engine hoist
Launch itA $2.0M/yr market growing +5.3% this quarter with returns at 2.5% — clears our launch bar.
Quality gap
Incredible3.7★avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality
Market size
Great$2.0M$2.0M/yr · 811K searches
Competition
Incredible19%top-5 click share — an open shelf
Review moat
Great156.93avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
Brand share
Good63%top-5 brand share — brands hold most of the demand
Returns
Good2.5%return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate
Avg price
Good$174.32avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
Growth
Okay+5.3%90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch
Conversion
Bad1.4%search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
Price range
Bad$13.17–$709.76cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100
According to Flapen's Amazon United States niche tracking, engine hoist is a $2.0M/yr Amazon United States market (811K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 63% of demand. Verdict: Launch it — 66/100.
Data updated Jul 11, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches
engine hoist market data
- Units sold / yr
- 10K–13K
- avg 0–100/product
- Revenue / yr
- $1.7M–$2.2M
- units × avg price
- Conversion rate
- 1.4%
- Avg BSR
- #181
- Page quality
- 0%
- Prime
- 82%
- Sponsored
- 88%
- Out of stock
- 56.5%
- Avg brand age
- 42 months
- Avg seller age
- 169 days
Competition & brand share
Clicks spread well past the top 5 (19% combined) — an open shelf where new products get seen.Brands
31 rising
Sellers
45
Top-5 brand share
63%
Top 20: 96%
Top-5 click share
19%
Top 20: 49%
Open market
32%
- DEXSO22%
- GarveeTech13%
- EliteEdge13%
- Garvee8%
- Generic6%
- SierraSquad5%
Demand & seasonality
Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — +5.3% search growth over the last 90 days.No pronounced peak months · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.3×
Top engine hoist search terms
- engine hoist453K/yr
- cherry picker86K/yr
- cherry picker engine hoist49K/yr
- engine lift46K/yr
- 2 ton engine hoist20K/yr
- engine hoist cherry picker34K/yr
- shop crane18K/yr
- engine crane18K/yr
- hydraulic engine hoist10K/yr
- engine hoists & stands12K/yr
Top engine hoist 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.
All 24 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.
Top sellers
by 90-day click share
TUFFIOM 2 Ton Folding Hydraulic Engine Crane with Telescopic Boom and Outriggers and Hook 4400 lbs Engine Hoist Workshop Crane Lifting Cherry Picker Heavy Duty Steel Electric Hoist Red
TUFFIOM$101.524.1★78 rev
YELLOW JACKET Engine Hoist Shop Crane Engine Leveler 1500lbs Steel with Ball Bearing and Adjustable Handle
YELLOW JACKET$45.684.6★171 rev
DEXSO Engine Hoist with Lever 2 Ton Folding Cherry Picker Engine Hoist Heavy Duty Folding Shop Crane with 6 Casters Engine Lift for Garage Workshop Red
DEXSO$195.563.9★82 rev
GarveeTech Engine Hoist with Lever 2 T 4000 Lbs Heavy Duty Folding Cherry Picker Engine Lift Hydraulic Tilting Engine Shop Crane with 6 Iron Caster Wheels Telescopic Boom Hitch Yellow
GarveeTech$185.594.0★69 rev
2 Ton Folding Hydraulic Engine Hoist Folding Engine Shop Crane Hoist Lift Heavy Cherry Picker with 6 Wheels for Garage Workshop Cherry
DEXSO$172.373.9★82 rev
Newest
by launch date
2 Ton Folding Hydraulic Engine Hoist with Load Leveler 4400 LBS Capacity Heavy Duty Cherry Picker 6 Swivel Wheels&Hydraulic Pump Adjustable Boom (0.5T-2T) for Garage Workshop Warehouse
Garvee$179.207 rev
2 Ton Folding Hydraulic Engine Hoist with Lever Folding Engine Shop Crane Hoist Lift Heavy Cherry Picker with 6 Wheels for Garage Workshop Black
DEXSO$200.6482 rev
2 Ton Folding Hydraulic Engine Hoist Folding Engine Shop Crane Hoist Lift Heavy Cherry Picker with 6 Wheels for Garage Workshop Cherry
DEXSO$172.3782 rev
2 Ton Engine Hoist Foldable Cherry Picker Heavy Duty Engine Lift Hoist Foldable Hydraulic Shop Crane 6 Iron Caster Wheels 4400 lbs Capacity 4 Boom Positions Max Lift 6.89 ft for Garage Workshop
XZMHXDXH$127.903 rev
GarveeTech 2 T Engine Hoist 4000 LBS Heavy Duty Folding Cherry Picker Engine Lift Hydraulic Tilting Engine Shop Crane with 6 Iron Caster Wheels Telescopic Boom Hitch Yellow
GarveeTech$180.6028 rev
Trending
90-day click momentumGarveeTech 2 T Engine Hoist 4000 LBS Heavy Duty Folding Cherry Picker Engine Lift Hydraulic Tilting Engine Shop Crane with 6 Iron Caster Wheels Telescopic Boom Hitch Yellow
GarveeTech$180.603.6★
EliteEdge 2 Ton Folding Hydraulic Engine Hoist with 59 in Load Leveler 4400 LBS Capacity Heavy Duty Cherry Picker 6 Swivel Wheels Engine Support Bar 1100 LBS Capacity for Garage Workshop Warehouse
EliteEdge$233.991.0★
2 Ton Folding Hydraulic Engine Hoist with Lever Folding Engine Shop Crane Hoist Lift Heavy Cherry Picker with 6 Wheels for Garage Workshop Black
DEXSO$200.643.9★
2 Ton Folding Hydraulic Engine Hoist Folding Engine Shop Crane Hoist Lift Heavy Cherry Picker with 6 Wheels for Garage Workshop Cherry
DEXSO$177.122.8★
Hydraulic Engine Hoist 2 Ton Cherry Picker Shop Crane with 6 Casters and Telescopic Boom 4400 Lbs Heavy Duty Engine Hoist Crane Lift for Garage Workshop Automotive Repair Black
DEXSO$187.863.9★
What buyers say about engine hoist
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.What buyers love
“Great value”
“good tool”
“Easy assembly”
“Just as advertised”
“Solid construction”
“its operation is very smooth”
“Looks nice and strong”
“Easy to use works great”
“Held motor nicely”
“Perfect and durable”
What buyers complain about
“Low quality”
“Not easy to assemble”
“No instructions in boxs”
“If had any complaint the basket could be bigger”
“It came with a bent wheel”
“Feels overall flimsy”
“Was very unsure of this for being so cheap”
“Paint all scuffed up in the box”
“Do not use the bolts”
“Almost impossible to move had to slide around as needed what a pain”
Top return reasons
Common questions
- Is engine hoist profitable to sell on Amazon United States?
- The niche generates $2.0M/yr across 103 tracked products. 32 of 80 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is +5.3%. Flapen's verdict: Launch it (66/100).
- How competitive is the engine hoist niche?
- 31 brands and 45 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 19% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 63% of demand.
- What do buyers complain about in engine hoist?
- Top complaints mined from reviews: Quality-Overall, Assembly/Installation, Instructions/User Manual/Troubleshooting. The return rate is 2.5%.
- When does demand for engine hoist peak?
- Demand is steady year-round — the busiest month runs 1.3× the quietest.
- What does it cost to enter the engine hoist niche?
- Listings span $13.17–$709.76; the average listing price is $174.32 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 157 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.