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title: "engine hoist — $2.0M/yr Amazon United States Niche, Score 66/100 - Flapen"
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# **engine hoist**
**Launch it**
A $2.0M/yr market growing +5.3% this quarter with returns at 2.5% — clears our launch bar.
Market size 95Growth 32Conversion 18Competition 95Returns 62Price range 12Avg price 50Brand share 70Review moat 92Quality gap 98
**Quality gap**
**Incredible****3.7★**
avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality
**Market size**
**Great****$2.0M**
$2.0M/yr · 811K searches
**Competition**
**Incredible****19%**
top-5 click share — an open shelf
**Review moat**
**Great****156.93**
avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
**Brand share**
**Good****63%**
top-5 brand share — brands hold most of the demand
**Returns**
**Good****2.5%**
return rate — above 6% kills the launch gate
**Avg price**
**Good****$174.32**
avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
**Growth**
**Okay****+5.3%**
90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch
**Conversion**
**Bad****1.4%**
search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
**Price range**
**Bad****$13.17–$709.76**
cheapest 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 ~~](https://flapen.com/research/methodology)
## **Market data**
- **Units sold / yr**
- **10K–13K**
- avg 0–100/product
- **Revenue / yr**
- **$1.7M–$2.2M**
- units × avg price
- **Launch success**
- **40%**
- 32 of 80 new (360d)
- **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**
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.
18K13KBlack Friday '25 seasonSepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay
No pronounced peak months · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.3×
[**Open Trend **](https://flapen.com/research/us/automotive/engine-hoist/trend)
## **Product shelf**
Each bubble is one product — market share against review moat; bubble size tracks estimated sales, color grades how beatable the incumbent looks.
0%2%$40K4%$80K6%$120K8%$159K1101001K10K Reviews — right = deep review moatMarket share (90d) ≈ est. sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)6 products missing review or click data not plotted
All 103 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.
### **Top sellers**
by 90-day click share
[1**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**$101.52**4.1★78 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CBQ359Z2) [2**YELLOW JACKET Engine Hoist Shop Crane Engine Leveler 1500lbs Steel with Ball Bearing and Adjustable Handle**YELLOW JACKET**$45.68**4.6★171 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CCJ5MWT5) [3**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**$195.56**3.9★82 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GVY9CCQD) [4**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**$185.59**4.0★69 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GWPY7JF9) [5**2 Ton Folding Hydraulic Engine Hoist Folding Engine Shop Crane Hoist Lift Heavy Cherry Picker with 6 Wheels for Garage Workshop Cherry**DEXSO**$172.37**3.9★82 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GZNJK2S9)
**~~View all top sellers →~~**
### **Newest**
by launch date
[**XTHAPY 7000 LBS Engine Hoist with Leveler 3 Ton Alloy Steel Folding Cherry Picker Engine Hoist 9 Ton Hydraulic Pump Engine Shop Crane Hoist Lift with 6 Casters Engine Crane for Auto Repair**XTHAPY**$233.26**0 rev4w ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0H4Y1C7CH) [**Garvee 2 Ton Engine Hoist Hydraulic Cherry Picker Engine Crane Heavy Duty Folding Shop Crane with 6 Casters Engine Lift for Garage Workshop Yellow**Garvee**$175.62**9 rev1mo ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0H44SPDZ3) [**3 Ton Folding Hydraulic Engine Hoist 7000 LBS Heavy Duty Cherry Picker Engine Lift with Telescopic Boom Load Leveler 6 Casters & High Power Hydraulic Pump Portable Shop Crane for Garage Workshop**AOKNV**$267.93**0 rev1mo ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0H3KT4TYR) [**Garvee 2-Ton Folding Engine Hoist with Leveler 4400 Lbs Capacity Hydraulic Shop Crane with 6 Casters Portable Foldable Cherry Picker for Garage Workshop Warehouse Heavy-Duty Blue**Garvee**$178.94**6 rev1mo ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0H36KPWMS) [**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**$179.20**7 rev1mo ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0H32GDB4C)
**~~View all new products →~~**
### **Trending**
90-day click momentum
[**Hydraulic Engine Hoist 2-Ton Folding Portable Shop Crane Lift 4400 Lbs Capacity with Telescopic Boom and 6 Casters Foldable Mobile Cherry Picker for Garage Workshop Warehouse Red Heavy-Duty**GarveeTech**$173.40**5.0★**▲ 85%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GXDZTQ4R) [**Garvee 2-Ton Folding Engine Hoist with Leveler 4400 Lbs Capacity Hydraulic Shop Crane with 6 Casters Portable Foldable Cherry Picker for Garage Workshop Warehouse Heavy-Duty Blue**Garvee**$178.94**4.0★**▲ 84%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0H36KPWMS) [**MilleLoom 2 Ton Engine Hoist Foldable Cherry Picker - Heavy Duty Hydraulic Engine Lift Automotive Garage Engine Crane**MilleLoom**$183.63**4.0★**▲ 84%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GT9B4CNH) [**MilleLoom 2 Ton Engine Hoist Foldable Cherry Picker - Heavy Duty Hydraulic Engine Lift Automotive Garage Engine Crane**MilleLoom**$179.08**4.0★**▲ 83%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GT939Y7H) [**Hydraulic Engine Hoist 2-Ton Folding Portable Shop Crane Lift 4400 Lbs Capacity with Telescopic Boom and 6 Casters Foldable Mobile Cherry Picker for Garage Workshop Warehouse Black Heavy-Duty**GarveeTech**$176.43**5.0★**▲ 82%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GXFMY1MB)
**~~View all trending →~~**
## **Reviews**
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.
### **What buyers love **
**Value For Money**17%
*“Great value”*
**Quality-Overall**16%
*“good tool”*
**Assembly/Installation**11%
*“Easy assembly”*
**Advertised Vs Actual Product**9%
*“Just as advertised”*
**Strength**7%
*“Solid construction”*
**Efficiency**5%
*“its operation is very smooth”*
**Design-Overall**4%
*“Looks nice and strong”*
**Ease Of Use**3%
*“Easy to use works great”*
**Motor Power**3%
*“Held motor nicely”*
**Durability**2%
*“Perfect and durable”*
### **What buyers complain about **
**Quality-Overall**19%
*“Low quality”*
**Assembly/Installation**8%
*“Not easy to assemble”*
**Instructions/User Manual/Troubleshooting**7%
*“No instructions in boxs”*
**Size-Overall**5%
*“If had any complaint the basket could be bigger”*
**Wheel Quality**4%
*“It came with a bent wheel”*
**Strength**4%
*“Feels overall flimsy”*
**Value For Money**4%
*“Was very unsure of this for being so cheap”*
**Paint Quality**4%
*“Paint all scuffed up in the box”*
**Mounting**3%
*“Do not use the bolts”*
**Ease Of Use**3%
*“Almost impossible to move had to slide around as needed what a pain”*
### **Top return reasons **
**Size-Overall**20%
**Defective Material/Parts**17%
**Functionality-Overall**11%
**Advertised Vs Actual Product**9%
**Assembly/Installation**6%
**Mechanism Issues**4%
**Compatibility-Overall**4%
**Strength**3%
**Value For Money**3%
**Quality-Overall**3%
## **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.
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