vine killer
Worth a lookShows demand growing +219.0% this quarter, but a failed launch gate (market size, growth, or returns) keeps it on the watch list.
Growth
Incredible+219.0%90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch
Returns
Incredible0.3%return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate
Avg price
Incredible$31.13avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
Price range
Great$9.23–$79.80cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100
Conversion
Great9.5%search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
Quality gap
Great4.3★avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality
Market size
Good$818K$818K/yr · 277K searches
Competition
Okay61%top-5 click share — leaders hold, buyers still browse
Review moat
Okay2,637.58avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
Brand share
Okay85%top-5 brand share — brands hold most of the demand
According to Flapen's Amazon United States niche tracking, vine killer is a $818K/yr Amazon United States market (277K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 85% of demand. Demand peaks in Apr–May–Jul. Verdict: Worth a look — 72/100.
Data updated Jul 22, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches
vine killer market data
- Units sold / yr
- 25K–30K
- avg 1,250–1,500/product
- Revenue / yr
- $778K–$934K
- units × avg price
- Conversion rate
- 9.5%
- Avg BSR
- #80
- Page quality
- 0%
- Prime
- 84%
- Sponsored
- 74%
- Out of stock
- 0.0%
- Avg brand age
- 95 months
- Avg seller age
- 138 days
Competition & brand share
The top 5 products take 61% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.Brands
11 falling
Sellers
132
Top-5 brand share
85%
Top 20: 100%
Top-5 click share
61%
Top 20: 100%
Open market
9%
- Bayer Advanced56%
- Ortho9%
- Roundup7%
- Southern Ag7%
- Bonide6%
- Pulverize6%
- Open — no brand owns it (5 brands, 9%)
Demand & seasonality
Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — +219.0% search growth over the last 90 days.Peak months: Apr, May, Jul · busiest ÷ quietest = 27.3×
Top vine killer search terms
- brush killer110K/yr
- brush killer concentrate29K/yr
- vine killer23K/yr
- ivy killer13K/yr
- bioadvanced brush killer plus8K/yr
- bamboo killer11K/yr
- blackberry killer8K/yr
- brush killer for trees and shrubs8K/yr
- bush killer8K/yr
- blackberry bush killer7K/yr
Top vine killer 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 19 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.
Top sellers
by 90-day click share
BioAdvanced Brush Killer Plus Concentrate - Mix & Spray - Kills Tough Brush like Poison Ivy and Kudzu - Visible Results in 1-6 Weeks - Rainproof in 4 Hours - 32 fl oz Bottle
Bayer Advanced$20.004.3★4,759 rev
BioAdvanced Brush Killer Plus Weed Killer Spray Ready-to-Use 1 Gallon Kills Tough Brush Roots & Poison Ivy
Bayer Advanced$17.854.0★5,324 rev
Stump-Out Stump & Vine Killer 8 oz with Applicator
Bonide$13.394.2★4,793 rev
BioAdvanced Brush Killer Plus Ready-to-Spray - Kills Poison Ivy - 32 oz
Bayer Advanced$19.644.0★5,324 rev
BioAdvanced Extended Control Brush Killer Spray - 1 gal Bottle
Bayer Advanced$27.254.0★318 rev
Newest
by launch dateBioAdvanced Extended Control Brush Killer Spray - 1 gal Bottle
Bayer Advanced$27.25318 rev
BioAdvanced Extended Control Brush Killer Concentrate - 32 oz Bottle
Bayer Advanced$25.76136 rev
Roundup Poison Ivy Plus Tough Brush Killer with Comfort Wand Visible Results in Hours 1 gal.
Roundup$30.10757 rev
Roundup Poison Ivy Plus Tough Brush Killer Concentrate Visible Results in Hours 32 fl. oz.
Roundup$23.93858 rev
Ortho GroundClear Poison Ivy and Tough Brush Killer3 with Comfort Wand - Ready-To-Use Weed Killer with Results in 1 Hour 1 gal.
Ortho$24.114,783 rev
Trending
90-day click momentum
Hi-Yield (33701) Super Concentrate Killzall II (2.5 gal)
Hi-Yield$79.804.6★
BioAdvanced Brush Killer Plus Ready-to-Spray - Kills Poison Ivy - 32 oz
Bayer Advanced$19.644.0★
BioAdvanced Brush Killer Plus Weed Killer Spray Ready-to-Use 1 Gallon Kills Tough Brush Roots & Poison Ivy
Bayer Advanced$17.854.0★
Ortho GroundClear Poison Ivy and Tough Brush Killer3 with Comfort Wand - Ready-To-Use Weed Killer with Results in 1 Hour 1 gal.
Ortho$24.114.4★
Messina Wildlife Pulverize PWBV-U-032 Weed Brush & Vine Killer Spray - Fast Acting Non-Staining Weed and Crabgrass Killer - 32 Ounce Trigger Spray Bottle
Pulverize$9.234.0★
What buyers say about vine killer
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.What buyers love
“It will kill stumps”
“Great Seller and Great Product”
“As advertised”
“Great value for money”
“Easy to use”
“The sprayer was awesome”
“This product worked very well at killing my berry vines”
“Seriously powerful stuff”
“Roundup worked better”
“Great for killing brush out of fence rows”
What buyers complain about
“Barely works”
“it still doesnt kill weeds”
“Terrible spray”
“Too weak too expensive”
“new growth pops up”
“Arrived Leaked”
“it didnt work per instructions”
“Sprayer didnt work then it broke”
“It comes bigger”
“Complete Garbage”
Top return reasons
Common questions
- Is vine killer profitable to sell on Amazon United States?
- The niche generates $818K/yr across 19 tracked products. 90-day search growth is +219.0%. Flapen's verdict: Worth a look (72/100).
- How competitive is the vine killer niche?
- 11 brands and 132 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 61% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 85% of demand.
- What do buyers complain about in vine killer?
- Top complaints mined from reviews: Functionality-Overall, Pest/Insect Control, Spray/Flow. The return rate is 0.3%.
- When does demand for vine killer peak?
- Demand peaks in Apr–May–Jul; the busiest month runs 27.3× the quietest.
- What does it cost to enter the vine killer niche?
- Listings span $9.23–$79.80; the average listing price is $31.13 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 2,638 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.