Is meshtastic profitable to sell on Amazon United States?

The niche generates $1.4M/yr across 31 tracked products. 12 of 18 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is -21.6%. Flapen's verdict: Worth a look (52/100).

How competitive is the meshtastic niche?

11 brands and 13 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 51% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 90% of demand.

What do buyers complain about in meshtastic?

Top complaints mined from reviews: Instructions/User Manual/Troubleshooting, Connectivity-Overall, Functionality-Overall. The return rate is 2.4%.

When does demand for meshtastic peak?

Demand peaks in Jan–Feb; the busiest month runs 4.2× the quietest.

What does it cost to enter the meshtastic niche?

Listings span $13.19–$274.73; the average listing price is $74.83 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 171 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.

meshtastic

Worth a look

Shows a thin review moat (171 avg reviews), but soft demand (-21.6% this quarter) keeps it on the watch list.

Review moat

Great170.77

avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb

Market size

Great$1.4M

$1.4M/yr · 1.6M searches

Avg price

Great$74.83

avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100

Quality gap

Great4.2★

avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality

Returns

Good2.4%

return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate

Competition

Good51%

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

Price range

Okay$13.19–$274.73

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

Brand share

Okay90%

top-5 brand share — brands hold most of the demand

Growth

Bad-21.6%

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

Conversion

Bad1.1%

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

Signals High Price

According to Flapen's Amazon United States niche tracking, meshtastic is a $1.4M/yr Amazon United States market (1.6M searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 90% of demand. Demand peaks in Jan–Feb. Verdict: Worth a look — 52/100.

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

meshtastic market data

Units sold / yr: 15K–20K; avg 250–500/product
Revenue / yr: $1.1M–$1.5M; units × avg price
Conversion rate: 1.1%
Avg BSR: #305
Page quality: 0%
Prime: 90%
Sponsored: 84%
Out of stock: 5.4%
Avg brand age: 39 months
Avg seller age: 185 days

Competition & brand share

The top 5 products take 51% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.

Brands

11 rising

Sellers

Top-5 brand share

90%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

51%

Top 20: 89%

Open market

Meshnology36%
seeed studio25%
ELECROW14%
Heltec Automation7%
LILYGO7%
IoTeikXgo3%
Open — no brand owns it (5 brands, 8%)

Demand & seasonality

Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — -21.6% search growth over the last 90 days.

Peak months: Jan, Feb · busiest ÷ quietest = 4.2×

Open Trend

Top meshtastic search terms

meshtastic781K/yr -29.2%0.8% conv.
lora207K/yr +30.6%0.2% conv.
meshtastic devices300K/yr -31.7%0.6% conv.
meshtastic node66K/yr -21.7%0.8% conv.
lora radio47K/yr -13.0%0.4% conv.
heltec44K/yr -9.4%1.0% conv.
lora meshtastic31K/yr -32.2%0.6% conv.
esp32 lora16K/yr -2.0%0.5% conv.
meshtastic kit complete8K/yr -14.6%0.1% conv.
meshtastic kit19K/yr -34.8%0.6% conv.

All search terms

Top meshtastic 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★)

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

Top sellers

by 90-day click share

SenseCAP Card Tracker T1000-E for Meshtastic

seeed studio$50.934.3★480 rev

Meshnology 2 Pack ESP 32 Lo Ra V3 Development Board + 1100mAh Battery + Protect Case Set - with 915MHz Antenna and SX 1262 Lo Ra V3 Devices for Mesh Tastic Ar duino Lo Rawan IoT (N30 Version Black)

Meshnology$61.643.9★740 rev

Meshnology 2 Set ESP32 LoRa V3 Module Board with 915 MHz Antenna + 3000mAh Battery + Case - WiFi Blue Tooth SX1262 CP2102 0.96 OLED Display Type C for Ar duino Meshtastic IoT (N35 Green)

Meshnology$81.834.1★299 rev

ELECROW Meshtastic LoRa Transceiver with GPS and nRF52840 - ThinkNode M1 with 1.54 EPD Screen and Case SX1262 Wireless Module 915MHz 1200mAh Battery Long-Range Wireless Communication Device

ELECROW$78.394.1★135 rev

LILYGO T-Deck Plus ESP32-S3 Single Board Computer 915Mhz LORA-89 GPS 2.8-inch Display Development Board External Antenna

LILYGO$94.063.9★107 rev

Newest

by launch date

IoTeikXgo Meshtastic Device with GPS and ESP32-S3: ThinkNode M5 LoRa Meshtastic Transceiver with 1.54 EPD Screen and Protective Case SX1262 Wireless Module 1200mAh Rechargeable Battery (915MHz)

IoTeikXgo$77.0618 rev

2mo ago

MESHYEAOFAH Meshtastic LoRa V4 Development Board Assembly Required - ESP32S3 SX1262 WiFi Bluetooth 28dBm 2MB PSRAM 16MB Flash for Arduino LoRaWAN IoT (V4 & GPS & Case Without Battery)

MESHYEAOFAH$48.591 rev

4mo ago

ELECROW Outdoor Meshtastic Solar Node with GPS and nRF52840 - ThinkNode M6 Meshtastic Repeater with 6W Solar Panel and 7000mAh Battery Communication Station for Off-Grid & Remote Areas (915 MHz)

ELECROW$100.188 rev

4mo ago

IoTeikXgo Meshtastic Device with GPS and nRF52840: ThinkNode M1 LoRa Meshtastic Transceiver with 1.54 EPD Screen and Protective Case SX1262 Wireless Module 1200mAh Rechargeable Battery (915MHz)

IoTeikXgo$79.9818 rev

6mo ago

Meshnology ThinkNode M2 LoRa Development Board Meshtastic Device with Bluetooth WiFi LoRa SX1262 ESP32-S3 1.3 OLED Display 915MHz Antenna Mesh Network for Outdoor Communication

Meshnology$25.7212 rev

6mo ago

What buyers say about meshtastic

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

What buyers love

Assembly/Installation12%

“Easy assembly”

Battery Life9%

“Battery lasts a long time”

Value For Money8%

“Good Value”

Quality-Overall8%

“Good quality”

Advertised Vs Actual Product6%

“Works as expected”

Ease Of Use4%

“Easy to use”

Connectivity-Overall3%

“Connects fine”

Compatibility-Overall3%

“the board has great compatibility”

Design-Overall3%

“It's a cool design”

GPS3%

“Good tracker”

What buyers complain about

Instructions/User Manual/Troubleshooting10%

“Instructions are not written”

Connectivity-Overall7%

“unable to connect via Bluetooth”

Functionality-Overall6%

“Not working properly”

Quality-Overall5%

“maybe some quality issues”

Durability5%

“Didnt last as long as I would expect”

Signal Strength4%

“The power and antenna arent strong enough”

Touch/Button Controls4%

“The buttons are not very responsive”

Charging4%

“inability to charge completely”

Ease Of Use3%

“Impossible to use”

Value For Money3%

“A little bit expensive”

Top return reasons

Functionality-Overall19%

Connectivity-Overall16%

Defective Material/Parts9%

Value For Money6%

Range5%

Charging5%