genie garage door sensors
Skip itBrand-locked demand (top 5 brands take 100% of clicks) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.
Conversion
Incredible17.3%search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
Avg price
Incredible$24.60avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
Price range
Incredible$17.40–$35.99cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100
Review moat
Good1,258.67avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
Growth
Okay+5.2%90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch
Market size
Okay$122K$122K/yr · 29K searches
Quality gap
Bad4.6★avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality
Returns
Bad6.6%return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate
Competition
Bad97%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, genie garage door sensors is a $122K/yr Amazon United States market (29K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 100% of demand. Verdict: Skip it — 36/100.
Data updated Jul 26, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches
genie garage door sensors market data
- Units sold / yr
- 4K–5K
- avg 750–1,000/product
- Revenue / yr
- $98K–$123K
- units × avg price
- Conversion rate
- 17.3%
- Avg BSR
- #1,457
- Page quality
- 0%
- Prime
- 100%
- Sponsored
- 100%
- Out of stock
- 0.0%
- Avg brand age
- 31 months
- Avg seller age
- 141 days
Competition & brand share
The top 5 products capture 97% of clicks — a locked-up shelf that new listings rarely crack.Brands
4 falling
Sellers
35
Top-5 brand share
100%
Top 20: 100%
Top-5 click share
97%
Top 20: 100%
Open market
0%
- Vanesa42%
- Xmnbl40%
- Genie15%
- Bghdas3%
Demand & seasonality
Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — +5.2% search growth over the last 90 days.No pronounced peak months · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.5×
Top genie garage door sensors search terms
- genie garage door sensors20K/yr
- genie garage door sensor5K/yr
- genie garage door sensor replacement4K/yr
Top genie garage door sensors 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 6 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.
Top sellers
by 90-day click share
for Genie Garage Door Sensor Replacement for Genie/Overhead Garage Door Sensor Compatible with Genie/Overhead Garage Door Opener Made After 1993 Item Includes Two Sensors (Receiving&Sending)
Vanesa$17.894.6★911 rev
Garage Door Sensors Replacement for Genie/Overhead Garage Door sensors GSTB-R STB-BL Garage Sensor for Genie Garage Door Openers Manufactured After 1993. (Receiving&Sending)-Does Not Include Bracket
Xmnbl$25.794.7★719 rev
Genie (Authentic) GSTB-R (STB-BL) Safe-T-Beam Replacement Kit Safety Beams Includes Sender & Receiver(GSTB-R) One Size Black
Genie$35.994.8★5,287 rev
Garage Door Sensors Bracket Replacement for Genie/Overhead Garage Door sensors GSTB-R STB-BL Garage Sensor for Genie Garage Door Openers Manufactured After 1993Includes Sender & Receiver & Bracket.
Xmnbl$31.114.6★150 rev
GSTB-R STB-BL Safety Sensors Compatible with Genie/Overhead Garage Door Openers Made After 1993 Replacement for Genie/Overhead Garage Door Sensors Item Includes Two Sensors (Receiving&Sending)
Bghdas$17.404.4★130 rev
Newest
by launch dateGarage Door Sensors Bracket Replacement for Genie/Overhead Garage Door sensors GSTB-R STB-BL Garage Sensor for Genie Garage Door Openers Manufactured After 1993Includes Sender & Receiver & Bracket.
Xmnbl$31.11150 rev
GSTB-R STB-BL Safety Sensors Compatible with Genie/Overhead Garage Door Openers Made After 1993 Replacement for Genie/Overhead Garage Door Sensors Item Includes Two Sensors (Receiving&Sending)
Bghdas$17.40130 rev
Garage Door Sensors Replacement for Genie/Overhead Garage Door sensors GSTB-R STB-BL Garage Sensor for Genie Garage Door Openers Manufactured After 1993. (Receiving&Sending)-Does Not Include Bracket
Xmnbl$25.79719 rev
for Genie Garage Door Sensor Replacement for Genie/Overhead Garage Door Sensor Compatible with Genie/Overhead Garage Door Opener Made After 1993 Item Includes Two Sensors (Receiving&Sending)
Vanesa$17.89911 rev
Garage Door Sensors for Genie/Overhead Garage Door Sensor GSTB-R STB-BL Compatible with Genie/Overhead Garage Door Opener Made After 1993 Item Includes Two Sensors (Receiving&Sending)
Vanesa$19.41355 rev
Trending
90-day click momentumGSTB-R STB-BL Safety Sensors Compatible with Genie/Overhead Garage Door Openers Made After 1993 Replacement for Genie/Overhead Garage Door Sensors Item Includes Two Sensors (Receiving&Sending)
Bghdas$17.404.4★
Genie (Authentic) GSTB-R (STB-BL) Safe-T-Beam Replacement Kit Safety Beams Includes Sender & Receiver(GSTB-R) One Size Black
Genie$35.994.8★
Garage Door Sensors for Genie/Overhead Garage Door Sensor GSTB-R STB-BL Compatible with Genie/Overhead Garage Door Opener Made After 1993 Item Includes Two Sensors (Receiving&Sending)
Vanesa$19.414.7★
Garage Door Sensors Replacement for Genie/Overhead Garage Door sensors GSTB-R STB-BL Garage Sensor for Genie Garage Door Openers Manufactured After 1993. (Receiving&Sending)-Does Not Include Bracket
Xmnbl$25.794.7★
for Genie Garage Door Sensor Replacement for Genie/Overhead Garage Door Sensor Compatible with Genie/Overhead Garage Door Opener Made After 1993 Item Includes Two Sensors (Receiving&Sending)
Vanesa$17.894.6★
What buyers say about genie garage door sensors
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.What buyers love
“Excellent quality”
“Worked as advertised”
“Easy to Install”
“Good value”
“Compatibility”
“Perfect Match”
“Worked perfectly and fixed my garage door operation”
“Just what we needed to fix our garage”
“Perfect instructions”
“Connected easy and works as expected”
What buyers complain about
“Did not work”
“CRAP product”
“Go replacement”
“Didn't last a year”
“Misleading placement of two versions and confusing buyers”
“The instructions are technically correct but a bit too subtle”
“Didnt work for my door”
“installed the second set only to find out those didnt work either”
Top return reasons
Common questions
- Is genie garage door sensors profitable to sell on Amazon United States?
- The niche generates $122K/yr across 6 tracked products. 90-day search growth is +5.2%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (36/100).
- How competitive is the genie garage door sensors niche?
- 4 brands and 35 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 97% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 100% of demand.
- What do buyers complain about in genie garage door sensors?
- Top complaints mined from reviews: Functionality-Overall, Quality-Overall, Maintenance And Repair. The return rate is 6.6% — above our launch gate.
- When does demand for genie garage door sensors peak?
- Demand is steady year-round — the busiest month runs 1.5× the quietest.
- What does it cost to enter the genie garage door sensors niche?
- Listings span $17.40–$35.99; the average listing price is $24.60 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 1,259 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.