outdoor cat5e cable
Skip itA small market ($39K/yr) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.
Avg price
Great$89.49avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
Conversion
Good5.3%search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
Review moat
Good1,058.25avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
Growth
Good+35.0%90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch
Returns
Good2.7%return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate
Price range
Okay$9.69–$206.20cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100
Quality gap
Okay4.5★avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality
Competition
Okay65%top-5 click share — leaders hold, buyers still browse
Brand share
Okay86%top-5 brand share — brands hold most of the demand
Market size
Bad$39K$39K/yr · 8K searches
According to Flapen's Amazon United States niche tracking, outdoor cat5e cable is a $39K/yr Amazon United States market (8K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 86% of demand. Verdict: Skip it — 43/100.
Data updated Jul 21, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches
outdoor cat5e cable market data
- Units sold / yr
- 500–750
- avg 0–100/product
- Revenue / yr
- $45K–$67K
- units × avg price
- Conversion rate
- 5.3%
- Avg BSR
- #34
- Page quality
- 0%
- Prime
- 88%
- Sponsored
- 100%
- Out of stock
- 5.6%
- Avg brand age
- 67 months
- Avg seller age
- 194 days
Competition & brand share
The top 5 products take 65% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.Brands
9 falling
Sellers
21
Top-5 brand share
86%
Top 20: 100%
Top-5 click share
65%
Top 20: 100%
Open market
9%
- VIVO37%
- TRUE CABLE21%
- FiveStarCable10%
- VOIETOLT10%
- Conable8%
- Brozzag5%
- Open — no brand owns it (3 brands, 9%)
Demand & seasonality
Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — +35.0% search growth over the last 90 days.No pronounced peak months · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.5×
Top outdoor cat5e cable search terms
- outdoor cat5e cable5K/yr
- direct burial cat5e2K/yr
- outdoor cat5e2K/yr
Top outdoor cat5e cable 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 16 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.
Top sellers
by 90-day click share
VIVO Waterproof 500ft Bulk Cat5e Wire CCA Ethernet Cable UTP Pull Box Outdoor Direct Burial Black CABLE-V011
VIVO$55.614.5★1,051 rev
VOIETOLT Cat 6 Outdoor Ethernet Cable 100 ft 24AWG 10Gbps Cat6 Cable Cord Waterproof Direct Burial LLDPE UV Jacket Internet Network Cable with 20 Ties Support POE Cat6 Cat5e Cat5 CCA UTP for PC
VOIETOLT$20.744.6★2,472 rev
TRUE CABLE Cat5e Direct Burial Bulk Ethernet Cable Unshielded U/UTP 1000ft Black Waterproof Outdoor OSP Jacket 24AWG Solid Bare Copper 350MHz PoE++ 100W
TRUE CABLE$206.204.7★405 rev
TRUE CABLE Cat5e Outdoor Bulk Ethernet Cable Unshielded 500ft Black UV Resistant OSP Jacket 24AWG Solid Bare Copper 350MHz PoE++ (4PPoE)
TRUE CABLE$151.954.4★42 rev
FiveStarCable Cat5e 1000 Ft. 24AWG Pull Box Direct Burial/Underground Double Jacket Waterproof Outdoor Burial UTP Ethernet Router LAN Cable - Black
FiveStarCable$89.834.6★104 rev
Newest
by launch date
Ethernet Cable 50ft For Cat6/Cat5E 10Gbps Compatible with Cat8/Cat7 24AWG Network Cable Indoor&Outdoor Direct Burial Waterproof&UV Resistant High Speed Snagless RJ45 LAN Cord -PC/Router Black
Brozzag$9.691,291 rev
VOIETOLT Cat 6 Outdoor Ethernet Cable 100 ft 24AWG 10Gbps Cat6 Cable Cord Waterproof Direct Burial LLDPE UV Jacket Internet Network Cable with 20 Ties Support POE Cat6 Cat5e Cat5 CCA UTP for PC
VOIETOLT$20.742,472 rev
VIVO Black 250ft Bulk Cat5e Wire CABLE-V018
VIVO$37.67585 rev
Cables Direct Online 500FT Direct Burial CAT5e FTP Outdoor 24 AWG UV Resistant Cable Unshielded Copper Clad Aluminum Wire Solid (500FT FTP)
Cables Direct Online$54.16145 rev
Cat5e Outdoor Ethernet Cable 100 Feet Cat 5e Heavy Duty Internet Network LAN Cable More Flexible Than Cat 6 Waterproof PVC & LLDPE UV Double Jackets for in Wall Direct Burial Router POE Indoor
Conable$21.91904 rev
Trending
90-day click momentum
GEARit Cat6 Ethernet Cable 150ft Outdoor Direct Burial Cat 6 Cable 24AWG High Speed Up to 10Gbps LLDPE (PE) UV-Resistant Waterproof Jacket CCA RJ45 Network Internet Cable for Router- Black
GEARit$35.534.6★
VIVO Black 250ft Bulk Cat5e Wire CABLE-V018
VIVO$37.674.4★
TRUE CABLE Cat5e Direct Burial Bulk Ethernet Cable Unshielded U/UTP 500ft Black Waterproof Outdoor OSP Jacket 24AWG Solid Bare Copper 350MHz PoE++ 100W
TRUE CABLE$163.064.7★
Cables Direct Online 500FT Direct Burial CAT5e FTP Outdoor 24 AWG UV Resistant Cable Unshielded Copper Clad Aluminum Wire Solid (500FT FTP)
Cables Direct Online$54.164.2★
FiveStarCable 1000Ft Cat5e FTP 24AWG Outdoor Shielded Waterproof Direct Burial Rated 350MHz Bulk Ethernet Router LAN Cable Black (1000Ft Cat5e(FTP))
FiveStarCable$91.894.4★
What buyers say about outdoor cat5e cable
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.What buyers love
“Good kit”
“Exactly as advertised”
“Good cable great price”
“Worked for what we needed, great length”
“stable connection right away”
“Extra thick and was the exact length needed for my project”
“Good heavy duty cable”
“The heavier jacket feels durable”
“Installation was straightforward”
“It works”
What buyers complain about
“material feels cheap”
“Jumped my internet connection by 300mps”
“Bad quality”
“Lasted almost 4 months”
“easy to installed not recommended for under ground when you have goffers”
“Does not work”
“The connector just slid right off exposing the wires”
“Crap wire. Crappy wire.”
“it doesn't work it is defective”
“Not working with my PS5”
Top return reasons
Common questions
- Is outdoor cat5e cable profitable to sell on Amazon United States?
- The niche generates $39K/yr across 16 tracked products. 90-day search growth is +35.0%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (43/100).
- How competitive is the outdoor cat5e cable niche?
- 9 brands and 21 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 65% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 86% of demand.
- What do buyers complain about in outdoor cat5e cable?
- Top complaints mined from reviews: Material Quality, Connectivity-Overall, Quality-Overall. The return rate is 2.7%.
- When does demand for outdoor cat5e cable peak?
- Demand is steady year-round — the busiest month runs 1.5× the quietest.
- What does it cost to enter the outdoor cat5e cable niche?
- Listings span $9.69–$206.20; the average listing price is $89.49 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 1,058 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.