sweet potato slips
Worth a lookShows beatable incumbent ratings (3.0★), but a failed launch gate (market size, growth, or returns) keeps it on the watch list.
Quality gap
Incredible3.0★avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality
Returns
Incredible0.4%return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate
Price range
Great$13.24–$49.55cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100
Review moat
Great194.31avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
Avg price
Great$18.89avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
Growth
Great+66.1%90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch
Competition
Good51%top-5 click share — leaders hold, buyers still browse
Conversion
Okay3.5%search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
Market size
Bad$91K$91K/yr · 137K searches
Brand share
Bad98%top-5 brand share — brand-locked demand
According to Flapen's Amazon United States niche tracking, sweet potato slips is a $91K/yr Amazon United States market (137K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 98% of demand. Demand peaks in Mar–Apr–May–Jun. Verdict: Worth a look — 61/100.
Data updated Jul 15, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches
sweet potato slips market data
- Units sold / yr
- 4K–5K
- avg 100–250/product
- Revenue / yr
- $76K–$94K
- units × avg price
- Conversion rate
- 3.5%
- Avg BSR
- #1,472
- Page quality
- 0%
- Prime
- 4%
- Sponsored
- 77%
- Out of stock
- 8.6%
- Avg brand age
- 52 months
- Avg seller age
- 172 days
Competition & brand share
The top 5 products take 51% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.Brands
6 falling
Sellers
7
Top-5 brand share
98%
Top 20: 100%
Top-5 click share
51%
Top 20: 92%
Open market
0%
- CZ Grain86%
- Generic6%
- Votaniki3%
- Caribbeangardenseed2%
- Little Nest2%
- Cavisoo2%
Demand & seasonality
Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — +66.1% search growth over the last 90 days.Peak months: Mar, Apr, May, Jun · busiest ÷ quietest = 17.8×
Top sweet potato slips search terms
- sweet potato slips69K/yr
- sweet potato slips for planting24K/yr
- sweet potato plants10K/yr
- sweet potato slips ready to plant9K/yr
- sweet potatoes for planting10K/yr
- sweet potatoes slips5K/yr
- sweet potato plants live for planting4K/yr
- sweet potato plant4K/yr
- sweet potato slips for planting 20251K/yr
Top sweet potato slips 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
Orange Sweet Potato Slips for Planting Non-GMO Heirloom Sweet Potato Plants High Yield Garden Starts Easy to Grow Vegetable Plants for Home Garden Raised Beds & Containers (2 Slips)
CZ Grain$15.832.6★73 rev
Orange Sweet Potato Slips for Planting Non-GMO Heirloom Sweet Potato Plants High Yield Garden Starts Easy to Grow Vegetable Plants for Home Garden Raised Beds & Containers (5 Slips)
CZ Grain$18.862.6★73 rev
Beauregard Sweet Potato Slips for Planting - Grow Your Own Orange/Red Sweet Potatos (3 Slips)
CZ Grain$14.312.7★207 rev
Garden Mix Sweet Potato Slips for Planting 3 Slips of Each Variety Pack (Purple White & Orange) 9 Total Slips Non-GMO Edible Garden Starts - Beauregard Japanese Purple & White Sweet Potato
CZ Grain$29.433.3★74 rev
Orange Sweet Potato Slips for Planting - Orange Flesh and Meat | High-Yield Garden Variety | Excellent Flavor & Storage | Non-GMO Untreated (3 Plants)
CZ Grain$15.452.2★29 rev
Newest
by launch date
Live Plants Beauregard Sweet Potato Slips for Planting Grow Your Own Orange Sweet Potatoes Live Plants 5 Slips
Generic$14.509 rev
Covington Sweet Potato Slips for Planting Non-GMO Heirloom Orange Flesh High Yield for Home Garden Raised Beds & Containers 5 Slips
Generic$17.424 rev
Purple Majesty Sweet Potato Slips for Growing Purpley Skin & Purple Flesh Variety Non-GMO Heirloom High Yield Garden Starts for Planting - Make Delicious Kitchen Sweet Potatoes (3 Slips)
CZ Grain$13.2425 rev
Purple Majesty Sweet Potato Slips for Growing Purpley Skin & Purple Flesh Variety Non-GMO Heirloom High Yield Garden Starts for Planting - Make Delicious Kitchen Sweet Potatoes (6 Slips)
CZ Grain$16.0325 rev
Purple Sweet Potato Slips Live Plants Fast Growing Heirloom Sweet Potato Vine Great Flavor High Yield Garden or Container Growing Starter Plants (2 Slips)
CZ Grain$14.219 rev
Trending
90-day click momentumLive Plants Beauregard Sweet Potato Slips for Planting Grow Your Own Orange Sweet Potatoes Live Plants 5 Slips
Generic$14.502.7★
Votaniki Beauregard Sweet Potato Slips for Planting High Yield Orange Flesh Variety Early Maturing Easy to Grow Sweet Potato Plants for Gardens Raised Beds (10 Pack)
Votaniki$49.552.8★
Votaniki Beauregard Sweet Potato Slips for Planting High Yield Orange Flesh Variety Early Maturing Easy to Grow Sweet Potato Plants for Gardens Raised Beds (5 Pack)
Votaniki$29.822.8★
Covington Sweet Potato Slips for Planting Non-GMO Heirloom Orange Flesh High Yield for Home Garden Raised Beds & Containers 5 Slips
Generic$17.421.6★
Red Sweet Potato Slips for Growing - Easy to Grow Red Yams (6 Slips)
CZ Grain$16.553.0★
What buyers say about sweet potato slips
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.What buyers love
“they are growing”
“Excellent product”
“Solid, holds soil like a champ”
“Fair price”
“The instructions are clear”
“they are very convenient”
“As advertised”
“Alive and green”
“Perfect size”
“hold up well”
What buyers complain about
“no growth yet”
“they just withered right up”
“Mixed reviews”
“Very very poor value for me”
“Slips was way to small”
“Nothing like the picture”
“no sign of life, no directions and no feedback when I complained”
“I am disappointed since my slips are not as robust”
“Soggy”
“Not a Yellow Murasaki; Something else purple”
Top return reasons
Common questions
- Is sweet potato slips profitable to sell on Amazon United States?
- The niche generates $91K/yr across 26 tracked products. 2 of 13 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is +66.1%. Flapen's verdict: Worth a look (61/100).
- How competitive is the sweet potato slips niche?
- 6 brands and 7 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 51% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 98% of demand.
- What do buyers complain about in sweet potato slips?
- Top complaints mined from reviews: Plant Growth, Durability, Quality-Overall. The return rate is 0.4%.
- When does demand for sweet potato slips peak?
- Demand peaks in Mar–Apr–May–Jun; the busiest month runs 17.8× the quietest.
- What does it cost to enter the sweet potato slips niche?
- Listings span $13.24–$49.55; the average listing price is $18.89 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 194 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.