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# **pla filament**
**Worth a look**
Shows low returns (1.0%), but a failed launch gate (market size, growth, or returns) keeps it on the watch list.
Market size 44Growth 49Conversion 21Competition 86Returns 95Price range 19Avg price 74Brand share 24Review moat 51Quality gap 79
**Returns**
**Incredible****1.0%**
return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate
**Competition**
**Great****29%**
top-5 click share — an open shelf
**Quality gap**
**Great****4.2★**
avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality
**Avg price**
**Good****$103.43**
avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
**Review moat**
**Good****1,477.73**
avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
**Growth**
**Okay****+19.6%**
90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch
**Market size**
**Okay****$232K**
$232K/yr · 135K searches
**Brand share**
**Bad****90%**
top-5 brand share — brand-locked demand
**Conversion**
**Bad****1.7%**
search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
**Price range**
**Bad****$35.55–$383.92**
cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100
**Signals**[** High Price**](https://flapen.com/research/niches?market=sa&signal=high_price "Avg price > $50") [** Out of Stock**](https://flapen.com/research/niches?market=sa&signal=out_of_stock "OOS rate > 10%")
According to Flapen's Amazon Saudi Arabia niche tracking, pla filament is a $232K/yr Amazon Saudi Arabia market (135K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 90% of demand. Demand peaks in Apr–May–Jun–Jul. Verdict: Worth a look — 56/100.
Data updated Jul 25, 2026 · scored weekly · [~~How we score niches ~~](https://flapen.com/research/methodology)
## **pla filament market data**
- **Units sold / yr**
- **3K–4K**
- avg 0–100/product
- **Revenue / yr**
- **$310K–$414K**
- units × avg price
- **Conversion rate**
- **1.7%**
- **Avg BSR**
- **#0**
- **Page quality**
- **0%**
- **Prime**
- **100%**
- **Sponsored**
- **56%**
- **Out of stock**
- **36.5%**
- **Avg brand age**
- **32 months**
- **Avg seller age**
- **0 days**
## **Competition & brand share**
Clicks spread well past the top 5 (29% combined) — an open shelf where new products get seen.
**Brands**
**10 **▼falling
**Sellers**
**25**
**Top-5 brand share**
**90%**
Top 20: 100%
**Top-5 click share**
**29%**
Top 20: 62%
**Open market**
**6%**
- CC3D26% - SUNLU24% - Creality22% - ELEGOO13% - iBOSS5% - VEOEOV3% - Open — no brand owns it (4 brands, 6%)
## **Demand & seasonality**
Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — +19.6% search growth over the last 90 days.
5K3KSpike '24Holiday '24Prime Day '25Spike '25Black Friday '25Spike '26 seasonSepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay
Peak months: Apr, May, Jun, Jul · busiest ÷ quietest = 2.8×
[**Open Trend **](https://flapen.com/research/sa/industrial-scientific/pla-filament/trend)
## **Top pla filament search terms**
- **filament**31K/yr+19.2%1.0% conv. - **pla filament**25K/yr+2.7%1.2% conv. - **3d printer filament**19K/yr+15.9%0.8% conv. - **pla**19K/yr+13.8%1.2% conv. - **فلمنت**13K/yr+51.2%0.5% conv. - **petg filament**9K/yr+56.1%1.8% conv. - **filament pla**8K/yr+8.7%1.5% conv. - **petg**6K/yr+44.4%1.4% conv. - **3d filament**6K/yr+7.7%1.0% conv. [**All search terms **](https://flapen.com/research/sa/industrial-scientific/pla-filament/search-terms)
## **Top pla filament 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%3%$7K6%$14K9%$21K12%$28K1101001K10K100K Reviews — right = deep review moatMarket 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.
### **Top sellers**
by 90-day click share
[1**SUNLU 5 kg PLA Plus 3D Printer Filament PLA+ Filament 1.75 mm Robust 3D Filament Compatible with 3D Printers 1 kg Spool Total 5 kg Bone White + Wood (Oak) + Coffee Brown + Olive Green + Red**SUNLU**$239.21**4.8★38 rev](https://www.amazon.sa/dp/B0F6CRQVSB) [2**SUNLU PLA Plus Filament 16 Colors Multicolor PLA+ 3D Printer Filament 1.75mm Mini Spool Individually Vacuum Packaged 16 Pack.**SUNLU**$278.80**4.4★525 rev](https://www.amazon.sa/dp/B0F43HHFL2) [3**Creality PLA Filament 1.75mm PLA 3D Printer Filament 2kg Cardboard Spool (4.4lbs) Dimensional Accuracy +/- 0.02mm Fit Most FDM Printer (White & Black 2-Pack)**Creality**$177.81**4.5★4,102 rev](https://www.amazon.sa/dp/B0C4TNQZYY) [4**PLA Max PLA+ Black PLA Filament 1.75 mm 1KG 3D Printer Filament Black PLA Pro Plus Filament FDM 3D Printing Material CC3D Black Filament PLA+**CC3D**$64.11**4.4★1,781 rev](https://www.amazon.sa/dp/B07R1L1J45) [5**Creality 3D Printer Filament 1.75mm Rainbow PLA+ Filament Strong Toughness No-Tangling Vacuum Packaging 3D Printing Filament Fit Most 3D Printers 1kg Spool Accuracy +/- 0.02mm Multi-Color**Creality**$156.40**4.4★895 rev](https://www.amazon.sa/dp/B0C77MN73D)
