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hacke

Worth a look

Shows low returns (0.7%), but a failed launch gate (market size, growth, or returns) keeps it on the watch list.

Market size 31Growth 87Conversion 27Competition 90Returns 97Price range 88Avg price 95Brand share 88Review moat 75Quality gap 57

Returns

Incredible0.7%

return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate

Avg price

Incredible€23.61

avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100

Competition

Great25%

top-5 click share — an open shelf

Brand share

Great47%

top-5 brand share — no brand owns this niche

Price range

Great€7.26–€100.99

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

Growth

Great+89.3%

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

Review moat

Good515.11

avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb

Quality gap

Good4.4★

avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality

Market size

Okay€145K

€145K/yr · 283K searches

Conversion

Okay2.2%

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

According to Flapen's Amazon Germany niche tracking, hacke is a €145K/yr Amazon Germany market (283K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 47% of demand. Demand peaks in Mar–Apr–May–Jun. Verdict: Worth a look — 71/100.

Data updated Jul 13, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches

hacke market data

Units sold / yr
5K–6K
avg 0–100/product
Revenue / yr
€118K–€142K
units × avg price
Conversion rate
2.2%
Avg BSR
#85
Page quality
0%
Prime
68%
Sponsored
78%
Out of stock
4.5%
Avg brand age
45 months
Avg seller age
185 days

Competition & brand share

Clicks spread well past the top 5 (25% combined) — an open shelf where new products get seen.

Brands

34 falling

Sellers

177

Top-5 brand share

47%

Top 20: 89%

Top-5 click share

25%

Top 20: 66%

Open market

49%

  • Gardena21%
  • Harrms9%
  • KADAX7%
  • SHW-FIRE6%
  • VERTO5%
  • WORKPRO4%

Demand & seasonality

Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — +89.3% search growth over the last 90 days.
13K8KSpike '25Spike '26SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: Mar, Apr, May, Jun · busiest ÷ quietest = 6.4×

Top hacke search terms

  • gartenhacke65K/yr
  • hacke garten39K/yr
  • gartenhacke mit stiel36K/yr
  • hacke53K/yr
  • gartenhacken18K/yr
  • gardena hacke14K/yr
  • hoe22K/yr
  • handhacke8K/yr
  • garten hacke5K/yr
  • hacke garten mit stiel5K/yr
All search terms

Top hacke products on Amazon

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

0%2%€3K4%€6K6%€9K8%€12K1101001K10K Reviews — right = deep review moat Market share (90d) ≈ est. sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

All 24 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.

What buyers say about hacke

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

What buyers love

Qualität insgesamt24%

“Super Produkt”

Benutzerfreundlichkeit15%

“Handlich, stark und robust”

Stärke11%

“robust”

beworben Vs Tatsächliches Produkt10%

“Hält, was sie verspricht”

Preis-Leistungs-Verhältnis6%

“Preis war auch ok”

Griff5%

“fest in der Hand”

Einfache Reinigung3%

“Hervorragender Unkrautentferner”

Pflanzenwachstum3%

“Wurzeln gut herausziehen”

Gesamtgröße3%

“Passt”

Montage/Installation2%

“Sehr praktisch und einfach zu montieren, sehr robust und er ist mir eine große Hilfe, da der Stiel aus mehreren Teilen besteht und man ihn im Auto aufbewahren kann”

What buyers complain about

Qualität insgesamt14%

“Mindere Qualität”

Haltbarkeit12%

“Hält nicht lange”

Gesamtgröße10%

“passt nicht”

Funktionalität insgesamt6%

“Funktioniert nicht”

Gewicht schwer5%

“schwer”

Stärke5%

“Fürs Feld zu fragil”

Benutzerfreundlichkeit5%

“Unhandlich und schwerfällig”

beworben Vs Tatsächliches Produkt4%

“Irreführende Werbung”

Hartes Gefühl3%

“Keine kraft oder boden zu hardt”

Preis-Leistungs-Verhältnis3%

“Ist leider das Geld in keinster Weise wert”

Top return reasons

Funktionalität insgesamt23%
Gesamtgröße19%
Stärke9%
Defekt Material/Teile7%
Gewicht schwer6%
beworben Vs Tatsächliches Produkt6%
Qualität insgesamt6%
Haltbarkeit5%
Benutzerfreundlichkeit3%
Mechanismus probleme2%

Common questions

Is hacke profitable to sell on Amazon Germany?
The niche generates €145K/yr across 65 tracked products. 3 of 9 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is +89.3%. Flapen's verdict: Worth a look (71/100).
How competitive is the hacke niche?
34 brands and 177 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 25% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 47% of demand.
What do buyers complain about in hacke?
Top complaints mined from reviews: Qualität insgesamt, Haltbarkeit, Gesamtgröße. The return rate is 0.7%.
When does demand for hacke peak?
Demand peaks in Mar–Apr–May–Jun; the busiest month runs 6.4× the quietest.
What does it cost to enter the hacke niche?
Listings span €7.26–€100.99; the average listing price is €23.61 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 515 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.