Franchise opportunities compared
ABRA vs Auto Lab
Reviewed figures from each brand's Franchise Disclosure Document (FDD), side by side. Each figure carries its FDD year and page. This is not a ranking or recommendation, and the two FDDs may cover different years and location groups.
Initial investment · Item 7
ABRA
$263,640 – $569,050
2025 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 31Auto Lab
$111,000 – $746,000
2026 FDD · Item 7Initial franchise fee · Item 5
ABRA
$35,000
2025 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 23Auto Lab
$27,500
2026 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 12Royalty · Item 6
ABRA
Not available
Auto Lab
$6.00
2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 13Before you compare
- ABRA figures come from its 2025 FDD and Auto Lab figures from its 2026 FDD, so the years differ.
- Auto Lab discloses more than one business format, so the investment range spans formats; the full report breaks them out.
- Only Auto Lab has reviewed Item 19 figures here.
Financial commitment
ABRA
Auto LabABRA
Auto Lab
ABRA
Auto Lab
ABRA
Auto Lab
ABRA
Auto Lab
System scale & health
ABRAAuto LabABRA
Auto Lab
ABRA
Auto Lab
ABRA
Auto Lab
ABRA
Auto Lab
ABRA
Auto Lab
Financial performance (Item 19), by location group
ABRANot disclosed — no Item 19 financial performance representation
Auto LabItem 19 groups are shown separately and never combined. Revenue or sales figures are not profit. Net outlet change and turnover are Franopolis calculations from the disclosed counts; turnover is a count-based rate, not a measure of owner earnings.
ABRA vs Auto Lab: common questions
- Which costs less to open, ABRA or Auto Lab?
- ABRA: $263,640 – $569,050 (2025 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 31); Auto Lab: $111,000 – $746,000 (2026 FDD · Item 7). These are each franchisor's Item 7 estimated initial investment. The low end of the disclosed estimate is lower for Auto Lab. At least one range spans several business formats. Estimates are not quotes, and the FDD years may differ.
- Which has more locations, ABRA or Auto Lab?
- ABRA: 55 (2025 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 61); Auto Lab: 19 (2026 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 39). Total outlets from Item 20. Outlet counts do not indicate territory availability or franchisee results.
- Do ABRA and Auto Lab disclose financial performance (Item 19)?
- ABRA makes no Item 19 financial performance representation; Auto Lab has reviewed Item 19 figures for 2 location groups. Different location groups are not directly comparable, and revenue is not profit.
Answers restate the reviewed figures above. Not a ranking or recommendation.
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Full ABRA report
Every reviewed fee, Item 19 group, outlet table and territory disclosure
Full Auto Lab report
Every reviewed fee, Item 19 group, outlet table and territory disclosure
