cat5e
Skip itSoft demand (-8.2% this quarter) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.
Avg price
Great$55.10avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
Returns
Good2.5%return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate
Price range
Good$3.52–$160.03cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100
Conversion
Okay3.9%search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
Brand share
Okay77%top-5 brand share — brands hold most of the demand
Competition
Okay60%top-5 click share — leaders hold, buyers still browse
Market size
Bad$95K$95K/yr · 44K searches
Review moat
Bad5,827.92avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
Quality gap
Bad4.6★avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality
Growth
Bad-8.2%90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch
According to Flapen's Amazon United States niche tracking, cat5e is a $95K/yr Amazon United States market (44K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 77% of demand. Verdict: Skip it — 40/100.
Data updated Jul 21, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches
cat5e market data
- Units sold / yr
- 2K–3K
- avg 0–100/product
- Revenue / yr
- $110K–$138K
- units × avg price
- Conversion rate
- 3.9%
- Avg BSR
- #22
- Page quality
- 0%
- Prime
- 100%
- Sponsored
- 88%
- Out of stock
- 0.0%
- Avg brand age
- 75 months
- Avg seller age
- 196 days
Competition & brand share
The top 5 products take 60% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.Brands
12 falling
Sellers
40
Top-5 brand share
77%
Top 20: 100%
Top-5 click share
60%
Top 20: 95%
Open market
17%
- VIVO24%
- StarTech.com20%
- Kxable16%
- Monoprice9%
- FiveStarCable8%
- SolidLink7%
- Open — no brand owns it (6 brands, 17%)
Demand & seasonality
Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — -8.2% search growth over the last 90 days.No pronounced peak months · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.3×
Top cat5e search terms
- cat5e25K/yr
- cat 5e18K/yr
- cat 5e+737/yr
Top cat5e 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
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
VIVO White 500ft Bulk Cat5e Wire CABLE-V002W
VIVO$48.124.4★3,570 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
VIVO 1 000ft Bulk Cat5e Wire CCA Ethernet Cable 24 AWG UTP Pull Box LAN Network Gray CABLE-V001
VIVO$68.654.4★3,570 rev
FiveStarCable Cat5e 1000 Ft 24AWG UTP 4 Twisted Pair Ethernet Router LAN Cable Wire Pull Box - White Color
FiveStarCable$67.924.6★474 rev
Newest
by launch date
Big-A - Plenum Ethernet Cable 1000ft Bulk Cat5e Cable (CMP) Gigabit Solid Network Wire 350MHz Cat5e Ethernet Cord Unshielded Twisted Pair (UTP) - Black
Big-A$101.1288 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 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$7.511,785 rev
Trending
90-day click momentum
Monoprice Cat5e Ethernet Patch Cable - Flat Snagless RJ45 Flexboot 30AWG Stranded Pure Bare Copper Wire 350Mhz UTP 5 Feet Black
Monoprice$3.524.6★
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★
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 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★
Cables Direct Online Cat5e 20FT Network Ethernet Patch Cable 350Mhz Internet Wire Backwards Compatible with Cat5 for PC Modem Router Consoles for Home and Office Black
Cables Direct Online$6.594.6★
What buyers say about cat5e
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.What buyers love
“The build quality feels solid”
“stay connected”
“Great deal”
“As advertised”
“Easy installation”
“Extremely durable”
“Perfect fit”
“Durable high quality moves data with speed”
“Signal is clear”
“Good length and fits the ports just fine”
What buyers complain about
“Every new line since then has had bad connections. not all 8 lines would confirm”
“won't fit in the respective portals”
“I was completely wrong as this cable preformed WORSE than my wifi dropping my speed to 4.6mbps download 515.7kbps which is far lower than what my wifi is”
“I can say that while it may seem cheap”
“I couldn't pull the cable 6", open up the box and the design is horrible. They must have reused a small box to hold the cable, as long as you don't mijnd a snag every 6 this should work”
“just be warned it's not as high quality as the premium stuff”
“Blatant false advertising”
“It's a great cable however this 1 was too short”
“does not last”
“When I tried to gently bend it back into place”
Top return reasons
Common questions
- Is cat5e profitable to sell on Amazon United States?
- The niche generates $95K/yr across 25 tracked products. 90-day search growth is -8.2%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (40/100).
- How competitive is the cat5e niche?
- 12 brands and 40 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 60% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 77% of demand.
- What do buyers complain about in cat5e?
- Top complaints mined from reviews: Connectivity-Overall, Size-Overall, Data Transfer Speed. The return rate is 2.5%.
- When does demand for cat5e peak?
- Demand is steady year-round — the busiest month runs 1.3× the quietest.
- What does it cost to enter the cat5e niche?
- Listings span $3.52–$160.03; the average listing price is $55.10 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 5,828 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.