Pliers
MaybeShoppers spend $4.9M a year here. But the products selling today already average 4.7★, so Pliers is a Maybe.
- Flapen Score
- 61 / 100Top 6% of 9,536 Tools & Home Improvement niches · +13 vs the category median of 4861
- Market size
- $4.9M/yr2.7M searches / yr
- 90-day growth
- +1.5%search demand this quarter
- Competition
- 47%top-5 click share · 16 brands · 75 sellers
Flapen Score
Pliers against its category
The dotted line is the Tools & Home Improvement average. Past it, Pliers is stronger. Inside it, weaker.
Market
The Pliers market on Amazon at a glance
Shoppers on Amazon United States searched for Pliers 2.7M times last year and spent an estimated $4.9M. The top 5 brands take 77% of clicks. Flapen scores it 61 out of 100, a Maybe.
01 · Demand
6.1% of searches ended in a purchase last week.
Shoppers searched for this 2.7M times in the last 12 months. That counts every search on Amazon United States for this niche's terms. In the latest week, 6.1% 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 $4.9M a year.
- Searches, last 12 months
- 2.7M
- Growth, 90 days vs prior 90
- +1.5%
- Conversion, latest week
- 6.1%
- Market size, estimated
- $4.9Ma year
- Peak month
- December1.4× the quietest month
- Top search term
- pliers1.2M searches a year
02 · Price
A sale here is worth $30.18.
Listings sell for $30.18 on average, from $5.17 to $115.08. Amazon reports units sold in ranges. This niche sold 150K to 200K a year. The average listing sells 4,000 to 5,000 of them. At $30.18 that is $121K to $151K a year per listing.
- Average price
- $30.18inside the $15 to $100 sweet spot
- Price range
- $5.17–$115.08
- Amazon United States median price
- $24.38across 115,062 niches
- Units sold a year
- 150K–200K
- Units per listing a year
- 4,000–5,000
- Revenue per listing a year
- $121K–$151K
- Returns
- 1.4%of orders · Amazon United States median 2.1%
03 · Entry bar
The bar here is reviews.
84% of listings pay for placement with sponsored ads. 100% ship with Prime. On an average day, 0.0% of listings are out of stock. The average listing ranks #78 within Pliers. It carries 2,632 reviews at 4.66 stars, so a new listing needs social proof before a better product.
- Sponsored listings
- 84%
- Prime listings
- 100%
- Out of stock, average day
- 0.0%
- Average rank
- #78in Pliers
- Average rating
- 4.66 starsAmazon United States average 4.42 stars
- Average reviews
- 2,632per listing
- Listings tracked
- 32
04 · Newcomers
Amazon counts 4 of last year's 4 launches as successful.
4 products launched here in the last 12 months. Amazon counts 4 of them as successful launches, new products that hit its first-year sales bar. The brands on the shelf have sold for 49 months on average, so the names here are settling in.
- Launched, last 12 months
- 4
- Successful launches
- 4Amazon's first-year sales bar
- Average brand age
- 49 months
Products
Top Pliers 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
7-piece WORKPRO Pliers Set with Groove Joint Long Nose Slip Joint Linesman and Diagonal Pliers for DIY & Home Use
- Price
- $19.39
- Rating
- 4.5/5
- Reviews
- 18,263
- Age
- 11y ago

WORKPRO 8 Slip Joint Pliers Tool Large Soft Grip Rust Prevention Finish 3-Zone Serrated Jaw Forged from High Carbon Steel for Maximum Grip
- Price
- $9.19
- Rating
- 4.7/5
- Reviews
- 880
- Age
- 3y ago

8-Inch Premium Needle-Nose Pliers Wiojided HCS Precision Long Nose Pliers
- Price
- $5.17
- Rating
- 4.7/5
- Reviews
- 184
- Age
- 8mo ago

