The Dosaze Contoured Orthopaedic Pillow is one of three “contoured orthopaedic pillows” that I tried – (I also tried Epabo and Sutera) and Dosaze was by far the best one. The Dosaze pillow distinguishes itself for neck pain relief in three ways.

First, the contour is the perfect depth (it isn’t too deep or shallow). I found that Sutera was a bit too deep (and I didn’t like the sides of the Sutera pillow, but more on that later) and that Epabo was too shallow. Second, the Dosaze pillow is larger than the others, so there is more room to sleep on it (especially if you are a combination sleeper and roll around). Finally, the Dosaze pillow is CertiPUR-US certified – it’s made of premium, certified memory foam (Sutera and Epabo are not).

This pillow is great if you are a back, side, combination back and side, or stomach sleeper. Because the centre of the pillow is a different height (lower) than the sides, you can sleep in the centre as a back or stomach sleeper (who usually need lower heights) or on the edges of the pillow (which are higher) as a side sleeper. If you are a combination back and side sleeper, you can sleep on the edges of the pillow when side sleeping or roll to the centre of the pillow when sleeping on your back. You cannot do this on the Sutera pillow (due to the “wings”).

It strikes a great balance between comfort and support – the foam’s not too firm and not too soft — just right. I would describe it as firm enough to support my head (so my neck stays aligned and my head doesn’t sink too much into the pillow, but also soft enough so that my ears do not hurt when I use it.

Overall, we found the Dosaze did four things really well. (1) the quality of the materials, (2) the innovative shape, (3) the fact that it works for all sleepers, and (4) the customer experience.

1. Quality materials – the foam in this pillow is CertiPUR-US certified (unlike many other pillows, including Sutera). The cover is also made of bamboo, unlike other pillows which tend to use 100% polyester or other scratchy materials. This memory foam has the perfect ILD (indentation load deflection). The foam is not too firm nor is it too soft.
2. Innovative shape – the innovative contour of this pillow is amazing. It does wonders to align your neck and back and keeps your neck in place throughout the night. This reduces neck pain, tension headaches, and even alleviates snoring and sleep apnea (because your airways won’t get blocked). Other pillows have tried to copy this shape, but I found this one to be the best, by far.
3. Actually works for all sleepers – the shape of this pillow is ideal for two reasons: (1) it aligns your head and neck and keeps it in place, and (2) if you are a combination sleeper (and sleep on your back and side), you can sleep on the edge of the pillow (which is higher) when you side sleep and you can roll into the middle of the pillow (into the contour) when you sleep on your back. Stomach sleepers (who usually stay on their stomachs) can sleep in the contour.
4. Customer experience – I had the best experience purchasing this pillow. The Dosaze team was incredibly responsive when my pillow got lost in the mail, and sent me one free of charge. They also offer a 60 day sleep trial and 3-year-warranty.

This pillow is seriously a case of you get what you pay for – with high quality materials, an innovative shape, and incredible customer service and experience, this pillow is the best option if you want to alleviate neck pain.

And it’s not just us saying it, other review sites have come to the same conclusion on the Dosaze pillow being the best pillow for neck pain. You can even check out the Dosaze pillow reviews on the site itself, if you don’t believe us.

You can see that this pillow is great for side and back sleepers. For back sleepers, it is perfect to sleep with your head in the contour. For side sleepers, it is great to sleep on the edges of the pillow – it will fill your shoulder gap and ensure that you sleep in perfect alignment all night long. If you are a combination sleeper, you can roll from one side to the middle, or to the other side.

UPDATE (3 months later!): I’ve been sleeping on this pillow for 8 months now, and it is still the best one. I’m super satisfied with the overall quality and durability of this pillow. I usually toss this pillow in the dryer on low heat to give it a bit of a plump up. This has been the best investment for me in terms of improving my overall sleep quality!

The Emma Diamond Pillow caught my attention with its slick promo: Diamond Degree® graphite foam designed to absorb excess body heat, multiple adjustable layers for tailored support, and a premium, washable cover. It all sounded like a dream for hot sleepers like me, especially with a premium price tag of $258 AUD. But after a week of real-world testing, I walked away a little underwhelmed.

Let’s start with the build. The pillow comes with three internal foam layers: a diamond-infused graphite layer for cooling, a transitional support layer, and a firmer base to adjust loft. In theory, this is great. You can remove layers to suit your sleep style. But in practice, finding the “just right” combo felt like a Goldilocks-style puzzle. The default setup was far too firm for my liking (and I usually prefer a supportive pillow). Removing one layer softened things a bit, but the feel stayed dense and blocky rather than gently contouring.

