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# **woodworking vise**
**Skip it**
Soft demand (-26.9% this quarter) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.
Market size 38Growth 12Conversion 20Competition 36Returns 67Price range 54Avg price 86Brand share 43Review moat 69Quality gap 65
**Avg price**
**Great****$68.41**
avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
**Review moat**
**Good****750.07**
avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
**Returns**
**Good****2.3%**
return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate
**Quality gap**
**Good****4.4★**
avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality
**Price range**
**Good****$21.18–$168.08**
cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100
**Brand share**
**Okay****79%**
top-5 brand share — brands hold most of the demand
**Market size**
**Okay****$194K**
$194K/yr · 175K searches
**Competition**
**Okay****64%**
top-5 click share — leaders hold, buyers still browse
**Conversion**
**Bad****1.6%**
search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
**Growth**
**Bad****-26.9%**
90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch
**Signals**[** High Price**](https://flapen.com/research/niches?market=us&signal=high_price "Avg price > $50")
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 ~~](https://flapen.com/research/methodology)
## **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.
5K3KSpike '24Holiday '24Spike '25Prime Day '25Black Friday '25Spike '26 seasonSepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay
Peak months: Jan, Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 2.0×
[**Open Trend **](https://flapen.com/research/us/tools-home-improvement/woodworking-vise/trend)
## **Top woodworking vise search terms**
- **woodworking vise**52K/yr-25.7%1.1% conv. - **wood vise**26K/yr-27.4%1.2% conv. - **woodworking bench vise**12K/yr-31.7%1.2% conv. - **woodworking vice**10K/yr-3.3%1.3% conv. - **wood vice**10K/yr-22.5%1.3% conv. - **wood vise for workbench**10K/yr-29.0%1.7% conv. - **woodworking vise for workbench**8K/yr-31.7%1.4% conv. - **wood working vise**6K/yr-15.0%1.6% conv. - **woodworkers vise**7K/yr-32.0%1.0% conv. - **quick release vise**4K/yr-6.6%0.1% conv. [**All search terms **](https://flapen.com/research/us/tools-home-improvement/woodworking-vise/search-terms)
## **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.
0%10%$19K20%$39K30%$58K40%$78K1101001K10K Reviews — right = deep review moatMarket share (90d) ≈ est. sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)
All 14 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.
### **Top sellers**
by 90-day click share
[1**Pony Jorgensen 27091 Medium Duty Woodworkers Vise Orange Grey 9-Inch By 7-Inch**PONY**$43.36**4.5★1,672 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B005HPU3DM) [2**IRWIN Tools Woodworkers Vise 6 1/2 226361**IRWIN**$27.32**4.6★4,970 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0001LQY4E) [3**Woodworking Bench Vise Portable Hard Wood Vise for Workbench**Fetcoi**$75.61**4.2★100 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BCFPVGWB) [4**OSKOOL 9 Inch Quick Release Workbench Front Vise for Woodworking Heavy Duty Cast Iron Bench Vise with Beechwood Handle WBA002**O'SKOOL**$106.50**3.8★35 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DZ6CN8G7) [5**Pony 26545 4-1/2-Inch x 6-1/2-Inch Light Duty Woodworkers Vise**PONY**$24.14**4.7★643 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0002YR8O0)
**~~View all top sellers →~~**
### **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**$73.75**4 rev9mo ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FWKL8FL5) [**OSKOOL 9 Inch Quick Release Workbench Front Vise for Woodworking Heavy Duty Cast Iron Bench Vise with Beechwood Handle WBA002**O'SKOOL**$106.50**35 rev1y ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DZ6CN8G7) [**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**$84.31**70 rev2y ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CMSYWJTK) [**Woodworking Bench Vise Portable Hard Wood Vise for Workbench**Fetcoi**$75.61**100 rev3y ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BCFPVGWB) [**HFS(R) Woodworking Bench Vise Heavy Duty Front Screw Vise for Workbench Chrome plating Leg Vise Hardware Woodworking (7IN)**HFS**$39.22**92 rev5y ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B099DK7SLF)
**~~View all new products →~~**
### **Trending**
90-day click momentum
[**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**$73.75**3.8★**▲ 200%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FWKL8FL5) [**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**$101.75**4.7★**▲ 59%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00SIQ1DDG) [**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**$45.60**4.5★**▲ 34%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B094VWMTC9) [**Pony 26545 4-1/2-Inch x 6-1/2-Inch Light Duty Woodworkers Vise**PONY**$24.14**4.7★**▲ 23%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0002YR8O0) [**Pony Jorgensen 27091 Medium Duty Woodworkers Vise Orange Grey 9-Inch By 7-Inch**PONY**$43.36**4.5★**▲ 23%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B005HPU3DM)
**~~View all trending →~~**
## **What buyers say about woodworking vise**
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.
### **What buyers love **
**Strength**18%
*“Solid build”*
**Value For Money**18%
*“half the price”*
**Size-Overall**11%
*“This one fit the bill perfectly”*
**Grip**8%
*“It's also easier on my hands spinning the vise open”*
**Advertised Vs Actual Product**6%
*“Works as described”*
**Quality-Overall**4%
*“Definitely a quality product”*
**Functionality-Overall**4%
*“perfectly functional”*
**Ease Of Use**4%
*“The drilling was easy”*
**Instructions/User Manual/Troubleshooting**3%
*“Instructions were adequate to get the mounting done without issues”*
**Design-Overall**3%
*“The design is pretty simple”*
### **What buyers complain about **
**Quality-Overall**16%
*“Piece of junk”*
**Assembly/Installation**14%
*“does not set up right”*
**Durability**12%
*“then then it broke”*
**Functionality-Overall**11%
*“Could not get the quick release to work”*
**Instructions/User Manual/Troubleshooting**9%
*“With no manual suggesting how to best mount it”*
**Weight Heavy**3%
*“its quite heavy”*
**Grip**3%
*“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”*
**Strength**3%
*“It comes with some fairly flimsy c-clamps as well”*
**Advertised Vs Actual Product**3%
*“This listing fooled me”*
**Maintenance And Repair**1%
*“Have been unable to fix despite repeated attempts”*
### **Top return reasons **
**Size-Overall**34%
**Defective Material/Parts**11%
**Weight Heavy**9%
**Compatibility-Overall**8%
**Functionality-Overall**5%
**Advertised Vs Actual Product**5%
**Add-Ons/Attachments**5%
**Mounting**4%
**Rusts/Corrodes**3%
**Quality-Overall**3%
## **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.
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