I researched bed rails for my grandson transitioning from a toddler bed to an adult size bed. The Munchkin rail seemed the best. Not the least expensive, but sturdy and seems well-made. Not too tall, and easily folds down the side of the mattress, without touching the floor. Seems secure when attached to the box spring on the opposite side of the bed. Just bought a 2nd one!i wanted a half length rail..this is perfect size..however it was a pain to install and u have to remove it to change the bottom sheetThis stays in place and does not move!Pros1 - The Munchkin Sleep Bed Rail was well packaged from the factory and all parts were present in the carton. This time, Amazon even shipped me an item in a suitable box that prevented damage in transit, which is about a 50-50 proposition from Amazon these days.2 - The exposed bed rail assembly (including frame, netting and hinge mechanisms) has a pleasant appearance and seems both durable and likely easy to clean when necessary.3 - The hinges and hinge lock/release buttons work fine and feel strong enough to remain functional and reliable for a long time. Time will tell, though.4 - From what I saw when researching competing products, the Munchkin Sleep Bed Rail offers the clear advantage that the hinges are designed so there is no way for children's body parts to get caught in them.5 - The device is easy to learn and easy to use.6 - The rail rotates down 180 degrees to be flush with the side of the bed when "open". Very nice. However, the consumer needs to consider the dimensions of the product and the intended bed it will be used on to ensure this feature will work properly. I measured my installation. The bottom of the red rail's legs (the parts that go under the mattress) have to be installed at least 7.5 inches higher than the floor for the gate to rail to swing down 180 degrees without hitting the floor.7 - After completing the struggle to install and tighten the under-mattress straps, the bed rail seems quite tightly and securely situated on the bed.Cons1 - The Amazon (or manufacturer?) description states, "Easy, 1-minute assembly." At best this is an oversight that does not include the at least 10 minutes of struggle and gymnastics necessary to install the device on a bed. At worst, it simply is a misleading lie.2 - I did detailed research on this and similar products prior to ordering, including researching how products are installed. The Munchkin Sleep Bed Rail appeared to be the least stupidly designed product readily available on the market. However, the hook and strap design is a poor concept. I give the concept 6 on a 10-point scale, where 6 is minimally passing.3 - The product description posted on Amazon has no photos showing the ridiculous mounting system. Nor does it state anything about that ridiculous design. I researched the Munchkin site, which also is mute regarding the design on its main product page. Persevering, I found a link to a product installation page that finally revealed the not-so-clever design. The design seems to solely consider low-cost manufacturing and minimal shipping costs and quite ignores ease of installation and changing of bed linens by the consumer.4 - Good luck easily changing linens and mattress pads without having to struggle with the bed rail and/or to remove and re-install it.5 - The quality of the advertised "Strong safety straps" that "eliminate gap between mattress and bed rail" is about the minimum anyone could get away with. The strap clamps are quite poorly engineered and difficult to access under a mattress--the tiny release clamp is on the far side from the user too. The straps are flimsy and get jammed up in the clamps as one pulls them tight.I'm not an expert on these rails, and I have no knowledge of any other rail, so I guess it's hard for me to compare if the quality of this one is better than others. But I didn't think this rail was going to work out for us. We tried it (on a crib bed) for a few days and it did the job just fine so we decided to keep it.It's not "sturdy" you can move it left to right about two inches pretty easily, but it does not budge out or in and it's pretty difficult to snap the gate down so I don't believe a child could do it on their own.It's an absolute pain in the ass to change the sheet with this thing on.The gap is a good size that she can get in/out on her own, but can't fall out while asleep.So all in all, I think if I were to purchase another rail, I would get one that attaches to the frame instead of the mattress, and I would not recommend this gate.Overall, would recommend. Looking at the various side rails on the market, I liked that the tension on this one could be adjusted as needed. What I don't love is that it's easy to knock the anchor pieces off the mattress every time you change sheets. This gets especially annoying if your child's bed has slats for a base rather than a bunky board. You can hook it under the mattress pad, but it's not foolproof.This rail works amazing on my queen bed. It folds down super sleek so during the day my bed looks like normal and then I just flip it up at night to keep my infant daughter from rolling out of bed when we cosleep. Perfect size, and took two minutes to setup. Looks nicer than a lot of other ones we looked at. Super pleased!Tough to get the frame to click into place but easy to install on the bed. It’s sturdy. No accidents after this purchase and the kiddo sleeps against the frame. It’s a great buy & worth it. No more falling off the bed & no more sleepless night worrying the kiddo will fall off her bed/ hit her head on the wood floor.We bought this particular bedrail due to its compatibility with recessed bed frames. We attempted to get a pair of these to work with an Ikea Malm twin-size bed with a slatted base. There was absolutely no secure way to have two of these on either side such that they didn't slide off the wooden portions of the slats or have them dig sharply into the mattress from below. Overall, the bedrail appears sturdy and is easy to assemble. However, it's just not suitable for the type of bed we have.Love this! It looks great and it's so easy to use!Kid stays in the bed, teeth stay in the head.This is a good product, fits ikea beds, I should know I bought an ikea bed.Best bedrail for slatted bed and / or bunk beds...we had another bedrail that did not work with our new slatted bunk beds, this one is by far the best we have tries, it works and does not compromise the mattress. We did end up tying up the front & back ends of the bedrail to the slats just to keep them in place under the mattress and so far so good. Only gave 4 stars as the price is quite hefty, but it works really well, therefore worth the price in our opinion.We have the Slakt Extendable IKEA Bed. The IKEA guardrail does not fit on our bed unless it is fully extended. So if you’re looking for an effective guardrail that will work with an IKEA or slatted bed base, this is for you. It holds in place and has a handy flip down option. It’s worked really well for us so far!