Pla
MaybeReturns run at only 0.5% of orders. But demand is soft, at -15.1% this quarter, so Pla is a Maybe.
- Flapen Score
- 60 / 100Top 10% of 740 Business, Industry & Science niches · +11 vs the category median of 4960
- Market size
- £1.3M/yr2.7M searches / yr
- 90-day growth
- -15.1%search demand this quarter
- Competition
- 28%top-5 click share · 15 brands · 23 sellers
Flapen Score
Pla against its category
The dotted line is the Business, Industry & Science average. Past it, Pla is stronger. Inside it, weaker.
Market
The Pla market on Amazon at a glance
Shoppers on Amazon United Kingdom searched for Pla 2.7M times last year and spent an estimated £1.3M. The top 5 brands take 80% of clicks. Demand peaks in Jan–Nov–Dec. Flapen scores it 60 out of 100, a Maybe.
01 · Demand
2.7% of searches ended in a purchase last week.
Shoppers searched for this 2.7M times in the last 12 months. That counts every search on Amazon United Kingdom for this niche's terms. In the latest week, 2.7% of those searches ended in a purchase. Searches in the last 90 days moved -15.1% against the 90 days before. Searches, conversion and average price together put the market at an estimated £1.3M a year.
- Searches, last 12 months
- 2.7M
- Growth, 90 days vs prior 90
- -15.1%
- Conversion, latest week
- 2.7%
- Market size, estimated
- £1.3Ma year
- Peak month
- November2.3× the quietest month
- Top search term
- pla641K searches a year
02 · Price
A sale here is worth £18.02.
Listings sell for £18.02 on average, from £7.71 to £90.96. Amazon reports units sold in ranges. This niche sold 80K to 100K a year. The average listing sells 1,250 to 1,500 of them. At £18.02 that is £23K to £27K a year per listing.
- Average price
- £18.02inside the $15 to $100 sweet spot
- Price range
- £7.71–£90.96
- Amazon United Kingdom median price
- £12.12across 27,606 niches
- Units sold a year
- 80K–100K
- Units per listing a year
- 1,250–1,500
- Revenue per listing a year
- £23K–£27K
- Returns
- 0.5%of orders · Amazon United Kingdom median 0.6%
03 · Entry bar
The bar here is reviews.
87% of listings pay for placement with sponsored ads. 100% ship with Prime. On an average day, 5.9% of listings are out of stock. The average listing ranks #37 within 3D Printing & Scanning. It carries 3,089 reviews at 4.49 stars, so a new listing needs social proof before a better product.
- Sponsored listings
- 87%
- Prime listings
- 100%
- Out of stock, average day
- 5.9%
- Average rank
- #37in 3D Printing & Scanning
- Average rating
- 4.49 starsAmazon United Kingdom average 4.36 stars
- Average reviews
- 3,089per listing
- Listings tracked
- 70
04 · Newcomers
Amazon counts 3 of last year's 5 launches as successful.
5 products launched here in the last 12 months. Amazon counts 3 of them as successful launches, new products that hit its first-year sales bar. The brands on the shelf have sold for 37 months on average, so the names here are settling in.
- Launched, last 12 months
- 5
- Successful launches
- 3Amazon's first-year sales bar
- Average brand age
- 37 months
Products
Top Pla products & what they sell for
Every tracked product: its share of the shelf, its reviews, and its price.
Top sellers
by 90-day click share
SUNLU PLA+ Filament 1.75mm Enhanced Durability and High Strength PLA Plus 3D Printer Filament for 3D FDM Printers 1kg Spool pla+ Black
- Price
- £10.68
- Rating
- 4.5/5
- Reviews
- 17,454
- Age
- 1y ago

eSUN PLA Filament 1.75mm PLA Basic Dimensional Accuracy +/- 0.05mm 1KG Spool (2.2 LBS) Speedy Filament for 3D Printers Black
- Price
- £8.35
- Rating
- 4.3/5
- Reviews
- 9,723
- Age
- 2y ago

SUNLU PLA Filament 1.75mm Black 3D Printer Filament Dimensional Accuracy +/- 0.02mm Neatly Wound Black PLA 1KG Spool (2.2lbs) Fits for Most FDM 3D Printers
- Price
- £9.71
- Rating
- 4.5/5
- Reviews
- 907
- Age
- 7y ago

Reprapper 4X 250g Color Pack Dual Color PLA Filament 1.75mm for 3D Printer & 3D Pen Multicolour Filament 4 x 250g Matte Red/Blue Matte Purple/Green Silk Red/Blue and Silk Purple/Green
- Price
- £16.01
- Rating
- 4.2/5
- Reviews
- 1,656
- Age
- 3y ago

ELEGOO PLA+ Filament 1.75mm White 1KG PLA Plus Tougher and Stronger 3D Printer Filament Dimensional Accuracy +/- 0.02mm 1kg Cardboard Spool(2.2lbs) Fits for Most FDM 3D Printers
- Price
- £11.11
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 1,381
- Age
- 2y ago
Trending
90-day click momentum
SUNLU PLA Plus Filament 16 Colors Bundle Multicolor PLA+ 3D Printer Filament 1.75 mm Individually Vacuum Packed 0.25 kg/Spool Total 4 kg 16 Spools
- Price
- £44.28
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 3,194
- Age
- 1y ago

