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    Complete Music vs Quality Inn

    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.

    CMComplete Music2026 FDDQuality Inn2026 FDD

    Initial investment · Item 7

    Complete Music

    $68,800 – $80,750

    2026 FDD · Item 7

    Quality Inn

    $332,295 – $1,859,295

    2026 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 49

    Initial franchise fee · Item 5

    Complete Music

    $50,000

    2026 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 8

    Quality Inn

    Not available

    Royalty · Item 6

    Complete Music

    8% · See — 8%

    2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 10

    Quality Inn

    1.5%

    2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 45

    Before you compare

    • Both sets of figures come from 2026 FDDs.
    • Complete Music discloses more than one business format, so the investment range spans formats; the full report breaks them out.
    • Item 19 figures cover the location groups each FDD names (Complete Music: 9, Quality Inn: 5). Different groups are not directly comparable.

    Financial commitment

    Estimated initial investment (Item 7)

    Complete Music

    $68,800 – $80,750
    2026 FDD · Item 7

    Quality Inn

    $332,295 – $1,859,295
    Total investment
    2026 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 49
    Standard initial franchise fee (Item 5)

    Complete Music

    $50,000
    2026 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 8

    Quality Inn

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

    Complete Music

    8% · See — 8%
    Royalty
    2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 10

    Quality Inn

    1.5%
    Revenue reporting late fee percentage of preceding royalty plus marketing/reservation fees
    2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 45
    Brand / advertising fund (Item 6)

    Complete Music

    2%
    National Advertising Fund Fee — 2% — 2%
    2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 10

    Quality Inn

    10%
    International marketing paid/meta consumed stays gross-room revenue maximum; replaces 3% fee — 10%
    2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 35

    System scale & health

    Total outlets (Item 20)

    Complete Music

    82
    Outlets at end of 2025
    2026 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 35

    Quality Inn

    1,566
    Outlets at end of 2025
    2026 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 84
    Net outlet change (Item 20)

    Complete Music

    +13
    Calculated: 69 at end of 2023 → 82 at end of 2025

    Quality Inn

    −51
    Calculated: 1,617 at end of 2023 → 1,566 at end of 2025
    Outlet exits (Item 20)

    Complete Music

    Not available
    No complete exit records for a year

    Quality Inn

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

    Complete Music

    Not available
    Not in reviewed records

    Quality Inn

    1941
    From a verified franchisor listing
    Franchisor founded (Item 1)

    Complete Music

    Not available
    Not in reviewed records

    Quality Inn

    Not available
    Not in reviewed records

    Financial performance (Item 19), by location group

    CMComplete Music
    Franchised (23 locations) — other measures — Top Third;70full-year from81yearend
    $485,160
    other Gross Receipts
    2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 33
    Franchised (23 locations) — other measures — Middle Third;70full-year from81yearend
    $228,359
    other Gross Receipts
    2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 33
    Franchised (23 locations) — other measures — Top Third
    30 percent
    other At/above average
    2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 34
    +6 more groups in the full report
    Quality Inn
    Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — QUALITY United States franchised
    1,566 hotels
    other Total open/operating QUALITY hotels
    2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 81
    Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — All QUALITY Performance Sample
    50.7 percent
    other Table 1 Average Occupancy Rate
    2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 82
    Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — QUALITY Performance Sample
    1,498 hotels
    other Full Performance Sample size
    2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 81
    +2 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.

    Complete Music vs Quality Inn: common questions

    Which costs less to open, Complete Music or Quality Inn?
    Complete Music: $68,800 – $80,750 (2026 FDD · Item 7); Quality Inn: $332,295 – $1,859,295 (2026 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 49). These are each franchisor's Item 7 estimated initial investment. The low end of the disclosed estimate is lower for Complete Music. At least one range spans several business formats. Estimates are not quotes, and the FDD years may differ.
    How do Complete Music and Quality Inn royalties compare?
    Complete Music: 8% · See — 8% (2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 10); Quality Inn: 1.5% (2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 45). Royalties as disclosed in Item 6; other recurring fees are listed separately.
    Which has more locations, Complete Music or Quality Inn?
    Complete Music: 82 (2026 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 35); Quality Inn: 1,566 (2026 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 84). Total outlets from Item 20. Outlet counts do not indicate territory availability or franchisee results.
    Do Complete Music and Quality Inn disclose financial performance (Item 19)?
    Complete Music has reviewed Item 19 figures for 9 location groups; Quality Inn has reviewed Item 19 figures for 5 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.

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