Illustration of a foam mattress cut away to show its typical layers — rendered artwork, not a product photo

Illustration · typical all-foam build

The Purple Mattress

A medium-firm all-foam mattress from Purple: about 7/10 for firmness, converted from the brand's own firmness label. Scores highest for back sleepers: 81/100.

8/10 cooling
8/10 motion isolation

Manufacturer site · purple.com · not an affiliate link

Match Score

Strong match

Typical back sleeper, 160 lb · 15th of 26 ranked

Your weight, temperature and partner can move this a lot.

Firmness: Medium-firm 7/10
Queen price: $1,599
Trial: 100 nights
Warranty: 10 years

Match Score

Scored for the way people sleep.

The same engine as the quiz, run for a typical sleeper in each position. Reference sleeper: 160 lb, sleeps neither hot nor cold, sleeps alone, no stated firmness preference. Only the sleep position changes.

Model v0.2. Rank is among the mattresses with enough data to rank, for that same sleeper, as on the category pages. How scores work

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Side sleeper
64/100
Fair match · 22nd of 26 ranked for this sleeper
Fair match for a side sleeper: strongest on cooling and motion isolation.
Back sleeper
81/100
Strong match · 15th of 26 ranked for this sleeper
Strong match for a back sleeper: strongest on support & alignment and pressure relief.
Stomach sleeper
81/100
Strong match · 8th of 26 ranked for this sleeper
Strong match for a stomach sleeper: strongest on support & alignment and pressure relief.
Combination sleeper
81/100
Strong match · 14th of 26 ranked for this sleeper
Strong match for a combination sleeper: strongest on support & alignment and pressure relief.

Inside

Inspect the mattress.

A typical all-foam build, layer by layer. Select a layer to see what it does, which parts of Purple's published materials list belong to it, and how that part of the bed scores.

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Illustration of a typical all-foam build, not a teardown of the The Purple Mattress.

Layer 01 of 04

Cooling Cover

The fabric layer you lie on. It is often a quilted or knit panel; breathable weaves help move heat and moisture away from the body, which is one input to how warm a bed sleeps.

Mainly drives cooling.

From Purple's materials list

SoftFlex cover

Matched to this layer by component name. Thicknesses and densities aren't published.

Performance · Typical back sleeper, 160 lb

Cooling80/100
Sourced · independent rating 8/10

Specifications

The specifications.

All 8 core specs on file

Source: Purple.com (opens in a new tab) — official product page, checked 25 Sep 2026.

Firmness: Medium-firm 7/10; Converted from the brand's own firmness label. Medium-firm feel with responsive support (manufacturer).
Construction: All-foam; 5 components listed by Purple. See them by layer above.
Height: 9.25 in
Queen price: $1,599; Checked 25 Sep 2026.
Trial: 100 nights; Free shipping both ways. 100-night trial (21-night minimum). "lowest price guarantee" within 30 days.
Warranty: 10 years
Cooling: 8/10; Independent rating. Manufacturer: GelFlex Grid claimed to sleep up to 4x cooler than competitors (no named cooling tech beyond the grid itself)
Motion isolation: 8/10; Independent rating
Edge support: 6.5/10; Independent rating
Durability: 6/10; Independent rating

RTINGSIndependent review evidence

Independent testing by RTINGS

RTINGS figures we checked by hand against its published review of this mattress. The measuring is RTINGS’; Mattress Match Score did not test this mattress, and these figures do not change the Match Score.

Read the full review on RTINGS

RTINGS review published/updated: Not on file
Checked against RTINGS by us: September 25, 2026

Firmness, measured by RTINGS

51Pa/mm

RTINGS reports Medium-Firm (51 Pa/mm)

Source: RTINGS, independent review, cross-checked into our catalog. Only figures RTINGS published are listed; anything it did not report is left out. RTINGS’ product photos stay on RTINGS.

Independent notes

What reviewers noted.

Sources

Our paraphrase, not quotes. A listed source is evidence we checked, not an endorsement of this site.

Strengthmotion isolation
Grid layer absorbs movement as well as traditional memory foam (rated 8/10).
Drawbackdurability
May only get six or seven years of mattress life (rated 6/10).

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