raspberry pi 3
Skip itWeak search conversion (0.3%) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.
Market size
Great$1.8M$1.8M/yr · 7.9M searches
Avg price
Great$77.15avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
Returns
Good2.5%return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate
Price range
Okay$8.24–$187.33cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100
Review moat
Okay2,593.22avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
Competition
Okay63%top-5 click share — leaders hold, buyers still browse
Quality gap
Bad4.7★avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality
Brand share
Bad92%top-5 brand share — brand-locked demand
Growth
Bad-20.2%90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch
Conversion
Bad0.3%search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
According to Flapen's Amazon United States niche tracking, raspberry pi 3 is a $1.8M/yr Amazon United States market (7.9M searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 92% of demand. Demand peaks in Jan–Feb–Mar–Apr–May–Jun. Verdict: Skip it — 41/100.
Data updated Jul 21, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches
raspberry pi 3 market data
- Units sold / yr
- 25K–30K
- avg 750–1,000/product
- Revenue / yr
- $1.9M–$2.3M
- units × avg price
- Conversion rate
- 0.3%
- Avg BSR
- #653
- Page quality
- 0%
- Prime
- 100%
- Sponsored
- 61%
- Out of stock
- 2.1%
- Avg brand age
- 54 months
- Avg seller age
- 177 days
Competition & brand share
The top 5 products take 63% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.Brands
9 falling
Sellers
49
Top-5 brand share
92%
Top 20: 100%
Top-5 click share
63%
Top 20: 100%
Open market
6%
- Raspberry Pi45%
- CanaKit26%
- Vilros12%
- Dreuyet6%
- FREENOVE2%
- seeed studio2%
- Open — no brand owns it (3 brands, 6%)
Demand & seasonality
Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — -20.2% search growth over the last 90 days.Peak months: Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr, May, Jun · busiest ÷ quietest = 26.8×
Top raspberry pi 3 search terms
- raspberry pi1.7M/yr
- raspberry pi 3114K/yr
- rasberry pi71K/yr
- raspberry-pi54K/yr
- raspberry pi 3b32K/yr
- raspberry pi 3b+17K/yr
- raspberry pi 3 b+21K/yr
- rpi16K/yr
- raspberry pie16K/yr
- pi 39K/yr
Top raspberry pi 3 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 18 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.
Top sellers
by 90-day click share
New Raspberry Pi 3 Model B+ Board (3B+) Raspberry PI 3B+ (1GB) (3B Plus)
Raspberry Pi$52.004.6★944 rev
CanaKit Raspberry Pi 5 Starter Kit PRO - Turbine Black (128GB Edition) (8GB RAM)
CanaKit$187.334.7★1,394 rev
CanaKit Raspberry Pi 4 4GB Starter PRO Kit - 4GB RAM
CanaKit$133.954.8★6,558 rev
Pi Earrings for Women Pink Math Geek Nerd 3.14 Novelty Dangling Drop Earrings Mathematical Pi Symbol Teacher Earring Jewelry (Gold Pink)
Dreuyet$8.244.8★14 rev
CanaKit Raspberry Pi 3 B+ (B Plus) with Premium Clear Case and 2.5A Power Supply
CanaKit$83.774.8★3,050 rev
Newest
by launch date
HAMTYSAN Raspberry Pi Screen 7 Small HDMI Monitor 800x480 LCD Display Screen Plug & Play for Rspberry Pi 5/4/3 Win11/10/8/7 (Non-Touch)
HAMTYSAN$37.8219 rev
Raspberry Pi Zero 2 W Basic Kit Header Heatsink USB Cable HDMI Adapter (with Quad-core CPU Bluetooth 4.2 BLE onboard Antenna etc.)
seeed studio$33.07189 rev
Vilros Raspberry Pi 5 Starter Kit MAX Official 8GB RAM Pi 5 Board 128GB Preloaded Micro SD Case Power Supply & Cooling Complete Plug-and-Play Kit for Beginners & Advanced Users
Vilros$173.70201 rev
CanaKit Raspberry Pi 5 Starter Kit PRO - Turbine Black (128GB Edition) (8GB RAM)
CanaKit$187.331,394 rev
Raspberry Pi 5 8GB
Raspberry Pi$116.472,950 rev
Trending
90-day click momentum
LAFVIN Basic Starter Kit for Raspberry Pi Pico LCD1602 SG90 with Tutorial
LAFVIN$20.034.6★
Pi Earrings for Women Pink Math Geek Nerd 3.14 Novelty Dangling Drop Earrings Mathematical Pi Symbol Teacher Earring Jewelry (Gold Pink)
Dreuyet$8.244.8★
CanaKit Raspberry Pi 4 4GB Starter PRO Kit - 4GB RAM
CanaKit$133.954.8★
New Raspberry Pi 3 Model B+ Board (3B+) Raspberry PI 3B+ (1GB) (3B Plus)
Raspberry Pi$52.004.6★
HAMTYSAN Raspberry Pi Screen 7 Small HDMI Monitor 800x480 LCD Display Screen Plug & Play for Rspberry Pi 5/4/3 Win11/10/8/7 (Non-Touch)
HAMTYSAN$37.824.5★
What buyers say about raspberry pi 3
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.What buyers love
“works just as advertised”
“Assembly was easy as per instructions”
“all components high quality”
“was a good fair price”
“The WiFi and Ethernet seem sufficient”
“Very easy to use”
“All of the different software is easy to follow”
“Durable and works great”
“this thing is fast enough to do most non gaming/video editing desktop duties easily”
“looks beautiful”
What buyers complain about
“Stoped working after a month”
“Overpriced”
“Arrived and won't boot”
“spelling errors the instructions were just poorly formatted”
“Insane that amazon is still shipping defective return items as new”
“Also the 5V plug is garbage throw it away”
“My 4GB kit didn't come with an on/off switch even though the pic advertising the kit clearly showed one”
“this device kept losing wifi connection”
“Assembly was not quite a straightforward as it couldve been”
“the fan makes an annoying buzz”
Top return reasons
Common questions
- Is raspberry pi 3 profitable to sell on Amazon United States?
- The niche generates $1.8M/yr across 18 tracked products. 90-day search growth is -20.2%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (41/100).
- How competitive is the raspberry pi 3 niche?
- 9 brands and 49 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 63% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 92% of demand.
- What do buyers complain about in raspberry pi 3?
- Top complaints mined from reviews: Durability, Value For Money, Functionality-Overall. The return rate is 2.5%.
- When does demand for raspberry pi 3 peak?
- Demand peaks in Jan–Feb–Mar–Apr–May–Jun; the busiest month runs 26.8× the quietest.
- What does it cost to enter the raspberry pi 3 niche?
- Listings span $8.24–$187.33; the average listing price is $77.15 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 2,593 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.