Franchise opportunities compared
Best Brains vs Class 101
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
- Both sets of figures come from 2026 FDDs.
- Class 101 discloses more than one business format, so the investment range spans formats; the full report breaks them out.
- Only Class 101 has reviewed Item 19 figures here.
| Disclosure | BBBest Brains |  Class 101 |
|---|---|---|
| Financial commitment | ||
| Estimated initial investment (Item 7) | $49,850 – $134,300 Premium — TOTAL ( — lower estimate 2026 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 17 | $83,700 – $138,300 2026 FDD · Item 7 |
| Standard initial franchise fee (Item 5) | Not available No single standard fee identified | $49,900 2026 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 14 |
| Royalty (Item 6) | $750 Normal monthly royalty minimum 2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 11 | $8.00 Royalty — monthly Gross Sales rate 2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 15 |
| Brand / advertising fund (Item 6) | $3.00 Brand development fund per-student subject cap 2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 11 | $6.00 Combined marketing obligation cap 2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 15 |
| System scale & health | ||
| Total outlets (Item 20) | 203 Outlets at end of 2025 2026 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 36 | 85 Outlets at end of 2025 2026 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 60 |
| Net outlet change (Item 20) | +79 Calculated: 124 at end of 2023 → 203 at end of 2025 | +27 Calculated: 58 at end of 2023 → 85 at end of 2025 |
| Outlet exits (Item 20) | Not available No complete exit records for a year | Not available No complete exit records for a year |
| Franchising since (Item 1) | Not available Not in reviewed records | Not available Not in reviewed records |
| Franchisor founded (Item 1) | Not available Not in reviewed records | Not available Not in reviewed records |
| Performance (Item 19) | ||
| Financial performance (Item 19), by location group | Not disclosed — no Item 19 financial performance representation | Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Top quartile of franchised outlets $276,498 other Top quartile · 2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 58 Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — 2nd quartile of franchised outlets $13 other 2nd quartile · 2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 58 Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — 3rd quartile of franchised outlets $58,278 other 3rd quartile · 2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 58 +1 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.