Franchise opportunities compared
Basecamp Fitness vs Sweat440
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.
Before you compare
- Basecamp Fitness figures come from its 2025 FDD and Sweat440 figures from its 2026 FDD, so the years differ.
- Sweat440 discloses more than one business format, so the investment range spans formats; the full report breaks them out.
- Item 19 figures cover the location groups each FDD names (Basecamp Fitness: 3, Sweat440: 45). Different groups are not directly comparable.
| Disclosure |  Basecamp Fitness |  Sweat440 |
|---|---|---|
| Financial commitment | ||
| Estimated initial investment (Item 7) | $513,073 – $832,511 TOTAL 2025 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 18 | $310,400 – $1,471,800 2026 FDD · Item 7 |
| Standard initial franchise fee (Item 5) | $42,500 Item 5 offers discounted pricing for veterans and qualifying existing franchisees. 2025 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 8 | Not available No single standard fee identified |
| Royalty (Item 6) | 8% of gross revenue Royalty Fee 2025 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 11 | 7% Royalty percentage of weekly Gross Sales, subject to minimum — 7% 2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 10 |
| Brand / advertising fund (Item 6) | 2% of percentage of monthly gross revenue General Advertising and Marketing Fund Contributions 2025 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 11 | $420 Current monthly Brand Fund Fee — $420 2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 10 |
| System scale & health | ||
| Total outlets (Item 20) | 23 Outlets at end of 2024 2025 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 51 | 24 Outlets at end of 2025 2026 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 50 |
| Net outlet change (Item 20) | +9 Calculated: 14 at end of 2022 → 23 at end of 2024 | +6 Calculated: 18 at end of 2023 → 24 at end of 2025 |
| Outlet exits (Item 20) | 2 Closures, terminations & non-renewals in 2024 · Calculated turnover 9.5% of outlets at start of year 2025 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 51 | Not available No complete exit records for a year |
| Franchising since (Item 1) | 2021 2025 FDD · Item 1 · PDF p. 9 | Not available Not in reviewed records |
| Franchisor founded (Item 1) | 2013 2025 FDD · Item 1 · PDF p. 9 | Not available Not in reviewed records |
| Performance (Item 19) | ||
| Financial performance (Item 19), by location group | Franchised (16 studios) — revenue $370,177 median Gross Revenues · 2025 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 49 Franchised and company-owned (20 studios) — revenue $423,986 median Gross Revenues · 2025 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 50 Company-owned (4 studios) — revenue $951,500 mean Annual Gross Revenues · 2025 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 50 | Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Coral Gables* opened 2019 0 members other Coral Gables* · 2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 48 Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Top quartile 50 percent other Top quartile Revenue above average percent · 2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 42 Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Second quartile 20 percent other Second quartile Revenue above average percent · 2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 43 +42 more groups in the full report |
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.