plc
Skip itPrices mostly outside the sweet spot ($29.88–$2486.28) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.
Quality gap
Incredible3.8★avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality
Returns
Great1.3%return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate
Review moat
Good859.45avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
Competition
Good49%top-5 click share — leaders hold, buyers still browse
Brand share
Okay78%top-5 brand share — brands hold most of the demand
Market size
Okay$233K$233K/yr · 136K searches
Avg price
Okay$290.94avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
Growth
Bad-5.6%90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch
Conversion
Bad0.6%search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
Price range
Bad$29.88–$2486.28cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100
According to Flapen's Amazon United States niche tracking, plc is a $233K/yr Amazon United States market (136K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 78% of demand. Verdict: Skip it — 48/100.
Data updated Jul 21, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches
plc market data
- Units sold / yr
- 500–750
- avg 0–100/product
- Revenue / yr
- $145K–$218K
- units × avg price
- Conversion rate
- 0.6%
- Avg BSR
- #1,024
- Page quality
- 0%
- Prime
- 52%
- Sponsored
- 59%
- Out of stock
- 5.8%
- Avg brand age
- 56 months
- Avg seller age
- 186 days
Competition & brand share
The top 5 products take 49% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.Brands
17 falling
Sellers
25
Top-5 brand share
78%
Top 20: 100%
Top-5 click share
49%
Top 20: 91%
Open market
18%
- Generic42%
- Arduino17%
- ELEGOO10%
- Walfront5%
- SIEMENS5%
- Industrial Concepts4%
Demand & seasonality
Weekly Amazon search volume, last 92 weeks — -5.6% search growth over the last 90 days.No pronounced peak months · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.2×
Top plc search terms
- plc73K/yr
- plc training kit37K/yr
- plc controller21K/yr
- click plc5K/yr
Top plc 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 24 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.
Top sellers
by 90-day click share![Arduino PLC Starter Kit [AKX00051] - Includes Arduino Opta for Industrial Automation Wi-Fi Bluetooth I/O Modules & 20+ Hours of Online Learning Content | Cloud Integration for Smart Manufacturing](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/41xzf2WbUhL.jpg)
Arduino PLC Starter Kit [AKX00051] - Includes Arduino Opta for Industrial Automation Wi-Fi Bluetooth I/O Modules & 20+ Hours of Online Learning Content | Cloud Integration for Smart Manufacturing
Arduino$345.623.2★13 rev
PLC HMI All in One Integrated Programmable Logic Controller 2.8 Inch Touch Screen TFT LCD Display with 7 Input 5 Relay Output 4 Transistor Output for 2 High-Speed Pulse 100KHz and Direction
Generic$46.874.1★13 rev
ELEGOO Mega R3 Project The Most Complete Ultimate Starter Kit with Tutorial Compatible with Arduino IDE
ELEGOO$60.804.7★7,945 rev
3.8 Inch PLC HMI All in One Integrated Programmable Logic Controller 10 Input 7 Relay Output Built-in Analog 2AD & 2DA 2NTC10K 2 High-Speed Pulse 100KHz for Sevor or Stepper (17MR-FE380-FX-B)
Generic$64.162.8★7 rev
DC 24V Control Small PLC FX1S-20MT Programmable Logic Controller With 10 Input 10 Transistor Output 2 High-Speed Pulse 100KHz For Encoder Sevor and Stepper 1 Channel RS485 (Mini-20MT-4MTS-DC)
Generic$39.400.0★0 rev
Newest
by launch date
PLCTRAINERFOLKS Brand PLC Training Kit - Built Using a Micro820 PLC with Analog I/O on Board ethernet & LED Potentiometer with Lessons and Free Programming Cable. Fun and Desktop.
