Which costs less to open, BFT or FS8 Studio?

BFT: $681,372 – $1,151,135 (2026 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 30); FS8 Studio: $349,300 – $840,700 (2026 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 23). These are each franchisor's Item 7 estimated initial investment. The low end of the disclosed estimate is lower for FS8 Studio. Estimates are not quotes, and the FDD years may differ.

Which has more locations, BFT or FS8 Studio?

BFT: 44 (2026 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 77); FS8 Studio: 30 (2026 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 63). Total outlets from Item 20. Outlet counts do not indicate territory availability or franchisee results.

Do BFT and FS8 Studio disclose financial performance (Item 19)?

BFT has reviewed Item 19 figures for 18 location groups; FS8 Studio has reviewed Item 19 figures for 2 location groups. Different location groups are not directly comparable, and revenue is not profit.

Franchise opportunities compared

BFT vs FS8 Studio

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.

BBFT2026 FDD

FS8 Studio2026 FDD

Initial investment · Item 7

BFT

$681,372 – $1,151,135

2026 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 30

FS8 Studio

$349,300 – $840,700

2026 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 23

Initial franchise fee · Item 5

BFT

Not available

FS8 Studio

Not available

Royalty · Item 6

BFT

2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 23

FS8 Studio

Not available

Before you compare

Both sets of figures come from 2026 FDDs.
Item 19 figures cover the location groups each FDD names (BFT: 18, FS8 Studio: 2). Different groups are not directly comparable.

Financial commitment

Disclosure

BBFT

FS8 Studio

Estimated initial investment (Item 7)

BFT

$681,372 – $1,151,135

Franchise Agreement — Studio initial investment: TOTAL ESTIMATED INITIAL INVESTMENT $681,372–$1,151,135

2026 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 30

FS8 Studio

$349,300 – $840,700

Total

2026 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 23

Standard initial franchise fee (Item 5)

BFT

Not available

No single standard fee identified

FS8 Studio

Not available

No single standard fee identified

Royalty (Item 6)

BFT

Royalty

2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 23

FS8 Studio

Not available

No reviewed royalty record

Brand / advertising fund (Item 6)

BFT

Brand Development Fund contribution — 2%

2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 23

FS8 Studio

$200

Brand Fund — Up to 2% of Gross Sales, or $200 per month, whichever is higher

2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 14

System scale & health

Disclosure

BBFT

FS8 Studio

Total outlets (Item 20)

BFT

Outlets at end of 2025

2026 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 77

FS8 Studio

Outlets at end of 2025

2026 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 63

Net outlet change (Item 20)

BFT

+12

Calculated: 32 at end of 2023 → 44 at end of 2025

FS8 Studio

+27

Calculated: 3 at end of 2023 → 30 at end of 2025

Outlet exits (Item 20)

BFT

Not available

No complete exit records for a year

FS8 Studio

Not available

No complete exit records for a year

Franchising since (Item 1)

BFT

Not available

Not in reviewed records

FS8 Studio

2021

2026 FDD · Item 1 · PDF p. 8

Franchisor founded (Item 1)

BFT

Not available

Not in reviewed records

FS8 Studio

2020

2026 FDD · Item 1 · PDF p. 8

Financial performance (Item 19), by location group

BBFT

Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Qualified Studios in the 2nd Quartile

202 members

other Part A-2

2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 71

Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Qualified Studios in the 3rd Quartile

4 studios

other Part A-2

2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 71

Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Qualified Studios in the 4th Quartile

104 members

other Part A-2

2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 71

+15 more groups in the full report

FS8 Studio

Franchised (7 locations) — revenue

$442,119

mean Annual Gross Sales

2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 60

Franchised (3 locations) — revenue

$338,167

mean Annual Gross Sales

2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 60

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.

BFT vs FS8 Studio: common questions

Which costs less to open, BFT or FS8 Studio?: BFT: $681,372 – $1,151,135 (2026 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 30); FS8 Studio: $349,300 – $840,700 (2026 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 23). These are each franchisor's Item 7 estimated initial investment. The low end of the disclosed estimate is lower for FS8 Studio. Estimates are not quotes, and the FDD years may differ.
Which has more locations, BFT or FS8 Studio?: BFT: 44 (2026 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 77); FS8 Studio: 30 (2026 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 63). Total outlets from Item 20. Outlet counts do not indicate territory availability or franchisee results.
Do BFT and FS8 Studio disclose financial performance (Item 19)?: BFT has reviewed Item 19 figures for 18 location groups; FS8 Studio 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.

How Franopolis reviews FDD figures