cat 5 ethernet cable
Worth a lookShows a sweet-spot price point ($21.38 avg), but a deep review moat (19,463 avg reviews) keeps it on the watch list.
Avg price
Great$21.38avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
Price range
Great$3.52–$73.62cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100
Market size
Great$990K$990K/yr · 658K searches
Conversion
Great7.0%search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
Returns
Good2.5%return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate
Competition
Good54%top-5 click share — leaders hold, buyers still browse
Brand share
Okay76%top-5 brand share — brands hold most of the demand
Growth
Bad-2.8%90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch
Quality gap
Bad4.7★avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality
Review moat
Bad19,463.48avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
According to Flapen's Amazon United States niche tracking, cat 5 ethernet cable is a $990K/yr Amazon United States market (658K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 76% of demand. Verdict: Worth a look — 53/100.
Data updated Jul 21, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches
cat 5 ethernet cable market data
- Units sold / yr
- 50K–60K
- avg 1,500–2,000/product
- Revenue / yr
- $1.1M–$1.3M
- units × avg price
- Conversion rate
- 7.0%
- Avg BSR
- #12
- Page quality
- 0%
- Prime
- 100%
- Sponsored
- 96%
- Out of stock
- 0.0%
- Avg brand age
- 74 months
- Avg seller age
- 189 days
Competition & brand share
The top 5 products take 54% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.Brands
14 flat
Sellers
45
Top-5 brand share
76%
Top 20: 100%
Top-5 click share
54%
Top 20: 96%
Open market
19%
- Kxable27%
- StarTech.com22%
- Cable Matters12%
- VIVO10%
- DbillionDa5%
- Jadaol5%
Demand & seasonality
Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — -2.8% search growth over the last 90 days.No pronounced peak months · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.2×
Top cat 5 ethernet cable search terms
- cat 5e ethernet cable150K/yr
- cat5e ethernet cable122K/yr
- cat 5 ethernet cable85K/yr
- cat 5 cable62K/yr
- cat5 cable29K/yr
- cat5e25K/yr
- cat5e cable23K/yr
- cat5 ethernet cable31K/yr
- cat 522K/yr
- cat 5e18K/yr
Top cat 5 ethernet cable 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 23 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.
Top sellers
by 90-day click share
StarTech.com Cat5e Ethernet Cable10 ft - Blue - Patch Cable - Snagless Cat5e Cable - Network Cable - Ethernet Cord - Cat 5e Cable - 10ft
StarTech.com$5.974.7★2,637 rev
Cat5e Ethernet Cable 50 FT Long Cat 5e Internet Cable White Snagless Patch Cord UV Resistant Flexible Network LAN PoE Standard RJ45 Connector for PC Server Router Modem PS5 - with 15 Ties
Kxable$9.874.7★1,785 rev
Cable Matters 10Gbps Snagless Cat 6 Ethernet Cable - 25ft Cat 6 Cable Cat6 Cord Ethernet Cord Black
Cable Matters$9.564.8★24,187 rev
Cat5e Ethernet Cable 100 FT Long Cat 5e Internet Cable White Snagless Patch Cord Flexible Network LAN PoE Standard RJ45 Connector for PC Server Router Modem TV PS5 - with 15 Cable Ties
Kxable$14.744.7★1,785 rev
Cat5e Ethernet Cable 25 FT Long Cat 5e Internet Cable White Snagless Patch Cord Flexible Network LAN PoE Standard RJ45 Connector for PC Server Router Modem TV PS5 - with 15 Cable Ties
Kxable$7.504.7★1,785 rev
Newest
by launch date
Ethernet Cable 50ft For Cat6/Cat5E 10Gbps Compatible with Cat8/Cat7 24AWG Network Cable Indoor&Outdoor Direct Burial Waterproof&UV Resistant High Speed Snagless RJ45 LAN Cord -PC/Router Black
