Surveillance Hard Drive
FailThe top 5 brands take 100% of clicks, so Surveillance Hard Drive is a Fail.
- Flapen Score
- 48 / 100Top 28% of 8,347 Electronics niches · +5 vs the category median of 4348
- Market size
- $2.9M/yr417K searches / yr
- 90-day growth
- +14.6%search demand this quarter
- Competition
- 49%top-5 click share · 3 brands · 147 sellers
Flapen Score
Surveillance Hard Drive against its category
The dotted line is the Electronics average. Past it, Surveillance Hard Drive is stronger. Inside it, weaker.
Market
The Surveillance Hard Drive market on Amazon at a glance
Shoppers on Amazon United States searched for Surveillance Hard Drive 417K times last year and spent an estimated $2.9M. All 3 brands take every click. Demand peaks in May. Flapen scores it 48 out of 100, a Fail.
01 · Demand
An estimated 3.3% of those searches ended in a purchase.
Shoppers searched for this 417K times in the last 12 months. That counts every search on Amazon United States for this niche's terms. An estimated 3.3% of those searches ended in a purchase. Searches in the last 90 days moved +14.6% against the 90 days before. Searches, conversion and average price together put the market at an estimated $2.9M a year.
- Searches, last 12 months
- 417K
- Growth, 90 days vs prior 90
- +14.6%
- Conversion, latest week
- 3.3%
- Market size, estimated
- $2.9Ma year
- Peak month
- May1.6× the quietest month
- Top search term
- surveillance hard drive85K searches a year
02 · Price
A sale here is worth $211.70.
Listings sell for $211.70 on average, from $84.45 to $452.84. Amazon reports units sold in ranges. This niche sold 20K to 25K a year. The average listing sells 500 to 750 of them. At $211.70 that is $106K to $159K a year per listing.
- Average price
- $211.70above the $15 to $100 sweet spot
- Price range
- $84.45–$452.84
- Amazon United States median price
- $24.38across 115,062 niches
- Units sold a year
- 20K–25K
- Units per listing a year
- 500–750
- Revenue per listing a year
- $106K–$159K
- Returns
- 3.0%of orders · Amazon United States median 2.1%
03 · Entry bar
The bar here is reviews.
71% of listings pay for placement with sponsored ads. 50% ship with Prime. On an average day, 4.1% of listings are out of stock. The average listing ranks #117 within Data Storage. It carries 4,397 reviews at 4.42 stars, so a new listing needs social proof before a better product.
- Sponsored listings
- 71%
- Prime listings
- 50%
- Out of stock, average day
- 4.1%
- Average rank
- #117in Data Storage
- Average rating
- 4.42 starsAmazon United States average 4.42 stars
- Average reviews
- 4,397per listing
- Listings tracked
- 34
04 · Newcomers
2 of last year's 2 launches cleared the first-year sales bar.
2 products launched here in the last 12 months. 2 of them cleared the first-year sales bar, our mark for a successful launch. The brands on the shelf have sold for 54 months on average, so the names here are settling in.
- Launched, last 12 months
- 2
- Successful launches
- 2Amazon's first-year sales bar
- Average brand age
- 54 months
Products
Top Surveillance Hard Drive products & what they sell for
The products selling here, as shoppers see them on Amazon. Shelf share and sales are our estimates.
Prices and ratings read from Amazon on Jul 30, 2026. The live listing can differ.
Top sellers
by estimated 90-day click share
Western Digital 4TB WD Purple Surveillance Internal Hard Drive HDD - SATA 6 Gb/s 128 MB Cache 3.5 - WD44PURZ
- Price
- $157.30
- Rating
- 4.4/5
- Reviews
- 1,756
- Age
- 7mo ago

Seagate Skyhawk AI 8TB Video Internal Hard Drive HDD 3.5 Inch SATA 6Gb/s 256MB Cache for DVR NVR Security Camera System with in-house Rescue Services (ST8000VEZ01)
- Price
- $227.15
- Rating
- 4.2/5
- Reviews
- 524
- Age
- 5y ago

Western Digital 8TB WD Purple Surveillance Internal Hard Drive HDD - SATA 6 Gb/s 256 MB Cache 3.5 - WD85PURZ
- Price
- $241.47
- Rating
- 4.4/5
- Reviews
- 1,756
- Age
- 2y ago

Seagate Skyhawk 4TB Video Internal Hard Drive HDD 3.5 Inch SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache for DVR NVR Security Camera System with Drive Health Management and in-House Rescue Services (ST4000VXZ16/016)
- Price
- $105.67
- Rating
- 4.4/5
- Reviews
- 1,575
- Age
- 3y ago

