Smart Plug
MaybeShoppers spend $2.5M a year here. But the top 5 brands take 95% of clicks, so Smart Plug is a Maybe.
- Flapen Score
- 56 / 100Top 17% of 2,225 DIY & Tools niches · +7 vs the category median of 4956
- Market size
- £2.5M/yr1.9M searches / yr
- 90-day growth
- +1.8%search demand this quarter
- Competition
- 57%top-5 click share · 8 brands · 72 sellers
Flapen Score
Smart Plug against its category
The dotted line is the DIY & Tools average. Past it, Smart Plug is stronger. Inside it, weaker.
Market
The Smart Plug market on Amazon at a glance
Shoppers on Amazon United Kingdom searched for Smart Plug 1.9M times last year and spent an estimated £2.5M. The top 5 brands take 95% of clicks. Demand peaks in Jan–Nov–Dec. Flapen scores it 56 out of 100, a Maybe.
01 · Demand
8.9% of searches ended in a purchase last week.
Shoppers searched for this 1.9M times in the last 12 months. That counts every search on Amazon United Kingdom for this niche's terms. In the latest week, 8.9% of those searches ended in a purchase. Searches in the last 90 days moved +1.8% against the 90 days before. Searches, conversion and average price together put the market at an estimated £2.5M a year.
- Searches, last 12 months
- 1.9M
- Growth, 90 days vs prior 90
- +1.8%
- Conversion, latest week
- 8.9%
- Market size, estimated
- £2.5Ma year
- Peak month
- December7.1× the quietest month
- Top search term
- smart plug739K searches a year
02 · Price
A sale here is worth £15.28.
Listings sell for £15.28 on average, from £6.09 to £28.80. Amazon reports units sold in ranges. This niche sold 150K to 200K a year. The average listing sells 8,000 to 10,000 of them. At £15.28 that is £122K to £153K a year per listing.
- Average price
- £15.28inside the $15 to $100 sweet spot
- Price range
- £6.09–£28.80
- Amazon United Kingdom median price
- £12.12across 27,606 niches
- Units sold a year
- 150K–200K
- Units per listing a year
- 8,000–10,000
- Revenue per listing a year
- £122K–£153K
- Returns
- 1.9%of orders · Amazon United Kingdom median 0.6%
03 · Entry bar
The bar here is reviews.
88% of listings pay for placement with sponsored ads. 100% ship with Prime. On an average day, 0.0% of listings are out of stock. The average listing ranks #17 within Electrical. It carries 7,575 reviews at 4.45 stars, so a new listing needs social proof before a better product.
- Sponsored listings
- 88%
- Prime listings
- 100%
- Out of stock, average day
- 0.0%
- Average rank
- #17in Electrical
- Average rating
- 4.45 starsAmazon United Kingdom average 4.36 stars
- Average reviews
- 7,575per listing
- Listings tracked
- 26
04 · Newcomers
Amazon counts 2 of last year's 6 launches as successful.
6 products launched here in the last 12 months. Amazon counts 2 of them as successful launches, new products that hit its first-year sales bar. The brands on the shelf have sold for 32 months on average, so a newcomer is not facing entrenched names.
- Launched, last 12 months
- 6
- Successful launches
- 2Amazon's first-year sales bar
- Average brand age
- 32 months
Products
Top Smart Plug 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
Tapo P100 (2-Pack) Smart Plug Wi-Fi Plug App Remote Control Alexa Plug Voice Control with Alexa & Google Away Mode Scheduling & Timer Device Sharing Easy Set Up Multiple Safety Guarantees
- Price
- £12.13
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 53,352
- Age
- 6y ago

Tapo P100 (4-Pack) Smart Plug Wi-Fi Plug App Remote Control Alexa Plug Voice Control with Alexa & Google Away Mode Scheduling & Timer Device Sharing Easy Set Up Multiple Safety Guarantees
- Price
- £21.68
- Rating
- 4.7/5
- Reviews
- 18,061
- Age
- 6y ago

Tapo P110 (2-Pack) Smart Plug WiFi Plug Energy Monitoring Electricity Usage Monitor App Remote Control Smart Home Voice Control with Google Away Mode Scheduling & Timer Device Sharing
- Price
- £12.53
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 53,352
- Age
- 3y ago

Amazon Basics Single Outlet Indoor Wi-Fi Smart Plug works with Alexa only 1 Pack White UK
- Price
- £7.39
- Rating
- 4.4/5
- Reviews
- 2,893
- Age
- 2y ago

Tapo P100 Smart Plug Wi-Fi Plug App Remote Control Alexa Plug Voice Control with Alexa & Google Away Mode Scheduling & Timer Device Sharing Easy Quick Set Up Multiple Safety Guarantees
- Price
- £6.61
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 33,619
- Age
- 6y ago
Trending
90-day click momentum
Oblinple Smart Plug 13A Alexa Plugs that Work with Alexa Google Home Wifi Plugs with Energy Monitoring Voice Control Timer Function Smart Life/Tuya App Remote Control WiFi Socket 2.4GHz Wi-Fi Only
- Price
- £13.52
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 56
- Age
- 7mo ago

