Endy and Douglas are Canada’s two main online mattress companies. Both make foam hybrid mattresses, have a great price point, and exceptional reviews. With that being said, there are a few very important differences — so let’s dive into our Endy vs Douglas mattress review!

We are a team of three product designers at Novosbed Inc., one of the first-ever online mattress brands. Novosbed Inc. owns the Douglas mattress brand and this website, and are based in Edmonton, Canada. To make sure we offer great value, we regularly compare our products to our competitors’ products. To compare Endy to Douglas, we:

• Bought a queen Endy mattress from ca.endysleep.com
• Bought a queen Douglas mattress from douglasbed.ca
• Performed the same tests on both mattresses in the same room with the same people each time

To reduce bias as much as possible, we review all mattresses in the same way, including our own.

Both Endy and Douglas are Canadian-based companies, though Endy is headquartered in Toronto, Canada, and its manufacturing operations are based entirely in Ontario, Canada.

In contrast, Douglas is headquartered in Alberta, Canada, with manufacturing operations in Quebec, and Ontario, Canada.

Endy has offices, a showroom, and manufacturing in and around Toronto, and sells to both the USA and Canada (Endy launched in 2015).

Douglas’ offices are in Edmonton, with manufacturing in Quebec and Ontario. The company is owned by Novosbed, one of the first online-only mattress brands (since 2009), and Douglas is exclusive to Canada and available online only, without a showroom.

Douglas promotes a strong commitment to eco-friendly design and the environment. From its unbleached, recycled box, to its use of low-carbon ecoLight™ foam, to its sustainably-farmed cover, Douglas seeks to use production materials that are better for the environment.

Endy does not use harmful chemicals in its mattress construction, yet at the time of writing, there was no dedicated section on the Endy website outlining how the company goes beyond the basics to help the environment.

Both Endy and Douglas offer free shipping, a lengthy sleep trial, and free returns. Each company also offers free ground shipping from Ontario, which means you’ll receive your bed in 1-4 days in the East and up to 10 days in the West. Only Endy ships to the USA, and if you ask for it, Endy will send you a free dual-sided topper after 21 nights.

The Endy topper is made in China and comes with a soft and a firm side. It ships in a small box and looks great.

Douglas’ sleep trial is a full 20 days longer than Endy’s, as Douglas offers a 120-night trial, in contrast to Endy’s 100-nights.

Both Endy and Douglas offer free returns, with free pickup, and full refunds.

Straight out of the box, neither the Endy nor the Douglas emitted the significant odor sometimes associated with new foam mattresses.

Within 24 hours, the Douglas firmed up a fair amount, and the Endy by a little less. This was the same firmness observed after three days. We used the testing methods described in the “How We Compared Endy and Douglas” section to arrive at these conclusions.

Both the Douglas and Endy mattresses are hybrid foam mattresses, meaning they use a combination of different types of foam to achieve optimal comfort and support. These hybrid configurations are designed to offer great support from memory foam, as well as great comfort and cooling, provided by a layer of gel foam.

Foam Layers

Endy uses three distinct foam layers. The top layer is 2 inches of gel-Infused foam, which is ideal for providing airflow and cooling throughout the night and helps prevent the mattress from sleeping too hot. The second layer is 3 inches of transition foam, and the third layer is 5 inches of poly foam.

Douglas uses three foam layers, the top layer being 2 inches of ecoLight™ cooling gel foam. This cooling gel ensures Douglas doesn’t trap heat and encourages a serene sleep. EcoLight™ foam has the durability, responsiveness, and comfort of memory foam but it has a lower carbon footprint than regular memory foam.*

The second layer of Douglas is 2 inches of Elastex™ foam, a transition layer design that provides spring and support. Many mattresses use Latex for similar reasons, and Elastex™ is free of the harmful, allergy-causing chemicals found in Latex. The third layer of Douglas is 6 inches of motion isolation support foam, which reduces motion transfer between sleepers and enhances edge support. We do not have enough information about the foam used in the Endy to draw a direct comparison here.

According to Douglas, ecoLight™ foam (unique to Douglas) is made with less material but has the same feel and durability as fast-response high-density memory foam. This results in a significantly lower carbon footprint, without an impact on quality. Elastex™ foam (also unique to Douglas) is a responsive elastic transition layer.

* The exact carbon footprint of the memory foam used in the Endy mattress is unknown.

Mattress Cover

Although mattress covers are not important to functionality, they do provide useful insights about each mattress and company.

Endy has a more traditional 2-tone cover. It is mostly white on its top and sides, with a grey base. The white piece of fabric on top is fairly thin, stretchy, and porous. It is made from 100% polyester. These factors make it great from a breathability and cooling perspective.