Western Digital 6TB WD Purple Surveillance Internal Hard Drive HDD - SATA 6 Gb/s 256 MB Cache 3.5 - WD64PURZ
- Price
- $186.16
- Rating
- 4.4/5
- Reviews
- 1,756
- Age
- 3y ago
Trending
estimated 90-day click momentum
Seagate Skyhawk Surveillance ST3000VX009 3TB SATA 6.0 Gb/s 256MB Hard Drive (Renewed)
- Price
- $96.01
- Rating
- 4.3/5
- Reviews
- 12
- Age
- 1y ago

Seagate Skyhawk 2TB Internal Hard Drive 3.5 Inch SATA 6Gb/s HDD for DVR & NVR Surveillance Systems 24/7 Recording Model ST2000VX007 (M. Refurbished)
- Price
- $84.45
- Rating
- 4.3/5
- Reviews
- 13
- Age
- 3mo ago

Seagate Skyhawk AI 16TB Video Internal Hard Drive HDD 3.5 Inch SATA 6Gb/s 512MB Cache for DVR NVR Security Camera System with Drive Health Management and in-House Rescue Services (ST16000VE004)
- Price
- $425.90
- Rating
- 4.2/5
- Reviews
- 524
- Age
- 2y ago

Western Digital 6TB WD Purple Surveillance Internal Hard Drive HDD - SATA 6 Gb/s 256 MB Cache 3.5 - WD63PURZ
- Price
- $220.06
- Rating
- 4.5/5
- Reviews
- 949
- Age
- 4y ago

Seagate Skyhawk ST4000VX013 4 TB Hard Drive - 3.5 Internal - SATA (SATA/600) - Network Video Recorder Video Surveillance System Device Supported
- Price
- $145.77
- Rating
- 4.2/5
- Reviews
- 80
- Age
- 5y ago
Newest
by launch date
Seagate Skyhawk 2TB Internal Hard Drive 3.5 Inch SATA 6Gb/s HDD for DVR & NVR Surveillance Systems 24/7 Recording Model ST2000VX007 (M. Refurbished)
- Price
- $84.45
- Rating
- 4.3/5
- Reviews
- 13
- Age
- 3mo ago

Western Digital 4TB WD Purple Surveillance Internal Hard Drive HDD - SATA 6 Gb/s 128 MB Cache 3.5 - WD44PURZ
- Price
- $157.30
- Rating
- 4.4/5
- Reviews
- 1,756
- Age
- 7mo ago

Seagate Skyhawk Surveillance ST3000VX009 3TB SATA 6.0 Gb/s 256MB Hard Drive (Renewed)
- Price
- $96.01
- Rating
- 4.3/5
- Reviews
- 12
- Age
- 1y ago

Western Digital 10TB WD Purple Pro Surveillance Internal Hard Drive HDD - SATA 6 Gb/s 512 MB Cache 3.5 - WD102PURP
- Price
- $303.99
- Rating
- 4.0/5
- Reviews
- 468
- Age
- 1y ago

Seagate Skyhawk AI 16TB Video Internal Hard Drive HDD 3.5 Inch SATA 6Gb/s 512MB Cache for DVR NVR Security Camera System with Drive Health Management and in-House Rescue Services (ST16000VE004)
- Price
- $425.90
- Rating
- 4.2/5
- Reviews
- 524
- Age
- 2y ago
Competition
Competition: brands, sellers & click share
The top 5 products take an estimated 49% of clicks. Leaders hold, but buyers still shop past them.
Brands
3 flat
Sellers
147
Est. top-5 brand share
100%
Top 20: 100%
Est. top-5 click share
49%
Top 20: 86%
Open market
0%
- Western Digital56%
- Seagate42%
- MDD MAXDIGITALDATA2%
Demand
Surveillance Hard Drive search demand
Weekly searches over the year, seasonality beneath. Pick a range.
Peak months: May · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.6×
Search terms
Top Surveillance Hard Drive search terms shoppers use
The exact words shoppers type, with estimated yearly volume, growth, and conversion.
- surveillance hard drive85K/yr
- wd purple64K/yr
- seagate skyhawk37K/yr
- western digital purple33K/yr
- 8tb surveillance hard drive31K/yr
- nvr hard drive27K/yr
- 4tb surveillance hard drive18K/yr
- wd purple 8tb21K/yr
- wd purple 4tb17K/yr
- seagate skyhawk 8tb10K/yr
Reviews and returns
What reviews say buyers love and hate about Surveillance Hard Drive
We read the reviews and the return reasons for every product selling here.
“Crashed after a few months of use”
Every topic
Every topic buyers talk about, one row each.
Red shows the share of negative reviews and green the share of positive reviews, biggest topic first. Open a row to read what they wrote.
16 topics
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FAQ
Common Surveillance Hard Drive questions
Answered from the same tracked data.
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