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Both deliver standout features at mid-range prices, making them two of the most popular boxed mattresses available today.

The DreamCloud Luxury Hybrid resembles ahotel mattresswith a quilted top and a regal blue-and-white colorway.

A split image featuring the Nectar Classic Memory Foam Mattress on the left and the DreamCloud Luxury Hybrid on the right, leading into the DreamCloud Luxury Hybrid vs Nectar Classic comparison

Inside the DreamCloud Luxury Hybrid Mattress(Image credit: DreamCloud)

It had a bed of individually wrapped coils that lend support but also yield a lot of bounce.

Both also come with a one-yearmattress trial, a forevermattress warranty, and free shipping and returns.

This figure is based on the average cost of three comparable mattresses.

DreamCloud Luxury Hybrid mattress

Inside the DreamCloud Luxury Hybrid Mattress(Image credit: DreamCloud)

The currentDreamCloud mattress saledrops the price of a queen DreamCloud Luxury Hybrid from $665 to $599.

That ties the lowest price we’ve seen for it so far this year.

Meanwhile, you’ll find a queen-size Nectar Classic for $649 during theNectar mattress sale.

The Nectar Classic Memory Foam Mattress against a white background

When it comes to extras, DreamCloud and Nectar break even.

Each brand offers a lifetime warranty and a risk-free mattress trial for one year.

A queen-size is regularly $665, but the current offer drops it to $599.

Two Tom’s Guide mattress writers sit on top of the DreamCloud Luxury Hybrid mattress

A queen-size Nectar Classic costs $649 and includes a one-year trial and a lifetime warranty.

There’s another layer of gel memory foam underneath forpressure relief.

At the base of the mattress is a thin, dense layer of stability foam.

A member of Tom’s Guide’s testing panel sits on the edge of the Nectar Classic Memory Foam Mattress

The lower cover is shift-resistant and includes side handles for easy manoeuvring when rotating or moving the mattress.

The Nectar Classic’s comparatively simple design consists of threetypes of foam.

On top is a 1" memory foam comfort layer that molds to the body for pressure relief.

DreamCloud Luxury Hybrid: from$319 at DreamCloud

Underneath that is a 3" responsive foam layer for alignment.

(You’ll still want to wrap it in amattress protector.)

Boost the cooling by upgrading to a cover woven with even more heat-wicking fibers for $79 extra.

Nectar Classic Memory Foam: from $349 at Nectar

We collectively rate it around a 7 out of 10 (medium-firm) in ourDreamCloud Luxury Hybrid Mattress review.

However, our testers still needed several nights to break it in the DreamCloud.

The consensus among our wider testing panel is that the DreamCloud Luxury Hybrid is top-notch for back sleeping.

Exploded diagram of the layers in the DreamCloud Hybrid mattress

Inside the DreamCloud Luxury Hybrid Mattress(Image credit: DreamCloud)

The weight distribution offers a just-right level of support with ample cushioning for the joints.

This led to good mornings for our testers with back problems.

This may be an issue for heavier stomach sleepers in particular.

Exploded diagram of different layers of the Nectar classic memory foam mattress

Inside the Nectar Classic Memory Foam Mattress(Image credit: Nectar)

The Nectar Classic is another medium-firm mattress.

We rate it a 7.5 out of 10 on the firmness scale in ourNectar Classic Memory Foam Mattress review.

That’s just a hair above the DreamCloud.

Our lead tester Alison sleeps on her side on the DreamCloud Luxury Hybrid Mattress

That said, our testers believe it’s amattress for side sleepers, first and foremost.

Still, the edges of the Nectar Classic provided much more stability for our testers compared to the DreamCloud.

Either option is a goodmattress for coupleswho don’t want to feel their partner’s movements during the night.

A member of Tom’s Guide’s testing panel sits on the edge of the Nectar Classic Memory Foam Mattress

The Nectar’s drop tests were equally impressive.

Summary: which one should you buy?

Testing the edge support of the Nectar Classic Memory Foam Mattress with a kettlebell

The edge support of the Nectar Classic is just above average — but much sturdier than the DreamCloud.

One of the Tom’s Guide mattress testers holds a green and yellow measuring tape near a heavy black kettlebell and a wine glass during a motion isolation weight drop test

Despite its springy surface, the DreamCloud isolates movement very well.

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A split screen of the Nectar Classic mattress vs the DreamCloud Memory Foam Mattress

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