Use caution when you unpack an Endy mattress, as the cover can be easily damaged by the cutting tool included in the box. We carefully followed procedure when we unpacked our Endy mattress, but the rear blade on the cutting tool left a gash in its cover.

Douglas’ visually pleasing cover perfectly illustrates its Canadian roots. Cut from a single piece of fabric and woven together, it’s almost seamless, except for the red zipper on the side. Douglas’ cover design is pretty unique compared to most other mattresses.

The red zipper joins the two white halves of the mattress cover, and the top half of the Douglas cover is machine washable, a feature that will be a bonus for anyone who has had to spot clean a mattress by hand.

Douglas constructs its fabric cover with Natural Eucalyptus Fabric™, also known as Tencel™. It’s made from sustainably-farmed eucalyptus trees, is stretch-knit and very soft, but also extremely durable. Tencel’s™ selling points include being great for moisture wicking and breathability.

Environmental sustainability

A recent Mattress-Reviews.com survey shows that over 56% of Canadians and 51% of Americans are willing to spend more money on environmentally friendly products.

The Douglas website talks a lot about its commitment to the environment. For example, Douglas’ ecoLight™ foam uses as much as 50% less carbon than other high-density foams, and Douglas’ cover is made with sustainable Natural Eucalyptus Fabric™. In fact, 90% of the energy used to manufacture a Douglas mattress is generated without emitting any carbon into the atmosphere (mostly wind, solar, and hydro energy).

Endy does not have a dedicated section on its website that discusses any environmental commitment. The company may do more to help to protect the environment, but Endy does not seem to publish that information. We do not have sufficient information regarding Endy’s mattress at this time, so we cannot say if the Endy mattress has any environment benefits above and beyond the CertiPur certification.

In terms of firmness, Endy is noticeably softer than the Douglas mattress. Douglas comes in at a 5.3 out of 10 on the firmness scale. Both are similar in their bounce and sink, but Douglas provides better edge support. We used the testing methods described in the “How We Compared Endy and Douglas” section to arrive at these conclusions.

Firmness

In terms of firmness, Endy is softer than Douglas, as our testers rated Endy at 4.3 out of 10 on the firmness scale and Douglas comes in at a 5.3 out of 10 on the firmness scale.

Heavier sleepers may find the Endy softer, as the deeper comfort layers allow heavier sleepers to sink more into the mattress. As a firmer mattress, Douglas doesn’t change much for heavier sleepers.

Feel

The Endy mattress has significant “hug,” where the foams wrapped around the tester’s body, which is likely due to the softer and thicker top layers. Endy’s website describes it this way:

The unique composition and configuration of Endy’s 3-layers produces a heavenly experience of comfort and responsiveness; however, you choose to go horizontal.

The Douglas has less “hug” around your body, but still feels like a medium mattress. The Douglas is not considered a firm mattress — it’s still on the medium scale. The Douglas website describes it this way:

• Best-in-class spinal alignment for side sleepers
• Balanced support for back sleepers
• Pressure-point relief for stomach sleepers

Sinkage

During the testing, we observed 3.00 inches of sinkage for the Endy and 2.69 inches for the Douglas. The sinkage is quite different for the two mattresses; therefore, the feel is rather different as well.

Edge support

Foam mattresses generally don’t have the strong edge support of innerspring mattresses. Endy and Douglas are no exception. However, based on our tester’s assessment, Douglas performed somewhat better than Endy during our edge-support testing.

Douglas ranks a 5.8 out of 10 on the scale, so for edge support, the Douglas performed about average for a foam mattress.

The Endy performed below average, at 2.4 out of 10, and you can really feel the softness of the mattress when testing the edge.

Motion transfer

Motion transfer is minimal on most foam mattresses, and Endy and Douglas are normal in this regard. There is very minimal motion transfer detectable on either Endy or Douglas mattresses.

The Douglas mattress ranked an 8 out of 10 on the scale and Endy ranks 6.9 out of 10 on the same scale.

Bounciness

The Endy had a moderate bounciness rating, with 2.5 out of 10, while the Douglas was quite a bit higher on the bounce scale, with a 4.3. Memory foam mattresses are generally not as bouncy as traditional innerspring mattresses.

The Douglas and Endy mattresses are closely priced, but the Douglas is more affordable. See our price comparison between Endy and Douglas below (all prices are in Canadian dollars):

We’ve covered the comparison points between Endy and Douglas. The following table is a complete list of the main points of comparison between the Endy vs. Douglas, based on the testing that we did above:

Remember, we are associated with Novosbed Inc., a competitor of Endy’s, and the following is strictly our competitive opinion.

Strictly based on features, Douglas has a longer trial, longer warranty, is more eco-friendly, and boasts better-performing edge support. That said, Endy makes a good product worthy of consideration. Here’s our summary: