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    Ellie Mental Health vs Live Hydration Spa

    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.

    Ellie Mental Health2025 FDDLive Hydration Spa2026 FDD

    Initial investment · Item 7

    Ellie Mental Health

    $323,200 – $679,575

    2025 FDD · Item 7

    Live Hydration Spa

    $263,475 – $521,200

    2026 FDD · Item 7

    Initial franchise fee · Item 5

    Ellie Mental Health

    $60,000

    2025 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 17

    Live Hydration Spa

    $57,500

    2026 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 19

    Royalty · Item 6

    Ellie Mental Health

    Not available

    Live Hydration Spa

    $4,000

    2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 25

    Before you compare

    • Ellie Mental Health figures come from its 2025 FDD and Live Hydration Spa figures from its 2026 FDD, so the years differ.
    • Ellie Mental Health and Live Hydration Spa disclose 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: 2, Live Hydration Spa: 159). Different groups are not directly comparable.

    Financial commitment

    Estimated initial investment (Item 7)

    Ellie Mental Health

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

    Live Hydration Spa

    $263,475 – $521,200
    2026 FDD · Item 7
    Standard initial franchise fee (Item 5)

    Ellie Mental Health

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

    Live Hydration Spa

    $57,500
    2026 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 19
    Royalty (Item 6)

    Ellie Mental Health

    Not available
    No reviewed royalty record

    Live Hydration Spa

    $4,000
    Royalty optional fixed fee months 1-12
    2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 25
    Brand / advertising fund (Item 6)

    Ellie Mental Health

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

    Live Hydration Spa

    2%
    Brand Development Fund rate — 2%
    2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 21

    System scale & health

    Total outlets (Item 20)

    Ellie Mental Health

    263
    Outlets at end of 2024
    2025 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 78

    Live Hydration Spa

    Not available
    No reviewed outlet counts
    Net outlet change (Item 20)

    Ellie Mental Health

    +208
    Calculated: 55 at end of 2022 → 263 at end of 2024

    Live Hydration Spa

    Not available
    Only one year reported
    Outlet exits (Item 20)

    Ellie Mental Health

    Not available
    No complete exit records for a year

    Live Hydration Spa

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

    Ellie Mental Health

    Not available
    Not in reviewed records

    Live Hydration Spa

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

    Ellie Mental Health

    Not available
    Not in reviewed records

    Live Hydration Spa

    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
    Live Hydration Spa
    Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Company-owned Legacy Outlet (Omaha, Nebraska); Gross Sales; 2025 actual
    $1,039,021
    other Company-owned Legacy Outlet
    2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 65
    Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Vintage Park franchise outlet
    $443,156
    other Table 3 Vintage Park gross sales
    2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 70
    Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Rockbrook franchise outlet
    $710,127
    other Table 3 Rockbrook gross sales
    2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 70
    +156 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.

    Ellie Mental Health vs Live Hydration Spa: common questions

    Which costs less to open, Ellie Mental Health or Live Hydration Spa?
    Ellie Mental Health: $323,200 – $679,575 (2025 FDD · Item 7); Live Hydration Spa: $263,475 – $521,200 (2026 FDD · Item 7). These are each franchisor's Item 7 estimated initial investment. The low end of the disclosed estimate is lower for Live Hydration Spa. At least one range spans several business formats. Estimates are not quotes, and the FDD years may differ.
    Do Ellie Mental Health and Live Hydration Spa disclose financial performance (Item 19)?
    Ellie Mental Health has reviewed Item 19 figures for 2 location groups; Live Hydration Spa has reviewed Item 19 figures for 159 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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