Exacto Knife
MaybeAn estimated 0.6% of orders come back. But the products selling today already average 4.6★, so Exacto Knife is a Maybe.
- Flapen Score
- 55 / 100Top 13% of 4,656 Arts, Crafts & Sewing niches · +9 vs the category median of 4655
- Market size
- $1.8M/yr2.3M searches / yr
- 90-day growth
- +9.7%search demand this quarter
- Competition
- 59%top-5 click share · 13 brands · 55 sellers
Flapen Score
Exacto Knife against its category
The dotted line is the Arts, Crafts & Sewing average. Past it, Exacto Knife is stronger. Inside it, weaker.
Market
The Exacto Knife market on Amazon at a glance
Shoppers on Amazon United States searched for Exacto Knife 2.3M times last year and spent an estimated $1.8M. The top 5 brands take 83% of clicks. Flapen scores it 55 out of 100, a Maybe.
01 · Demand
An estimated 8.1% of those searches ended in a purchase.
Shoppers searched for this 2.3M times in the last 12 months. That counts every search on Amazon United States for this niche's terms. An estimated 8.1% of those searches ended in a purchase. Searches in the last 90 days moved +9.7% against the 90 days before. Searches, conversion and average price together put the market at an estimated $1.8M a year.
- Searches, last 12 months
- 2.3M
- Growth, 90 days vs prior 90
- +9.7%
- Conversion, latest week
- 8.1%
- Market size, estimated
- $1.8Ma year
- Peak month
- January1.3× the quietest month
- Top search term
- exacto knife901K searches a year
02 · Price
A sale here is worth $9.57.
Listings sell for $9.57 on average, from $4.20 to $30.62. Amazon reports units sold in ranges. This niche sold 300K to 400K a year. The average listing sells 10,000 to 12,500 of them. At $9.57 that is $96K to $120K a year per listing.
- Average price
- $9.57under the $15 to $100 sweet spot
- Price range
- $4.20–$30.62
- Amazon United States median price
- $24.38across 115,062 niches
- Units sold a year
- 300K–400K
- Units per listing a year
- 10,000–12,500
- Revenue per listing a year
- $96K–$120K
- Returns
- 0.6%of orders · Amazon United States median 2.1%
03 · Entry bar
The bar here is reviews.
83% 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 #76 within Cutting Tools. It carries 6,042 reviews at 4.62 stars, so a new listing needs social proof before a better product.
- Sponsored listings
- 83%
- Prime listings
- 100%
- Out of stock, average day
- 0.0%
- Average rank
- #76in Cutting Tools
- Average rating
- 4.62 starsAmazon United States average 4.42 stars
- Average reviews
- 6,042per listing
- Listings tracked
- 24
04 · Newcomers
1 of last year's 1 launches cleared the first-year sales bar.
1 products launched here in the last 12 months. 1 of them cleared the first-year sales bar, our mark for a successful launch. The brands on the shelf have sold for 50 months on average, so the names here are settling in.
- Launched, last 12 months
- 1
- Successful launches
- 1Amazon's first-year sales bar
- Average brand age
- 50 months
Products
Top Exacto Knife products & what they sell for
The products selling here, as shoppers see them on Amazon. Shelf share and sales are our estimates.
Prices and ratings read from Amazon on Jul 8, 2026. The live listing can differ.
Top sellers
by estimated 90-day click share
X-ACTO #1 Z-Series Precision Utility Knife Metal Silver Aluminum Handle Includes Safety Cap - For Precise Fine Cuts
- Price
- $6.57
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 33,561
- Age
- 14y ago

JETMORE 16 Pcs Exacto Knife Craft Knives with 13 SK5 Steel Blades for Art
- Price
- $8.85
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 2,923
- Age
- 3y ago

DIYSELF Exacto Knife 12 Pcs Exacto Knife Set with Case for Crafting
- Price
- $6.96
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 5,414
- Age
- 2y ago

Fiskars 6 Detail Craft Knife Exacto Hobby Utility Knife Durable Aluminum
- Price
- $6.24
- Rating
- 4.5/5
- Reviews
- 10,836
- Age
- 24y ago

