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docsis 3.1 modem

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Brand-locked demand (top 5 brands take 100% of clicks) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.

Market size 96Growth 29Conversion 47Competition 58Returns 0Price range 29Avg price 61Brand share 0Review moat 36Quality gap 82

Market size

Incredible$3.5M

$3.5M/yr · 653K searches

Quality gap

Great4.2★

avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality

Avg price

Good$141.69

avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100

Competition

Good50%

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

Conversion

Okay3.8%

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

Review moat

Okay2,873.17

avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb

Growth

Okay+3.3%

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

Price range

Okay$23.65–$284.68

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

Brand share

Bad100%

top-5 brand share — brand-locked demand

Returns

Bad13.0%

return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate

According to Flapen's Amazon United States niche tracking, docsis 3.1 modem is a $3.5M/yr Amazon United States market (653K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 100% of demand. Verdict: Skip it — 47/100.

Data updated Jul 22, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches

docsis 3.1 modem market data

Units sold / yr
15K–20K
avg 500–750/product
Revenue / yr
$2.1M–$2.8M
units × avg price
Conversion rate
3.8%
Avg BSR
#40
Page quality
0%
Prime
93%
Sponsored
73%
Out of stock
2.6%
Avg brand age
57 months
Avg seller age
153 days

Competition & brand share

The top 5 products take 50% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.

Brands

4 falling

Sellers

190

Top-5 brand share

100%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

50%

Top 20: 90%

Open market

0%

  • ARRIS63%
  • NETGEAR20%
  • Hitron14%
  • Motorola4%

Demand & seasonality

Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — +3.3% search growth over the last 90 days.
25K15KSpike '24Holiday '24Prime Day '25Spike '25Black Friday '25Spike '26SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

No pronounced peak months · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.4×

Top docsis 3.1 modem search terms

  • docsis 3.1 modem144K/yr
  • arris surfboard s3349K/yr
  • arris s3380K/yr
  • arris surfboard50K/yr
  • arris modem56K/yr
  • netgear cm100033K/yr
  • arris32K/yr
  • docsis 3.127K/yr
  • cable modem docsis 3.1+25K/yr
  • cable modem docsis 3.123K/yr
All search terms

Top docsis 3.1 modem 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%4%$139K8%$279K12%$418K16%$558K101001K10K100K Reviews — right = deep review moat Market share (90d) ≈ est. sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

All 24 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.

What buyers say about docsis 3.1 modem

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

What buyers love

Assembly/Installation19%

“Easy Install”

Connectivity-Overall11%

“Easy connecting”

Data Transfer Speed9%

“Speeds are good and steady”

Quality-Overall8%

“Quality Refurbished Product at Exceptional Price”

Value For Money7%

“Excellent value”

Compatibility-Overall6%

“Compatible”

Advertised Vs Actual Product5%

“As advertised”

Durability4%

“Holding up Well”

Computation Performance4%

“Speedy”

Software/Application3%

“the app is easy to use”

What buyers complain about

Connectivity-Overall20%

“Unreliable connection”

Durability13%

“Failed after several months”

Quality-Overall7%

“Quality control failed”

Functionality-Overall6%

“Does not work well”

Product Condition6%

“it was used”

Value For Money5%

“A bit pricey”

Compatibility-Overall5%

“Compatibility Issues”

Assembly/Installation4%

“Difficult to set up”

Signal Strength3%

“I keep getting poor cable signal”

Software/Application3%

“the app is USELESS”

Top return reasons

Connectivity-Overall31%
Compatibility-Overall30%
Functionality-Overall7%
Product Condition6%
Value For Money4%
Advertised Vs Actual Product3%
Defective Material/Parts3%
Computation Performance2%
Constant Reboot Or Restart2%
Assembly/Installation2%

Common questions

Is docsis 3.1 modem profitable to sell on Amazon United States?
The niche generates $3.5M/yr across 30 tracked products. 1 of 1 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is +3.3%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (47/100).
How competitive is the docsis 3.1 modem niche?
4 brands and 190 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 50% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 100% of demand.
What do buyers complain about in docsis 3.1 modem?
Top complaints mined from reviews: Connectivity-Overall, Durability, Quality-Overall. The return rate is 13.0% — above our launch gate.
When does demand for docsis 3.1 modem peak?
Demand is steady year-round — the busiest month runs 1.4× the quietest.
What does it cost to enter the docsis 3.1 modem niche?
Listings span $23.65–$284.68; the average listing price is $141.69 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 2,873 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.