Capture Card
MaybeProducts sell for $40.25 on average, inside the sweet spot. But demand is soft, at -16.2% this quarter, so Capture Card is a Maybe.
- Flapen Score
- 51 / 100Top 16% of 1,028 Computers & Accessories niches · +9 vs the category median of 4251
- Market size
- £638K/yr435K searches / yr
- 90-day growth
- -16.2%search demand this quarter
- Competition
- 55%top-5 click share · 16 brands · 149 sellers
Flapen Score
Capture Card against its category
The dotted line is the Computers & Accessories average. Past it, Capture Card is stronger. Inside it, weaker.
Market
The Capture Card market on Amazon at a glance
Shoppers on Amazon United Kingdom searched for Capture Card 435K times last year and spent an estimated £638K. The top 5 brands take 75% of clicks. Flapen scores it 51 out of 100, a Maybe.
01 · Demand
3.6% of searches ended in a purchase last week.
Shoppers searched for this 435K times in the last 12 months. That counts every search on Amazon United Kingdom for this niche's terms. In the latest week, 3.6% of those searches ended in a purchase. Searches in the last 90 days moved -16.2% against the 90 days before. Searches, conversion and average price together put the market at an estimated £638K a year.
- Searches, last 12 months
- 435K
- Growth, 90 days vs prior 90
- -16.2%
- Conversion, latest week
- 3.6%
- Market size, estimated
- £638Ka year
- Peak month
- January1.4× the quietest month
- Top search term
- capture card163K searches a year
02 · Price
A sale here is worth £40.25.
Listings sell for £40.25 on average, from £7.15 to £184.57. Amazon reports units sold in ranges. This niche sold 15K to 20K a year. The average listing sells 250 to 500 of them. At £40.25 that is £10K to £20K a year per listing.
- Average price
- £40.25inside the $15 to $100 sweet spot
- Price range
- £7.15–£184.57
- Amazon United Kingdom median price
- £12.12across 27,606 niches
- Units sold a year
- 15K–20K
- Units per listing a year
- 250–500
- Revenue per listing a year
- £10K–£20K
- Returns
- 4.1%of orders · Amazon United Kingdom median 0.6%
03 · Entry bar
The bar here is ads and reviews.
92% of listings pay for placement with sponsored ads. 100% ship with Prime. On an average day, 4.0% of listings are out of stock. The average listing ranks #15 within Components & Replacement Parts. It carries 1,699 reviews at 4.23 stars, so a new listing needs social proof before a better product.
- Sponsored listings
- 92%
- Prime listings
- 100%
- Out of stock, average day
- 4.0%
- Average rank
- #15in Components & Replacement Parts
- Average rating
- 4.23 starsAmazon United Kingdom average 4.36 stars
- Average reviews
- 1,699per listing
- Listings tracked
- 26
04 · Newcomers
Amazon counts 1 of last year's 5 launches as successful.
5 products launched here in the last 12 months. Amazon counts 1 of them as successful launches, new products that hit its first-year sales bar. The brands on the shelf have sold for 29 months on average, so a newcomer is not facing entrenched names.
- Launched, last 12 months
- 5
- Successful launches
- 1Amazon's first-year sales bar
- Average brand age
- 29 months
Products
Top Capture Card 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
Elgato 4K S Capture Card for PS5 Xbox Series X/S Switch 2
- Price
- £108.49
- Rating
- 4.4/5
- Reviews
- 1,585
- Age
- 12mo ago
Video Capture Card USB 3.0 Audio Video Capture Card 4K HDMI Capture Card HDMI Loop-Out 1080P 60FPS/2K 30FPS Video Game Capture for Streaming Works for PS5/Switch/Camera/PC/OBS
- Price
- £18.93
- Rating
- 4.2/5
- Reviews
- 449
- Age
- 2y ago
UGREEN Video Capture Card HDMI to USB C Streaming Device 2K@30Hz 1080P@60fps Game Record 4K Passthrough Loop-out Compatible for Quest 3/3s PS5 PS4 Xbox Series X Switch iPad DSLR Camera Mac Laptop PC
- Price
- £20.31
- Rating
- 4.3/5
- Reviews
- 1,309
- Age
- 1y ago
UGREEN Video Capture Card HDMI to USB C Streaming Device 1080P 60FPS Capture 4K Input Audio Game Recording Compatible with Switch PS5 PS4 Xbox DSLR Camera iPad MacBook PC Laptop Phone Quest 3 TV Box
- Price
- £13.76
- Rating
- 4.2/5
- Reviews
- 1,728
- Age
- 2y ago
Video Capture Card HDMI to USB 4K30 Input 1080P60 Output Low-Lag Streaming for OBS Plug and Play for Windows and Mac OS Game and Recording Calls
- Price
- £8.49
- Rating
- 4.3/5
- Reviews
- 327
- Age
- 2y ago
Trending
90-day click momentum
Elgato Game Capture Neo USB Portable Capture Card 4K60 HDR Passthrough 1080p60 Video Recording For PS5|Xbox|Nintendo Switch 2 - OBS Quicktime and more - Plug & Play|Works on Laptop|PC|Mac|iPad
- Price
- £95.43
- Rating
- 4.2/5
- Reviews
- 20
- Age
- 11mo ago
