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title: "Cm5 — $111K/yr Amazon US Niche (2026) - Flapen"
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description: "Niche score 31/100 · $111K/yr market · 77K searches/yr · $184.28 avg price. Doesn't clear our bar today. Data updated Jul 2026."
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# **cm5**
**Skip it**
Brand-locked demand (top 5 brands take 99% of clicks) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.
Market size 27Growth 22Conversion 10Competition 30Returns 60Price range 17Avg price 49Brand share 3Review moat 99Quality gap 40
**Review moat**
**Incredible****18.05**
avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
**Returns**
**Good****2.6%**
return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate
**Avg price**
**Okay****$184.28**
avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
**Quality gap**
**Okay****4.5★**
avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality
**Competition**
**Okay****67%**
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**
**Bad****0.8%**
search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
**Brand share**
**Bad****99%**
top-5 brand share — brand-locked demand
**Signals**[** Low Review Barrier**](https://flapen.com/research/niches?market=us&signal=low_review_barrier "Top brand's reviews < 500") [** High Price**](https://flapen.com/research/niches?market=us&signal=high_price "Avg price > $50")
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 ~~](https://flapen.com/research/methodology)
## **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**
**9**
**Top-5 brand share**
**99%**
Top 20: 100%
**Top-5 click share**
**67%**
Top 20: 100%
**Open market**
**0%**
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## **Demand & seasonality**
Weekly Amazon search volume, last 73 weeks — -6.7% search growth over the last 90 days.
2K1KSpike '25Black Friday '25Spike '26 seasonMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJun
No pronounced peak months · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.4×
[**Open Trend **](https://flapen.com/research/us/electronics/cm5/trend)
## **Top cm5 search terms**
- **raspberry pi cm5**18K/yr+0.8%0.7% conv. - **cm5**17K/yr+0.0%0.5% conv. - **raspberry pi compute module 5**10K/yr-17.6%0.7% conv. - **cm5 raspberry pi**7K/yr+1.6%1.5% conv. - **compute module 5**6K/yr-18.7%0.8% conv. - **raspberry pi compute module**6K/yr-19.7%0.2% conv. - **pi cm5**4K/yr+9.2%0.8% conv. - **compute module**4K/yr-3.7%0.0% conv. - **raspberry pi 5 compute module**5K/yr-27.8%0.5% conv. [**All search terms **](https://flapen.com/research/us/electronics/cm5/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.
0%5%$6K10%$11K15%$17K20%$22K1101001K Reviews — right = deep review moatMarket share (90d) ≈ est. sales
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
[1**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**$448.49**5.0★4 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GF7BZSWK) [2**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**$168.02**4.4★15 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DQZQQJN2) [3**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**$122.77**4.1★16 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DP4WHBKM) [4**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**$138.98**4.7★22 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DY1513GQ) [5**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**$164.78**5.0★2 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DXZSWGWG)
**~~View all top sellers →~~**
### **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**$340.14**0 rev4mo ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GRMYWRMZ) [**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**$448.49**4 rev6mo ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GF7BZSWK) [**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**$376.98**0 rev6mo ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GF76K87T) [**Raspberry Pi Compute Module 5 Kit**Raspberry Pi**$297.06**1 rev11mo ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FN774SVT) [**Raspberry Pi Compute Module 5 CM5104016 4GB RAM 16GB eMMC BCM2712 Quad-Core System-On-Module CM5104016**Raspberry Pi**$144.40**1 rev12mo ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FJD4CQY6)
**~~View all new products →~~**
### **Trending**
90-day click momentum
[**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**$340.14**0.0★**▲ 203%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GRMYWRMZ) [**Raspberry Pi CM5008016 Compute Module 5 8GB RAM 16GB eMMC 4-Core BCM2712 2.4GHz Cortex-A76**Raspberry Pi**$280.10**5.0★**▲ 200%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FJDPXPXD) [**Orange Pi CM5 16GB RAM with 32GB EMMC LPDDR4 Rockchip RK3588S AI Accelerator 6TOPS Compute Module 5 WiFi Bluetooth BLE (CM5 Tablet Floor Support) Single Board Computer**Orange Pi**$209.50**0.0★**▲ 174%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FPCNL8W6) [**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**$448.49**5.0★**▲ 130%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GF7BZSWK) [**Raspberry Pi Compute Module 5 Kit**Raspberry Pi**$297.06**5.0★**▲ 56%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FN774SVT)
**~~View all trending →~~**
## **What buyers say about cm5**
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.
### **What buyers love **
**Advertised Vs Actual Product**21%
*“official”*
**Assembly/Installation**20%
*“Put together smoothly”*
**Design-Overall**11%
*“Case looks nice”*
**Quality-Overall**11%
*“Very nice kit”*
**Computation Performance**6%
*“Fast”*
**Data Transfer Speed**6%
*“the speed is very fast for this board”*
**Value For Money**5%
*“Great value for beginners”*
**Ease Of Use**4%
*“Great value for beginners”*
**Compatibility-Overall**3%
*“No issues with usb or webcam either”*
**Remote Control**3%
*“Fantastic controller for my work”*
### **What buyers complain about **
**Advertised Vs Actual Product**29%
*“Looks nothing like the photo”*
**Storage Capacity**18%
*“The 8GB RAM is definitely overkill for just Pi-hole”*
**Instructions/User Manual/Troubleshooting**14%
*“No instructions”*
**Heating**7%
*“overheating problem - need to install additional radiator on compute module”*
**Noise Level**7%
*“Loud fan”*
**Quality-Overall**7%
*“need some improvements”*
### **Top return reasons **
**Functionality-Overall**24%
**Connectivity-Overall**12%
**Compatibility-Overall**11%
**Defective Material/Parts**11%
**Value For Money**9%
**Size-Overall**7%
**Advertised Vs Actual Product**5%
**Product Condition**3%
**Software/Application**2%
**Socket/Port/Plug**2%
## **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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