Which costs less to open, Alloy or Send Me A Trainer?

Alloy: $298,650 – $541,120 (2025 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 22); Send Me A Trainer: $89,498 – $342,398 (2026 FDD · Item 7). These are each franchisor's Item 7 estimated initial investment. The low end of the disclosed estimate is lower for Send Me A Trainer. At least one range spans several business formats. Estimates are not quotes, and the FDD years may differ.

How do Alloy and Send Me A Trainer royalties compare?

Alloy: $7.00 (2025 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 15); Send Me A Trainer: 20% (2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 12). Royalties as disclosed in Item 6; other recurring fees are listed separately.

Which has more locations, Alloy or Send Me A Trainer?

Alloy: 77 (2025 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 63); Send Me A Trainer: 8 (2026 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 35). Total outlets from Item 20. Outlet counts do not indicate territory availability or franchisee results.

Franchise opportunities compared

Alloy vs Send Me A Trainer

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.

AAlloy2025 FDD

Send Me A Trainer2026 FDD

Initial investment · Item 7

Alloy

$298,650 – $541,120

2025 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 22

Send Me A Trainer

$89,498 – $342,398

2026 FDD · Item 7

Initial franchise fee · Item 5

Alloy

$60,000

2025 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 14

Send Me A Trainer

$69,998

2026 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 11

Royalty · Item 6

Alloy

$7.00

2025 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 15

Send Me A Trainer

20%

2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 12

Before you compare

Alloy figures come from its 2025 FDD and Send Me A Trainer figures from its 2026 FDD, so the years differ.
Send Me A Trainer discloses more than one business format, so the investment range spans formats; the full report breaks them out.
Only Alloy has reviewed Item 19 figures here.

Financial commitment

Disclosure

AAlloy

Send Me A Trainer

Estimated initial investment (Item 7)

Alloy

$298,650 – $541,120

Total estimated initial investment for a single Alloy Facility

2025 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 22

Send Me A Trainer

$89,498 – $342,398

2026 FDD · Item 7

Standard initial franchise fee (Item 5)

Alloy

$60,000

2025 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 14

Send Me A Trainer

$69,998

2026 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 11

Royalty (Item 6)

Alloy

$7.00

Royalty fee

2025 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 15

Send Me A Trainer

20%

Initial franchise fee royalties

2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 12

Brand / advertising fund (Item 6)

Alloy

$2.00

Brand Development Fund fee

2025 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 15

Send Me A Trainer

$300

Digital marketing management fee

2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 12

System scale & health

Disclosure

AAlloy

Send Me A Trainer

Total outlets (Item 20)

Alloy

Outlets at end of 2024

2025 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 63

Send Me A Trainer

Outlets at end of 2024

2026 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 35

Net outlet change (Item 20)

Alloy

+64

Calculated: 13 at end of 2022 → 77 at end of 2024

Send Me A Trainer

Calculated: 0 at end of 2022 → 8 at end of 2024

Outlet exits (Item 20)

Alloy

Not available

No complete exit records for a year

Send Me A Trainer

Not available

No complete exit records for a year

Franchising since (Item 1)

Alloy

Not available

Not in reviewed records

Send Me A Trainer

Not available

Not in reviewed records

Franchisor founded (Item 1)

Alloy

Not available

Not in reviewed records

Send Me A Trainer

Not available

Not in reviewed records

Financial performance (Item 19), by location group

AAlloy

Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Alloy tier pricing schedule

$359

other Part B Alloy pricing

2025 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 60

Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Individual franchisee facility at Gates of Prosper TX, opened in 2024

$25,283

other Part C monthly revenue

2025 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 61

Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Individual franchisee facility at Hilltop VB VA, opened in 2024

$13,616

other Part C monthly revenue

2025 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 61

+86 more groups in the full report

Send Me A Trainer

Not disclosed — no Item 19 financial performance representation

Item 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.

Alloy vs Send Me A Trainer: common questions

Which costs less to open, Alloy or Send Me A Trainer?: Alloy: $298,650 – $541,120 (2025 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 22); Send Me A Trainer: $89,498 – $342,398 (2026 FDD · Item 7). These are each franchisor's Item 7 estimated initial investment. The low end of the disclosed estimate is lower for Send Me A Trainer. At least one range spans several business formats. Estimates are not quotes, and the FDD years may differ.
How do Alloy and Send Me A Trainer royalties compare?: Alloy: $7.00 (2025 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 15); Send Me A Trainer: 20% (2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 12). Royalties as disclosed in Item 6; other recurring fees are listed separately.
Which has more locations, Alloy or Send Me A Trainer?: Alloy: 77 (2025 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 63); Send Me A Trainer: 8 (2026 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 35). Total outlets from Item 20. Outlet counts do not indicate territory availability or franchisee results.
Do Alloy and Send Me A Trainer disclose financial performance (Item 19)?: Alloy has reviewed Item 19 figures for 89 location groups; Send Me A Trainer makes no Item 19 financial performance representation. Different location groups are not directly comparable, and revenue is not profit.

Answers restate the reviewed figures above. Not a ranking or recommendation.

How Franopolis reviews FDD figures