Amazon Basics Pliers Set Hand Tools for Precision Cutting Wire Cutter with Needle Nose and Diagonal Quality Tool Set for Home Maintenance Set of 4 Black and Silver
- Price
- $16.01
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 3,158
- Age
- 10y ago

WORKPRO Pliers Set 5-Piece Premium Cr-V Pliers Kit with Storage Pouch
- Price
- $24.03
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 2,162
- Age
- 6y ago
Trending
90-day click momentum
WORKPRO Pliers Set 4-Piece Professional Hand Tool Pliers
- Price
- $17.10
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 49
- Age
- 10mo ago

8-Inch Premium Needle-Nose Pliers Wiojided HCS Precision Long Nose Pliers
- Price
- $5.17
- Rating
- 4.7/5
- Reviews
- 184
- Age
- 8mo ago

6PCS Pliers Set 10 Water Pump Plier 8 Slip Joint/Linesman/Long Nose Plier 6 Diagonal 8 Adjustable Wrench | Premium CR-V Tools with Storage Bag for Home Repair Workshop & DIY Professional Use
- Price
- $23.11
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 50
- Age
- 7mo ago

IRWIN VISE-GRIP Pliers Set Slip Joint 8-Inch (2078408)
- Price
- $9.03
- Rating
- 4.8/5
- Reviews
- 3,087
- Age
- 9y ago

WORKPRO 6 Slip Joint Pliers Tool Large Soft Grip Rust Prevention Finish 3-Zone Serrated Jaw Forged from High Carbon Steel for Maximum Grip
- Price
- $8.86
- Rating
- 4.7/5
- Reviews
- 880
- Age
- 2y ago
Newest
by launch date
6PCS Pliers Set 10 Water Pump Plier 8 Slip Joint/Linesman/Long Nose Plier 6 Diagonal 8 Adjustable Wrench | Premium CR-V Tools with Storage Bag for Home Repair Workshop & DIY Professional Use
- Price
- $23.11
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 50
- Age
- 7mo ago

8-Inch Premium Needle-Nose Pliers Wiojided HCS Precision Long Nose Pliers
- Price
- $5.17
- Rating
- 4.7/5
- Reviews
- 184
- Age
- 8mo ago

WORKPRO Pliers Set 4-Piece Professional Hand Tool Pliers
- Price
- $17.10
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 49
- Age
- 10mo ago

DISEN Pliers Set 21 Pieces Full Assortment of Plier with EVA Versatile Pliers Tool Set for Plyers Ideal as Home Use Holiday Fathers Day Gift
- Price
- $107.18
- Rating
- 4.4/5
- Reviews
- 257
- Age
- 1y ago

8-Inch Needle Nose Pliers: Paper Clamp Precision Premium Heavy-Duty CRV Steel Large Soft Grip with Wire Cutter Chrome Vanadium Steel Long Nose Cutting Pliers
- Price
- $5.30
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 538
- Age
- 1y ago
Competition
Competition: brands, sellers & click share
The top 5 products take 47% of clicks. Leaders hold, but buyers still shop past them.
Brands
16 flat
Sellers
75
Top-5 brand share
77%
Top 20: 100%
Top-5 click share
47%
Top 20: 86%
Open market
20%
- WORKPRO49%
- Amazon Basics8%
- IRWIN8%
- DURATECH6%
- Wiojided6%
- vivicreate4%
Demand
Pliers search demand
Weekly searches over the year, seasonality beneath. Pick a range.
No pronounced peak months · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.4×
Search terms
Top Pliers search terms shoppers use
The exact words shoppers type, with yearly volume, growth, and conversion.
- pliers1.2M/yr
- pliers set738K/yr
- plier set203K/yr
- slip joint pliers97K/yr
- plyers70K/yr
- plier75K/yr
- alicate52K/yr
- pliers tool set53K/yr
- pliers tool37K/yr
- alicates35K/yr
Reviews and returns
What reviews say buyers love and hate about Pliers
We read the reviews and the return reasons for every product selling here.
“Cheap quality”
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.
16 topics
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FAQ
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