stainless steel drain strainer
Skip itSoft demand (-40.7% this quarter) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.
Conversion
Great11.0%search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
Quality gap
Great4.3★avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality
Avg price
Good$12.54avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
Price range
Okay$6.41–$21.86cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100
Brand share
Okay80%top-5 brand share — brands hold most of the demand
Returns
Okay4.0%return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate
Competition
Okay68%top-5 click share — leaders hold, buyers still browse
Review moat
Okay3,909.94avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
Market size
Bad$77K$77K/yr · 56K searches
Growth
Bad-40.7%90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch
According to Flapen's Amazon United States niche tracking, stainless steel drain strainer is a $77K/yr Amazon United States market (56K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 80% of demand. Demand peaks in Aug–Sep–Oct. Verdict: Skip it — 39/100.
Data updated Jul 27, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches
stainless steel drain strainer market data
- Units sold / yr
- 5K–6K
- avg 250–500/product
- Revenue / yr
- $63K–$75K
- units × avg price
- Conversion rate
- 11.0%
- Avg BSR
- #25
- Page quality
- 0%
- Prime
- 100%
- Sponsored
- 94%
- Out of stock
- 7.1%
- Avg brand age
- 41 months
- Avg seller age
- 165 days
Competition & brand share
The top 5 products take 68% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.Brands
13 falling
Sellers
42
Top-5 brand share
80%
Top 20: 100%
Top-5 click share
68%
Top 20: 100%
Open market
16%
- Hibbent32%
- TopmeiUP29%
- PerPaiMe8%
- QYHNYJF7%
- Danco5%
- PixTok3%
- Open — no brand owns it (7 brands, 16%)
Demand & seasonality
Weekly Amazon search volume, last 78 weeks — -40.7% search growth over the last 90 days.Peak months: Aug, Sep, Oct · busiest ÷ quietest = 5.4×
Top stainless steel drain strainer search terms
- pop up sink drain strainer8K/yr
- brushed nickel sink stopper7K/yr
- bathroom sink stopper brushed nickel6K/yr
- sink stopper hair catcher20K/yr
- hair catching sink drain7K/yr
- pop up drain filter6K/yr
- drain pop up stopper replacement1K/yr
- peachloft sink plug482/yr
- anti clog sink drain860/yr
- anti clogging sink drain stopper392/yr
Top stainless steel drain strainer 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 18 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.
Top sellers
by 90-day click share
Bathroom Sink Drain Strainer (2PCS) Pop-up Sink Drain Strainer with Removable Stainless Steel Strainer Basket Hair Catcher Bathroom Sink Strainer for Bathroom Sink Stopper Replacement
TopmeiUP$13.054.1★8,356 rev
Hibbent Upgraded 3 in 1 Bathroom Sink Drain Strainer Universal Pop Up Stopper with Removable Stainless Steel Filter Basket Hair Catcher Sink Plug for 1.1~2.36 Basin Brass Bullet Core Chrome
Hibbent$8.684.3★7,882 rev
Universal Bathroom Sink Stopper - Bounce Wash Basin Drain Filter Brushed Nickel Pop Up Drain Stopper Bullet Core Push Type Sink Stopper Sink Drain Plug with Anti-Clogging Strainer for 1.1-1.5 inch
PerPaiMe$9.664.5★2,031 rev
Hibbent Upgraded 3 in 1 Bathroom Sink Drain Strainer Universal Pop Up Stopper with Removable Stainless Steel Filter Basket Hair Catcher Sink Plug for 1.1~2.36 Basin Brass Core Brushed Nickel
Hibbent$16.254.3★7,882 rev
Bathroom Sink Pop-up Stopper Replacement for Lavatory Pop-up Drain Assembly Brushed Nickel 11042
Danco$7.674.1★747 rev
Newest
by launch date
2PCS Bathroom Sink Stopper Hair Catcher Pop Up Sink Drain Stopper with Strainer & Filter Universal Drain Plug for Sink Drain & Replacement Sink Drain Cover with Basket for Bathroom Stopper
PixTok$10.16368 rev
Hibbent 2 Pack Universal Bathroom Sink Drain Strainer 3 in 1 Pop Up Stopper Removable Stainless Steel Filter Basket Brass Bullet Core Hair Catcher Sink Plug for 1.1~2.36 Hole Brushed Nickel
Hibbent$21.86242 rev
5-in-1 Bathroom Sink Stopper 2 Pc Pop-Up Sink Drain Strainer with Removable Bascket Anti-Clog Strainer Odor Blocking & One-Way Flow Design Brass & Stainless Steel All Metal Made Fit 1.12.36
JOMSTHOME$14.26856 rev
Bathroom Sink Drain Strainer Pop-up Sink Drain Strainer with Removable Strainer Basket Hair Catcher Bathroom Sink Stopper 2 Packs
Axwnh$6.41471 rev
Universal Bathroom Sink Drain Strainer Hair Catcher Brushed Nickel
Hygie Rinse$14.23684 rev
Trending
90-day click momentum2PCS Bathroom Sink Stopper Hair Catcher Pop Up Sink Drain Stopper with Strainer & Filter Universal Drain Plug for Sink Drain & Replacement Sink Drain Cover with Basket for Bathroom Stopper
PixTok$10.164.0★
Hibbent 2 Pack Universal Bathroom Sink Drain Strainer 3 in 1 Pop Up Stopper Removable Stainless Steel Filter Basket Brass Bullet Core Hair Catcher Sink Plug for 1.1~2.36 Hole Brushed Nickel
Hibbent$21.864.6★
Hibbent 2 Pack 3 in 1 Bathroom Sink Drain Strainer Universal Pop Up Stopper with Removable Stainless Steel Filter Basket Hair Catcher Sink Plug for 1.1~2.36 Basin Brass Bullet Core Chrome
Hibbent$16.784.3★
Bathroom Sink Pop-up Stopper Replacement for Lavatory Pop-up Drain Assembly Brushed Nickel 11042
Danco$7.674.1★
PerPaiMe 3-in-1 Universal Bathroom Sink Stopper - Brushed Nickel Pop Up Sink Drain Stopper Brass Bounce Bullet Core Sink Stopper Replacement Wash Basin Drain Filter Plug with Anti-Clogging Strainer
PerPaiMe$13.514.5★
What buyers say about stainless steel drain strainer
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.What buyers love
“Awesome fit”
“Ease to install”
“Good product, exactly as described”
“Exactly as described”
“Ease of use”
“It works beautifully”
“Easy clean”
“Saves money”
“Clever design”
“they sealed nicely”
What buyers complain about
“Does not drain well”
“Too small”
“Its messy to clean”
“Not functional”
“Clog easy”
“Bad quality”
“it leave a bit of water around it”
“Start falling apart”
“They rust”
“The material also starts to get cloudy”
Top return reasons
Common questions
- Is stainless steel drain strainer profitable to sell on Amazon United States?
- The niche generates $77K/yr across 18 tracked products. 2 of 2 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is -40.7%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (39/100).
- How competitive is the stainless steel drain strainer niche?
- 13 brands and 42 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 68% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 80% of demand.
- What do buyers complain about in stainless steel drain strainer?
- Top complaints mined from reviews: Drainage, Size-Overall, Ease Of Cleaning. The return rate is 4.0%.
- When does demand for stainless steel drain strainer peak?
- Demand peaks in Aug–Sep–Oct; the busiest month runs 5.4× the quietest.
- What does it cost to enter the stainless steel drain strainer niche?
- Listings span $6.41–$21.86; the average listing price is $12.54 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 3,910 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.