Very High	High	Extremely High	High	Moderate	Very High	High
Edge Support – Sitting	3.00″	2.50″	3.00″	3.50″	3.50″	3.50″	4.25″	3.25″
Edge Support – Lying	Outstanding	Outstanding	Outstanding	Outstanding	Excellent	Excellent	Excellent	Outstanding
Comfort Layer Thickness	4.5″	7.5″	4.0″	2.5″	6.0″	4.0″	2.0″	2.0″
Mattress Thickness	11.5″	15.5″	12.0″	11.5″	15.0″	10.0″	10.0″	11.0″
Off-Gassing – Smell	None	None	None	None	None	Strong	Minimal	Strong
Off-Gassing – Days	0 days	0 days	0 days	0 days	0 days	3 days	1 days	1 days
Trial	365 nights	365 nights	365 nights	365 nights	365 nights	365 nights	100 nights	365 nights
Warranty	Lifetime	Lifetime	Lifetime	Lifetime	Lifetime	Lifetime	10 years	25 years

Saatva vs. Avocado: Which Is the Winner?

The table below shows which of these mattresses is the winner in each scoring category we test for.

Factor	Winner	Score
Best Overall	Saatva Classic	9.74
Best Cooling	Saatva Classic, Saatva Memory Foam Hybrid, Zenhaven	10
Most Sinkage	Avocado Eco	2.48″
Least Sinkage	Zenhaven	1.44″
Lowest Motion Transfer	Saatva Latex Hybrid, Zenhaven, Avocado Eco	10
Fastest Response Time	Saatva Latex Hybrid, Zenhaven, Avocado Eco	10
Most Bounce	Saatva Classic	14.67″
Least Bounce	Zenhaven	8.40″
Best Edge Support	Saatva Classic, Saatva HD, Saatva Latex Hybrid	10
Best for Sex	Saatva HD	10
Best Pressure Relief	Saatva Classic, Saatva HD, Saatva RX	10
Least Off-Gassing	Saatva Classic, Saatva HD, Saatva Latex Hybrid, Saatva Memory Foam Hybrid, Saatva RX	10
Best Company	Saatva	9.4

For the best overall, Saatva takes gold here, with a score of 9.74 out of 10. This is a nearly perfect score and beats almost all other mattresses we’ve tested to date.

But this is not to say that the Avocado collection doesn’t outperform Saatva in some areas. It does—here’s where.

The Avocado Eco has the most sinkage, lowest motion transfer, and fastest response time among all four of these mattresses.

The Avocado Green has the advantage of the least amount of bounce. However, I will note here that “least” does not mean low bounce. All of these mattresses have high bounce. The average level is 9.57″ and even the Avocado Green has 11.54″—a full 2″ more bounce than the average.

The Saatva Memory Foam Hybrid is tied for the best cooling and also has the least amount of sinkage. If you’re looking for a mattress that you kind of float on top of and sleep cool throughout the night, the Saatva Memory Foam Hybrid is a good choice.

Saatva Memory Foam Hybrid Cooling Test

Avocado Green Cooling Test

Avocado Eco Cooling Test

With sinkage, there’s a wide range between these four mattresses.

Sinkage Test	Sinkage Feel	Sinkage Depth
Saatva Classic	Deep	2.40″
Saatva Memory Foam Hybrid	Minimal	1.88″
Avocado Eco	Deep	2.48″
Avocado Green	Moderate	2.19″

For reference, the average level of sinkage across all mattresses tested to date is 2.20″.

The Saatva Memory Foam Hybrid has minimal sinkage, with a max depth of 1.88″.

For moderate sinkage, the Avocado Green has 2.19″ of max sinkage, just slightly below the average depth.

Both the Saatva Classic as well as the Avocado Eco have deep sinkage, between 2.40″ and 2.48″ of max sinkage. This is about 1/4″ greater than average

The images below show the sinkage depth for each mattress.

Sinkage is a preferential factor in many respects, as neither minimal nor deep sinkage is inherently good or bad. Your preferred sinkage level is largely dependent on your preferred sleeping position and body weight.

We’ll touch on that more in a bit down below.

Concerning motion transfer, Avocado takes a win with the performance of the Avocado Eco, but there were other solid scores on the board as well.

