Is cm5 profitable to sell on Amazon United States?

The niche generates $111K/yr across 20 tracked products. 1 of 4 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is -6.7%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (31/100).

How competitive is the cm5 niche?

6 brands and 9 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 67% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 99% of demand.

What do buyers complain about in cm5?

Top complaints mined from reviews: Advertised Vs Actual Product, Storage Capacity, Instructions/User Manual/Troubleshooting. The return rate is 2.6%.

When does demand for cm5 peak?

Demand is steady year-round — the busiest month runs 1.4× the quietest.

What does it cost to enter the cm5 niche?

Listings span $26.51–$448.49; the average listing price is $184.28 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 18 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.

cm5

Skip it

Brand-locked demand (top 5 brands take 99% of clicks) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.

Review moat

Incredible18.05

avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb

Returns

Good2.6%

return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate

Avg price

Okay$184.28

avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100

Quality gap

Okay4.5★

avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality

Competition

Okay67%

top-5 click share — leaders hold, buyers still browse

Market size

Okay$111K

$111K/yr · 77K searches

Growth

Bad-6.7%

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

Price range

Bad$26.51–$448.49

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

Conversion

Bad0.8%

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

Brand share

Bad99%

top-5 brand share — brand-locked demand

Signals Low Review Barrier High Price

According to Flapen's Amazon United States niche tracking, cm5 is a $111K/yr Amazon United States market (77K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 99% of demand. Verdict: Skip it — 31/100.

Data updated Jul 21, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches

cm5 market data

Units sold / yr: 500–750; avg 0–100/product
Revenue / yr: $92K–$138K; units × avg price
Conversion rate: 0.8%
Avg BSR: #2,919
Page quality: 0%
Prime: 90%
Sponsored: 40%
Out of stock: 7.7%
Avg brand age: 34 months
Avg seller age: 144 days

Competition & brand share

The top 5 products take 67% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.

Brands

6 falling

Sellers

Top-5 brand share

99%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

67%

Top 20: 100%

Open market

waveshare62%
Raspberry Pi31%
Orange Pi3%
XYGStudy2%
Vilros1%
NComputing1%

Demand & seasonality

Weekly Amazon search volume, last 73 weeks — -6.7% search growth over the last 90 days.

No pronounced peak months · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.4×

Open Trend

Top cm5 search terms

raspberry pi cm518K/yr +0.8%0.7% conv.
cm517K/yr +0.0%0.5% conv.
raspberry pi compute module 510K/yr -17.6%0.7% conv.
cm5 raspberry pi7K/yr +1.6%1.5% conv.
compute module 56K/yr -18.7%0.8% conv.
raspberry pi compute module6K/yr -19.7%0.2% conv.
pi cm54K/yr +9.2%0.8% conv.
compute module4K/yr -3.7%0.0% conv.
raspberry pi 5 compute module5K/yr -27.8%0.5% conv.

All search terms

Top cm5 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.

Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)4 products missing review or click data not plotted

All 20 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.

Top sellers

by 90-day click share

Raspberry Pi Compute Module 5 CM5116064 Wireless 16GB RAM 64GB eMMC Quad-Core Arm Cortex-A76 Dual 4Kp60 HDMI Gigabit Ethernet Wi-Fi and Bluetooth

Raspberry Pi$448.495.0★4 rev

Waveshare CM5 Pi Compute Module 5Comes with an Official Raspberry Pi CM5108032 (with Wireless 8GB RAM 32GB eMMC Flash) an Antenna Kit and a HEATSINK. (3 Items)

waveshare$168.024.4★15 rev

CM5 Waveshare Pi Compute Module 5Comes with an Official Raspberry Pi CM5104032 (with Wireless 4GB RAM 32GB eMMC Flash) an Antenna Kit and a HEATSINK. (3 Items)

waveshare$122.774.1★16 rev

Waveshare CM5 Pi Compute Module 5 Comes with an Official Raspberry Pi CM5108000 (with Wireless 8GB RAM 0GB (Lite) eMMC Flash) an Antenna Kit and a HEATSINK (3 Items)

waveshare$138.984.7★22 rev

Waveshare CM5 Pi Compute Module 5 Comes with an Official Raspberry Pi CM5008032 (Without Wireless 8GB RAM 32GB eMMC Flash) an Antenna Kit and a HEATSINK (3 Items)

waveshare$164.785.0★2 rev

Newest

by launch date

Raspberry Pi Compute Module 5 CM5108064 8GB LPDDR4 RAM 64GB eMMC Quad-Core ARM Cortex-A76 2.4GHz Wi-Fi Bluetooth 5.0

Raspberry Pi$340.140 rev

4mo ago

Raspberry Pi Compute Module 5 CM5116064 Wireless 16GB RAM 64GB eMMC Quad-Core Arm Cortex-A76 Dual 4Kp60 HDMI Gigabit Ethernet Wi-Fi and Bluetooth

Raspberry Pi$448.494 rev

6mo ago

Raspberry Pi Compute Module 5 Wireless 16GB RAM 16GB eMMC Quad-Core Arm Cortex-A76 Dual 4Kp60 HDMI Wi-Fi and Bluetooth - CM5116016

Raspberry Pi$376.980 rev

6mo ago

Raspberry Pi Compute Module 5 Kit

Raspberry Pi$297.061 rev

11mo ago

Raspberry Pi Compute Module 5 CM5104016 4GB RAM 16GB eMMC BCM2712 Quad-Core System-On-Module CM5104016

Raspberry Pi$144.401 rev

12mo ago

What buyers say about cm5

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

What buyers love

Advertised Vs Actual Product21%

“official”

Assembly/Installation20%

“Put together smoothly”

Design-Overall11%

“Case looks nice”

Quality-Overall11%

“Very nice kit”

Computation Performance6%

“Fast”

Data Transfer Speed6%

“the speed is very fast for this board”

Value For Money5%

“Great value for beginners”

Ease Of Use4%

“Great value for beginners”

Compatibility-Overall3%

“No issues with usb or webcam either”

Remote Control3%

“Fantastic controller for my work”

What buyers complain about

Advertised Vs Actual Product29%

“Looks nothing like the photo”

Storage Capacity18%

“The 8GB RAM is definitely overkill for just Pi-hole”

Instructions/User Manual/Troubleshooting14%

“No instructions”

Heating7%

“overheating problem - need to install additional radiator on compute module”

Noise Level7%

“Loud fan”

Quality-Overall7%

“need some improvements”

Top return reasons

Functionality-Overall24%

Connectivity-Overall12%

Compatibility-Overall11%

Defective Material/Parts11%

Value For Money9%

Size-Overall7%

Advertised Vs Actual Product5%

Product Condition3%

Software/Application2%

Socket/Port/Plug2%

Common questions

Is cm5 profitable to sell on Amazon United States?: The niche generates $111K/yr across 20 tracked products. 1 of 4 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is -6.7%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (31/100).
How competitive is the cm5 niche?: 6 brands and 9 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 67% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 99% of demand.
What do buyers complain about in cm5?: Top complaints mined from reviews: Advertised Vs Actual Product, Storage Capacity, Instructions/User Manual/Troubleshooting. The return rate is 2.6%.
When does demand for cm5 peak?: Demand is steady year-round — the busiest month runs 1.4× the quietest.
What does it cost to enter the cm5 niche?: Listings span $26.51–$448.49; the average listing price is $184.28 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 18 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.

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