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# **permeate pump**

**Skip it**

A concentrated shelf (top 5 take 100% of clicks) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.

Market size 21Growth 20Conversion 52Competition 0Returns 17Price range 13Avg price 60Brand share 0Review moat 87Quality gap 50

**Review moat**

**Great****261.5**

avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb

**Avg price**

**Good****$145.37**

avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100

**Conversion**

**Good****4.2%**

search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale

**Quality gap**

**Good****4.5★**

avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality

**Market size**

**Bad****$86K**

$86K/yr · 14K searches

**Growth**

**Bad****-9.2%**

90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch

**Returns**

**Bad****7.9%**

return rate — above 6% kills the launch gate

**Price range**

**Bad****$59.62–$381.61**

cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100

**Competition**

**Bad****100%**

top-5 click share — a locked-up shelf

**Brand share**

**Bad****100%**

top-5 brand share — brand-locked demand

## **Competition**

The top 5 products capture 100% of clicks — a locked-up shelf that new listings rarely crack.

**Brands**

**3 **▼falling

**Sellers**

**14**

**Top-5 brand share**

**100%**

**Open market**

**0%**

- Aqua Tec89% - AFWFilters6% - APEC WATER5%

## **Product shelf**

Each bubble is one product — market share against review moat; bubble size tracks estimated sales, color grades how beatable the incumbent looks.

0%20%$17K40%$34K60%$52K80%$69K1001K Reviews — right = deep review moatMarket share (90d) ≈ est. sales

Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

All 4 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.

### **Top sellers**

by 90-day click share

[1![Aquatec AQUATEC-ERP-1000 Permeate Pump](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/415033V-6ML.jpg)**Aquatec AQUATEC-ERP-1000 Permeate Pump**Aqua Tec**$62.00**4.5★586 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00SD73DA6) [2![AQUATEC ERP 500 PERMEATE PUMP ERP500 PERMEATE PUMP With 1/4 JG INSERTS MOUNTING HARDWARE INCLUDING CLIP AND SCREWS](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/41KK9xCJI4L.jpg)**AQUATEC ERP 500 PERMEATE PUMP ERP500 PERMEATE PUMP With 1/4 JG INSERTS MOUNTING HARDWARE INCLUDING CLIP AND SCREWS**Aqua Tec**$59.62**4.4★115 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00I3VKHSI) [3![Permeate Pump ERP 1000 Upgrade Kit](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/410i7H9TllL.jpg)**Permeate Pump ERP 1000 Upgrade Kit**AFWFilters**$78.26**4.5★107 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0056BYAGS) [4![APEC Water Systems Ultimate RO-PERM Boosted Performance with Permeate Pump Ultra Safe Reverse Osmosis Drinking Water Filter System for Low Pressure Homes](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/41O0fuwJ4kL.jpg)**APEC Water Systems Ultimate RO-PERM Boosted Performance with Permeate Pump Ultra Safe Reverse Osmosis Drinking Water Filter System for Low Pressure Homes**APEC WATER**$381.61**4.4★238 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00HSV2WZA)

### **Newest**

by launch date

[![AQUATEC ERP 500 PERMEATE PUMP ERP500 PERMEATE PUMP With 1/4 JG INSERTS MOUNTING HARDWARE INCLUDING CLIP AND SCREWS](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/41KK9xCJI4L.jpg)**AQUATEC ERP 500 PERMEATE PUMP ERP500 PERMEATE PUMP With 1/4 JG INSERTS MOUNTING HARDWARE INCLUDING CLIP AND SCREWS**Aqua Tec**$59.62**115 rev12y ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00I3VKHSI) [![APEC Water Systems Ultimate RO-PERM Boosted Performance with Permeate Pump Ultra Safe Reverse Osmosis Drinking Water Filter System for Low Pressure Homes](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/41O0fuwJ4kL.jpg)**APEC Water Systems Ultimate RO-PERM Boosted Performance with Permeate Pump Ultra Safe Reverse Osmosis Drinking Water Filter System for Low Pressure Homes**APEC WATER**$381.61**238 rev12y ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00HSV2WZA) [![Permeate Pump ERP 1000 Upgrade Kit](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/410i7H9TllL.jpg)**Permeate Pump ERP 1000 Upgrade Kit**AFWFilters**$78.26**107 rev15y ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0056BYAGS) [![Aquatec AQUATEC-ERP-1000 Permeate Pump](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/415033V-6ML.jpg)**Aquatec AQUATEC-ERP-1000 Permeate Pump**Aqua Tec**$62.00**586 rev16y ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00SD73DA6)

### **Trending**

90-day click momentum

[![Aquatec AQUATEC-ERP-1000 Permeate Pump](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/415033V-6ML.jpg)**Aquatec AQUATEC-ERP-1000 Permeate Pump**Aqua Tec**$62.00**4.5★**▲ 35%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00SD73DA6) [![AQUATEC ERP 500 PERMEATE PUMP ERP500 PERMEATE PUMP With 1/4 JG INSERTS MOUNTING HARDWARE INCLUDING CLIP AND SCREWS](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/41KK9xCJI4L.jpg)**AQUATEC ERP 500 PERMEATE PUMP ERP500 PERMEATE PUMP With 1/4 JG INSERTS MOUNTING HARDWARE INCLUDING CLIP AND SCREWS**Aqua Tec**$59.62**4.4★**▼ 21%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00I3VKHSI) [![APEC Water Systems Ultimate RO-PERM Boosted Performance with Permeate Pump Ultra Safe Reverse Osmosis Drinking Water Filter System for Low Pressure Homes](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/41O0fuwJ4kL.jpg)**APEC Water Systems Ultimate RO-PERM Boosted Performance with Permeate Pump Ultra Safe Reverse Osmosis Drinking Water Filter System for Low Pressure Homes**APEC WATER**$381.61**4.4★**▼ 32%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00HSV2WZA) [![Permeate Pump ERP 1000 Upgrade Kit](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/410i7H9TllL.jpg)**Permeate Pump ERP 1000 Upgrade Kit**AFWFilters**$78.26**4.5★**▼ 52%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0056BYAGS)

## **Demand**

Weekly Amazon search volume, last 16 weeks — -9.2% search growth over the last 90 days.

300200Spike '26Mar '26Apr '26Apr '26May '26May '26May '26Jun '26Jun '26

## **Reviews**

What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.

### **What buyers love **

**Assembly/Installation**26%

*“Very easy to install”*

**Durability**21%

*“lasts long”*

**Pressure**14%

*“Boosts RO tank pressure impressively, saves water, lasts long”*

**Noise Level**14%

*“It is so nice to not hear the clunk”*

**Strength**5%

*“its strong”*

**Ease Of Use**4%

*“The clicking is not so bad”*

### **What buyers complain about **

**Functionality-Overall**33%

*“Does Not Work”*

**Noise Level**11%

*“Some of the other reviews have over exaggerated how loud it is”*

**Drainage**8%

*“slow flow of brine water - you will see small bursts of water with each of the pump's cycles”*

**Spray/Flow**8%

*“slow flow of brine water - you will see small bursts of water with each of the pump's cycles”*

**Touch/Button Controls**8%

*“The clicking is not constant, of course”*

### **Top return reasons **

**Functionality-Overall**24%

**Size-Overall**19%

**Leak-Proof**9%

**Noise Level**9%

**Defective Material/Parts**7%

**Compatibility-Overall**5%

**Advertised Vs Actual Product**5%

**Product Condition**4%

**Value For Money**3%

**Assembly/Installation**3%