Motion Transfer Test	Score	Acc. Range
Saatva Classic	9.6	5.86 m/s²
Saatva Memory Foam Hybrid	7.7	10.11 m/s²
Avocado Eco	10	3.40 m/s²
Avocado Green	9.0	7.31 m/s²

The average amount of motion transfer, based on all of our tests to date, is 4.79 m/s².

The Avocado Eco is the only mattress in this comparison with significantly less motion transfer than average, just 3.40 m/s², but there’s more to the story than just a flat number.

The Saatva Classic was slightly less than the average with 5.86 m/s² and the Avocado Green followed shortly after with 7.31 m/s².

The Saatva Memory Foam Hybrid was notably more than the average level of motion transfer, at 10.11 m/s².

NOTE: Most coil-based mattresses are going to struggle to get motion transfer below average, mainly because of the pushback that coils generate. Coils are designed to add bounce, fast response time, and in most cases higher levels of motion transfer as well.

Videos below show how motion is transferred across each mattress.

Saatva Classic Motion Transfer

On the Saatva Classic, there is quite a bit of motion at the initial drop and energy continues to carry across the mattress, slowly declining until all energy is absorbed. Now although this chart may look like a lot of motion, remember that this mattress is still a little better than average.

Saatva Memory Foam Hybrid Motion Transfer

The Saatva Memory Foam Hybrid had similar energy levels at the initial drop, but on the Memory Foam Hybrid, this motion carries more intensely and for longer across the mattress than we saw on the Saatva Classic above.

Avocado Green Motion Transfer

The Avocado Green mattress had a high spike of energy initially and that energy really bounces around for almost 1.5 seconds. Energy is slowly absorbed and there are no dramatic drops of energy, but it does eventually get there.

Avocado Eco Motion Transfer

The Avocado Eco mattress is the only mattress in this 4-way comparison to create better than average levels of motion transfer. But I wouldn’t say that it’s great at absorbing energy.

The advantage of the Eco is that the energy from the initial drop is about 50% of the level generated by any of the other mattresses. But it does allow that energy to resonate across the mattress for over 1.5 seconds.

All of these mattresses had very fast response times, every mattress being consistently faster than average.

Response Test	Score	Mostly Recovered	Completely Recovered
Saatva Classic	8.7	0.4 seconds	0.8 seconds
Saatva Memory Foam Hybrid	9.0	0.3 seconds	1.0 seconds
Avocado Eco	10	0.2 seconds	0.3 seconds
Avocado Green	9.2	0.3 seconds	0.7 seconds

The average response time across all mattresses that we’ve tested to date is 0.56 seconds to be mostly recovered and 0.94 seconds to be fully recovered.

The absolute fastest in our tests was the Avocado Eco, being mostly recovered by 0.2 seconds and fully recovered by 0.3 seconds. Even the slowest mattress was still very fast—the Saatva Classic, which was mostly recovered by 0.4 seconds and fully recovered by 0.8 seconds.

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

Saatva Classic Response Test

Saatva Memory Foam Hybrid Response Test

Avocado Green Response Test

Avocado Eco Response Test

Both Saatva and Avocado create mattresses with high bounce, but Saatva has slightly more bounce than Avocado.

Bounce Test	Bounce Feel	Bounce Height
Saatva Classic	Extremely High	14.67″
Saatva Memory Foam Hybrid	Extremely High	14.06″
Avocado Eco	Very High	12.19″
Avocado Green	High	11.54″

The average amount of bounce across all mattresses tested to date is 9.35″.

All four of these mattresses are well beyond the average level with anywhere from 11.5″ – 14.6″ of bounce.

Considering the fact that all of these mattresses are hybrids, these results aren’t hugely surprising.

Coils are known for generating more bounce and creating an active and engaging sleep surface.

Bounce levels can be viewed in real-time via the short video clips below.

Saatva Classic Bounce Test

Saatva Memory Foam Hybrid Bounce Test

Avocado Green Bounce Test

Avocado Eco Bounce Test

On Saatva, edge support was exceptional on the Saatva Classic, Saatva Memory Foam Hybrid, and Avocado Green. The Avocado Eco was not far behind either.

Edge Support Test	Score	Sitting Sinkage	Lying Support
Saatva Classic	10	3.00″	Outstanding
Saatva Memory Foam Hybrid	9.7	3.50″	Outstanding
Avocado Eco	8.7	4.25″	Excellent
Avocado Green	9.9	3.25″	Outstanding

The average level of sinkage (when sitting right at the edge of the mattress) is 4.67″.

