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# **red pla**
**Worth a look**
Shows searches that convert (14.2% search→purchase), but a failed launch gate (market size, growth, or returns) keeps it on the watch list.
Market size 85Growth 13Conversion 96Competition 44Returns 94Price range 74Avg price 78Brand share 24Review moat 45Quality gap 38
**Conversion**
**Incredible****14.2%**
search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
**Returns**
**Great****1.0%**
return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate
**Market size**
**Great****$1.4M**
$1.4M/yr · 609K searches
**Avg price**
**Great****$16.37**
avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
**Price range**
**Good****$11.70–$24.18**
cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100
**Review moat**
**Okay****1,989.36**
avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
**Competition**
**Okay****58%**
top-5 click share — leaders hold, buyers still browse
**Quality gap**
**Okay****4.5★**
avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality
**Brand share**
**Bad****90%**
top-5 brand share — brand-locked demand
**Growth**
**Bad****-24.5%**
90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch
According to Flapen's Amazon United States niche tracking, red pla is a $1.4M/yr Amazon United States market (609K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 90% of demand. Demand peaks in Jan–Feb–Dec. Verdict: Worth a look — 56/100.
Data updated Aug 6, 2026 · scored weekly · [~~How we score niches ~~](https://flapen.com/research/methodology)
## **red pla market data**
- **Units sold / yr**
- **80K–100K**
- avg 5,000–6,000/product
- **Revenue / yr**
- **$1.3M–$1.6M**
- units × avg price
- **Conversion rate**
- **14.2%**
- **Avg BSR**
- **#69**
- **Page quality**
- **0%**
- **Prime**
- **100%**
- **Sponsored**
- **88%**
- **Out of stock**
- **0.0%**
- **Avg brand age**
- **37 months**
- **Avg seller age**
- **123 days**
## **Competition & brand share**
The top 5 products take 58% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.
**Brands**
**11 **—flat
**Sellers**
**15**
**Top-5 brand share**
**90%**
Top 20: 100%
**Top-5 click share**
**58%**
Top 20: 94%
**Open market**
**7%**
- SUNLU35% - eSUN31% - ELEGOO13% - 3DHoJor8% - OVERTURE4% - FLASHFORGE3% - Open — no brand owns it (5 brands, 7%)
## **Demand & seasonality**
Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — -24.5% search growth over the last 90 days.
23K18KHoliday '24Spike '25Prime Day '25Holiday '25Spike '26 seasonSepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay
Peak months: Jan, Feb, Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 3.5×
[**Open Trend **](https://flapen.com/research/us/industrial-scientific/red-pla/trend)
## **Top red pla search terms**
- **red pla**158K/yr-28.1%12.4% conv. - **red filament**112K/yr-18.8%10.4% conv. - **red pla filament**100K/yr-27.9%11.7% conv. - **pla red**40K/yr-20.7%10.0% conv. - **red filament pla**37K/yr-24.2%10.8% conv. - **pla filament red**36K/yr-35.1%10.2% conv. - **red 3d printer filament**18K/yr-6.4%9.7% conv. - **filament red**19K/yr-12.3%6.6% conv. - **3d printer filament red**15K/yr-29.2%7.4% conv. - **sunlu pla red**12K/yr-26.1%14.6% conv. [**All search terms **](https://flapen.com/research/us/industrial-scientific/red-pla/search-terms)
## **Top red pla 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.
0%5%$71K10%$141K15%$212K20%$283K101001K10K Reviews — right = deep review moatMarket share (90d) ≈ est. sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)
All 24 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.
### **Top sellers**
by 90-day click share
[1**SUNLU PLA 3D Printer Filament Red 1KG**SUNLU**$16.51**4.4★933 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07ZNG3YVN) [2**eSUN PLA Basic Filament 1.75mm 3D Printer Filament High Speed PLA for Fast Printing 1KG Spool (2.2 LBS) 3D Printing Filament for High Speed 3D Printers Fire Engine Red**eSUN**$12.97**4.2★2,165 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CS34W2VL) [3**SUNLU PLA+2.0 3D Printer Filament Red 1KG**SUNLU**$18.14**4.6★2,627 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DHCVYTSJ) [4**ELEGOO PLA Filament 1.75mm True Red 1KG 3D Printer Filament Dimensional Accuracy +/- 0.02mm 1kg Spool(2.2lbs) Fit Most FDM 3D Printers**ELEGOO**$16.64**4.6★3,650 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0D41ZDXLR) [5**eSUN PLA Filament 1.75mm High Toughness 3D Printer Filament Upgraded PLA Filament Dimensional Accuracy +/- 0.03mm 1KG Cardboard Spool (2.2 LBS) 3D Printing Filament for 3D Printers Fire Engine Red**eSUN**$13.55**4.6★1,008 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CLXPSXP5)
**~~View all top sellers →~~**
### **Newest**
by launch date
