If you’ve been trawling the web for the perfect pillow, the brand Ecosa is probably one of the first to come up.
The company has been making mattresses since 2015, so it’s a well-known brand.
But while the brand’s regular pillows start at the relatively modest price of $60, their adjustable pillows are quite pricey, costing upwards of $170. Some people might be prepared to invest that kind of money in pursuit of a good night’s sleep, or waking up without pain, but it’s certainly worth making sure they’re worth the price tag before investing.
There aren’t that many adjustable pillows on the market yet, but CHOICE experts think it’s likely that we’ll start seeing similar products pop up as people seek solutions to optimise their sleep and comfort.
Here’s what you need to know about Ecosa pillows and adjustable pillows in general, plus a sneak peek at some of the results of our pillow tests.
What is an adjustable pillow?
If you’ve ever bought a pillow that’s not quite right, you’ll know the frustration of trying to sleep on a too-soft or too-firm pillow, or one that’s too tall or short for your neck and shoulders.
If you can’t get comfortable you might toss and turn all night, and maybe wake up with a sore neck, shoulders or back.
It’s hard to find the perfect pillow and often you don’t know until you get home whether it’s a good fit for your body.
But with an adjustable pillow, you can customise the height to make it exactly the way you like it.
How they work
To adjust the pillow, you add or take away the pads.
Adjustable pillows come with a few parts: the pillow itself and “height adjustment pads”, which are basically extra layers of foam.
To adjust the pillow, you put the pads inside the cover on the underside of the pillow. This makes it thicker, or more specifically, higher.
You’ll probably need to trial adding and taking away the pads until you find the most comfortable height for you.
These customisable pillows aren’t cheap: at full price they’re $170 and upwards, which is a big investment considering that you can pick up a memory foam pillow from Ikea for $25.
But since we (ideally) spend at least eight hours a night in bed, some of us are willing to pay a premium for a good night’s sleep. And if you have a bad back, neck, shoulders or other pain conditions, a good pillow may make a big difference for your body.
Here’s the current pricing for Ecosa’s adjustable pillows at the time of writing:
Ecosa Pillow: $170
Side Support Pillow: $170
Ecosa Cooling Pillow: $210
However, at the time of writing you can get 20% off if you subscribe to Ecosa’s email marketing, and there’s a “buy 2, save $20 each” promotion on the Ecosa website.
Sometimes you can find them even cheaper, too: when we purchased them for testing in November 2025, we paid $100 for the Ecosa Pillow, $100 for the Side Support pillow and $140 for the Ecosa Cooling Pillow.
(We buy all the products we test just like regular consumers do, so we can be sure we’re getting exactly the same product that you would.)
Ecosa boasts a 100-day trial period, during which time you can return the pillow for a full refund. The company covers the cost of postage and they’ll donate the pillow to charity.
Ecosa pillows also have a 100-day warranty. But as with all products sold in Australia, this warranty doesn’t override your rights under the Australian Consumer Law (ACL).
Given how expensive these pillows are, you may have a case for a refund, replacement, repair or compensation if there’s an issue with your pillow after the 100 days. The ACL says that products have to last for a “reasonable time” – and what constitutes a reasonable time can depend on how much you paid for a product.
Our guide to extended warranties has information about your consumer rights outside of manufacturers’ warranties.
Are Ecosa adjustable pillows any good?
We’ve tested all three of Ecosa’s adjustable pillows. The full results are available exclusively to CHOICE members, but we can tell you that one Ecosa pillow scored highly enough to be recommended by our experts.
All three pillows passed our fold test with flying colours. This test assesses how well the pillow springs back into its normal shape when we fold it. (Most pillows perform well on this test, however.)
One Ecosa pillow scored highly enough to be recommended by our experts
They also all did quite well in our sink test, which measures how much a pillow squashes down when you lay your head on it. Pillows that sink too much can hurt your neck.
We also compress each pillow with 100kg for 96 hours and assess how well the pillow bounces back. All the Ecosas do very well in this fatigue test.
Comfort scores for all three pillows were mixed, however, with one rated as “good” and the other two as “poor”, in the configuration we tested in.
However, comfort is very subjective: one person’s dream pillow might be like sleeping on a bag of rocks for another, and can depend on many factors, such as whether you sleep mostly on your back or your side, how wide your shoulders are and your weight.
Ecosa adjustable pillows can be configured in so many different ways, so unfortunately we weren’t able to test all the various permutations. (There’s only so many testing hours in a day, and we also need to spend our members’ money wisely!)
The CHOICE verdict on Ecosa adjustable pillows
While the Ecosa pillows we’ve tested performed quite well, there are also other high-scoring pillows we’ve tested that performed as well and even better for around the same price.
After all, if you’re paying over $150 for a pillow, you’d expect it to give you the best sleep of your life, right?
While the Ecosa pillows performed quite well, there are also other high-scoring pillows that performed as well and even better for around the same price
If you’re keen to try an adjustable pillow and you can afford the purchase price of an Ecosa pillow, you could take advantage of the trial period to test one out.
To see how the Ecosa adjustable pillows compare, read our detailed pillow reviews to make sure you’re buying one that’ll give you the best rest.
We’ve lab tested 50 different pillows, ranging from a two-pack of Anko polyester pillows for $4.50 through to a $469 Tempur memory foam pillow, including ones made from goose feather, wool, latex and more.
Alice Richard is a Content creator and marketer. Alice writes on a range of topics, from health insurance to heaters and BBQs to bargain-hunting, always with the aim to help consumers find the best products to buy, and which to avoid.
Alice can take vast amounts of data from CHOICE product tests and turn it into content that is easily digestible and fun for readers.
Alice has a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Queensland. LinkedIn
Alice Richard is a Content creator and marketer. Alice writes on a range of topics, from health insurance to heaters and BBQs to bargain-hunting, always with the aim to help consumers find the best products to buy, and which to avoid.
Alice can take vast amounts of data from CHOICE product tests and turn it into content that is easily digestible and fun for readers.
Alice has a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Queensland. LinkedIn
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