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    Fitness Machine Technicians vs FlyLock Security Solutions

    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.

    Fitness Machine Technicians2026 FDDFSFlyLock Security Solutions2025 FDD

    Initial investment · Item 7

    Fitness Machine Technicians

    $65,950 – $127,990

    2026 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 22

    FlyLock Security Solutions

    $146,741 – $397,595

    2025 FDD · Item 7

    Initial franchise fee · Item 5

    Fitness Machine Technicians

    Not available

    FlyLock Security Solutions

    Not available

    Royalty · Item 6

    Fitness Machine Technicians

    5% · Percentage of Gross Sales: 6% of the first $499,999 of Gross Sales each calendar year; 5% of Gross Sales in excess of $500,000 each calendar year.

    2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 15

    FlyLock Security Solutions

    8%

    2025 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 13

    Before you compare

    • Fitness Machine Technicians figures come from its 2026 FDD and FlyLock Security Solutions figures from its 2025 FDD, so the years differ.
    • FlyLock Security Solutions 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 (Fitness Machine Technicians: 3, FlyLock Security Solutions: 7). Different groups are not directly comparable.

    Financial commitment

    Estimated initial investment (Item 7)

    Fitness Machine Technicians

    $65,950 – $127,990
    Total
    2026 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 22

    FlyLock Security Solutions

    $146,741 – $397,595
    2025 FDD · Item 7
    Standard initial franchise fee (Item 5)

    Fitness Machine Technicians

    Not available
    No single standard fee identified

    FlyLock Security Solutions

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

    Fitness Machine Technicians

    5% · Percentage of Gross Sales: 6% of the first $499,999 of Gross Sales each calendar year; 5% of Gross Sales in excess of $500,000 each calendar year.
    Royalty Fee
    2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 15

    FlyLock Security Solutions

    8%
    Royalty rate
    2025 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 13
    Brand / advertising fund (Item 6)

    Fitness Machine Technicians

    1% of percentage of gross revenues
    National Marketing Fee
    2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 15

    FlyLock Security Solutions

    1%
    National advertising fund maximum — 1%
    2025 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 15

    System scale & health

    Total outlets (Item 20)

    Fitness Machine Technicians

    141
    Outlets at end of 2025
    2026 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 52

    FlyLock Security Solutions

    95
    Outlets at end of 2024
    2025 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 49
    Net outlet change (Item 20)

    Fitness Machine Technicians

    +16
    Calculated: 125 at end of 2023 → 141 at end of 2025

    FlyLock Security Solutions

    +1
    Calculated: 94 at end of 2022 → 95 at end of 2024
    Outlet exits (Item 20)

    Fitness Machine Technicians

    Not available
    No complete exit records for a year

    FlyLock Security Solutions

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

    Fitness Machine Technicians

    2023
    2026 FDD · Item 1 · PDF p. 1

    FlyLock Security Solutions

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

    Fitness Machine Technicians

    2020
    2026 FDD · Item 1 · PDF p. 1

    FlyLock Security Solutions

    Not available
    Not in reviewed records

    Financial performance (Item 19), by location group

    Fitness Machine Technicians
    Franchised (129 businesses) — revenue — 41 franchisees operating 129 franchised Businesses
    $13,373,592
    other System-Wide Gross Revenue
    2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 48
    Franchised (13 locations) — revenue
    $176,592
    other Gross Revenue by Years Active
    2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 51
    Franchised (129 businesses) — revenue — 41 franchisees that operated 129 franchised Businesses during the 2025 fiscal y…
    $489,562
    mean Gross Revenue
    2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 48
    FSFlyLock Security Solutions
    Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — The Flying Locksmiths, Inc. Boston affiliate outlet (not a franchised unit)
    $1,199,286
    other Item 19 affiliate outlet cost of goods sold
    2025 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 48
    Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Franchised Multi-Territory locations in the FPR 1 reporting sample
    $9.00
    other Item 19 multi-territory locations
    2025 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 46
    Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Franchised outlets operating the entire year under FPR 2
    $79
    other Item 19 FPR2 full-year outlets
    2025 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 47
    +4 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.

    Fitness Machine Technicians vs FlyLock Security Solutions: common questions

    Which costs less to open, Fitness Machine Technicians or FlyLock Security Solutions?
    Fitness Machine Technicians: $65,950 – $127,990 (2026 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 22); FlyLock Security Solutions: $146,741 – $397,595 (2025 FDD · Item 7). These are each franchisor's Item 7 estimated initial investment. The low end of the disclosed estimate is lower for Fitness Machine Technicians. At least one range spans several business formats. Estimates are not quotes, and the FDD years may differ.
    How do Fitness Machine Technicians and FlyLock Security Solutions royalties compare?
    Fitness Machine Technicians: 5% · Percentage of Gross Sales: 6% of the first $499,999 of Gross Sales each calendar year; 5% of Gross Sales in excess of $500,000 each calendar year. (2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 15); FlyLock Security Solutions: 8% (2025 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 13). Royalties as disclosed in Item 6; other recurring fees are listed separately.
    Which has more locations, Fitness Machine Technicians or FlyLock Security Solutions?
    Fitness Machine Technicians: 141 (2026 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 52); FlyLock Security Solutions: 95 (2025 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 49). Total outlets from Item 20. Outlet counts do not indicate territory availability or franchisee results.
    Do Fitness Machine Technicians and FlyLock Security Solutions disclose financial performance (Item 19)?
    Fitness Machine Technicians has reviewed Item 19 figures for 3 location groups; FlyLock Security Solutions has reviewed Item 19 figures for 7 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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