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    Clean Franchise vs Jani-King

    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.

    Clean Franchise2025 FDDJani-King2026 FDD

    Initial investment · Item 7

    Clean Franchise

    $104,300 – $179,750

    2025 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 39

    Jani-King

    $49,754 – $137,887

    2026 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 32

    Initial franchise fee · Item 5

    Clean Franchise

    $32,500

    2025 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 26

    Jani-King

    Not available

    Royalty · Item 6

    Clean Franchise

    Not available

    Jani-King

    10%

    2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 21

    Before you compare

    • Clean Franchise figures come from its 2025 FDD and Jani-King figures from its 2026 FDD, so the years differ.
    • Only Clean Franchise has reviewed Item 19 figures here.

    Financial commitment

    Estimated initial investment (Item 7)

    Clean Franchise

    $104,300 – $179,750
    Total initial investment
    2025 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 39

    Jani-King

    $49,754 – $137,887
    Total estimated initial investment
    2026 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 32
    Standard initial franchise fee (Item 5)

    Clean Franchise

    $32,500
    2025 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 26

    Jani-King

    Not available
    No single standard fee identified
    Royalty (Item 6)

    Clean Franchise

    Not available
    No reviewed royalty record

    Jani-King

    10%
    Royalty fee
    2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 21
    Brand / advertising fund (Item 6)

    Clean Franchise

    $4,750
    Online marketing fund deposit
    2025 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 27

    Jani-King

    2%
    Advertising fee maximum — 2%
    2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 24

    System scale & health

    Total outlets (Item 20)

    Clean Franchise

    621
    Outlets at end of 2024
    2025 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 73

    Jani-King

    4,750
    Outlets at end of 2025
    2026 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 64
    Net outlet change (Item 20)

    Clean Franchise

    −52
    Calculated: 673 at end of 2022 → 621 at end of 2024

    Jani-King

    −178
    Calculated: 4,928 at end of 2023 → 4,750 at end of 2025
    Outlet exits (Item 20)

    Clean Franchise

    Not available
    No complete exit records for a year

    Jani-King

    Not available
    No complete exit records for a year
    Franchising since (Item 1)

    Clean Franchise

    Not available
    Not in reviewed records

    Jani-King

    Not available
    Not in reviewed records
    Franchisor founded (Item 1)

    Clean Franchise

    Not available
    Not in reviewed records

    Jani-King

    Not available
    Not in reviewed records

    Financial performance (Item 19), by location group

    Clean Franchise
    Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Single-Franchise Ownership Groups with one Active Franchise operating throughou…
    $259,836
    other gross service sales
    2025 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 69
    Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Single-Franchise Ownership Groups with one Active Franchise operating throughou…
    $81,345
    other gross service sales
    2025 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 69
    Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Single-Franchise Ownership Groups with one Active Franchise operating throughou…
    $753,140
    other gross service sales
    2025 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 69
    Jani-King

    No reviewed Item 19 figures

    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.

    Clean Franchise vs Jani-King: common questions

    Which costs less to open, Clean Franchise or Jani-King?
    Clean Franchise: $104,300 – $179,750 (2025 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 39); Jani-King: $49,754 – $137,887 (2026 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 32). These are each franchisor's Item 7 estimated initial investment. The low end of the disclosed estimate is lower for Jani-King. Estimates are not quotes, and the FDD years may differ.
    Which has more locations, Clean Franchise or Jani-King?
    Clean Franchise: 621 (2025 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 73); Jani-King: 4,750 (2026 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 64). Total outlets from Item 20. Outlet counts do not indicate territory availability or franchisee results.
    Do Clean Franchise and Jani-King disclose financial performance (Item 19)?
    Clean Franchise has reviewed Item 19 figures for 3 location groups; Jani-King has no reviewed Item 19 figures on file. Different location groups are not directly comparable, and revenue is not profit.

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

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