Spiritseek 4K/1080P 60FPS HDMI Capture Card with Mic - USB Video Recorder for Gaming & Streaming
- Price
- £10.52
- Rating
- 3.8/5
- Reviews
- 5
- Age
- 10mo ago
Video Capture Card USB 3.0 Audio Video Capture Card 4K HDMI Capture Card HDMI Loop-Out 1080P 60FPS/2K 30FPS Video Game Capture for Streaming Works for PS5/Switch/Camera/PC/OBS
- Price
- £18.93
- Rating
- 4.2/5
- Reviews
- 449
- Age
- 2y ago
UGREEN Video Capture Card HDMI to USB C Streaming Device 1080P 60FPS Capture 4K Input Audio Game Recording Compatible with Switch PS5 PS4 Xbox DSLR Camera iPad MacBook PC Laptop Phone Quest 3 TV Box
- Price
- £13.76
- Rating
- 4.2/5
- Reviews
- 1,728
- Age
- 2y ago
Elgato 4K S Capture Card for PS5 Xbox Series X/S Switch 2
- Price
- £108.49
- Rating
- 4.4/5
- Reviews
- 1,585
- Age
- 12mo ago
Newest
by launch dateSpiritseek 4K/1080P 60FPS HDMI Capture Card with Mic - USB Video Recorder for Gaming & Streaming
- Price
- £10.52
- Rating
- 3.8/5
- Reviews
- 5
- Age
- 10mo ago
Newhope HDMI Capture Card for Streaming Full HD 1080P 60FPS Capture USB 3.0 Game Audio Video Capture Card for Streaming Camera/Xbox/PS4/PS5/Switch/PC
- Price
- £20.63
- Rating
- 4.0/5
- Reviews
- 47
- Age
- 11mo ago
4K HDMI Video Capture Card USB 3.0 Video Capture Device Full HD 1080P 60FPS Game Recording for Live Stream PS5 PS4 Xbox Nintendo Switch Camera PC OBS (Black)
- Price
- £12.96
- Rating
- 4.2/5
- Reviews
- 19
- Age
- 11mo ago
Elgato Game Capture Neo USB Portable Capture Card 4K60 HDR Passthrough 1080p60 Video Recording For PS5|Xbox|Nintendo Switch 2 - OBS Quicktime and more - Plug & Play|Works on Laptop|PC|Mac|iPad
- Price
- £95.43
- Rating
- 4.2/5
- Reviews
- 20
- Age
- 11mo ago
Elgato 4K S Capture Card for PS5 Xbox Series X/S Switch 2
- Price
- £108.49
- Rating
- 4.4/5
- Reviews
- 1,585
- Age
- 12mo ago
Competition
Competition: brands, sellers & click share
The top 5 products take 55% of clicks. Leaders hold, but buyers still shop past them.
Brands
16 falling
Sellers
149
Top-5 brand share
75%
Top 20: 100%
Top-5 click share
55%
Top 20: 94%
Open market
20%
- Elgato27%
- UGREEN20%
- VIXLW15%
- FARDAS7%
- Papeaso6%
- Guermok5%
Demand
Capture Card search demand
Weekly searches over the year, seasonality beneath. Pick a range.
No pronounced peak months · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.4×
Search terms
Top Capture Card search terms shoppers use
The exact words shoppers type, with yearly volume, growth, and conversion.
- capture card163K/yr
- elgato capture card66K/yr
- video capture card35K/yr
- hdmi capture card30K/yr
- capture card nintendo switch12K/yr
- capture card ps57K/yr
- capture10K/yr
- hdmi video capture card7K/yr
- elgato hd60 x8K/yr
- 4k capture card11K/yr
Reviews and returns
What reviews say buyers love and hate about Capture Card
What buyers praise, what they complain about and why they send it back, from the reviews.
Complain
No sound
Doesnt pick up sound
No audio returned
Can't get it working properly
Did not work
Might not work quite as intended
Broke
Shocking product, it broke in under a month
Broken already
Grainy quality
Cheap and crap to be honest youre not going to get the quality you need for this day and age
Its obviously not as good as an expensive one
It tends to be quite laggy at higher resolution and fps,
it does not support HDR over 1440p60
It is also a shame you cant make it full screen when using on a pc
Love
Build quality feels solid
As always great quality from UGREEN works great recommend
Amazing quality
reasonable price
Great for the price
Good value for money
Reliable and easy to install
Easy to set up
it has honestly been a total lifesaver for his setup
so as advertised
Just as described
Worked as it should
the compatibility appears fine
Very compatible with MOST Motherboards and systems nowadays and its very Good value for money, especially when it is on sale
perfect for use on my Ipad
Return
4.1% Return rate 3% Fixable by listing
Doesn't always work with Macbooks
does not work with firestick
Had some difficulties getting it to work due to compatibility issues with certain PC settings
Can't get it working properly
Did not work
Might not work quite as intended
Wouldn't connect to firestick
Failed to connect to the fire stick for laptop live stream viewing
It was a little complicated to connect to once I had installed it
Grainy quality
Cheap and crap to be honest youre not going to get the quality you need for this day and age
Its obviously not as good as an expensive one
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FAQ
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Answered from the same tracked data.