drum machine
Worth a look60/100drum machine shows a fragmented shelf (top 5 take 36% of clicks), but a small market ($1.2M/yr) keeps it on the watch list.
Market/yr
$1.2M
Growth (1y)
+177.8%
Products
48
Brands
20
was 19 a year ago
Sellers
114
Price range
$9.98–$736.28
Returns
4.6%
Rating
4.4★
Worth a look
Scored 60/100 across market size, growth, competition, quality gap, and returns.
Demand
Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — +177.8% year over year.Seasonality
Monthly demand index across the year — 1.00 is average.Peak months: Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 2.3×
Competition
- Teenage Engineering27%
- Singular Sound18%
- Stylophone8%
- Akai Professional8%
- KORG7%
- Alesis6%
- Other (14 brands)26%
Clicks spread well past the top 5 (36% combined) — an open shelf where new products get seen. 20 brands and 114 sellers compete here.
Brands
20 rising
was 19 a year ago
Sellers
114
Top 5 brand share
68%
Product shelf
All 48 tracked products in this niche.
teenage engineering pocket operator PO-12 rhythm drum machine and sequencer with parameter locks and punch-in effects
Teenage Engineering
$58.624.5★827 reviews
Stylophone Beat - Compact Stylus Drum Machine | 4 Drum Kits & 4 Bass Sounds | Rhythm Machine Beat Maker | Drum Loop Machine
Stylophone
$39.774.6★1,477 reviews
Singular Sound BeatBuddy MINI 2: Hands Free Drum Machine Guitar Effect Pedal
Singular Sound
$146.284.4★904 reviews
Singular Sound BeatBuddy 10th Anniversary Edition the Only Drum Machine That sounds Human and is Easy To Use
Singular Sound
$368.624.4★700 reviews
teenage engineering pocket operator PO-33 K.O.! micro sampler and drum machine with built-in microphone sequencer and effects
Teenage Engineering
$98.294.6★2,260 reviews
Alesis SR-16 - Studio-Grade Standalone Drum Machine with On-Board Sound Library Performance-Driven I/O and In-Built Effects
Alesis
$150.694.4★2,167 reviews
Singular Sound BeatBuddy 2: Drum Machine Pedal with Studio-Quality Drums Real-Time Control Fills Transitions and Song Parts
Singular Sound
$493.224.2★6 reviews
Akai Professional MPD218 - USB MIDI Controller with 16 MPC Drum Pads 6 Assignable Knobs Note Repeat and Full Level Buttons and Production Software
Akai Professional
$111.974.4★5,834 reviews
Reviews
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.What buyers love
“Great variety”
“Easy to use”
“Great sound”
“Good Price”
“Fun, capable, and portable”
“Works as advertised”
“It fits fine”
“The auto sens auto recording of this one really works”
“This was supposed to be an easy plug n play installation”
“drum machine is perfect for jamming to any song”
What buyers complain about
“It's a little complicated”
“broke after 3 months”
“Poor quality control”
“It never worked like it should have”
“Poor value for money”
“for my needs I didn't purchase it to record or perform. again just for fun”
“The sound quality is terrible”
“This product doesn't work with android phones or tablets”
“Really small”
“the instructions suck”
Top return reasons
- Functionality-Overall16%
- Audio Quality12%
- Compatibility-Overall8%
- Size-Overall8%
- Advertised Vs Actual Product7%
- Defective Material/Parts6%
- Product Condition5%
- Value For Money5%
- Connectivity-Overall4%
- Ease Of Use4%