Exacto Knife Set 16Pcs Craft & Hobby Knife Precision Cutting Tool
- Price
- $6.19
- Rating
- 4.8/5
- Reviews
- 409
- Age
- 9mo ago
Trending
estimated 90-day click momentum
JTIEO Exacto Knife Hobby Knife 74 Pack with 4 Upgrade Sharp Hobby Knives and 70 Spare Exacto Knife Blades for Art Scrapbooking Stencil
- Price
- $6.52
- Rating
- 4.7/5
- Reviews
- 3,767
- Age
- 6y ago

JETMORE 16 Pcs Exacto Knife Craft Knives with 13 SK5 Steel Blades for Art
- Price
- $8.85
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 2,923
- Age
- 3y ago

X-ACTO #1 Z-Series Precision Utility Knife Metal Silver Aluminum Handle Includes Safety Cap - For Precise Fine Cuts
- Price
- $6.57
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 33,561
- Age
- 14y ago

13Piece Exacto Knife Set Precision Craft Kit with Assorted Blades
- Price
- $4.20
- Rating
- 4.5/5
- Reviews
- 515
- Age
- 1y ago

DIYSELF 23 Pack Exacto Knife Craft Knife Precision Carving Hobby Knife Kit 20 Spare Art Knife Blades for Art Scrapbooking Stencil
- Price
- $7.78
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 5,414
- Age
- 5y ago
Newest
by launch date
Exacto Knife Set 16Pcs Craft & Hobby Knife Precision Cutting Tool
- Price
- $6.19
- Rating
- 4.8/5
- Reviews
- 409
- Age
- 9mo ago

13Piece Exacto Knife Set Precision Craft Kit with Assorted Blades
- Price
- $4.20
- Rating
- 4.5/5
- Reviews
- 515
- Age
- 1y ago

DIYSELF Exacto Knife 12 Pcs Exacto Knife Set with Case for Crafting
- Price
- $6.96
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 5,414
- Age
- 2y ago

55 Pack Exacto Knife Hobby Knife Set with 5 Craft Knives and 50 Precision Knife Blades(#11) for Art Scrapbooking Carving DIY Cutting Stenciling by EGYPAMID
- Price
- $4.57
- Rating
- 4.5/5
- Reviews
- 872
- Age
- 2y ago

JETMORE Exacto Knife Hobby Knife with 30#11 Blades for Crafts and Models
- Price
- $4.69
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 2,923
- Age
- 2y ago
Competition
Competition: brands, sellers & click share
The top 5 products take an estimated 59% of clicks. Leaders hold, but buyers still shop past them.
Brands
13 falling
Sellers
55
Est. top-5 brand share
83%
Top 20: 100%
Est. top-5 click share
59%
Top 20: 96%
Open market
13%
- X-Acto29%
- DIYSELF22%
- Jetmore21%
- Fiskars7%
- BaBaYang4%
- Egypamid4%
- Open — no brand owns it (7 brands, 13%)
Demand
Exacto Knife search demand
Weekly searches over the year, seasonality beneath. Pick a range.
No pronounced peak months · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.3×
Search terms
Top Exacto Knife search terms shoppers use
The exact words shoppers type, with estimated yearly volume, growth, and conversion.
- exacto knife901K/yr
- xacto knife422K/yr
- exacto knife set237K/yr
- craft knife158K/yr
- hobby knife126K/yr
- x-acto knife64K/yr
- xacto knife set73K/yr
- x acto knife52K/yr
- exacto knife for crafting45K/yr
- xacto39K/yr
Reviews and returns
What reviews say buyers love and hate about Exacto Knife
We read the reviews and the return reasons for every product selling here.
“Cheap quality”
Every topic
Every topic buyers talk about, one row each.
Red shows the share of negative reviews and green the share of positive reviews, biggest topic first. Open a row to read what they wrote.
13 topics
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FAQ
Common Exacto Knife questions
Answered from the same tracked data.
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