1/4-20 Tap
MaybeBuyers convert on 18.2% of searches. But demand is soft, at -1.5% this quarter, so 1/4-20 Tap is a Maybe.
- Flapen Score
- 56 / 100Top 17% of 9,536 Tools & Home Improvement niches · +8 vs the category median of 4856
- Market size
- $131K/yr62K searches / yr
- 90-day growth
- -1.5%search demand this quarter
- Competition
- 51%top-5 click share · 16 brands · 73 sellers
Flapen Score
1/4-20 Tap against its category
The dotted line is the Tools & Home Improvement average. Past it, 1/4-20 Tap is stronger. Inside it, weaker.
Market
The 1/4-20 Tap market on Amazon at a glance
Shoppers on Amazon United States searched for 1/4-20 Tap 62K times last year and spent an estimated $131K. The top 5 brands take 61% of clicks. Flapen scores it 56 out of 100, a Maybe.
01 · Demand
18.2% of searches ended in a purchase last week.
Shoppers searched for this 62K times in the last 12 months. That counts every search on Amazon United States for this niche's terms. In the latest week, 18.2% of those searches ended in a purchase. Searches in the last 90 days moved -1.5% against the 90 days before. Searches, conversion and average price together put the market at an estimated $131K a year.
- Searches, last 12 months
- 62K
- Growth, 90 days vs prior 90
- -1.5%
- Conversion, latest week
- 18.2%
- Market size, estimated
- $131Ka year
- Peak month
- May1.4× the quietest month
- Top search term
- 1/4-20 tap26K searches a year
02 · Price
A sale here is worth $11.68.
Listings sell for $11.68 on average, from $3.99 to $26.14. Amazon reports units sold in ranges. This niche sold 13K to 15K a year. The average listing sells 500 to 750 of them. At $11.68 that is $6K to $9K a year per listing.
- Average price
- $11.68under the $15 to $100 sweet spot
- Price range
- $3.99–$26.14
- Amazon United States median price
- $24.38across 115,062 niches
- Units sold a year
- 13K–15K
- Units per listing a year
- 500–750
- Revenue per listing a year
- $6K–$9K
- Returns
- 0.5%of orders · Amazon United States median 2.1%
03 · Entry bar
The bar here is low.
64% of listings pay for placement with sponsored ads. 100% ship with Prime. On an average day, 1.2% of listings are out of stock. The average listing ranks #43 within Taps & Dies. It carries 603 reviews at 4.51 stars, so a new listing needs social proof before a better product.
- Sponsored listings
- 64%
- Prime listings
- 100%
- Out of stock, average day
- 1.2%
- Average rank
- #43in Taps & Dies
- Average rating
- 4.51 starsAmazon United States average 4.42 stars
- Average reviews
- 603per listing
- Listings tracked
- 25
04 · Newcomers
Amazon counts 0 of last year's 8 launches as successful.
8 products launched here in the last 12 months. Amazon counts 0 of them as successful launches, new products that hit its first-year sales bar. The brands on the shelf have sold for 66 months on average, so the names here are established.
- Launched, last 12 months
- 8
- Successful launches
- 0Amazon's first-year sales bar
- Average brand age
- 66 months
Products
Top 1/4-20 Tap products & what they sell for
Every tracked product: its share of the shelf, its reviews, and its price.
Top sellers
by 90-day click share
Drill America DWT54455 1/4-20 UNC High Speed Steel Bottoming Tap (Pack of 1)
- Price
- $4.13
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 1,633
- Age
- 13y ago

BOSCH BPT14F20 1/4 In. - 20 High-Carbon Steel Fractional Plug Tap
- Price
- $4.68
- Rating
- 4.7/5
- Reviews
- 533
- Age
- 7y ago

Aceteel 1/4-20 UNC Hand Tap Right Hand
- Price
- $15.01
- Rating
- 4.4/5
- Reviews
- 213
- Age
- 2y ago

Klein Tools 32242 Drill Tap 1/4-20
- Price
- $7.35
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 1,298
- Age
- 10y ago

1/4-20 UNC Tap and #7 Drill Bit Kit for Metal M2 HSS Drill and Tap Set
- Price
- $13.39
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 668
- Age
- 1y ago
Trending
90-day click momentum
1/4-20 UNC Tap and #7 Drill Bit Set M2 HSS Threading Drill and Tap Set
- Price
- $12.70
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 54
- Age
- 5mo ago

3Pcs 1/4-20 UNC Thread Tap for Metal Taper+Plug+Bottom Threading Hand Tap
- Price
- $15.94
- Rating
- 4.5/5
- Reviews
- 50
- Age
- 5mo ago

1/4-20 UNC Tap and #7 Drill Bit Set M2 HSS Drill and Tap Set
- Price
- $9.96
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 55
- Age
- 7mo ago

2Pcs 1/4-20 UNC Thread Tap for Metal 1/4-20 M2 HSS Thread Milling Tap
- Price
- $12.56
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 287
- Age
- 5mo ago

Drill America DWT54455 1/4-20 UNC High Speed Steel Bottoming Tap (Pack of 1)
- Price
- $4.13
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 1,633
- Age
- 13y ago
Newest
by launch date
3Pcs 1/4-20 UNC Thread Tap for Metal Taper+Plug+Bottom Threading Hand Tap
- Price
- $15.94
- Rating
- 4.5/5
- Reviews
- 50
- Age
- 5mo ago

1/4-20 UNC Tap and #7 Drill Bit Set M2 HSS Threading Drill and Tap Set
- Price
- $12.70
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 54
- Age
- 5mo ago

2Pcs 1/4-20 UNC Thread Tap for Metal 1/4-20 M2 HSS Thread Milling Tap
- Price
- $12.56
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 287
- Age
- 5mo ago

1/4-20 UNC Tap and #7 Drill Bit Set M2 HSS Drill and Tap Set
- Price
- $9.96
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 55
- Age
- 7mo ago

4Pcs 1/4-20 UNC B2 Spiral Point Thread Tap HSS 6542 High Speed Steel Machine Taps Screw Threading Tool for Metalworking and DIY Repair
- Price
- $15.22
- Rating
- 4.5/5
- Reviews
- 44
- Age
- 9mo ago
Competition
Competition: brands, sellers & click share
The top 5 products take 51% of clicks. Leaders hold, but buyers still shop past them.
Brands
16 flat
Sellers
73
Top-5 brand share
61%
Top 20: 100%
Top-5 click share
51%
Top 20: 95%
Open market
30%
- Drill America19%
- DKIBBITH13%
- Bosch11%
- Aceteel10%
- KLEIN TOOLS8%
- RURITKIT8%
Demand
1/4-20 Tap search demand
Weekly searches over the year, seasonality beneath. Pick a range.
No pronounced peak months · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.4×
Search terms
Top 1/4-20 Tap search terms shoppers use
The exact words shoppers type, with yearly volume, growth, and conversion.
- 1/4-20 tap26K/yr
- 1/4 20 tap18K/yr
- 1/4 tap7K/yr
- 1/4 20 tap and drill bit5K/yr
- 1/4 x 20 tap3K/yr
- 1/4-20 tap and drill bit set3K/yr
Reviews and returns
What reviews say buyers love and hate about 1/4-20 Tap
We read the reviews and the return reasons for every product selling here.
“Durability is not good”
Every topic
Every topic buyers talk about, one row each.
Red shows the share of negative reviews and green the share of positive reviews, biggest topic first. Open a row to read what they wrote.
15 topics
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FAQ
Common 1/4-20 Tap questions
Answered from the same tracked data.