[**TEJUFUSE PLA 3D Printer Filament 1.75mm Red 1kg (2.2lbs) Neatly Wound for Smooth Feeding Toughened PLA for Stronger Prints 0.03mm Dimensional Accuracy Vacuum Sealed Fits Most FDM Printers**TEJUFUSE**$19.14**70 rev8mo ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0G2GWD2NV) [**MarsWork PLA Basic Pre-Dried Filament with Quick-Swap Reusable Spool 1kg (2.2lbs) 1.75mm 3D Printing Filament Compatible with Bambu Lab 3D Printers Red**MarsWork**$19.51**363 rev10mo ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FQVF5K5R) [**Miailuy PLA+ Filament 1.75mm Red 1kg Dimensional Accuracy +/- 0.02mm**Miailuy**$14.57**281 rev11mo ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FN477YJF) [**SUNLU Upgrade PLA+2.0 3D Printer Filament High Speed PLA Plus Filament 1.75mm 30mm/s - 600mm/s Print Range Tougher and Stronger Dimensional Accuracy +/-0.02mm 1KG Spool(2.2lbs) Red**SUNLU**$18.13**1,360 rev1y ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FDGFS4KY) [**eSUN PLA Basic Filament 1.75mm 3D Printer Filament High Speed PLA for Fast Printing 1KG Spool (2.2 LBS) 3D Printing Filament for High Speed 3D Printers Red**eSUN**$13.19**1,526 rev1y ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0F8TXN3ZC)
**~~View all new products →~~**
### **Trending**
90-day click momentum
[**TEJUFUSE PLA 3D Printer Filament 1.75mm Red 1kg (2.2lbs) Neatly Wound for Smooth Feeding Toughened PLA for Stronger Prints 0.03mm Dimensional Accuracy Vacuum Sealed Fits Most FDM Printers**TEJUFUSE**$19.14**4.8★**▲ 281%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0G2GWD2NV) [**eSUN PLA Basic Filament 1.75mm 3D Printer Filament High Speed PLA for Fast Printing 1KG Spool (2.2 LBS) 3D Printing Filament for High Speed 3D Printers Red**eSUN**$13.19**4.2★**▲ 204%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0F8TXN3ZC) [**MarsWork PLA Basic Pre-Dried Filament with Quick-Swap Reusable Spool 1kg (2.2lbs) 1.75mm 3D Printing Filament Compatible with Bambu Lab 3D Printers Red**MarsWork**$19.51**4.8★**▲ 190%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FQVF5K5R) [**Miailuy PLA+ Filament 1.75mm Red 1kg Dimensional Accuracy +/- 0.02mm**Miailuy**$14.57**4.2★**▲ 173%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FN477YJF) [**SUNLU PLA+2.0 3D Printer Filament Red 1KG**SUNLU**$18.14**4.6★**▲ 85%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DHCVYTSJ)
**~~View all trending →~~**
## **What buyers say about red pla**
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.
### **What buyers love **
**Color**39%
*“the colors are outstanding”*
**Quality-Overall**19%
*“Excellent quality”*
**Value For Money**10%
*“Excellent value”*
**Material Quality**6%
*“Great filament”*
**Efficiency**3%
*“Filament worked great”*
**Adhesion/Stickiness**3%
*“Good adhesion”*
**Compatibility-Overall**3%
*“worked welll on my H2S”*
**Advertised Vs Actual Product**3%
*“Came in as advertised”*
**Ease Of Use**2%
*“Have had zero troubles”*
**Functionality-Overall**2%
*“Great filament that just works”*
### **What buyers complain about **
**Color**36%
*“Color just not expected”*
**Quality-Overall**15%
*“Very disappointing quality control”*
**Print Quality**9%
*“It does not print well it is overpriced”*
**Adhesion/Stickiness**9%
*“I have adhesion issues”*
**Strength**3%
*“Keep breaking”*
**Functionality-Overall**2%
*“not even remotely straight or consistent”*
**Durability**2%
*“Broken half way through my fillament”*
**Material Quality**2%
*“Terrible spool - good filament”*
**Size-Overall**2%
*“The spool also does not fit in my printer. Flashforge AD5X.”*
**Ease Of Use**2%
*“Cant use”*
### **Top return reasons **
**Color**50%
**Advertised Vs Actual Product**11%
**Functionality-Overall**6%
**Value For Money**6%
**Print Quality**6%
**Product Condition**3%
**Compatibility-Overall**3%
**Size-Overall**3%
**Adhesion/Stickiness**3%
**Material Quality**2%
## **Common questions**
- **Is red pla profitable to sell on Amazon United States?**
- The niche generates $1.4M/yr across 25 tracked products. 1 of 3 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is -24.5%. Flapen's verdict: Worth a look (56/100).
- **How competitive is the red pla niche?**
- 11 brands and 15 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 58% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 90% of demand.
- **What do buyers complain about in red pla?**
- Top complaints mined from reviews: Color, Quality-Overall, Print Quality. The return rate is 1.0%.
- **When does demand for red pla peak?**
- Demand peaks in Jan–Feb–Dec; the busiest month runs 3.5× the quietest.
- **What does it cost to enter the red pla niche?**
- Listings span $11.70–$24.18; the average listing price is $16.37 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 1,989 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.
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