Brozzag$9.691,291 rev
Cat5e Ethernet Cable 50 FT Long Cat 5e Internet Cable White Snagless Patch Cord UV Resistant Flexible Network LAN PoE Standard RJ45 Connector for PC Server Router Modem PS5 - with 15 Ties
Kxable$9.871,785 rev
Cat5e Ethernet Cable 100 FT Long Cat 5e Internet Cable White Snagless Patch Cord Flexible Network LAN PoE Standard RJ45 Connector for PC Server Router Modem TV PS5 - with 15 Cable Ties
Kxable$14.741,785 rev
Cat5e Ethernet Cable 25 FT Long Cat 5e Internet Cable White Snagless Patch Cord Flexible Network LAN PoE Standard RJ45 Connector for PC Server Router Modem TV PS5 - with 15 Cable Ties
Kxable$7.501,785 rev
Cat5e Ethernet Cable 50 FT Long Cat 5e Internet Cable Black Snagless Patch Cord Flexible Network LAN PoE Standard RJ45 Connector for PC Server Router Modem TV PS5 - with 15 Cable Ties
Kxable$9.901,785 rev
Trending
90-day click momentum
DbillionDa Cat 8 Ethernet Cable 40Gbps 2000MHz 6FT Supports Cat7 Cat6 Cat5e Cat5 High-Speed RJ45 Cable Heavy-Duty Indoor/Outdoor Gold-Plated Weatherproof & UV-Resistant for Gaming PC Router
DbillionDa$6.634.7★
Cat5e Ethernet Cable 50 FT Long Cat 5e Internet Cable Black Snagless Patch Cord Flexible Network LAN PoE Standard RJ45 Connector for PC Server Router Modem TV PS5 - with 15 Cable Ties
Kxable$9.904.7★
Cat5e Ethernet Cable 25 FT Long Cat 5e Internet Cable Black Snagless Patch Cord Flexible Network LAN PoE Standard RJ45 Connector for PC Server Router Modem TV PS5 - with 15 Cable Ties
Kxable$7.514.7★
Amazon Basics RJ45 Cat-6 Ethernet Patch Internet Cable 1Gpbs Transfer Speed Gold-Plated Connectors Network Cable 5-Foot Black 5-Pack
Amazon Basics$10.814.7★
Cat5e Ethernet Cable 100 FT Long Cat 5e Internet Cable White Snagless Patch Cord Flexible Network LAN PoE Standard RJ45 Connector for PC Server Router Modem TV PS5 - with 15 Cable Ties
Kxable$14.744.7★
What buyers say about cat 5 ethernet cable
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.What buyers love
“Excellent product”
“Works as it should”
“Great deal”
“No connection issues at all”
“Easy installation”
“Easy to use”
“Perfect length”
“Extremely durable”
“Signal is clear”
“delivered good speeds”
What buyers complain about
“will randomly drop connection”
“Breaks easily”
“Did not fit”
“The length was much more than expected”
“The symptom: applications that read large files from the NAS were inexplicably slow —”
“False advertisement”
“Not sure if the one I received was defective or if they are not good quality”
“Cable didn't work”
“I can say that while it may seem cheap”
“thick u til my son puppy chewed it so I had to buy another one”
Top return reasons
Common questions
- Is cat 5 ethernet cable profitable to sell on Amazon United States?
- The niche generates $990K/yr across 23 tracked products. 90-day search growth is -2.8%. Flapen's verdict: Worth a look (53/100).
- How competitive is the cat 5 ethernet cable niche?
- 14 brands and 45 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 54% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 76% of demand.
- What do buyers complain about in cat 5 ethernet cable?
- Top complaints mined from reviews: Connectivity-Overall, Durability, Size-Overall. The return rate is 2.5%.
- When does demand for cat 5 ethernet cable peak?
- Demand is steady year-round — the busiest month runs 1.2× the quietest.
- What does it cost to enter the cat 5 ethernet cable niche?
- Listings span $3.52–$73.62; the average listing price is $21.38 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 19,463 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.