hackrf
Skip itWeak search conversion (0.3%) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.
Review moat
Incredible84.16avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
Quality gap
Great4.3★avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality
Returns
Good2.6%return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate
Avg price
Okay$216.51avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
Competition
Okay60%top-5 click share — leaders hold, buyers still browse
Growth
Okay+10.3%90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch
Market size
Bad$96K$96K/yr · 158K searches
Price range
Bad$12.14–$402.11cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100
Brand share
Bad92%top-5 brand share — brand-locked demand
Conversion
Bad0.3%search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
According to Flapen's Amazon United States niche tracking, hackrf is a $96K/yr Amazon United States market (158K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 92% of demand. Verdict: Skip it — 40/100.
Data updated Jul 21, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches
hackrf market data
- Units sold / yr
- 1K–2K
- avg 0–100/product
- Revenue / yr
- $271K–$325K
- units × avg price
- Conversion rate
- 0.3%
- Avg BSR
- #1,539
- Page quality
- 0%
- Prime
- 53%
- Sponsored
- 63%
- Out of stock
- 34.2%
- Avg brand age
- 43 months
- Avg seller age
- 170 days
Competition & brand share
The top 5 products take 60% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.Brands
8 flat
Sellers
11
Top-5 brand share
92%
Top 20: 100%
Top-5 click share
60%
Top 20: 100%
Open market
5%
- celonix47%
- NooElec20%
- SUOGOEST9%
- Generic9%
- DmgicPro7%
- Pinaple4%
- Open — no brand owns it (2 brands, 5%)
Demand & seasonality
Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — +10.3% search growth over the last 90 days.No pronounced peak months · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.4×
Top hackrf search terms
- hackrf one48K/yr
- hackrf52K/yr
- hack rf20K/yr
- hackrf pro7K/yr
- portapack7K/yr
- hackrf portapack10K/yr
- hackrf one portapack h24K/yr
- hack rf one5K/yr
- hackrf portapack h4m3K/yr
- hack rf 12K/yr
Top hackrf 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 19 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.
Top sellers
by 90-day click share
PortaPack H4M+ R10C kit & New Mayhem Signature Edition | Open-Source Hardware Development Kit | Transparent Case + Multiple Antennas Amplifier Speaker Battery & Cables for Electronics
celonix$270.943.8★6 rev
New PortaPack H2 and Hack RF One SDR Software Defined Radio Assembled with 7 Antennas& USB Cable Built-in Rechargeable Battery V1.8.0 Upgraded 3.2 LCD Screen SDR Radio Kit Plastic Shell
celonix$225.324.8★7 rev
SUOGOEST Portapack H4M+ HackRF Kit 1MHz to 6GHz R10C and Mayhem Signature-Edition with Transparent Shell Antennas for Electronics & Engineering Projects
SUOGOEST$231.794.6★55 rev
New Black PortaPack H4M + HackRF Kit SDR Development Board with 3.2 LCD Transparent Shell & Antennas for Electronics & Engineering Projects
celonix$247.984.3★3 rev
Portapack H2 SDR Radio Kit ABS Shell 1MHz-6GHz 3.2 Inch TFT Professional Hack All Band Radio Receiver with Antennas Replay for Communication High-Precision Processing & Open Source
DmgicPro$255.635.0★2 rev
Newest
by launch date
HackRF One Software Defined Radio Transmit and Receive Radio Signals from 1 MHz to 6 GHz Frquency
Generic$148.750 rev
Portapack H2 SDR Radio Kit ABS Shell 1MHz-6GHz 3.2 Inch TFT Professional Hack All Band Radio Receiver with Antennas Replay for Communication High-Precision Processing & Open Source
DmgicPro$255.632 rev
PortaPack H4M+ R10C kit & New Mayhem Signature Edition | Open-Source Hardware Development Kit | Transparent Case + Multiple Antennas Amplifier Speaker Battery & Cables for Electronics
celonix$270.946 rev
PortaPack H4M+ hackrf kit & New Mayhem Signature Edition | Open-Source Hardware Development Kit | Transparent Case + Multiple Antennas Amplifier Speaker Battery & Cables for Electronics
celonix$262.251 rev
New Black PortaPack H4M + HackRF Kit SDR Development Board with 3.2 LCD Transparent Shell & Antennas for Electronics & Engineering Projects
celonix$247.983 rev
Trending
90-day click momentum
PortaPack H4M + HackRF One (Type C Port) 1MHz-6GHz Frequency RTL Software Defined Radio Sets HackRF One Kits with Antennas Arcylic Case SDR Transceiver and Receiver Hacking Tools
Generic$228.780.0★
HackRF One Software Defined Radio Transmit and Receive Radio Signals from 1 MHz to 6 GHz Frquency
Generic$148.750.0★
Portapack H2 SDR Radio Kit ABS Shell 1MHz-6GHz 3.2 Inch TFT Professional Hack All Band Radio Receiver with Antennas Replay for Communication High-Precision Processing & Open Source
DmgicPro$255.635.0★
Nooelec NESDR Smart HF Bundle: 100kHz-1.7GHz Software Defined Radio Set for HF/UHF/VHF Including RTL-SDR Assembled Ham It Up Upconverter Balun Adapters
NooElec$118.234.3★
PortaPack H4M+ R10C kit & New Mayhem Signature Edition | Open-Source Hardware Development Kit | Transparent Case + Multiple Antennas Amplifier Speaker Battery & Cables for Electronics
celonix$270.943.8★
What buyers say about hackrf
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.What buyers love
“As described”
“Battery life is amazing”
“Worth it”
“Intuitive controls via recommended software app make this SDR easy to use right out of the box”
“builds work great”
“Nicely built”
“This gives you the option of doing everything. including sending/receiving messages”
“Easy to use”
“Seems to work well”
“GPSr syncs a bit better than some other alternatives”
What buyers complain about
“Only broke the selector button”
“it is not efficient”
“Great device, bad antenna”
“Poor longevity w my device”
“Very poor range of 3500' on flat ground”
“I spent just over $400 on the whole order and now I'm left with only antennas and anger”
“doesn't come with instructions”
“So far device seems broken”
“I was unsuccessful on both devices”
“not connection”
Top return reasons
Common questions
- Is hackrf profitable to sell on Amazon United States?
- The niche generates $96K/yr across 19 tracked products. 3 of 8 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is +10.3%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (40/100).
- How competitive is the hackrf niche?
- 8 brands and 11 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 60% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 92% of demand.
- What do buyers complain about in hackrf?
- Top complaints mined from reviews: Touch/Button Controls, Functionality-Overall, Signal Strength. The return rate is 2.6%.
- When does demand for hackrf peak?
- Demand is steady year-round — the busiest month runs 1.4× the quietest.
- What does it cost to enter the hackrf niche?
- Listings span $12.14–$402.11; the average listing price is $216.51 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 84 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.