All four of these mattresses have better edge support than the average, across all mattresses we’ve tested to date.

You can see the difference in the images below. Look specifically at the point where the mattress and the leg meet.

Our sex rating formula looks at 5 different factors weighted based on their importance.

All factors are not equal in terms of significance, but each plays an important role.

Here’s a look at the numerical breakdown of each factor:

We use the scores from all factors, plugged into the formula, to derive a sex score for each mattress.

Between Saatva vs. Avocado, all of the mattresses are fantastic for sex.

Sex Test	Sex Score	Bounce	Edge Support	Noise	Pressure Relief	Cooling
Saatva Classic	9.9	10	10	8.0	10	10
Saatva Memory Foam Hybrid	9.7	10	9.4	8.0	9.0	10
Avocado Eco	9.5	10	8.4	8.0	9.0	9.0
Avocado Green	9.5	9.7	9.7	8.0	8.0	9.0

These mattresses all have high levels of bounce, excellent (or exceptional) edge support, good pressure relief, and good cooling.

You really can’t go wrong with any of these mattresses, but for the absolute best for sex performance, stick to the Saatva Classic. This mattress scored the highest marks across the board in all 5 categories for sex performance.

For the best pressure relief, Saatva is the winner, but Avocado is not far behind.

Pressure Relief Test	Score	Comfort Layer	Support Layer
Saatva Classic	10	4.5″	7.0″
Saatva Memory Foam Hybrid	9.0	2.5″	9.0″
Avocado Eco	9.0	2.0″	8.0″
Avocado Green	8.0	2.0″	9.0″

Concerning pressure relief, we’re looking at the thickness of the comfort layer and the support layer. Other secondary factors include material quality and mattress firmness.

Among these mattresses, the Saatva Classic has the thickest comfort layer (4.5″), a plush Euro-style cover, and high-quality materials. Even without knowing anything else about this mattress, this is a winning recipe for excellent pressure relief.

The Saatva Memory Foam Hybrid and Avocado Eco mattresses have thinner comfort layers, only 2 – 2.5″ but the pressure relief was still fantastic.

On mattresses where the comfort layer is thinner, they can still have fantastic pressure relief if they have thicker support layers or advanced top layers, which are designed specifically for pressure relief (ie: zoned support systems).

Off-gassing is a minimal issue for all four of these mattresses.

Off-Gassing Test	Score	Initial Smell	Smell Duration
Saatva Classic	10	None	0 days
Saatva Memory Foam Hybrid	10	None	0 days
Avocado Eco	9.7	Minimal	1 day
Avocado Green	9.7	Strong	1 day

Saatva ships uncompressed so it arrived with zero off-gassing odor. Avocado is compressed, but being natural latex, it doesn’t have the strong fumes sometimes associated with other foam-based mattresses.

The Avocado Eco had a minor smell out of the box and the Avocado Green had a strong smell, but the smell was a more natural odor and not a harsh chemical odor. Both smells dissipated within a single day.

What is off-gassing?

Off-gassing is the process that happens when fumes are released by the mattress after unboxing. The average off-gassing period is about 3.5 days (across all mattresses that we’ve tested to date).

Comparing the terms and conditions between Saatva vs. Avocado it’s a pretty similar story. Saatva’s lifetime warranty is a nice advantage, but the $99 return fee for Saatva is a mark against against them.

Company	Saatva	Avocado
Score	9.4	8.8
Trial Period	365 nights	100 nights
Warranty	Lifetime	10 years
Shipping	$0	$0
Returns	$99	$0
Trust	Outstanding	Good
Country of Origin	USA	USA

Notably, Avocado’s trial and warranty vary between the two mattresses.

Mattress	Trial	Warranty
Avocado Green	365 nights	25 years
Avocado Eco	100 nights	10 years

If you opt for the Avocado Green, the trial and warranty are more on par with Saatva, with the exception of Saatva’s unmatched lifetime warranty.

Moving along, let’s talk about firmness. All of these mattresses come in a medium / medium-firm feel.

