Franchise opportunities compared

    Ellie Mental Health vs I.V. Vitamin Therapy Services

    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.

    Initial investment · Item 7

    Ellie Mental Health

    $323,200 – $679,575

    2025 FDD · Item 7

    I.V. Vitamin Therapy Services

    $147,125 – $415,200

    2025 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 19

    Initial franchise fee · Item 5

    Ellie Mental Health

    $60,000

    2025 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 17

    I.V. Vitamin Therapy Services

    $55,000

    2025 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 15

    Royalty · Item 6

    Ellie Mental Health

    Not available

    I.V. Vitamin Therapy Services

    7%

    2025 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 16

    Before you compare

    • Both sets of figures come from 2025 FDDs.
    • Ellie Mental Health 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 (Ellie Mental Health: 3, I.V. Vitamin Therapy Services: 2). Different groups are not directly comparable.

    Financial commitment

    Estimated initial investment (Item 7)

    Ellie Mental Health

    $323,200 – $679,575
    2025 FDD · Item 7

    I.V. Vitamin Therapy Services

    $147,125 – $415,200
    Total initial investment — single unit
    2025 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 19
    Standard initial franchise fee (Item 5)

    Ellie Mental Health

    $60,000
    2025 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 17

    I.V. Vitamin Therapy Services

    $55,000
    2025 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 15
    Royalty (Item 6)

    Ellie Mental Health

    Not available
    No reviewed royalty record

    I.V. Vitamin Therapy Services

    7%
    Royalty rate
    2025 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 16
    Brand / advertising fund (Item 6)

    Ellie Mental Health

    $100
    Marketing Fee
    2025 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 20

    I.V. Vitamin Therapy Services

    2%
    General advertising and marketing fee rate — 2%
    2025 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 16

    System scale & health

    Total outlets (Item 20)

    Ellie Mental Health

    526
    Outlets at end of 2024
    2025 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 78

    I.V. Vitamin Therapy Services

    106
    Outlets at end of 2024
    2025 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 51
    Net outlet change (Item 20)

    Ellie Mental Health

    +471
    Calculated: 55 at end of 2022 → 526 at end of 2024

    I.V. Vitamin Therapy Services

    +66
    Calculated: 40 at end of 2022 → 106 at end of 2024
    Outlet exits (Item 20)

    Ellie Mental Health

    Not available
    No complete exit records for a year

    I.V. Vitamin Therapy Services

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

    Ellie Mental Health

    Not available
    Not in reviewed records

    I.V. Vitamin Therapy Services

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

    Ellie Mental Health

    Not available
    Not in reviewed records

    I.V. Vitamin Therapy Services

    Not available
    Not in reviewed records

    Financial performance (Item 19), by location group

    Ellie Mental Health
    Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Company-Owned Clinics in Minnesota
    $139
    other Collected Revenue per session
    2025 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 77
    Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Franchised Clinics in listed state
    $127
    other Collected Revenue per session
    2025 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 77
    Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Affiliate-owned clinics open full year
    23 clinics
    other 2024 company-owned clinic population
    2025 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 63
    I.V. Vitamin Therapy Services
    Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Reporting Outlets operating entire Measuring Period (Jan 1–Dec 31, 2024)
    $392,768
    other gross revenue
    2025 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 49
    Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Reporting Outlets operating more than 6 months but less than the entire Measuri…
    $164,053
    other gross revenue
    2025 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 50

    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.

    Ellie Mental Health vs I.V. Vitamin Therapy Services: common questions

    Which costs less to open, Ellie Mental Health or I.V. Vitamin Therapy Services?
    Ellie Mental Health: $323,200 – $679,575 (2025 FDD · Item 7); I.V. Vitamin Therapy Services: $147,125 – $415,200 (2025 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 19). These are each franchisor's Item 7 estimated initial investment. The low end of the disclosed estimate is lower for I.V. Vitamin Therapy Services. At least one range spans several business formats. Estimates are not quotes, and the FDD years may differ.
    Which has more locations, Ellie Mental Health or I.V. Vitamin Therapy Services?
    Ellie Mental Health: 526 (2025 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 78); I.V. Vitamin Therapy Services: 106 (2025 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 51). Total outlets from Item 20. Outlet counts do not indicate territory availability or franchisee results.
    Do Ellie Mental Health and I.V. Vitamin Therapy Services disclose financial performance (Item 19)?
    Ellie Mental Health has reviewed Item 19 figures for 3 location groups; I.V. Vitamin Therapy Services 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.

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