Small Vice Grips
FailThe top 5 brands take 97% of clicks, so Small Vice Grips is a Fail.
- Flapen Score
- 41 / 100Ranks 7,340 of 9,536 Tools & Home Improvement niches · −7 vs the category median of 4841
- Market size
- $60K/yr72K searches / yr
- 90-day growth
- +6.7%search demand this quarter
- Competition
- 67%top-5 click share · 7 brands · 55 sellers
Flapen Score
Small Vice Grips against its category
The dotted line is the Tools & Home Improvement average. Past it, Small Vice Grips is stronger. Inside it, weaker.
Market
The Small Vice Grips market on Amazon at a glance
Shoppers on Amazon United States searched for Small Vice Grips 72K times last year and spent an estimated $60K. The top 5 brands take 97% of clicks. Flapen scores it 41 out of 100, a Fail.
01 · Demand
7.6% of searches ended in a purchase last week.
Shoppers searched for this 72K times in the last 12 months. That counts every search on Amazon United States for this niche's terms. In the latest week, 7.6% of those searches ended in a purchase. Searches in the last 90 days moved +6.7% against the 90 days before. Searches, conversion and average price together put the market at an estimated $60K a year.
- Searches, last 12 months
- 72K
- Growth, 90 days vs prior 90
- +6.7%
- Conversion, latest week
- 7.6%
- Market size, estimated
- $60Ka year
- Top search term
- small vice grips19K searches a year
02 · Price
A sale here is worth $10.92.
Listings sell for $10.92 on average, from $6.49 to $22.23. Amazon reports units sold in ranges. This niche sold 5K to 6K a year. The average listing sells 250 to 500 of them. At $10.92 that is $3K to $5K a year per listing.
- Average price
- $10.92under the $15 to $100 sweet spot
- Price range
- $6.49–$22.23
- Amazon United States median price
- $24.38across 115,062 niches
- Units sold a year
- 5K–6K
- Units per listing a year
- 250–500
- Revenue per listing a year
- $3K–$5K
- Returns
- 1.3%of orders · Amazon United States median 2.1%
03 · Entry bar
The bar here is low.
62% 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 #62 within Cutters. It carries 1,072 reviews at 4.51 stars, so a new listing needs social proof before a better product.
- Sponsored listings
- 62%
- Prime listings
- 100%
- Out of stock, average day
- 0.0%
- Average rank
- #62in Cutters
- Average rating
- 4.51 starsAmazon United States average 4.42 stars
- Average reviews
- 1,072per listing
- Listings tracked
- 13
04 · Newcomers
Amazon counts 1 of last year's 2 launches as successful.
2 products launched here in the last 12 months. Amazon counts 1 of them as successful launches, new products that hit its first-year sales bar. The brands on the shelf have sold for 65 months on average, so the names here are established.
- Launched, last 12 months
- 2
- Successful launches
- 1Amazon's first-year sales bar
- Average brand age
- 65 months
Products
Top Small Vice Grips 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
WORKPRO Locking Pliers 4-inch Mini Curved Jaw Vice Grips pliers Chromium-Vanadium Steel Locking Pliers with Wire Cutter Locking Adjustable Vise Grips for Clamping Twisting Welding
- Price
- $7.79
- Rating
- 4.4/5
- Reviews
- 1,813
- Age
- 3y ago

WORKPRO 4-1/2 inch Mini Long Nose Locking Pliers Chromium-Vanadium Steel Locking Pliers Locking Adjustable Vise Grips for Clamping Twisting Welding
- Price
- $7.74
- Rating
- 4.4/5
- Reviews
- 1,813
- Age
- 3y ago

IRWIN VISE-GRIP Curved Jaw Locking Pliers with Wire Cutter 4-Inch (10)
- Price
- $9.68
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 1,592
- Age
- 22y ago

WORKPRO 5-Piece Locking Pliers Set Pliers Tool Set Vice Grips with Chrome-vanadium Steel 5/7/10 inch Curved Jaw Pliers 6.5/9 inch Long Nose Pliers
- Price
- $22.23
- Rating
- 4.7/5
- Reviews
- 3,175
- Age
- 10y ago

