Which costs less to open, Dryvebox or PuroClean?

Dryvebox: $142,035 (2025 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 20); PuroClean: $56,298 – $277,118 (2026 FDD · Item 7). These are each franchisor's Item 7 estimated initial investment. The low end of the disclosed estimate is lower for PuroClean. At least one range spans several business formats. Estimates are not quotes, and the FDD years may differ.

Which has more locations, Dryvebox or PuroClean?

Dryvebox: 31 (2025 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 50); PuroClean: 433 (2026 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 59). Total outlets from Item 20. Outlet counts do not indicate territory availability or franchisee results.

Do Dryvebox and PuroClean disclose financial performance (Item 19)?

Dryvebox has reviewed Item 19 figures for 2 location groups; PuroClean has reviewed Item 19 figures for 2 location groups. Different location groups are not directly comparable, and revenue is not profit.

Franchise opportunities compared

Dryvebox vs PuroClean

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.

Dryvebox2025 FDD

PuroClean2026 FDD

Initial investment · Item 7

Dryvebox

$142,035

2025 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 20

PuroClean

$56,298 – $277,118

2026 FDD · Item 7

Initial franchise fee · Item 5

Dryvebox

$34,000

2025 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 9

PuroClean

$59,000

2026 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 15

Royalty · Item 6

Dryvebox

2025 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 11

PuroClean

3% · percentage of Mitigation Services Gross Receipts; Reconstruction Services Royalty Fee is 3%

2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 18

Before you compare

Dryvebox figures come from its 2025 FDD and PuroClean figures from its 2026 FDD, so the years differ.
PuroClean 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 (Dryvebox: 2, PuroClean: 2). Different groups are not directly comparable.

Financial commitment

Disclosure

Dryvebox

PuroClean

Estimated initial investment (Item 7)

Dryvebox

$142,035

TOTAL

2025 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 20

PuroClean

$56,298 – $277,118

2026 FDD · Item 7

Standard initial franchise fee (Item 5)

Dryvebox

$34,000

2025 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 9

PuroClean

$59,000

2026 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 15

Royalty (Item 6)

Dryvebox

Royalty — 6%

2025 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 11

PuroClean

3% · percentage of Mitigation Services Gross Receipts; Reconstruction Services Royalty Fee is 3%

Royalty Fee

2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 18

Brand / advertising fund (Item 6)

Dryvebox

Brand Advertising Fund — 2% — 2%

2025 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 11

PuroClean

2% of percentage of gross receipts

Marketing Fee

2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 17

System scale & health

Disclosure

Dryvebox

PuroClean

Total outlets (Item 20)

Dryvebox

Outlets at end of 2024

2025 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 50

PuroClean

433

Outlets at end of 2025

2026 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 59

Net outlet change (Item 20)

Dryvebox

+27

Calculated: 4 at end of 2022 → 31 at end of 2024

PuroClean

+30

Calculated: 403 at end of 2023 → 433 at end of 2025

Outlet exits (Item 20)

Dryvebox

Not available

No complete exit records for a year

PuroClean

Not available

No complete exit records for a year

Franchising since (Item 1)

Dryvebox

Not available

Not in reviewed records

PuroClean

1991

2026 FDD · Item 1 · PDF p. 10

Franchisor founded (Item 1)

Dryvebox

Not available

Not in reviewed records

PuroClean

1990

2026 FDD · Item 1 · PDF p. 10

Financial performance (Item 19), by location group

Dryvebox

Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — 11 Company-owned units with at least 3 months operating history

$300

other Company-owned

2025 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 49

Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — 12 Franchisee-owned units with at least 3 months operating history

$1,019

other Franchisee-owned

2025 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 49

PuroClean

Franchised (393 locations) — revenue

$500,496

median Annual Gross Sales

2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 55

Franchised (8 locations) — revenue

$1,066,124

mean Annual Gross Sales

2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 58

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.

Dryvebox vs PuroClean: common questions

Which costs less to open, Dryvebox or PuroClean?: Dryvebox: $142,035 (2025 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 20); PuroClean: $56,298 – $277,118 (2026 FDD · Item 7). These are each franchisor's Item 7 estimated initial investment. The low end of the disclosed estimate is lower for PuroClean. At least one range spans several business formats. Estimates are not quotes, and the FDD years may differ.
How do Dryvebox and PuroClean royalties compare?: Dryvebox: 6% (2025 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 11); PuroClean: 3% · percentage of Mitigation Services Gross Receipts; Reconstruction Services Royalty Fee is 3% (2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 18). Royalties as disclosed in Item 6; other recurring fees are listed separately.
Which has more locations, Dryvebox or PuroClean?: Dryvebox: 31 (2025 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 50); PuroClean: 433 (2026 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 59). Total outlets from Item 20. Outlet counts do not indicate territory availability or franchisee results.
Do Dryvebox and PuroClean disclose financial performance (Item 19)?: Dryvebox has reviewed Item 19 figures for 2 location groups; PuroClean 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