woodworking vise
Skip itSoft demand (-26.9% this quarter) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.
Avg price
Great$68.41avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
Review moat
Good750.07avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
Returns
Good2.3%return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate
Quality gap
Good4.4★avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality
Price range
Good$21.18–$168.08cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100
Brand share
Okay79%top-5 brand share — brands hold most of the demand
Market size
Okay$194K$194K/yr · 175K searches
Competition
Okay64%top-5 click share — leaders hold, buyers still browse
Conversion
Bad1.6%search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
Growth
Bad-26.9%90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch
According to Flapen's Amazon United States niche tracking, woodworking vise is a $194K/yr Amazon United States market (175K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 79% of demand. Demand peaks in Jan–Dec. Verdict: Skip it — 43/100.
Data updated Jul 29, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches
woodworking vise market data
- Units sold / yr
- 3K–3K
- avg 100–250/product
- Revenue / yr
- $171K–$205K
- units × avg price
- Conversion rate
- 1.6%
- Avg BSR
- #141
- Page quality
- 0%
- Prime
- 86%
- Sponsored
- 93%
- Out of stock
- 0.3%
- Avg brand age
- 47 months
- Avg seller age
- 181 days
Competition & brand share
The top 5 products take 64% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.Brands
11 falling
Sellers
36
Top-5 brand share
79%
Top 20: 100%
Top-5 click share
64%
Top 20: 100%
Open market
15%
- PONY34%
- Yost Tools16%
- IRWIN13%
- Fetcoi9%
- O'SKOOL8%
- HFS6%
- Open — no brand owns it (5 brands, 15%)
Demand & seasonality
Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — -26.9% search growth over the last 90 days.Peak months: Jan, Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 2.0×
Top woodworking vise search terms
- woodworking vise52K/yr
- wood vise26K/yr
- woodworking bench vise12K/yr
- woodworking vice10K/yr
- wood vice10K/yr
- wood vise for workbench10K/yr
- woodworking vise for workbench8K/yr
- wood working vise6K/yr
- woodworkers vise7K/yr
- quick release vise4K/yr
Top woodworking vise 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 14 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.
Top sellers
by 90-day click share
Pony Jorgensen 27091 Medium Duty Woodworkers Vise Orange Grey 9-Inch By 7-Inch
PONY$43.364.5★1,672 rev
IRWIN Tools Woodworkers Vise 6 1/2 226361
IRWIN$27.324.6★4,970 rev
Woodworking Bench Vise Portable Hard Wood Vise for Workbench
Fetcoi$75.614.2★100 rev
OSKOOL 9 Inch Quick Release Workbench Front Vise for Woodworking Heavy Duty Cast Iron Bench Vise with Beechwood Handle WBA002
O'SKOOL$106.503.8★35 rev
Pony 26545 4-1/2-Inch x 6-1/2-Inch Light Duty Woodworkers Vise
PONY$24.144.7★643 rev
Newest
by launch date
Woodworking Bench Vise - Portable Hard Wood Vise with 4 Bench Dogs 2 Clips & G-Type Fixing Clips Desktop Workbench Vise Kit for Workbench Top Garage Home & Woodworking Studios
QaalSXytor$73.754 rev
OSKOOL 9 Inch Quick Release Workbench Front Vise for Woodworking Heavy Duty Cast Iron Bench Vise with Beechwood Handle WBA002
O'SKOOL$106.5035 rev
VEVOR Woodworking Vise 13 inch Woodworking Bench Vise Heavy-duty Cast Iron Vice for Workbench 10.6 Jaw Width with Quick Release Lever for Woodworking Cutting and Drilling
VEVOR$84.3170 rev
Woodworking Bench Vise Portable Hard Wood Vise for Workbench
Fetcoi$75.61100 rev
HFS(R) Woodworking Bench Vise Heavy Duty Front Screw Vise for Workbench Chrome plating Leg Vise Hardware Woodworking (7IN)
HFS$39.2292 rev
Trending
90-day click momentumWoodworking Bench Vise - Portable Hard Wood Vise with 4 Bench Dogs 2 Clips & G-Type Fixing Clips Desktop Workbench Vise Kit for Workbench Top Garage Home & Woodworking Studios
QaalSXytor$73.753.8★
Yost Vises M9WW Rapid Action Woodworking Vise | Quick Release Lever for Quick Adjustments | 9 Inch Jaw Width | Made with Heavy-Duty Cast Iron | Blue
Yost Tools$101.754.7★
TINVHY Woodworking Bench Vise 10 Inch Heavy-Duty Steel and Cast Iron Front Screw Vise Structure Woodworking Front Vise Easy-to-operate Workbench Vise Durable Woodworking Vise for Home
TINVHY$45.604.5★
Pony 26545 4-1/2-Inch x 6-1/2-Inch Light Duty Woodworkers Vise
PONY$24.144.7★
Pony Jorgensen 27091 Medium Duty Woodworkers Vise Orange Grey 9-Inch By 7-Inch
PONY$43.364.5★
What buyers say about woodworking vise
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.What buyers love
“Solid build”
“half the price”
“This one fit the bill perfectly”
“It's also easier on my hands spinning the vise open”
“Works as described”
“Definitely a quality product”
“perfectly functional”
“The drilling was easy”
“Instructions were adequate to get the mounting done without issues”
“The design is pretty simple”
What buyers complain about
“Piece of junk”
“does not set up right”
“then then it broke”
“Could not get the quick release to work”
“With no manual suggesting how to best mount it”
“its quite heavy”
“The vise has so much machine oil on it that its virtually impossible to get a grip to keep those rods from slipping while trying to dislodge the nuts”
“It comes with some fairly flimsy c-clamps as well”
“This listing fooled me”
“Have been unable to fix despite repeated attempts”
Top return reasons
Common questions
- Is woodworking vise profitable to sell on Amazon United States?
- The niche generates $194K/yr across 14 tracked products. 0 of 1 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is -26.9%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (43/100).
- How competitive is the woodworking vise niche?
- 11 brands and 36 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 64% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 79% of demand.
- What do buyers complain about in woodworking vise?
- Top complaints mined from reviews: Quality-Overall, Assembly/Installation, Durability. The return rate is 2.3%.
- When does demand for woodworking vise peak?
- Demand peaks in Jan–Dec; the busiest month runs 2.0× the quietest.
- What does it cost to enter the woodworking vise niche?
- Listings span $21.18–$168.08; the average listing price is $68.41 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 750 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.