Some reviewers mentioned it sleeps cooler. I didn’t notice a massive difference. It didn’t overheat, but I wouldn’t call it actively cooling either. The outer cover is removable and machine washable, which is a win, but it didn’t feel as breathable as other performance fabrics I’ve tested.

It’s also a fairly chunky pillow and didn’t fit neatly into my standard pillowcases. Not a huge issue, but at this price, I’d expect a little more day-to-day practicality.

Most importantly, I didn’t wake up feeling more rested or supported. In fact, by day three I was dealing with some mild neck stiffness I hadn’t experienced with my old pillow. I gave the layers another rearrange but couldn’t seem to make it work.

If you like a high-loft, firm-feel pillow and don’t mind fiddling with the setup, it might be a decent fit. And if you run warm at night, the graphite foam could offer a slight edge over basic memory foam. But as a combo sleeper who values easy comfort and adaptability, it just didn’t quite hit the mark for me.

The Ecosa Pillow promises adjustable height, ergonomic design, and memory foam comfort. I was genuinely hopeful it’d sort out my neck stiffness. But after a few nights of sleep, I found it just didn’t quite hit the mark.

The pillow comes with three adjustable memory foam inserts, so you can customise the height to suit your sleep style. It sounds great, but the process was a bit fiddly in reality. It took a few nights of trial and error to land on a setup that felt somewhat right, and even then, it still didn’t offer the support I was chasing.

The memory foam itself is on the firmer side. Some might find that ideal, but for me, it lacked the softer feel I usually prefer. It didn’t contour to my head and neck as well as I expected, and I woke up a few times with mild aches throughout the night. I also noticed it held onto heat more than I’d like, which is definitely not ideal during warmer nights, especially in an already toasty room. I also saw reviews online talking about how the more recently produced pillows have suffered a significant drop in foam quality, which may explain some of this.

One other thing worth noting is the size. This one also didn’t quite fit properly into my standard pillowcase (two in a row?). At this price point, I expected a bit more day-to-day practicality.

Ultimately, the Ecosa Pillow didn’t deliver the comfort or versatility I was hoping for. If you like a firmer pillow and don’t mind tweaking the setup, it might suit. But for me, it missed the mark.

You can see that the pillow doesn’t do much to align your neck and back – it is a high quality pillow, but I didn’t find it the most comfortable. I didn’t really enjoy the feel of the latex — a bit too springy for me.

The Coop Adjustable Pillow is a very good pillow for general use – it is adjustable and can suit the needs of many different kinds of people. Our primary issue with this pillow is that it doesn’t specifically help with neck pain.

In my experience, neck pain is mostly due to incorrect alignment between your neck and back. Your neck and back can become misaligned vertically and horizontally. This pillow helps with the vertical misalignment – i.e., you can adjust the pillow so that it is the correct height for your neck and back. However, it does not do much to align your neck horizontally – i.e., while you sleep your neck can tilt left or right and this will cause strain to build up and you to wake up with neck pain.

I again would recommend this pillow for a general audience (or maybe for your guest room, if you really like your guests!), but not for someone who is specifically dealing with neck pain.

Some other minor complaints I had with the pillow are the following:

1. Over time, it becomes harder to plump up
2. The pillow isn’t 100% memory foam fill and you can tell vs. other adjustable fill pillows – this fill doesn’t provide as much support as 100% memory foam pillows.
3. The adjustable fill can get messy

The GoKindly pillow is another solid pillow for general use – it is adjustable and can suit the needs of many different kinds of people. Our primary issue with this pillow is that it doesn’t specifically help with neck pain.

I would recommend this pillow for a general audience (or maybe for your guest room, if you really like your guests!), but not for someone who is specifically dealing with neck pain.

I found that my neck was moving back and forth on this pillow, and so I would wake up with a “crink” in my neck. This was the case both when I was sleeping on my side and when I was sleeping on my back. For someone looking to alleviate neck pain, this pillow is probably not the best option.

This pillow is designed by Therapeutic Pillow. After sleeping on this pillow, I think it is a solid pillow for the right person.

The way this pillow works is that there is an insert that you can either leave it in or take it out to adjust the height/firmness of the pillow. If you happen to enjoy one of the two levels, then this pillow could be a good fit for you. However, if you don’t then it might not work for you. That being said, it is easier and less messy to adjust this pillow than it is to adjust other adjustable pillows.

How often are you going to adjust your pillow once you get it? Once you find that ideal level of firmness, you probably don’t have to adjust it again. That also brings me to my next issue with the pillow – if you don’t happen to like one of these levels, then it will not help you at all with reducing your neck pain. These levels might be too high or too low for you.

