Down comfortersThe Casper Down Duvet is constructed with long, horizontal boxes that will almost definitely lead to uneven fill distribution and cold spots. Plus, its shell was noisy.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 dorms (or tall teenagers), and the colors change more often throughout the year.The version of The Company Store’s Legends Hotel Premium Alberta Down Comforter (a former pick) that we most recently tested was of much lower quality than those we’ve tested in the past. And all of our picks felt and performed better. We also tried the Alberta comforter’s Light option, and it felt too thin.The shell of The Company Store’s Legends Hotel Organic Cotton Down Comforter felt like it was made from very low-quality cotton, and the stitching looked shoddy. It was lofty but also heavy on our bodies.Cuddledown’s 700 Fill Power Sateen Down Comforter felt too small and cool, and Cuddledown’s 600 Fill Power Primary Down Comforter was a skimpy 88 by 92 inches. It’s expensive considering it doesn’t have a true sewn-through design—the stitching stops 2 inches before the edge, allowing the down to shift around the edges.The Garnet Hill Signature White Down Duvet – Medium was among the best we’ve tested. 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 and we think that if you’re going to invest in something that is a step above the Brooklinen comforter, you’re 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.The L.L.Bean Classic Colors Down Comforter has 600 fill power and great reviews, but it’s so thin that it’s more of a summer-weight comforter.We liked how light and warm the Parachute Down Duvet Insert felt during our preliminary tests in 2017, but it’s pricier than most of our picks.In our 2025 testing, Pottery Barn’s Sleepsmart Temperature Regulating Down Blend Duvet Insert felt cool on the skin at first. It’s a blend of down and 37.5 Technology fibers, which are synthetic and meant to be cooling. Our testers noted that it quickly felt hot to sleep under on a late-winter night.The Riley White Goose Down Comforter is a 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.In 2025, we tested the light and medium weights of Scandia Home’s Copenhagen Down Comforter. The medium was most comparable to our Feathered Friends pick, including both RDS and Oeko-Tex certifications. It was delightful to sleep under, but our testers were divided on the cambric shell, which is crinklier and noisier than the Feathered Friends (one tester thought this made it feel more expensive.) It costs significantly more than the already-extravagant Feathered Friends, the fill power is 600 instead of 700, and it isn’t made with goose down.We’ve tested two Snowe Down Comforters, but the most recent we tested in 2019 lacked a lot of the loft that made an earlier version great. The diminished quality, along with issues we’ve had with Snowe’s customer service in the past, make it hard to recommend this comforter.In past years we have also tested the following now-discontinued comforters: the Allied Home Deluxe White Down Comforter, the Target Fieldcrest Comforters (the mid-weight was a former budget pick), the IKEA Hönsbär and Sötvedel comforters, the Crane & Canopy Classic Goose Down Comforter, the Balichun Goose Down Comforter, the Downlite Hotel & Resort European Down Comforter, and The Company Store’s Company Conscious Down Comforter.Down-alternative comfortersWe tested the Buffy Cloud and Breeze comforters, but they were both extremely heavy and didn’t breathe at all—we woke up drenched in sweatThe Company Store’s LaCrosse Premium LoftAIRE Down Alternative Light To Medium Warmth Comforter is the down-alternative version of the split “light to medium” down comforter in our Other good comforters section. It costs as much as many real down comforters we tried, but in past tests it ran much warmer and didn’t breathe nearly as well as the Utopia.We eliminated the Linenspa Down Alternative Microfiber Comforter early in our tests because its outer shell felt awful right out of the bag. Also, the comforter was heavy and felt flat.Rest’s Evercool Cooling Comforter is cool on the skin if you’re a hot sleeper, but very thin and slippery. It also needs to be directly against the skin to best feel that cooling effect. It’s really more of a blanket than a comforter, and we have some additional notes about it in the competition section of that guide.Riley’s Down Alternative Comforter felt as light as many down comforters we’ve tried. Its shell was noisy, though, and the polyester fill was flatter than that of other comforters.The Snowe Down Alternative Comforter felt too warm during our preliminary rounds of testing, and one of our testers noted that theirs had a slight vinegar smell.In past years we also tested the now-discontinued JCPenney Home Classic Light-Warmth Down Alternative Reversible Comforter, the Costco SleepBetter Beyond Down Alternative Comforter, Bed Bath & Beyond’s Microfiber Down Alternative Comforter, the Target Warmest Down Alternative Comforter by Fieldcrest, and Target’s Made by Design Down Alternative Comforter.Wool comfortersNest Bedding’s Washable Wool Comforter is one of only three wool comforters I’ve tested, and the other two are discontinued. It looks lovely, like a cream-colored quilt that could work with or without a duvet cover. It wasn’t warm enough in our winter 2025 testing, but it could be a good summer option.This article was edited by Daniela Gorny and Joanne Chen.
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