PLCTRAINERFOLKS$1498.230 rev
4 Inch PLC HMI All in One Integrated Programmable Logic Controller FX1S-20MR with 12 Input 8 Relay Output Built-in 2AD and 2DA 2 Temparature NTC10K 2 High Speed 100KHz (F420-FX-B)
Generic$89.941 rev
DC 24V Control Small PLC FX1S-20MT Programmable Logic Controller With 10 Input 10 Transistor Output 2 High-Speed Pulse 100KHz For Encoder Sevor and Stepper 1 Channel RS485 (Mini-20MT-4MTS-DC)
Generic$39.400 rev
24V DC PLC Ladder Logic Controller FX1S-15MT Programmable Logic Controller with 8 Input 7 Transistor Output Fully Compatible with FX1S 1 Channel RS485 Connect with HMI (Mini-15MT-DC)
Generic$33.990 rev
3.8 Inch PLC HMI All in One Integrated Programmable Logic Controller 10 Input 7 Relay Output Built-in Analog 2AD & 2DA 2NTC10K 2 High-Speed Pulse 100KHz for Sevor or Stepper (17MR-FE380-FX-B)
Generic$64.167 rev
Trending
90-day click momentumPLCTRAINERFOLKS Brand PLC Training Kit - Built Using a Micro820 PLC with Analog I/O on Board ethernet & LED Potentiometer with Lessons and Free Programming Cable. Fun and Desktop.
PLCTRAINERFOLKS$1498.230.0★
Programmable Logic Controller PLC Regulator DC 24V FX1N-20MR Industrial Control Board 86 x 73 x 20mm
Hilitand$35.574.2★
4 Inch PLC HMI All in One Integrated Programmable Logic Controller FX1S-20MR with 12 Input 8 Relay Output Built-in 2AD and 2DA 2 Temparature NTC10K 2 High Speed 100KHz (F420-FX-B)
Generic$89.942.0★
DC 24V Control Small PLC FX1S-20MT Programmable Logic Controller With 10 Input 10 Transistor Output 2 High-Speed Pulse 100KHz For Encoder Sevor and Stepper 1 Channel RS485 (Mini-20MT-4MTS-DC)
Generic$39.400.0★
3.8 Inch PLC HMI All in One Integrated Programmable Logic Controller 10 Input 7 Relay Output Built-in Analog 2AD & 2DA 2NTC10K 2 High-Speed Pulse 100KHz for Sevor or Stepper (17MR-FE380-FX-B)
Generic$64.162.8★
What buyers say about plc
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.What buyers love
“Great hardware”
“Well worth it”
“Its pretty easy”
“The kit is a very good introduction to electronic circuitry”
“Fantastic kit, very complete, and the pdf tutorial is on point”
“everything was included as advertised”
“I felt it was really complete for any of the basic projects I wanted to do”
“Nice compact little kit with a good educational array of projects, sensors and controls”
“Plenty of materials for many learning exercises”
“It comes with a wide variety of components”
What buyers complain about
“No instructions”
“this product just does not make the grade”
“The problem was, for me, that PDF file that comes with it, which you'd think would include more than just instructions for wiring the components to the board and the Arduino”
“you are told by an automated service that you cannot connect to the number”
“Broke within 3days of owning”
“doesn't work with ide”
“Not what is described”
“The only issue we had was downloading the software because it needed to be loaded to the C drive on my computer because the file was too large for a regular download”
“A very expensive Arduino”
“The supplied container is just too tight”
Top return reasons
Common questions
- Is plc profitable to sell on Amazon United States?
- The niche generates $233K/yr across 29 tracked products. 0 of 4 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is -5.6%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (48/100).
- How competitive is the plc niche?
- 17 brands and 25 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 49% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 78% of demand.
- What do buyers complain about in plc?
- Top complaints mined from reviews: Instructions/User Manual/Troubleshooting, Quality-Overall, Assembly/Installation. The return rate is 1.3%.
- When does demand for plc peak?
- Demand is steady year-round — the busiest month runs 1.2× the quietest.
- What does it cost to enter the plc niche?
- Listings span $29.88–$2486.28; the average listing price is $290.94 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 859 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.