Skip to content
40

meshtastic solar

Skip it

Soft demand (-20.8% this quarter) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.

Market size 27Growth 15Conversion 15Competition 25Returns 58Price range 22Avg price 72Brand share 33Review moat 98Quality gap 99

Quality gap

Incredible3.6★

avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality

Review moat

Incredible44.06

avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb

Avg price

Good$110.14

avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100

Returns

Good2.7%

return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate

Brand share

Okay85%

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

Market size

Okay$112K

$112K/yr · 83K searches

Competition

Bad71%

top-5 click share — a locked-up shelf

Price range

Bad$50.71–$274.73

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

Growth

Bad-20.8%

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

Conversion

Bad1.2%

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

According to Flapen's Amazon United States niche tracking, meshtastic solar is a $112K/yr Amazon United States market (83K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 85% of demand. Verdict: Skip it — 40/100.

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

meshtastic solar market data

Units sold / yr
750–1K
avg 0–100/product
Revenue / yr
$83K–$110K
units × avg price
Conversion rate
1.2%
Avg BSR
#778
Page quality
0%
Prime
94%
Sponsored
71%
Out of stock
13.9%
Avg brand age
32 months
Avg seller age
172 days

Competition & brand share

The top 5 products capture 71% of clicks — a locked-up shelf that new listings rarely crack.

Brands

10 falling

Sellers

11

Top-5 brand share

85%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

71%

Top 20: 100%

Open market

10%

  • WILDGAMEPLUS33%
  • seeed studio30%
  • ELECROW11%
  • Heltec Automation6%
  • Zelvoro6%
  • Katywixu5%
  • Open — no brand owns it (4 brands, 10%)

Demand

Weekly Amazon search volume, last 27 weeks — -20.8% search growth over the last 90 days.
2K2KSpike '26Jan '26Feb '26Mar '26Apr '26May '26Jun '26Jul '26

Top meshtastic solar search terms

  • meshtastic solar node21K/yr
  • meshcore repeater9K/yr
  • meshtastic repeater18K/yr
  • meshtastic solar17K/yr
  • solar meshtastic node10K/yr
  • solar meshtastic5K/yr
  • lora repeater3K/yr
All search terms

Top meshtastic solar 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%10%$11K20%$22K30%$34K40%$45K1101001K Reviews — right = deep review moat Market share (90d) ≈ est. sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)2 products missing review or click data not plotted

All 17 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.

What buyers say about meshtastic solar

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

What buyers love

Battery Life9%

“Battery lasts a long time”

Assembly/Installation9%

“Easy Setup”

Charging9%

“Powered right up and recharged fine”

Quality-Overall8%

“Great product”

Advertised Vs Actual Product7%

“Works as advertised”

Design-Overall6%

“nice compact design”

Strength4%

“it has been rock solid”

Value For Money4%

“Decent choice for the money”

Connectivity-Overall4%

“LoRa offers fantastic range and connectivity,”

Ease Of Use4%

“Easy”

What buyers complain about

Charging13%

“Will not charge”

Connectivity-Overall12%

“Initially I wasn't able to connect via Bluetooth”

Durability7%

“Dies after a few seconds”

Quality-Overall7%

“maybe some quality issues”

Functionality-Overall6%

“poor performance”

Advertised Vs Actual Product4%

“Not what they say”

Product Condition3%

“Arrived DOA- in that the unit looked used”

Range3%

“Range is disappointing”

Signal Strength2%

“The power and antenna arent strong enough”

Battery Life2%

“Battery went down to 50%”

Top return reasons

Connectivity-Overall19%
Functionality-Overall18%
Charging13%
Defective Material/Parts9%
Value For Money7%
Range5%
GPS4%
Compatibility-Overall4%
Battery Life4%
Advertised Vs Actual Product3%

Common questions

Is meshtastic solar profitable to sell on Amazon United States?
The niche generates $112K/yr across 17 tracked products. 3 of 14 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is -20.8%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (40/100).
How competitive is the meshtastic solar niche?
10 brands and 11 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 71% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 85% of demand.
What do buyers complain about in meshtastic solar?
Top complaints mined from reviews: Charging, Connectivity-Overall, Durability. The return rate is 2.7%.
What does it cost to enter the meshtastic solar niche?
Listings span $50.71–$274.73; the average listing price is $110.14 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 44 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.