8Rank 08 of 8 · Best Mattresses
Emma Emma Original Pro
The bed-in-a-box flagship, graded 2.7 "befriedigend" with lying properties described as mixed in both sleeping positions — at €566, more than three times the IKEA that outscored it.
6.2BPR score
- €566Price
- 2.7 befriedigend (Stiftung Warentest 10/2025)Stiftung Warentest overall grade
- 8 of 8in Best Mattresses
- 6.2BPR score 0–10
Review
What this product is
Written after the analysis, from the same sources the score is built on: the manufacturer's documentation, available studies and verified owner feedback.
Included as the honest counterweight to the category's marketing, because Emma is the brand most European buyers think of first.
Stiftung Warentest graded it 2.7 "befriedigend" in issue 10/2025, published 25 September 2025 among 18 products. Its comment: "Liegeeigenschaften fallen in Rücken- und Seitenlage durchwachsen aus" — lying properties are mixed in both back and side positions. Comfort, resilience, durability and the cover were all fine; the support was insufficiently balanced.
Lying properties carry 35% of the overall grade — the single largest component — and that is precisely where this mattress underperformed. Two IKEA mattresses at €159 and €179 scored better.
The construction is a seven-layer hybrid: ThermoSync graphite foam, Airgocell, MemoryAdapt, SupportBase and a seven-zone pocket-spring core, at 27 cm — the tallest here. Stiftung Warentest measured 26.5 cm and 17.70 kg. The cover is 100% polyester, fully removable and washable at 40 °C. There is a 100-night trial and up to 10 years of warranty.
No foam densities are published for this mattress at all. For context, Emma does publish them for the cheaper Emma One: Airgocell top layer around 35 kg/m³, viscoelastic middle around 45, and an HRX base layer of about 30 kg/m³. Thirty is below the recommended 40 kg/m³ floor, and the base layer does most of the structural work.
The pricing deserves comment. Emma's own site lists the Original Pro at €1,039.98 RRP for 80×200 while test.de records €566 as the actual purchase price for 90×200. A permanent discount that large makes the list price meaningless — and this is the norm in the category, not an outlier.
One further note on the declaration: Stiftung Warentest recorded the tested unit as declared "weich" (soft), while Emma markets it as "balanced".
Technical data
Specification
Figures from the manufacturer's documentation, verified against available outside sources. Values we could not confirm are marked as declared.
- Construction
- 7-layer hybrid - ThermoSync graphite foam, Airgocell, MemoryAdapt, SupportBase, 7-zone pocket spring core
- Foam densities
- NOT PUBLISHED
- Height
- 27 cm (SW measured 26.5 cm, 17.70 kg)
- Zones
- 7
- Declared firmness
- SW recorded "weich" (soft); Emma markets it as "balanced"
- Cover
- 100% polyester, fully removable, washable at 40 °C
- Stiftung Warentest 10/2025
- 2.7 befriedigend, published 25 September 2025
- SW comment
- Lying properties mixed in both back and side positions
- Trial / warranty
- 100 nights / up to 10 years
- RRP vs actual
- EUR 1 039.98 RRP (80×200) vs EUR 566 recorded by test.de (90×200)
Component scores
Where the score
comes from.
Four components, equal weight, each on a 0–10 scale and each resting on a named source. The overall score is their mean — the full procedure is in the methodology.
What we liked
- 27 cm tall — the tallest mattress in this ranking
- Seven-layer hybrid with a seven-zone pocket-spring core
- Comfort, resilience, durability and cover all rated fine by Stiftung Warentest
- 100-night trial and up to 10 years of warranty
- Cover fully removable and washable
- Widely available with strong customer service reputation
Worth knowing
- Stiftung Warentest 2.7 befriedigend — the weakest grade here
- Lying properties "mixed" in BOTH back and side sleeping — the 35% component
- Outscored by IKEA mattresses at €159 and €179
- No foam densities published at all
- The sibling Emma One's base layer is 30 kg/m³, below the recommended floor
- €1,039.98 RRP against a €566 actual price makes the list price meaningless
- Cover washes at 40 °C only
Comparison
How it compares
within the category
All values come from the same analysis and are comparable only within the category Best Mattresses.
| Product | Score | Stiftung Warentest overall grade | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| bett1 BODYGUARD Anti-Kartell-MatratzeTop score | 9.2 | 1.6 (Stiftung Warentest 2/2024) | €199 |
| Emma Original ProThis product | 6.2 | 2.7 befriedigend (Stiftung Warentest 10/2025) | €566 |
| Category average8 products analysed | 8.3 | — | — |
FAQ
Frequently asked questions
Why did the most famous bed-in-a-box brand score worst here?
Because Stiftung Warentest weights lying properties at 35% of the overall grade and assesses them across seven body types in two sleeping positions — and it found this mattress's lying properties mixed in both positions. Everything else about it tested acceptably. The bed-in-a-box pitch is built on one mattress suiting everyone; Stiftung Warentest's 2025 method exists precisely to test that claim, and in the March round exactly one mattress of fourteen passed it. It was not this one.
Is the €1,039.98 RRP real?
Not in any practical sense. Emma's own site lists that as the RRP for 80×200 while test.de records €566 as the actual purchase price for the larger 90×200. A permanent standing discount makes a list price a marketing anchor rather than a price. This is the norm across the category — Stiftung Warentest's former chairman specifically criticised the industry's "Mondpreise" (moon prices) and forged test seals. Ignore "was" prices entirely.
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The same protocol, the same key parameter, the same set of sources.
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