Best Alternatives to Eight Sleep (2026 Guide)
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Eight Sleep made bed cooling famous. Its Pod 6 cools and warms each side of the bed with water, from 12 to 43°C, and tracks your sleep with sensors in the cover. In Europe it costs about €3,199, and Autopilot, the membership its smart features need, adds €299 a year. In the UK the figures are £2,499 and £299.
That’s a lot for a mattress cover, and not everyone wants an app and a yearly fee in the bedroom. So here are the alternatives you can actually buy in Europe and the UK in 2026, what each does well, and where each falls short.
We make one of them, the Qimora Sleep Core. We’ve stuck to facts you can check, and every price below has a date.
The alternatives at a glance
| How it works | Two zones | Temperature | App or subscription | Europe and UK | Price | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Qimora Sleep Core | Water through a thin Pad | Yes, one Unit, Double to Super King | Water 12 to 55°C | No app, no subscription | European warehouse; UK and Swiss orders duties paid | Dual zone from €1,199 / £1,099 |
| Eight Sleep Pod 6 | Water through a cover with sensors | Yes | 12 to 43°C | App; Autopilot €299 / £299 a year | Ships to most of the EU and the UK | About €3,199 / £2,499 |
| Chilipad 2.0 (Sleepme) | Water, one unit per side | With a second Companion unit | 13 to 46°C | App and remote, no subscription | Sold mainly in the US | US$1,599 to 1,799 per side |
| BedJet 3 | Air blown under the covers | With two units | Air: cools with airflow, heats | App and remote, no subscription | From warehouses in the UK and the Netherlands | €699 / £599 list (on sale at €399 / £399) |
| Toppers and fans | Cooling materials or moving air | No | Not controlled | None | Everywhere | Low |
Prices from each brand’s own website: Eight Sleep on 2 October 2026, the others on 5 October 2026. Eight Sleep’s is the default price shown for its dual-zone Pod (it now also sells Solo sizes for one side of the bed); ours are dual-zone prices too, so the comparison is like for like.
1. Qimora Sleep Core: the offline alternative, made for Europe
The Sleep Core works on the same principle as Eight Sleep. A Unit beside the bed warms or cools water, and the water flows through a thin Pad on your mattress, from 12 to 55°C. On double sizes each side has its own setting, up to 8°C apart in water temperature, from a single Unit.
The difference is everything around it. There’s no app, no account, no WiFi and no Bluetooth. You set it by hand on the Unit, or start a pre-set Sleep Map that cools the bed as you fall asleep and warms it slowly towards morning. Nothing about it depends on a server, so there’s nothing to pay each month.
- Dual zone from €1,199 for a Double to €1,349 for a Super King (£1,099 to £1,299, CHF 1,099 to 1,249). The single-zone Single is €999 (£899, CHF 949).
- Dispatched from our European warehouse within 1 to 3 working days. UK and Swiss orders arrive duties paid.
- A 30-night trial in your own bed, and a 2-year warranty on all parts.
- Under 35 dB at one metre, close to a quiet fan.
Where it falls short: there’s no sleep tracking. If you want sleep data, keep the watch or ring you already wear. The Sleep Core changes the temperature of your bed and nothing else.
2. Chilipad 2.0 by Sleepme: water, one side at a time
Chilipad is the other long-standing water system. Each Chilipad 2.0 unit serves one side of the bed, from 13 to 46°C (55 to 115°F), and you add a second Companion unit for two temperatures. It runs through Sleepme’s app, with no subscription.
For buyers in Europe the catch is availability. Chilipad is sold mainly in the US, at US$1,599 to US$1,799 per side, and two zones mean two units beside the bed.
3. BedJet 3: air instead of water
BedJet blows air under the covers: moving air to cool you, warm air to heat. It’s the most affordable system here. The BedJet 3 lists at €699 or £599 and was on sale at €399 or £399 on 5 October 2026, with no subscription. It ships to the UK and the EU from warehouses in the UK and the Netherlands, and the Dual Zone system uses two units.
Air suits people who want a breeze or a burst of warmth at bedtime. If you sleep hot all night, water works more directly, because it takes heat away through the surface you lie on.
4. Cooling toppers, fans and air conditioning
A gel or open-cell topper, breathable bedding and a fan cost far less, but they don’t control temperature. A topper slows the build-up of heat for part of the night; a fan moves air around. Air conditioning works, though it cools the whole room and draws far more power: a typical room unit uses 500 to 1,500 W, while the Sleep Core uses up to 210 W when cooling.
Who should still choose Eight Sleep
If you want sleep tracking, automatic adjustments and an app, and the yearly membership doesn’t bother you, Eight Sleep does that well, and it ships to most EU countries and the UK.
What they cost over three years
| Europe | United Kingdom | |
|---|---|---|
| Eight Sleep Pod 6 with Autopilot | €3,199 + 3 × €299 = €4,096 | £2,499 + 3 × £299 = £3,396 |
| Qimora Sleep Core, dual zone | €1,199 (Double) to €1,349 (Super King), nothing more to pay | £1,099 to £1,299, nothing more to pay |
That’s less than half the price of the leading subscription system in the first year, and the gap widens every year after.
Both dual zone. Eight Sleep at its default price on eightsleep.com on 2 October 2026, with Autopilot kept for three years. Qimora at its dual-zone prices on 5 October 2026.
How to choose
- Do you want an app? If yes, look at Eight Sleep or Chilipad. If you’d rather not have one, the Sleep Core works entirely offline.
- Sharing the bed with someone who runs warmer or cooler? Look for two zones from one unit.
- Count three years, not one. A yearly membership adds up.
- Check delivery and duties for your country before you compare prices.
- Can you try it at home? The Sleep Core comes with a 30-night trial.
Questions people ask
Yes. The Qimora Sleep Core, Chilipad 2.0 and BedJet 3 all work without one. The Sleep Core is the only one of the three that cools with water, runs two zones from one unit and has no app at all.
Yes, to most EU countries and the UK. On 2 October 2026 the Pod 6 was listed at about €3,199 or £2,499, plus €299 or £299 a year for Autopilot.
Water systems take heat away through the surface you lie on and can run cooler than the room. Air systems move room air, so they help most at bedtime and in milder rooms.
Yes. The Qimora Sleep Core has no WiFi or Bluetooth at all. You set the temperature on the Unit beside the bed.
Prices change, so check them on the day you buy. If an offline system made for Europe sounds right, here’s where to start.