**~~View all top sellers →~~**
### **Newest**
by launch date
[**SUNLU PLA Plus Filament 16 Colors Multicolor PLA+ 3D Printer Filament 1.75mm Mini Spool Individually Vacuum Packaged 16 Pack.**SUNLU**$278.80**525 rev9mo ago](https://www.amazon.sa/dp/B0F43HHFL2) [**YUANEANG PLA 3D Printer Filament 12 Rolls Dimensional Accuracy +/- 0.02 mm 12KG PLA Bundle 1.75 mm Black White Grey Green Red Blue Brown Yellow Purple Skin Pink Orange**YUANEANG**$383.92**125 rev12mo ago](https://www.amazon.sa/dp/B0FH1FRMRQ) [**SUNLU Bundle PETG Fast 3D Filament Filament for 3D Printers with High Speed 30-600 mm/s 1.75 mm 0.02 mm 0.25 kg/Spool Total 2 kg Black + White + Grey + Red + Blue + Green + Yellow + Orange**SUNLU**$158.31**83 rev12mo ago](https://www.amazon.sa/dp/B0F8J69CW7) [**SUNLU PLA Plus Filament 16 Colours Bundle Multicoloured PLA+ 3D Printer Filament 1.75 mm Individually Vacuum Packed 0.25 kg/Spool Total 4 kg 16 Spools**SUNLU**$256.08**198 rev1y ago](https://www.amazon.sa/dp/B0F59YZD2C) [**VEOEOV PLA 3D Printer Filament 1.75mm Sky Blue 1KG +/-0.02mm Accuracy AMS/AMS Lite Ready for Most FDM 3D Printers**VEOEOV**$83.93**2 rev1y ago](https://www.amazon.sa/dp/B0FHD3TZVX)
**~~View all new products →~~**
### **Trending**
90-day click momentum
[**SUNLU 5 kg PLA Plus 3D Printer Filament PLA+ Filament 1.75 mm Robust 3D Filament Compatible with 3D Printers 1 kg Spool (2.2 lbs) Total 5 kg Black + White + Grey + Blue + Red**SUNLU**$232.07**4.4★**▲ 132%**](https://www.amazon.sa/dp/B0F6CSXSZM) [**SUNLU PLA Plus Filament 16 Colors Multicolor PLA+ 3D Printer Filament 1.75mm Mini Spool Individually Vacuum Packaged 16 Pack.**SUNLU**$278.80**4.4★**▲ 130%**](https://www.amazon.sa/dp/B0F43HHFL2) [**SUNLU PLA Plus Filament 16 Colours Bundle Multicoloured PLA+ 3D Printer Filament 1.75 mm Individually Vacuum Packed 0.25 kg/Spool Total 4 kg 16 Spools**SUNLU**$256.08**4.5★**▲ 102%**](https://www.amazon.sa/dp/B0F59YZD2C) [**SUNLU 5 kg PLA Plus 3D Printer Filament PLA+ Filament 1.75 mm Robust 3D Filament Compatible with 3D Printers 1 kg Spool Total 5 kg Bone White + Wood (Oak) + Coffee Brown + Olive Green + Red**SUNLU**$239.21**4.8★**▲ 98%**](https://www.amazon.sa/dp/B0F6CRQVSB) [**SUNLU Bundle PETG Fast 3D Filament Filament for 3D Printers with High Speed 30-600 mm/s 1.75 mm 0.02 mm 0.25 kg/Spool Total 2 kg Black + White + Grey + Red + Blue + Green + Yellow + Orange**SUNLU**$158.31**4.0★**▲ 82%**](https://www.amazon.sa/dp/B0F8J69CW7)
**~~View all trending →~~**
## **What buyers say about pla filament**
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.
### **What buyers love **
**الجودة الشاملة**75%
*“Top quality”*
**المنتج المعلن عنه مقابل المنتج الفعلي**25%
*“Its the same as the picture”*
### **What buyers complain about **
**الالتصاق**25%
*“does not stick to plate even if dried”*
**التوافق - بشكل عام**25%
*“Not compatible with bambuLab P2S”*
**جودة الطباعة**13%
*“the print quality was unacceptable”*
**جودة المواد**13%
*“The material did not feed consistently”*
**متانة**13%
*“Breaking after 2 day”*
**الجودة الشاملة**13%
*“Very bad quality”*
### **Top return reasons **
**لون**21%
**التوافق - بشكل عام**15%
**جودة الطباعة**10%
**المواد/الأجزاء المعيبة**9%
**الجودة الشاملة**6%
**القيمة مقابل المال**6%
**المنتج المعلن عنه مقابل المنتج الفعلي**6%
**الحجم الكلي**4%
**الوظيفة - بشكل عام**4%
**الالتصاق**3%
## **Common questions**
- **Is pla filament profitable to sell on Amazon Saudi Arabia?**
- The niche generates $232K/yr across 64 tracked products. 1 of 9 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is +19.6%. Flapen's verdict: Worth a look (56/100).
- **How competitive is the pla filament niche?**
- 10 brands and 25 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 29% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 90% of demand.
- **What do buyers complain about in pla filament?**
- Top complaints mined from reviews: الالتصاق, التوافق - بشكل عام, جودة الطباعة. The return rate is 1.0%.
- **When does demand for pla filament peak?**
- Demand peaks in Apr–May–Jun–Jul; the busiest month runs 2.8× the quietest.
- **What does it cost to enter the pla filament niche?**
- Listings span $35.55–$383.92; the average listing price is $103.43 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 1,478 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.