Another issue I have with this pillow (and most pillows to be honest!) is that I am a combination side and back sleeper (as most people are!) and that most pillows only have one height throughout the pillow. One consistent height might be okay if you only sleep on your back or side, but if you sleep on both, you need a pillow that has multiple heights. In my opinion, this is a great benefit of the contoured orthopaedic pillows that have a dip in the middle (for back sleeping) and are higher on the edges (for side sleeping).

Pillows doesn’t offer a sleep trial. This is another thing you need to take into consideration when making a purchase.

As you can see, this pillow may be too high for some. It can work for some people, but definitely not everyone.

This pillow is a lower quality version of the Dosaze Contoured Orthopaedic one. It is smaller, made of lower quality materials (fill and cover), and not as comfortable. I found that the memory foam in this pillow (which was not CertiPUR US certified), was not as comfortable as the memory foam in other pillows. The cover is also a bit scratchy (as it is 100% polyester).

I found that this pillow is okay for back sleeping, but less good for side sleeping. The contour of the pillow works okay if you sleep on your back (although again it was a bit too shallow for me), but when you sleep on your side the pillow is not thick enough to fill your shoulder gap, which can cause alignment issues. I also found that the foam on this pillow is noticeably firmer than that of other pillows. This does a lot for providing support, but does not do much in terms of providing comfort.

While this pillow is a bit cheaper than other alternatives, it is not the best product in terms of quality and might need to be replaced more quickly. The foam is not CertiPUR-US certified. Add to this the fact that the pillow only has a 30 day trial period (and sometimes it can take that long to really get used to a new pillow) and does not come with a warranty, and this pillow’s a bit of a punt. This cheaper version might work for you and it might not – and you don’t have that much time to decide.

It’s a bit hard to tell in this photo, but I essentially felt like 100% of my body weight was on my shoulder when I slept on my side on the epabo pillow. There was a lot of pressure on my shoulder as I kind of “sank” into my bed to meet the pillow. The memory foam wasn’t supportive (or high) enough for me.

This pillow is another spin on the ergonomic / contoured shaped pillow – I found in my testing that is has a couple of noticeable benefits/costs. The “supportive” neck nook as they call it, is comfortable, but it lacks some support. Unlike the EPABO pillow, this pillow is a bit too soft and lacks the necessary support to properly align your neck and back.

I also found that the “butterfly” wings were a bit unnecessary and kind of got in the way. In fact, they made it much more difficult to sleep on your side. A huge point about pillows and sleep positions is that different sleep positions require different heights – naturally, a stomach sleeper requires a lower height than a back sleeper who requires a lower height than a side sleeper. In Sutera’s own sleep diagram, they recommend sleeping in the same “nook” whether you are a back, side or stomach sleeper.

This is not the ideal position for all sleepers – in my opinion, the Dream Deep pillow is best for back sleepers. If you sleep on your side, the “nook” is not high enough. Unlike the Dosaze pillow, where as a side sleeper, you can comfortably sleep on the edges of the pillow (which are higher and will fill your shoulder gap), the butterfly wings on the Sutera pillow actually get in the way if you try to sleep on the edges of the pillow. And if you try to “side” sleep in the “nook” of the centre of the pillow, it is not high enough.

The Sutera pillow is also one that is a bit of a risk – you can definitely try it out, but be aware that you don’t have that much time to test it. They only provide a 30 day trial period, and they don’t advertise this, but they do have a 15% processing fee to return the pillow – just look at the reviews online.

As you can see, this pillow is a decent solution for exclusively back sleepers, but it does not work as well for side sleepers. Add to that the fact that the returns policy and warranty isn’t the best, and purchasing this pillow is a bit of a risk. That being said, it isn’t the most expensive and it could work for you if you try it out – just be sure you’re willing to keep it if it doesn’t work! (or risk not being able to return it or having to pay a substantial fee to return it).

The biggest issue here is that the centre of the pillow isn’t high enough for side sleepers, and the “wings” get in the way and aren’t comfortable for side sleepers if you try to sleep on them (see above).

The Koala pillow is good for someone looking to try something new. It definitely takes some getting used to (and you may very well like it a lot), but it wasn’t for me. This pillow is probably better suited for someone who tends to sleep very hot – the gel foam is breathable, and I did notice that I slept cooler throughout the night.

However, the latex is pretty “springy” and honestly provides a bit too much resistance against your head – for me personally, this pressure was a bit too much to handle.

The pillow also does not promote alignment in any particular way, so your head, neck, and spine may get out of alignment. If you are looking for a pillow for neck pain, this pillow may not be for you.

Although it may be a good choice for some people, I’m a little concerned with how long the gel foam can hold up. I was expecting a $150 pillow to have a longer warranty, but Koala only provides a one-year warranty on their pillows.