Eight Sleep Pod 5 review: The smartest, quietest bed you can buy

The Enhanced Membership ($25 per month, $299 per year) extends the warranty to five years, which is important with such an investment. Although I have not had hardware issues yet, the system relies on running the pumps, pipes, and sensors every night. This results in more points of failure than traditional mattresses, and consumers have reported warranty replacements for various issues over the years. Once coverage expires, replacing appliances can be expensive. The new Elite tier ($33 per month, $399 per year) also includes a five-year warranty and health inspection.

In addition to ongoing costs, there are also privacy considerations; Cloud dependency issues, which I’ll explain below; And questions about how much reach the company should have into your bedroom. Last year, security researchers discovered vulnerabilities in Eight Sleep’s firmware, including backdoors that could allow remote access and enable unauthorized users to run arbitrary code and transmit user data to Amazon Web Services (AWS). This also means Eight Sleep engineers can tell when you’re asleep, whether two people are sharing a bed, and when the bed is empty. “Imagine your previous work at Eight Sleep,” Dylan Ayre and Jake King, co-founders of cybersecurity company Truffle Security, wrote in a 2025 blog post.

Eight Sleep has since updated its security policies, clarifying that customer support can only access a user’s cabin remotely with explicit consent and while the user is physically present with the device.

Finally, since Pod relies on cloud connectivity, disruptions may impact functionality. During the AWS outage in late 2025, some users temporarily lost temperature regulation and adjustable base features. Eight Sleep has since introduced a backup mode to reduce the impact of connection failures, but cannot guarantee that similar issues will not occur again.

The Pod 5 is the best temperature-regulated sleep tracker I’ve tested. But between the mandatory subscription, privacy compromises, and cloud reliance, the gap between what it costs and what it asks you to accept remains wider than ideal. If you’re already an Eight Sleep member, the trade-in program makes sense. If you are a newcomer, you should know exactly what you are buying.

As for me? I will continue to use it. This is the truth.