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outdoor foam

Worth a look

Shows a sweet-spot price point ($40.51 avg), but a small market ($93K/yr) keeps it on the watch list.

Market size 23Growth 34Conversion 26Competition 83Returns 73Price range 79Avg price 95Brand share 82Review moat 24Quality gap 43

Avg price

Incredible$40.51

avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100

Competition

Great32%

top-5 click share — an open shelf

Brand share

Great53%

top-5 brand share — no brand owns this niche

Price range

Great$8.04–$113.63

cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100

Returns

Good2.1%

return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate

Quality gap

Okay4.5★

avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality

Growth

Okay+7.0%

90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch

Conversion

Okay2.1%

search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale

Review moat

Bad5,009.78

avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb

Market size

Bad$93K

$93K/yr · 110K searches

According to Flapen's Amazon United States niche tracking, outdoor foam is a $93K/yr Amazon United States market (110K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 53% of demand. Demand peaks in Aug. Verdict: Worth a look — 53/100.

Data updated Jul 18, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches

outdoor foam market data

Units sold / yr
3K–3K
avg 0–100/product
Revenue / yr
$101K–$122K
units × avg price
Conversion rate
2.1%
Avg BSR
#134
Page quality
0%
Prime
69%
Sponsored
97%
Out of stock
0.6%
Avg brand age
35 months
Avg seller age
177 days

Competition & brand share

Clicks spread well past the top 5 (32% combined) — an open shelf where new products get seen.

Brands

39 rising

Sellers

50

Top-5 brand share

53%

Top 20: 87%

Top-5 click share

32%

Top 20: 63%

Open market

43%

  • GoTo Foam17%
  • FOAMYFOAM15%
  • Foamma10%
  • ProsourceFit6%
  • Coaseb5%
  • FoamTouch5%

Demand & seasonality

Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — +7.0% search growth over the last 90 days.
4K3KSpike '24Spike '25Prime Day '25SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: Aug · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.6×

Top outdoor foam search terms

  • foam cushions for chairs15K/yr
  • upholstery foam 4 inch15K/yr
  • outdoor cushion foam7K/yr
  • foam rubber padding 4 inch thick11K/yr
  • extra firm foam cushion6K/yr
  • custom foam6K/yr
  • foam pads for furniture6K/yr
  • bench cushion foam4K/yr
  • high resilience foam4K/yr
  • dense foam cushion4K/yr
All search terms

Top outdoor foam products on Amazon

Each bubble is one product — market share against review moat; bubble size tracks estimated sales, color grades how beatable the incumbent looks.

0%3%$3K6%$6K9%$8K12%$11K101001K10K100K Reviews — right = deep review moat Market share (90d) ≈ est. sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

All 24 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.

What buyers say about outdoor foam

What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.

What buyers love

Cushion17%

“Excellent Cushion”

Comfort-Overall14%

“Comfortable seat were ever you go”

Quality-Overall12%

“Excellent Quality”

Size-Overall7%

“Fit like a charm”

Advertised Vs Actual Product6%

“Exactly What I Needed”

Value For Money6%

“Good Deal”

Foam4%

“The memory foam is very comfortable”

Soft Feel2%

“soft fabric”

Ease Of Use2%

“Easy to move”

Efficiency2%

“Works great”

What buyers complain about

Hard Feel14%

“Hard As A Rock”

Comfort-Overall12%

“Hard and uncomfortable”

Cushion10%

“Uncomfortable seat cushion”

Size-Overall9%

“To small”

Thickness7%

“Not as thick as I thought”

Value For Money5%

“Too expensive”

Quality-Overall4%

“the quality is obviously inconsistent”

Advertised Vs Actual Product4%

“Deceptive advertising”

Adhesion/Stickiness2%

“Poor adhesive”

Durability2%

“does not last”

Top return reasons

Cushion29%
Size-Overall24%
Comfort-Overall10%
Advertised Vs Actual Product5%
Thickness4%
Functionality-Overall3%
Hard Feel3%
Value For Money3%
Material Quality2%
Thin2%

Common questions

Is outdoor foam profitable to sell on Amazon United States?
The niche generates $93K/yr across 72 tracked products. 5 of 8 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is +7.0%. Flapen's verdict: Worth a look (53/100).
How competitive is the outdoor foam niche?
39 brands and 50 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 32% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 53% of demand.
What do buyers complain about in outdoor foam?
Top complaints mined from reviews: Hard Feel, Comfort-Overall, Cushion. The return rate is 2.1%.
When does demand for outdoor foam peak?
Demand peaks in Aug; the busiest month runs 1.6× the quietest.
What does it cost to enter the outdoor foam niche?
Listings span $8.04–$113.63; the average listing price is $40.51 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 5,010 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.