I have a soft memory foam pillow shaped like this and I love it. I don't like my head being high on a pillow, but need a little support under my neck. This pillow works. I can't find it anywhere and so when I saw these I reluctantly took a chance they would be the same. They are not the same.These pillows are smaller. They remind me of little logs.These pillows are harder. I almost packed them back up (I bought 3) and sent them back right away, but decided to try one over night.I surprisingly found they worked, possibly better than my softer memory foam pillow. I placed it directly under my neck and it doesn't slip, like my softer pillow does. I no longer have to fidget with it in the middle of the night. At first it's hard but with the warmth of my neck, it slowly sinks right where my neck is, while maintaining shape on either side of my neck. So my face doesn't sink too much to any one side, causing strain (like with my other pillow). And because it's firm, but sinks, I don't have to move it back in place at any point. I actually slept really well. I am a weird sleeper though, I like harder surfaces. I will keep the 3 pillows I bought. Two were for my boyfriend because he always steals my soft one (one for my house, one for his house), so I'm not sure they will all get use as he's not tried them yet. Hope this is helpful!