GRIP 2 pc Mini Locking Pliers - Heat Treated Steel - Nickel Plated - Locking Plier/Long Nose Locking Plier - Intricate Repairs - Home Garage Workshop
- Price
- $9.29
- Rating
- 4.4/5
- Reviews
- 512
- Age
- 11y ago
Trending
90-day click momentum
WORKPRO 5 Curved Jaw Locking Pliers with Screw Extractor CR-MO Steel Construction with Perforated Screw Multipurpose Clamping Tool for Automotive Welding and Home DIY
- Price
- $8.60
- Rating
- 4.3/5
- Reviews
- 24
- Age
- 11mo ago

Klein Tools 38610 Locking Plier Long Nose with Lever Release Handles High Torque Ideal for Tight Spaces 4-Inch
- Price
- $13.32
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 59
- Age
- 1y ago

ARROW 5 Curved Jaw Locking Pliers with Screw Extractor
- Price
- $8.11
- Rating
- 4.4/5
- Reviews
- 63
- Age
- 4mo ago

uvbws 4-inch Locking Pliers Curved Jaw with Wire Cutter
- Price
- $6.49
- Rating
- 4.5/5
- Reviews
- 43
- Age
- 1y ago

WORKPRO Locking Pliers 4-inch Mini Curved Jaw Vice Grips pliers Chromium-Vanadium Steel Locking Pliers with Wire Cutter Locking Adjustable Vise Grips for Clamping Twisting Welding
- Price
- $7.79
- Rating
- 4.4/5
- Reviews
- 1,813
- Age
- 3y ago
Newest
by launch date
ARROW 5 Curved Jaw Locking Pliers with Screw Extractor
- Price
- $8.11
- Rating
- 4.4/5
- Reviews
- 63
- Age
- 4mo ago

WORKPRO 5 Curved Jaw Locking Pliers with Screw Extractor CR-MO Steel Construction with Perforated Screw Multipurpose Clamping Tool for Automotive Welding and Home DIY
- Price
- $8.60
- Rating
- 4.3/5
- Reviews
- 24
- Age
- 11mo ago

Klein Tools 38600 Curved Jaw Locking Pliers with Quick Release Handles Intuitive Thumb Knob High Torque Mole Grips for Clamping and Gripping 5-Inch
- Price
- $13.32
- Rating
- 4.8/5
- Reviews
- 622
- Age
- 1y ago

Klein Tools 38610 Locking Plier Long Nose with Lever Release Handles High Torque Ideal for Tight Spaces 4-Inch
- Price
- $13.32
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 59
- Age
- 1y ago

uvbws 4-inch Locking Pliers Curved Jaw with Wire Cutter
- Price
- $6.49
- Rating
- 4.5/5
- Reviews
- 43
- Age
- 1y ago
Competition
Competition: brands, sellers & click share
The top 5 products take 67% of clicks. Leaders hold, but buyers still shop past them.
Brands
7 falling
Sellers
55
Top-5 brand share
97%
Top 20: 100%
Top-5 click share
67%
Top 20: 100%
Open market
1%
- WORKPRO47%
- IRWIN24%
- KLEIN TOOLS12%
- GRIP GRAND RAPIDS INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTS7%
- uvbws6%
- Hoteche2%
- Open — no brand owns it (1 brand, 1%)
Demand
Small Vice Grips search demand
Weekly searches over the year, seasonality beneath. Pick a range.
No pronounced peak months · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.1× · 9 of 12 months tracked
Search terms
Top Small Vice Grips search terms shoppers use
The exact words shoppers type, with yearly volume, growth, and conversion.
- small vice grips19K/yr
- mini vice grips18K/yr
- mini vise grips10K/yr
- small vise grips10K/yr
- mini locking pliers8K/yr
- small locking pliers5K/yr
- small vice grips mini3K/yr
Reviews and returns
What reviews say buyers love and hate about Small Vice Grips
We read the reviews and the return reasons for every product selling here.
“They are slightly shorter”
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 Small Vice Grips questions
Answered from the same tracked data.









