pla refill
Worth a lookShows low returns (0.8%), but a failed launch gate (market size, growth, or returns) keeps it on the watch list.
Returns
Incredible0.8%return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate
Avg price
Incredible$29.94avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
Price range
Great$11.60–$47.17cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100
Competition
Great33%top-5 click share — an open shelf
Review moat
Good737.42avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
Market size
Good$399K$399K/yr · 415K searches
Quality gap
Good4.4★avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality
Conversion
Okay3.2%search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
Brand share
Bad93%top-5 brand share — brand-locked demand
Growth
Bad-23.9%90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch
According to Flapen's Amazon United States niche tracking, pla refill is a $399K/yr Amazon United States market (415K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 93% of demand. Verdict: Worth a look — 56/100.
Data updated Aug 6, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches
pla refill market data
- Units sold / yr
- 13K–15K
- avg 250–500/product
- Revenue / yr
- $374K–$449K
- units × avg price
- Conversion rate
- 3.2%
- Avg BSR
- #122
- Page quality
- 0%
- Prime
- 100%
- Sponsored
- 95%
- Out of stock
- 12.4%
- Avg brand age
- 32 months
- Avg seller age
- 116 days
Competition & brand share
Clicks spread well past the top 5 (33% combined) — an open shelf where new products get seen.Brands
11 rising
Sellers
20
Top-5 brand share
93%
Top 20: 100%
Top-5 click share
33%
Top 20: 74%
Open market
4%
- SUNLU58%
- ELEGOO15%
- OVERTURE9%
- ANYCUBIC7%
- MarsWork4%
- Polymaker2%
- Open — no brand owns it (5 brands, 4%)
Demand
Weekly Amazon search volume, last 51 weeks — -23.9% search growth over the last 90 days.Top pla refill search terms
- filament refill80K/yr
- pla refill70K/yr
- sunlu refill45K/yr
- pla filament refill44K/yr
- sunlu pla refill41K/yr
- refill filament14K/yr
- 3d printer filament refill15K/yr
- black pla refill11K/yr
- pla refill filament15K/yr
- sunlu filament refill14K/yr
Top pla refill 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
ELEGOO PLA Basic Refill Filament 1.75mm Black 1KG 3D Printer Filament No Spool Dimensional Accuracy +/- 0.02mm 3D Printing PLA for Reusable Spool Refilling
ELEGOO$12.184.6★931 rev
SUNLU PLA+ Refill Filament 1.75mm Olive Green+Bone White+Coffee Brown+Oak
SUNLU$45.244.5★312 rev
SUNLU PLA+ Refill Filament 1.75mm 4KG Black*4
SUNLU$43.784.5★312 rev
SUNLU PLA+2.0 3D Printer Filament Refill 1.75mm 4KG 1KG/Roll Black*4
SUNLU$44.584.6★185 rev
SUNLU Matte PLA Filament Refill 1.75mm 4KG White*4
SUNLU$43.434.2★174 rev
Newest
by launch date
OVERTURE 4 Pack 1kg High Speed Refill PLA+ Filament Black*4
OVERTURE$37.5617 rev
SUNLU PLA+ Refill Filament 1.75mm 1KG Black
SUNLU$11.60312 rev
SUNLU Matte PLA Filament Refill 1.75mm 1KG Black
SUNLU$14.79174 rev
SUNLU PLA+2.0 3D Printer Filament Refill 1.75mm 4KG 1KG/Roll Black*4
SUNLU$44.58185 rev
SUNLU PLA+2.0 3D Printer Filament Refill 1.75mm 4 Packs 4KG
SUNLU$46.73185 rev
Trending
90-day click momentumOVERTURE 4 Pack 1kg High Speed Refill PLA+ Filament Black*4
OVERTURE$37.564.4★
SUNLU PLA+ Refill Filament 1.75mm 1KG Black
SUNLU$11.604.5★
SUNLU Matte PLA Filament Refill 1.75mm 1KG Black
SUNLU$14.794.2★
SUNLU PLA+2.0 3D Printer Filament Refill 1.75mm 4 Packs 4KG
SUNLU$46.114.6★
ELEGOO PLA Basic Refill Filament 1.75mm Bundle 4KG 3D Printer Filament No Spool for Reusable Spool Refilling Dimensional Accuracy +/- 0.02mm 4pcs 1kg Spool(2.2lbs) Black White Grey Red
ELEGOO$42.274.6★
What buyers say about pla refill
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.What buyers love
“Absolute quality”
“Excellent value”
“Color is accurate and consistent”
“I also like the fact that the spools are a sturdy material”
“Its easy to use its compatible”
“No issues with bed adhesion”
“As advertised”
“Gets the job done”
“Easy to use”
“Fits”
What buyers complain about
“Has messed up every print Ive tried with it”
“It is very low quality”
“Does not adhere at all”
“A lot smaller then expected”
“The color is actually a little darker”
“It broke two times”
“it never worked”
“wasted material”
“These arent really cheaper than the Anycubic regular spools”
“Very brittle”
Top return reasons
Common questions
- Is pla refill profitable to sell on Amazon United States?
- The niche generates $399K/yr across 55 tracked products. 8 of 17 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is -23.9%. Flapen's verdict: Worth a look (56/100).
- How competitive is the pla refill niche?
- 11 brands and 20 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 33% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 93% of demand.
- What do buyers complain about in pla refill?
- Top complaints mined from reviews: Print Quality, Quality-Overall, Adhesion/Stickiness. The return rate is 0.8%.
- What does it cost to enter the pla refill niche?
- Listings span $11.60–$47.17; the average listing price is $29.94 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 737 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.