cat mace
Worth a lookShows beatable incumbent ratings (3.5★), but brand-locked demand (top 5 brands take 100% of clicks) keeps it on the watch list.
Quality gap
Incredible3.5★avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality
Returns
Incredible0.3%return rate — above 6% kills the launch gate
Avg price
Incredible$39.91avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
Conversion
Great7.5%search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
Price range
Great$8.34–$119.78cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100
Growth
Good+24.0%90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch
Market size
Okay$194K$194K/yr · 65K searches
Review moat
Bad5,559avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
Competition
Bad95%top-5 click share — a locked-up shelf
Brand share
Bad100%top-5 brand share — brand-locked demand
According to Flapen's Amazon United States niche tracking, cat mace is a $194K/yr Amazon United States market (65K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 100% of demand. Demand peaks in May. Verdict: Worth a look — 52/100.
Data updated Jul 9, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches
cat mace market data
- Units sold / yr
- 6K–8K
- avg 500–750/product
- Revenue / yr
- $239K–$319K
- units × avg price
- Launch success
- —
- 0 of 0 new (360d)
- Conversion rate
- 7.5%
- Avg BSR
- #73
- Page quality
- 0%
- Prime
- 100%
- Sponsored
- 100%
- Out of stock
- 1.7%
- Avg brand age
- 34 months
- Avg seller age
- 170 days
Competition & brand share
The top 5 products capture 95% of clicks — a locked-up shelf that new listings rarely crack.Brands
3 falling
Sellers
20
Top-5 brand share
100%
Top 20: 100%
Top-5 click share
95%
Top 20: 100%
Open market
0%
- Nature's MACE95%
- Fresh Finest3%
- Bonide2%
Demand & seasonality
Weekly Amazon search volume, last 67 weeks — +24.0% search growth over the last 90 days.Peak months: May · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.9×
Top cat mace 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 7 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.
Top sellers
by 90-day click share
Natures Mace Cat Mace 2.5lb Granular Cat Repellent Outdoor to Keep Cats Away Keep Cats Out of Yard Permanently with Consistent Use for Garden Plants No-Dig Stray Deterrent
Nature's MACE$23.753.2★5,981 rev
Natures Mace Cat Mace Cat Repellent Pets Training Tool Outdoor & Indoor Home Liquid Spray Deterrent Landscaped Marking Anti-Scratch Garden & Furniture Protector Ready-to-Use 1 Gallon Spray
Nature's MACE$37.823.5★2,059 rev
Natures Mace Cat Mace Cat Repellent Spray Deterrent for Urine Marking Keep Cats Away for Outdoor & Indoor Use Scratching Flowerbeds Yards Pets Garden Plants Ready-to-Use 40 oz Spray
Nature's MACE$19.993.4★6,161 rev
Natures Mace Cat Mace Cat Repellent Outdoor Granular Deterrent Stop Cats Keep Cats Away for Yard Garden Anti Cat Pee No-Dig Training Tool 6 lb Safe to Use Around People Pets Plants
Nature's MACE$40.123.2★5,981 rev
Cayenne Pepper Powder Bulk 5 LB all Natural Red Pepper Spice 50 000 SHU Heat Commercial and Home Cooking
Fresh Finest$29.554.6★3,837 rev
Newest
by launch dateCayenne Pepper Powder Bulk 5 LB all Natural Red Pepper Spice 50 000 SHU Heat Commercial and Home Cooking
Fresh Finest$29.553,837 rev
Natures Mace Cat Mace 2.5lb Granular Cat Repellent Outdoor to Keep Cats Away Keep Cats Out of Yard Permanently with Consistent Use for Garden Plants No-Dig Stray Deterrent
Nature's MACE$23.755,981 rev
Natures Mace Cat Mace Cat Repellent Pets Training Tool Outdoor & Indoor Home Liquid Spray Deterrent Landscaped Marking Anti-Scratch Garden & Furniture Protector Ready-to-Use 1 Gallon Spray
Nature's MACE$37.822,059 rev
Natures Mace Cat Mace Cat Repellent Spray Deterrent for Urine Marking Keep Cats Away for Outdoor & Indoor Use Scratching Flowerbeds Yards Pets Garden Plants Ready-to-Use 40 oz Spray
Nature's MACE$19.996,161 rev
Natures Mace Cat Mace Cat Repellent Outdoor Granular Deterrent Stop Cats Keep Cats Away for Yard Garden Anti Cat Pee No-Dig Training Tool 6 lb Safe to Use Around People Pets Plants
Nature's MACE$40.125,981 rev
Trending
90-day click momentum
Natures Mace Cat Mace 22lb Cat Repellent Granular Outdoor to Keep Cats Away for Yard Garden Plants Anti Cat Pee Deterrent Training Tool Animal Repellent Safe Around People Pets Plants
Nature's MACE$119.783.2★
Bonide Go Away! Rabbit Dog & Cat Repellent Granules 1 lb Ready-to-Use Keep Dogs off Lawn Garden Mulch & Flower Beds
Bonide$8.343.3★
Cayenne Pepper Powder Bulk 5 LB all Natural Red Pepper Spice 50 000 SHU Heat Commercial and Home Cooking
Fresh Finest$29.554.6★
Natures Mace Cat Mace Cat Repellent Pets Training Tool Outdoor & Indoor Home Liquid Spray Deterrent Landscaped Marking Anti-Scratch Garden & Furniture Protector Ready-to-Use 1 Gallon Spray
Nature's MACE$37.823.5★
Natures Mace Cat Mace 2.5lb Granular Cat Repellent Outdoor to Keep Cats Away Keep Cats Out of Yard Permanently with Consistent Use for Garden Plants No-Dig Stray Deterrent
Nature's MACE$23.753.2★
What buyers say about cat mace
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.What buyers love
“Overall, this is a high quality, versatile cayenne pepper thats great for both kitchen use and general household needs”
“Just what I needed”
“It smells nice”
“Well worth the money”
“Cat repellent”
“Easy to use”
“Nice pepper”
“It was fresh”
“natural repellant”
“Perfect size”
What buyers complain about
“Not effective”
“Not a pleasant odor”
“Did not repel dogs”
“youll see this is priced as well or better for what you get”
“Not what it says”
“The spray is no better”
“Not good at any price dont work”
“Product does not work”
“Not spicy, used to keep cats out, they were rolling in it after application”
“Waste of time and money”
Top return reasons
Common questions
- Is cat mace profitable to sell on Amazon United States?
- The niche generates $194K/yr across 7 tracked products. 90-day search growth is +24.0%. Flapen's verdict: Worth a look (52/100).
- How competitive is the cat mace niche?
- 3 brands and 20 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 95% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 100% of demand.
- What do buyers complain about in cat mace?
- Top complaints mined from reviews: Functionality-Overall, Smell, Pest/Insect Control. The return rate is 0.3%.
- When does demand for cat mace peak?
- Demand peaks in May; the busiest month runs 1.9× the quietest.
- What does it cost to enter the cat mace niche?
- Listings span $8.34–$119.78; the average listing price is $39.91 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 5,559 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.