Which costs less to open, Club or Pickleball Kingdom?

Club: $349,179 – $696,724 (2026 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 17); Pickleball Kingdom: $998,800 (2026 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 26). These are each franchisor's Item 7 estimated initial investment. The low end of the disclosed estimate is lower for Club. Estimates are not quotes, and the FDD years may differ.

How do Club and Pickleball Kingdom royalties compare?

Club: 8% (2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 12); Pickleball Kingdom: 7% (2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 17). Royalties as disclosed in Item 6; other recurring fees are listed separately.

Which has more locations, Club or Pickleball Kingdom?

Club: 3 (2026 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 54); Pickleball Kingdom: 22 (2026 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 68). Total outlets from Item 20. Outlet counts do not indicate territory availability or franchisee results.

Franchise opportunities compared

Club vs Pickleball Kingdom

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.

CClub2026 FDD

Pickleball Kingdom2026 FDD

Initial investment · Item 7

Club

$349,179 – $696,724

2026 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 17

Pickleball Kingdom

$998,800

2026 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 26

Initial franchise fee · Item 5

Club

$50,000

2026 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 11

Pickleball Kingdom

$60,000

2026 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 15

Royalty · Item 6

Club

2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 12

Pickleball Kingdom

2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 17

Before you compare

Both sets of figures come from 2026 FDDs.
Only Club has reviewed Item 19 figures here.

Financial commitment

Disclosure

CClub

Pickleball Kingdom

Estimated initial investment (Item 7)

Club

$349,179 – $696,724

Total estimated initial investment

2026 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 17

Pickleball Kingdom

$998,800

Total franchise agreement investment

2026 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 26

Standard initial franchise fee (Item 5)

Club

$50,000

2026 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 11

Pickleball Kingdom

$60,000

2026 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 15

Royalty (Item 6)

Club

Royalty rate

2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 12

Pickleball Kingdom

Royalty fee

2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 17

Brand / advertising fund (Item 6)

Club

$300

Marketing Fund

2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 12

Pickleball Kingdom

Advertising Fund contribution — 2%

2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 19

System scale & health

Disclosure

CClub

Pickleball Kingdom

Total outlets (Item 20)

Club

Outlets at end of 2025

2026 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 54

Pickleball Kingdom

Outlets at end of 2025

2026 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 68

Net outlet change (Item 20)

Club

Calculated: 1 at end of 2023 → 3 at end of 2025

Pickleball Kingdom

+21

Calculated: 1 at end of 2023 → 22 at end of 2025

Outlet exits (Item 20)

Club

Not available

No complete exit records for a year

Pickleball Kingdom

Not available

No complete exit records for a year

Franchising since (Item 1)

Club

Not available

Not in reviewed records

Pickleball Kingdom

Not available

Not in reviewed records

Franchisor founded (Item 1)

Club

Not available

Not in reviewed records

Pickleball Kingdom

Not available

Not in reviewed records

Financial performance (Item 19), by location group

CClub

Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Two Affiliate-Owned Clubs in La Verne and Covina, California, reported together…

$424,118

other Affiliate-Owned Clubs

2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 51

Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — One individually listed Open Franchised Club: Tempe, Arizona.

$18,041

other Pre-Sale Revenue

2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 52

Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Affiliate-Owned Clubs and Open Franchised Clubs combined in Table 4, as disclos…

$3,600

other Affiliate-Owned Clubs

2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 51

+4 more groups in the full report

Pickleball Kingdom

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.

Club vs Pickleball Kingdom: common questions

Which costs less to open, Club or Pickleball Kingdom?: Club: $349,179 – $696,724 (2026 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 17); Pickleball Kingdom: $998,800 (2026 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 26). These are each franchisor's Item 7 estimated initial investment. The low end of the disclosed estimate is lower for Club. Estimates are not quotes, and the FDD years may differ.
How do Club and Pickleball Kingdom royalties compare?: Club: 8% (2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 12); Pickleball Kingdom: 7% (2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 17). Royalties as disclosed in Item 6; other recurring fees are listed separately.
Which has more locations, Club or Pickleball Kingdom?: Club: 3 (2026 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 54); Pickleball Kingdom: 22 (2026 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 68). Total outlets from Item 20. Outlet counts do not indicate territory availability or franchisee results.
Do Club and Pickleball Kingdom disclose financial performance (Item 19)?: Club has reviewed Item 19 figures for 7 location groups; Pickleball Kingdom makes no Item 19 financial performance representation. 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