Firmness	Rating	Feel
Saatva Classic	4, 6, 8	Soft, Medium-Firm, Firm
Saatva HD	7	Slightly Firm
Saatva Latex Hybrid	6.5	Medium-Firm
Saatva Memory Foam Hybrid	6	Medium-Firm
Saatva RX	6	Medium-Firm
Zenhaven	5, 7.5	Medium, Slightly Firm
Avocado Eco	5.5	Medium
Avocado Green	5.5, 6.5	Medium, Medium-Firm

For additional firmness options, the Saatva Classic is also available in soft or firm.

Both Saatva and Avocado offer firmnesses that fall in a range that would be suitable for a wide range of sleepers. If you’re not sure which firmness is right for you, here are some quick guidelines you can follow.

Generally speaking, lighter sleepers prefer a softer mattress than heavier sleepers. And side sleepers prefer a softer mattress than stomach or back sleepers.

If you’re a lightweight side sleeper, I would opt for the Saatva Classic soft.

If you’re a heavier-weighted back or stomach sleeper, I would opt for the Saatva Classic firm.

If you fall anywhere else in the middle, the Saatva Classic Luxury Firm, Saatva Memory Foam Hybrid, Avocado Eco, or Avocado Green would likely be good choices for you.

Design

Both Saatva and Avocado have hybrid mattresses, but the style of each mattress varies.

The table below lists the major differences including material, thickness, and the mattress cover.

Design	Type	Mattress Thickness
Saatva Classic	Coil	11.5″
Saatva Memory Foam Hybrid	Memory Foam Hybrid	11.5″
Avocado Eco	Latex Hybrid	10.0″
Avocado Green	Latex Hybrid	11.0″

The Saatva Classic is a coil-on-coil mattress with a plush, Euro-style cover.

On the other hand, the Avocado Green, Avocado Eco, and Saatva Memory Foam are all classic hybrids. The main difference between these three is the exact type of foam.

• Avocado Green: Latex foam
• Avocado Eco: Latex foam
• Saatva Memory Foam: Memory foam

Materials

The photos below show an inside look at each mattress, marking where each layer stops and starts and what the material is.

Saatva Classic

Saatva Memory Foam Hybrid

Avocado Green

Avocado Eco

Which Mattress Should You Buy?

Both Saatva and Avocado are suitable for a wide range of sleeper preferences. So which one is right for you? Let’s review some of the highlights below on when you may want to buy each mattress and who it is made for.

Should You Buy the Saatva Classic?

I would recommend the Saatva Classic if you’re looking for:

• Luxury feel. The Saatva Classic has a plush, Euro-style cover and is the highest-performing mattress in this comparison. For a truly luxury feel that doesn’t skimp on performance, the Saatva Classic is a solid pick.
• Deeper sinkage. If you are looking for deeper sinkage, the Saatva Classic fits the bill, without sacrificing cooling or response time.

Click here to learn more or to check the price of the Saatva Classic mattress.

Should You Buy the Saatva Memory Foam Hybrid?

I would recommend the Saatva Memory Foam Hybrid if you’re looking for:

• Less sinkage. The Saatva Memory Foam Hybrid has the plush feel of a quilted cover, but less sinkage than the Saatva Classic. This mattress marries the benefits of coils with the benefits of memory foam.
• Best cooling. This mattress is also tied for the best cooling, which is a little unusual for memory foam as memory foam tends to retain heat more than latex foam.

Click here to learn more or to check the price of the Saatva Memory Foam Hybrid mattress.

Should You Buy the Avocado Green?

I would recommend the Avocado Green if you’re looking for:

• Less bounce. The Avocado Green has the least amount of bounce among all mattresses in this comparison. If you’re looking for a latex hybrid, but don’t want the extremely high bounce that is often associated with latex hybrids, the Avocado Green could be a good option.
• Trial + warranty. This mattress has a 365-night and 25-year warranty. By comparison, the Avocado Eco only has a 100-night trial and a 10-year warranty. Opting for the Green over the Eco, is a solid way to get the Avocado name and performance, but also a little extra security if you’re worried about mattress quality long-term.

Click here to learn more or to check the price of the Avocado Green mattress.

Should You Buy the Avocado Eco?

I would recommend the Avocado Eco if you’re looking for:

• More sinkage. If you like the feeling of sinking deeper into a mattress, consider the Avocado Eco. This mattress has the most sinkage among all four mattresses compared here.
• Fast response. The response time of the Avocado Eco was among the fastest we’ve seen (across all mattresses we’ve tested to date).

Click here to learn more or to check the price of the Avocado Green mattress.