Franchise opportunities compared
Budget Rent A Car System Inc vs payless car rental system inc
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.
- payless car rental system inc discloses more than one business format, so the investment range spans formats; the full report breaks them out.
- Only neither brand has reviewed Item 19 figures here.
| Disclosure | BRBudget Rent A Car System Inc | PCpayless car rental system inc |
|---|---|---|
| Financial commitment | ||
| Estimated initial investment (Item 7) | $20,000 – $38,500 Total 2026 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 20 | $625,500 – $1,588,400 2026 FDD · Item 7 |
| Standard initial franchise fee (Item 5) | $5,000 2026 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 15 | Not available No single standard fee identified |
| Royalty (Item 6) | Not available No reviewed royalty record | Not available No reviewed royalty record |
| Brand / advertising fund (Item 6) | $0.00/mo AR Brand Fee — per month per Territory owned by you; currently not collected 2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 16 | Not available No reviewed brand or advertising fund fee |
| System scale & health | ||
| Total outlets (Item 20) | 266 Outlets at end of 2025 2026 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 39 | 103 Outlets at end of 2025 2026 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 87 |
| Net outlet change (Item 20) | −1 Calculated: 267 at end of 2023 → 266 at end of 2025 | −15 Calculated: 118 at end of 2023 → 103 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) | May 1993 2026 FDD · Item 1 · PDF p. 9 | Not available Not in reviewed records |
| Franchisor founded (Item 1) | 2015 2026 FDD · Item 1 · PDF p. 8 | Not available Not in reviewed records |
| Performance (Item 19) | ||
| Financial performance (Item 19), by location group | Not disclosed — no Item 19 financial performance representation | 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.