NEW Tapo TP11(4-pack) Smart Plug Alexa Plug with Energy Monitoring WiFi Plug Away Mode App Remote Control Voice Control with Alexa & Google Compact Design Easy Setup Auto On-Off
- Price
- £25.73
- Rating
- 4.2/5
- Reviews
- 30
- Age
- 2mo ago

Oblinple Smart Plug 13A Alexa Plugs that Work with Alexa Google Home Wifi Plugs with Energy Monitoring Voice Control Timer Function Smart Life/Tuya App Remote Control WiFi Socket 2.4GHz Wi-Fi Only
- Price
- £21.88
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 56
- Age
- 7mo ago

Oblinple Smart Plug 13A Alexa Plugs that Work with Alexa Google Home Wifi Plugs with Energy Monitoring Voice Control Timer Function Smart Life/Tuya App Remote Control WiFi Socket 2.4GHz Wi-Fi Only
- Price
- £7.70
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 56
- Age
- 7mo ago

UPXNBOR 13A Smart Plug WiFi Smart Socket with Energy Monitoring 1 Pack
- Price
- £7.39
- Rating
- 4.3/5
- Reviews
- 1,351
- Age
- 1y ago
Newest
by launch date
NEW Tapo TP11(4-pack) Smart Plug Alexa Plug with Energy Monitoring WiFi Plug Away Mode App Remote Control Voice Control with Alexa & Google Compact Design Easy Setup Auto On-Off
- Price
- £25.73
- Rating
- 4.2/5
- Reviews
- 30
- Age
- 2mo ago

Oblinple Smart Plug 13A Alexa Plugs that Work with Alexa Google Home Wifi Plugs with Energy Monitoring Voice Control Timer Function Smart Life/Tuya App Remote Control WiFi Socket 2.4GHz Wi-Fi Only
- Price
- £21.88
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 56
- Age
- 7mo ago

Oblinple Smart Plug 13A Alexa Plugs that Work with Alexa Google Home Wifi Plugs with Energy Monitoring Voice Control Timer Function Smart Life/Tuya App Remote Control WiFi Socket 2.4GHz Wi-Fi Only
- Price
- £7.70
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 56
- Age
- 7mo ago

Oblinple Smart Plug 13A Alexa Plugs that Work with Alexa Google Home Wifi Plugs with Energy Monitoring Voice Control Timer Function Smart Life/Tuya App Remote Control WiFi Socket 2.4GHz Wi-Fi Only
- Price
- £13.52
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 56
- Age
- 7mo ago

Amazon Basics Smart Plug Matter Compatible Compatible with Amazon Alexa Google Home Apple HomeKit Matter Hub Required 2.4 GHz Wi-Fi only White 1-Pack
- Price
- £7.96
- Rating
- 4.0/5
- Reviews
- 229
- Age
- 7mo ago
Competition
Competition: brands, sellers & click share
The top 5 products take 57% of clicks. Leaders hold, but buyers still shop past them.
Brands
8 falling
Sellers
72
Top-5 brand share
95%
Top 20: 100%
Top-5 click share
57%
Top 20: 95%
Open market
2%
- Tapo62%
- Amazon Basics15%
- Eightree8%
- UPXNBOR5%
- TVLIVE5%
- Oblinple4%
- Open — no brand owns it (2 brands, 2%)
Demand
Smart Plug search demand
Weekly searches over the year, seasonality beneath. Pick a range.
Peak months: Jan, Nov, Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 7.1×
Search terms
Top Smart Plug search terms shoppers use
The exact words shoppers type, with yearly volume, growth, and conversion.
- smart plug739K/yr
- tapo smart plug276K/yr
- alexa plug150K/yr
- smart plugs that work with alexa100K/yr
- smart plugs95K/yr
- tapo plug53K/yr
- amazon smart plug67K/yr
- alexa smart plug56K/yr
- wifi plug43K/yr
- smart socket35K/yr
Reviews and returns
What reviews say buyers love and hate about Smart Plug
What buyers praise, what they complain about and why they send it back, from the reviews.
Complain
Very difficult to connect
Poor Connectivity
Impossible to connect
Breaks very quickly
Broken
Failed within 12 months
can have issues setting up
not easy to set up
setup very poor
stopped working
Didnt work
It does not work consistently
Seriously poor reliability
Poor quality
May not be the most reliable
Love
Easy setup
Easy to install
Easy enough to configure
Great smart socket
Fantastic socket
Great plugs
Solid build quality
the product build quality feels solid
Excellent Product
It is easy to control
Ease of use
no effort at all
Excellent price
Reasonable price
Amazing value
Return
1.9% Return rate 3% Fixable by listing
Very difficult to connect
Poor Connectivity
Impossible to connect
so it was not compatible
Wouldnt pair
you can't pair the two things
stopped working
Didnt work
It does not work consistently
especially at hard to get to sockets
the plug has failed
one by one the plugs started to break
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