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Sugru

brand-locked demand (top 5 brands take 100% of clicks) — Sugru doesn't clear our bar today.

Flapen Score

36
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Market size 20Growth 19Conversion 96Competition 7Returns 96Price range 0Avg price 40Brand share 0Review moat 24Quality gap 70
This niche Category average

Is Sugru profitable on Amazon?

According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, Sugru is a £81K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (53K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 100% of demand. Verdict: Skip it — 36/100.

Sugru: the Amazon niche in one read

Everything a seller checks before entering, in three answers.

Is the demand real?

Not really. Search demand moved -11.1% over the last 90 days and 14.1% of searches end in a purchase.

£81K

revenue / yr

Units sold / yr8K
Search volume / yr-11.1%53K
Conversion rate14.1%
Avg price£10.75

Who owns the niche?

The top 5 brands hold 100% of demand, so 0% of the market is open.

0%

open market share

Brands · sellers2 · 10
Top-5 product click share92%
Open market0%
Avg brand age46 months

Is there a way in?

Listing quality. The average product page scores 0/100 on content standards. Incumbents average 4.3★ — the gap to enter on.

0/100

page quality · 7 products

Sponsored placement29%
New entrants (1y)0· 0 succeeded
Avg rating4.3★
Avg reviews5,117

Top Sugru products & what they sell for

Every tracked product — its share of the shelf, its review moat, and what it sells for.

Competition: brands, sellers & click share

The top 5 products capture 92% of clicks — a locked-up shelf that new listings rarely crack.

£0£12K£24K£36K£49K1K10K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

Brands

2 falling

Sellers

10

Top-5 brand share

100%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

92%

Top 20: 100%

Open market

0%

  • tesa97%
  • tesa UK3%

Sugru demand & seasonality

Weekly search volume, with the niche's key stats alongside.

Volume53KCVR14.1%Products7Brands2Top 5 Brands100%OOS Rate5.5%Rating4.3★Reviews5,117Avg BSR#90
1K600Mar '26Apr '26Apr '26May '26May '26Jun '26Jun '26Jul '26Jul '26

Top Sugru search terms shoppers use

The exact queries shoppers type, with yearly volume, growth and conversion.

  • sugru35K/yr
  • sugru mouldable glue13K/yr
  • mouldable glue3K/yr
  • sugru moldable glue3K/yr

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Sugru

What buyers mention most, as a share of all reviews.

What buyers love

91% of reviews
Quality-Overall43%

Good product when fresh

Maintenance And Repair10%

its been pretty handy for small repairs

Advertised Vs Actual Product7%

Does exactly what it says

Durability7%

putty-like consistency that turns into a durable

Leak-Proof7%

Used to fix small appliances, household items like leaking buckets, waterproofed boots... honestly, must have in any household!

What buyers complain about

86% of reviews
Adhesion/Stickiness40%

Worst product - not remotely adhesive

Stain Resistance14%

I had no idea that the black coloured version would stain both my fingers

Functionality-Overall12%

Didnt work even when copying their suggested use exactly

Durability7%

failed on each occasion

Mechanism Issues7%

and neither stayed in place

Sugru return rate & reasons

Why buyers send it back, as a share of all return requests.

0.9%

Return rate

22%

Fixable by listing

The "fixable" share counts expectation-mismatch reasons — size, look, advertised-vs-actual — that better copy and images address.

1Adhesion/Stickiness
31%
2Color
22%
3Functionality-Overall
15%
4Maintenance And Repair
7%
5Quality-Overall
7%

Common Sugru questions

The questions sellers ask about this niche, answered from the tracked metrics.

Flapen scores Sugru 36/100 on Amazon United Kingdom — Skip it. The niche generates £81K/yr across 7 tracked products. Search demand moved -11.1% over the last 90 days.
Sugru buyers on Amazon United Kingdom complain most about Adhesion/Stickiness, Stain Resistance, Functionality-Overall, the themes mined from the niche's reviews. Its return rate is 0.9%.