ELEGOO 250g Rapid PETG Filament Bundle 1.75mm 8 Colors High Speed 600mm/s 3D Printer Filaments Dimensional Accuracy +/- 0.02mm 8 Pack Black/White/Red/Blue/Grey/Orange/Yellow/Transparent
- Price
- £23.38
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 4,055
- Age
- 1y ago

RepRapper Rapid PLA Plus (PLA+) Filament Bundle 1.75 mm Dimensional Accuracy +/- 0.02 mm 10 Rolls of 0.25kg (Black+White+Grey+Blue+Red+Green+Purple+Pink+Orange+Transparent)
- Price
- £27.23
- Rating
- 4.2/5
- Reviews
- 1,656
- Age
- 1y ago

SUNLU PLA+ Filament 1.75mm Enhanced Durability and High Strength PLA Plus 3D Printer Filament for 3D FDM Printers 1kg Spool pla+ White
- Price
- £10.93
- Rating
- 4.5/5
- Reviews
- 17,454
- Age
- 1y ago

YOUSU 3D Printer Filament Bundle Glow in The Dark Filament Multicolor PLA Filament 1.75 mm Green Blue Purple and Rainbow Accuracy +/- 0.03 mm 250g X 4 Pack
- Price
- £18.42
- Rating
- 4.1/5
- Reviews
- 202
- Age
- 2y ago
Newest
by launch date
SUNLU PLA+ 3D Printer Filament Upgraded PLA Plus 3D Filament 1.75mm Neatly Wound PLAPro Strong and Toughness Dimensional Accuracy +/- 0.02 mm 1KG Spool (Black)
- Price
- £10.54
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 3,194
- Age
- 1y ago

SUNLU PLA+ Filament 1.75mm Enhanced Durability and High Strength PLA Plus 3D Printer Filament for 3D FDM Printers 1kg Spool pla+ Black
- Price
- £10.68
- Rating
- 4.5/5
- Reviews
- 17,454
- Age
- 1y ago

SUNLU PLA+ Filament 1.75mm Enhanced Durability and High Strength PLA Plus 3D Printer Filament for 3D FDM Printers 1kg Spool pla+ White
- Price
- £10.93
- Rating
- 4.5/5
- Reviews
- 17,454
- Age
- 1y ago

ELEGOO 250g Rapid PETG Filament Bundle 1.75mm 8 Colors High Speed 600mm/s 3D Printer Filaments Dimensional Accuracy +/- 0.02mm 8 Pack Black/White/Red/Blue/Grey/Orange/Yellow/Transparent
- Price
- £23.38
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 4,055
- Age
- 1y ago

SUNLU Rapid PETG Filament Multicolor High Speed 30-600mm/s 3D Printer Filament 1.75mm 0.02mm 8 Rolls of 0.25 kg Total 2KG (Black+White+Gray+Red+Blue+Green+Yellow+Orange)
- Price
- £22.30
- Rating
- 4.2/5
- Reviews
- 3,311
- Age
- 1y ago
Competition
Competition: brands, sellers & click share
The top 5 products take only 28% of clicks. An open shelf where new products get seen.
Brands
15 falling
Sellers
23
Top-5 brand share
80%
Top 20: 100%
Top-5 click share
28%
Top 20: 67%
Open market
16%
- SUNLU39%
- ELEGOO19%
- RepRapper9%
- eSUN9%
- LANDU4%
- Deeplee4%
- Open — no brand owns it (9 brands, 16%)
Demand
Pla search demand
Weekly searches over the year, seasonality beneath. Pick a range.
Peak months: Jan, Nov, Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 2.3×
Search terms
Top Pla search terms shoppers use
The exact words shoppers type, with yearly volume, growth, and conversion.
- pla641K/yr
- 3d printer filament467K/yr
- pla filament401K/yr
- filament330K/yr
- sunlu pla116K/yr
- sunlu65K/yr
- 3d filament74K/yr
- pla filament 1.75mm 1kg80K/yr
- bambu lab filament58K/yr
- black pla56K/yr
Reviews and returns
What reviews say buyers love and hate about Pla
What buyers praise, what they complain about and why they send it back, from the reviews.
Complain
Poor quality control
Poor quality
Absolutely rubbish quality wouldn't buy again at all
brittle when you try to print
didnt print well
Flows badly, gets tails on flow which snag and ruin the print
Clogs printer
jams constantly
Constant Nozzle Clogs
Adhesion issues
Bad bed adhesion
Terrible Bed Adhesion and Constant Problems
Not white
Not the colour you expect
Worth a try just poor colours
Love
Prints look fantastic
Good print
easy to print with
Excellent product
Good quality filamemt
Good looking and quality filament
Good value for money
Great value for money
Fair Price
The color is vibrant
Beautiful colour
Beautiful colours
Good quality PLA
Seems a good plastic
Excellent material
Return
0.5% Return rate 33% Fixable by listing
isn't even CLOSE to fitting
Thought they would of been bigger
is way bigger than I expected
Doesnt work straight out the box
Fails every time
nothing worked
brittle when you try to print
didnt print well
Flows badly, gets tails on flow which snag and ruin the print
Not white
Not the colour you expect
Worth a try just poor colours
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