solar filter
Skip itA small market ($35K/yr) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.
Avg price
Incredible$27.90avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
Price range
Great$10.26–$59.46cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100
Review moat
Good573.33avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
Returns
Okay3.1%return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate
Conversion
Okay3.8%search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
Quality gap
Okay4.5★avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality
Growth
Okay+8.2%90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch
Competition
Okay67%top-5 click share — leaders hold, buyers still browse
Brand share
Bad96%top-5 brand share — brand-locked demand
Market size
Bad$35K$35K/yr · 33K searches
According to Flapen's Amazon United States niche tracking, solar filter is a $35K/yr Amazon United States market (33K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 96% of demand. Verdict: Skip it — 39/100.
Data updated Jul 17, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches
solar filter market data
- Units sold / yr
- 500–750
- avg 0–100/product
- Revenue / yr
- $14K–$21K
- units × avg price
- Conversion rate
- 3.8%
- Avg BSR
- #87
- Page quality
- 0%
- Prime
- 87%
- Sponsored
- 40%
- Out of stock
- 10.7%
- Avg brand age
- 70 months
- Avg seller age
- 204 days
Competition & brand share
The top 5 products take 67% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.Brands
7 falling
Sellers
15
Top-5 brand share
96%
Top 20: 100%
Top-5 click share
67%
Top 20: 100%
Open market
2%
- Celestron60%
- Thousand Oaks Optical19%
- Astromania8%
- K&F CONCEPT7%
- SVBONY3%
- Seymour Solar2%
- Open — no brand owns it (1 brand, 2%)
Demand & seasonality
Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — +8.2% search growth over the last 90 days.No pronounced peak months · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.4×
Top solar filter search terms
- solar filter8K/yr
- solar filter for telescope9K/yr
- telescope solar filter4K/yr
- solar filter for camera2K/yr
- sun filter for telescope4K/yr
- telescope sun filter3K/yr
- solar eclipse filter for camera lens1K/yr
- solar filter sheet1K/yr
- solar eclipse filter476/yr
- solar eclipse camera filter425/yr
Top solar filter 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 15 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.
Top sellers
by 90-day click share
Celestron EclipSmart Safe Solar Eclipse Telescope and Camera Filter Meets ISO 12312-2:2015(E) Standards Works with Your Telescope Spotting Scope or DSLR Camera Observe + Photograph Eclipses
Celestron$16.414.3★451 rev
Celestron 94243 EclipSmart Solar Eclipse Telescope Filter ISO 12312-2 Compliant Secure Fit with Solar Safe Film Works with 6 Schmidt-Cassegrain Telescopes Black
Celestron$59.464.5★986 rev
Thousand Oaks Optical 6x6 Solar Filter Sheet for Telescopes Binoculars and Cameras
Thousand Oaks Optical$12.354.6★1,088 rev
Astromania Deluxe Filter 100mm Adjustable Metal Cap for Telescope Tubes with Outer Diameter from 70mm to 92mm Aperture 75mm
Astromania$34.194.1★128 rev
4x4 Solar Filter Sheet for Telescopes Binoculars and Cameras
Thousand Oaks Optical$10.264.5★1,371 rev
Newest
by launch date
K&F CONCEPT 58mm ND100000(16.6 Stops) ND Lens Filter Neutral Density Lens Filter with 28 Multi-Layer Coatings (Nano X Series)
K&F CONCEPT$28.33660 rev
K&F CONCEPT 67mm ND100000(16.6 Stops) ND Lens Filter Neutral Density Lens Filter with 28 Multi-Layer Coatings (Nano X Series)
K&F CONCEPT$33.92660 rev
Hyperion Solar Film Sheets by Seymour Solar - ND5 Rating - Sun and Eclipse Photography or Viewing (9 x 12)
Seymour Solar$27.3969 rev
K&F CONCEPT 67mm ND1000000(20 Stops) ND Lens Filter Neutral Density Camera Lens Filter with 28 Multi-Layer Coatings (Nano X Series)
K&F CONCEPT$30.90595 rev
Celestron EclipSmart Safe Solar Eclipse Telescope and Camera Filter Meets ISO 12312-2:2015(E) Standards Works with Your Telescope Spotting Scope or DSLR Camera Observe + Photograph Eclipses
Celestron$16.41451 rev
Trending
90-day click momentum
8x8 Solar Filter Sheet for Telescopes Binoculars and Cameras
Thousand Oaks Optical$23.264.6★
Hyperion Solar Film Sheets by Seymour Solar - ND5 Rating - Sun and Eclipse Photography or Viewing (9 x 12)
Seymour Solar$27.394.4★
K&F CONCEPT 67mm ND100000(16.6 Stops) ND Lens Filter Neutral Density Lens Filter with 28 Multi-Layer Coatings (Nano X Series)
K&F CONCEPT$33.924.7★
Celestron 94243 EclipSmart Solar Eclipse Telescope Filter ISO 12312-2 Compliant Secure Fit with Solar Safe Film Works with 6 Schmidt-Cassegrain Telescopes Black
Celestron$59.464.5★
K&F CONCEPT 67mm ND1000000(20 Stops) ND Lens Filter Neutral Density Camera Lens Filter with 28 Multi-Layer Coatings (Nano X Series)
K&F CONCEPT$30.904.7★
What buyers say about solar filter
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.What buyers love
“Does what it's supposed to do”
“Otherwise no complaints”
“Best Value For Your Money”
“Quality film and works amazingly to view the sun”
“My images come out clean though this filter”
“It fits over a wide variety of lens sizes”
“allows for capturing nice views”
“is easy to install”
“It is very light weight”
“Camera Filter is good”
What buyers complain about
“BullSh!t product”
“I had to discard it”
“Filter failed in less than a year”
“There are no photos currently”
“it just bugs me to see visually”
“makes the sun very orange in prints”
“makes the sun very orange in prints”
Top return reasons
Common questions
- Is solar filter profitable to sell on Amazon United States?
- The niche generates $35K/yr across 15 tracked products. 90-day search growth is +8.2%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (39/100).
- How competitive is the solar filter niche?
- 7 brands and 15 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 67% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 96% of demand.
- What do buyers complain about in solar filter?
- Top complaints mined from reviews: Quality-Overall, Maintenance And Repair, Durability. The return rate is 3.1%.
- When does demand for solar filter peak?
- Demand is steady year-round — the busiest month runs 1.4× the quietest.
- What does it cost to enter the solar filter niche?
- Listings span $10.26–$59.46; the average listing price is $27.90 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 573 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.