Down comforters

If you want a great goose-down comforter that’s almost as nice as our Feathered Friends pick: The L.L.Bean Baffle-Box Stitch Goose Down Comforter Warm is a former top pick. And, next to the Feathered Friends comforter, this is the best one we’ve ever tried. But it’s often sold out. We still think it’s well worth the investment if you don’t need it right away.

If our other picks sell out and you’re willing to put up with possible delays: The Riley White Goose Down Comforter is another former top pick, and we still think it’s a good comforter: It’s warm and durable, with no feather leaks or damage in testing. But the comforter is heavier than the Brooklinen, it isn’t as lofty as the Feathered Friends, and it’s often sold out.

If you and your partner sleep at different temperatures: We initially thought The Company Store’s LaCrosse Premium Down Light to Medium Warmth Down Comforter was a gimmick, but it seems to work. The comforter is split down the middle, and one side has less fill and smaller sewn-through boxes than the other, to keep it cooler for hot sleepers. It’s available in a light/medium and medium/extra weight. If you don’t like the idea of using separate twin comforters, European-style, this could be a good alternative.

If you want luxury and don’t mind waiting for a sale: The Garnet Hill Signature White Down Duvet – Medium was among the best we’ve tested in the past few years. The medium weight is lofty and warm but not too hot, and it feels super-light to sleep under. But it’s usually about $100 more than our Brooklinen pick. If you’re looking to invest in something that is a step above the Brooklinen comforter, we think you’d be better off going with our Feathered Friends pick, which feels much loftier. However, Garnet Hill has frequent sales throughout the year. If you can wait until this comforter is discounted, it’s an absolute steal for the quality. It also comes in Light and Winter weights.

If you need a colorful comforter in a twin XL: Like the Garnet Hill Essential Down comforter we recommend, The Company Store’s LaCrosse Premium Down Light Warm Comforter doesn’t need a duvet cover. Overall we prefer the Garnet Hill comforter because of its lower price, feel, weight, and construction. But the LaCrosse comforter comes in a longer twin XL size for dorm rooms (or tall teenagers), and it’s available in more colors (which change throughout the year).

Down alternative

If you’re a hot sleeper but still like the weight of a comforter: Even though SleepNumber’s True Temp Blanket is called a blanket, it feels more like a light comforter, and it drapes on the bed like a comforter. I spent months using it without a duvet cover, and it was consistently cooler than any other lightweight comforter I’ve tested. I’ve also washed it several times, and it’s durable. It didn’t completely eliminate my hot sleeping—I still moved around in the night to find cool spots as my body heat warmed it up—but it kept me comfortable through several seasons on its own or layered with a cotton sheet.

The outer fabric is 80% cotton and 20% “polyester with 37.5 technology” according to the website’s description, and the fill is polyester also made with 37.5. I can’t say whether the SleepNumber blanket kept me cooler because that technology really works (I’ve tested sheets with 37.5 and been unimpressed with them) or just because it’s thin and mostly cotton on the outside. But it did work well for me.

Even though it’s thinner than any of our picks, it still has some heft. I’m going through perimenopause, so I sleep hot, but I also love to be buried under a pile of covers when the weather cools. The True Temp gave me a nice balance of both, especially when I wrapped up like a burrito in it and left my husband to fend for himself with whatever covers were left. It isn’t as cool to the touch as the Rest Evercool Comforter, but for a top layer on the bed I prefer the SleepNumber blanket. The Rest comforter was so slippery that in testing I spent a lot of time pulling it up off the floor during the night. The SleepNumber blanket just stays put, and it looks better when the bed is made.

Other materials

If you’re looking for a wool comforter: Coyuchi’s Climate Beneficial Wool Duvet Insert is the best of the two wool comforters we’ve tested. It is warm enough for winter but breathable enough to use in summer on cooler nights. You can machine-wash this comforter, on a delicate cycle, but it needs to air-dry. I spread out the tester over an ironing board and left it for a couple of days, and it dried completely with no wet animal smell (which can happen with wool or down if damp). It’s normally nearly $600 for a queen size, though. And since we’ve tested just two wool comforters, we’re not ready to declare one of these pricey investments a pick until we’ve tried a few more. But if you want a wool comforter now, so far we think this one is excellent.

If you’re looking for a silk comforter: J-Life’s Kakefuton/Kakebuton is a Japanese-style comforter made by an American company. It’s filled with mulberry silk, and the outer shell fabric is polyester. This is the only silk comforter I’ve tested so far. I don’t have anything to compare it to yet, and I have questions about the ethics and sustainability of silk comforters in general. But it was cozy to sleep under during the transition from winter to spring temperatures in 2025 (the polyester shell makes it a little hot for warmer weather). It’s thinner than a down comforter but not as flat as the wool comforters I’ve tested, and it had a nice drape and weight.