Lw Pla
a concentrated shelf (top 5 take 80% of clicks) — Lw Pla doesn't clear our bar today.
Flapen Score
Ranks 201 of 262 Industrial & Scientific niches · −8 vs the category median of 52
Is Lw Pla profitable on Amazon?
According to Flapen's Amazon United States niche tracking, Lw Pla is a $66K/yr Amazon United States market (67K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 93% of demand. Verdict: Skip it — 44/100.
Lw Pla: the Amazon niche in one read
Everything a seller checks before entering, in three answers.
Is the demand real?
Not really. Search demand moved -12.4% over the last 90 days and 2.9% of searches end in a purchase.
$66K
revenue / yr
Who owns the niche?
The top 5 brands hold 93% of demand, so 7% of the market is open.
7%
open market share
Is there a way in?
Listing quality. The average product page scores 0/100 on content standards. Incumbents average 4.2★ — the gap to enter on.
0/100
page quality · 10 products
Top Lw Pla products & what they sell for
Every tracked product — its share of the shelf, its review moat, and what it sells for.
Top sellers
by 90-day click share
Polymaker Light Weight PLA Filament 1.75mm Grey 0.8kg Low Density PLA
- Price
- $29.46
- Rating
- 4.3/5
- Reviews
- 537
- Age
- 4y ago
OVERTURE Air PLA Filament Pre-Foamed PLA Low-Density Lightweight PLA Cardboard Spool 0.82kg(1.8lbs) Dimensional Accuracy +/- 0.02mm (Air Yellow)
- Price
- $24.24
- Rating
- 4.0/5
- Reviews
- 311
- Age
- 3y ago
SainSmart Light Weight Filament 1.75mm 1KG LW-PLA Low-Density Active Foaming 3D Printer Filament for RC Planes Drone Parts and Cosplay White PLA Filament
- Price
- $47.21
- Rating
- 4.5/5
- Reviews
- 127
- Age
- 4y ago
SainSmart Light Weight Filament 1.75mm 1KG LW-PLA Low-Density Active Foaming 3D Printer Filament for RC Planes Drone Parts and Cosplay Black PLA Filament
- Price
- $45.39
- Rating
- 4.5/5
- Reviews
- 127
- Age
- 2y ago
SUNLU Light Weight PLA Filament 1.75mm White
- Price
- $27.41
- Rating
- 3.0/5
- Reviews
- 24
- Age
- 1y ago
Trending
90-day click momentum
OVERTURE Air PLA Filament Pre-Foamed PLA Low-Density Lightweight PLA Cardboard Spool 0.82kg(1.8lbs) Dimensional Accuracy +/- 0.02mm (Air Wood)
- Price
- $22.04
- Rating
- 4.0/5
- Reviews
- 311
- Age
- 3y ago
OVERTURE Air PLA Filament Pre-Foamed PLA Low-Density Lightweight PLA Cardboard Spool 0.82kg(1.8lbs) Dimensional Accuracy +/- 0.02mm (Air Yellow)
- Price
- $24.24
- Rating
- 4.0/5
- Reviews
- 311
- Age
- 3y ago
Creality Hyper Lightweight PLA Foam Filament 1.75mm LW PLA with RFID Auto-Setup Low-Density Matte Finish Easy to Paint Ultra-Light for Aircraft & Models 1kg Spool (White)
- Price
- $55.80
- Rating
- 4.7/5
- Reviews
- 331
- Age
- 1y ago
Polymaker Light Weight PLA Filament 1.75mm White 0.8kg Low Density PLA
- Price
- $30.17
- Rating
- 4.3/5
- Reviews
- 537
- Age
- 4y ago
colorFabb LW-PLA Natural 3D Printer Filament 1.75mm Diameter 750g Spool Lightweight Material Ideal for RC Planes Matte Finish
- Price
- $38.46
- Rating
- 4.2/5
- Reviews
- 15
- Age
- 10mo ago
Newest
by launch datecolorFabb LW-PLA Natural 3D Printer Filament 1.75mm Diameter 750g Spool Lightweight Material Ideal for RC Planes Matte Finish
- Price
- $38.46
- Rating
- 4.2/5
- Reviews
- 15
- Age
- 10mo ago
Creality Hyper Lightweight PLA Foam Filament 1.75mm LW PLA with RFID Auto-Setup Low-Density Matte Finish Easy to Paint Ultra-Light for Aircraft & Models 1kg Spool (White)
- Price
- $55.80
- Rating
- 4.7/5
- Reviews
- 331
- Age
- 1y ago
SUNLU Light Weight PLA Filament 1.75mm White
- Price
- $27.41
- Rating
- 3.0/5
- Reviews
- 24
- Age
- 1y ago
SainSmart Light Weight Filament 1.75mm 1KG LW-PLA Low-Density Active Foaming 3D Printer Filament for RC Planes Drone Parts and Cosplay Black PLA Filament
- Price
- $45.39
- Rating
- 4.5/5
- Reviews
- 127
- Age
- 2y ago
OVERTURE Air PLA Filament Pre-Foamed PLA Low-Density Lightweight PLA Cardboard Spool 0.82kg(1.8lbs) Dimensional Accuracy +/- 0.02mm (Air Yellow)
- Price
- $24.24
- Rating
- 4.0/5
- Reviews
- 311
- Age
- 3y ago
Competition: brands, sellers & click share
The top 5 products capture 80% of clicks — a locked-up shelf that new listings rarely crack.
Brands
7 rising
Sellers
8
Top-5 brand share
93%
Top 20: 100%
Top-5 click share
80%
Top 20: 100%
Open market
2%
- Polymaker40%
- OVERTURE21%
- SainSmart21%
- SUNLU6%
- Creality5%
- ColorFabb5%
- Open — no brand owns it (1 brand, 2%)
Lw Pla demand & seasonality
Weekly search volume, with the niche's key stats alongside.
No pronounced peak months · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.6×
Top Lw Pla search terms shoppers use
The exact queries shoppers type, with yearly volume, growth and conversion.
- lw pla21K/yr
- lw pla filament13K/yr
- lw-pla6K/yr
- lightweight pla8K/yr
- light weight pla6K/yr
- pla aero5K/yr
- air pla5K/yr
- foaming pla3K/yr
What reviews say buyers love and hate about Lw Pla
What buyers mention most, as a share of all reviews.
What buyers love
68% of reviews“have no complaints”
“This is a good light weight plastic”
“this stuff has been worth the money so far”
“once you figure it out the spool lasts a long time”
“Works exactly as described”
What buyers complain about
91% of reviews“Misleading claims”
“Came used and does not print well”
“The worst filament”
“frustrating to work with”
“It is more expensive”
Lw Pla return rate & reasons
Why buyers send it back, as a share of all return requests.
1.3%
Return rate
22%
Fixable by listing
The "fixable" share counts expectation-mismatch reasons — size, look, advertised-vs-actual — that better copy and images address.
Common Lw Pla questions
The questions sellers ask about this niche, answered from the tracked metrics.
Related niches
Same-category niches scoring near this one — the next ones worth researching.
Best Flapen score
The highest-scoring niches we track right now, across every category.
