Which costs less to open, Franchisor or HouseMaster?

Franchisor: $102,690 (2026 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 26); HouseMaster: $73,878 – $132,689 (2026 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 37). These are each franchisor's Item 7 estimated initial investment. The low end of the disclosed estimate is lower for HouseMaster. Estimates are not quotes, and the FDD years may differ.

Which has more locations, Franchisor or HouseMaster?

Franchisor: 350 (2026 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 64); HouseMaster: 190 (2026 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 78). Total outlets from Item 20. Outlet counts do not indicate territory availability or franchisee results.

Do Franchisor and HouseMaster disclose financial performance (Item 19)?

Franchisor has reviewed Item 19 figures for 15 location groups; HouseMaster has reviewed Item 19 figures for 6 location groups. Different location groups are not directly comparable, and revenue is not profit.

Franchise opportunities compared

Franchisor vs HouseMaster

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.

FFranchisor2026 FDD

HouseMaster2026 FDD

Initial investment · Item 7

Franchisor

$102,690

2026 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 26

HouseMaster

$73,878 – $132,689

2026 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 37

Initial franchise fee · Item 5

Franchisor

$58,500

2026 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 14

HouseMaster

$42,500

2026 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 24

Royalty · Item 6

Franchisor

2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 14

HouseMaster

Not available

Before you compare

Both sets of figures come from 2026 FDDs.
Item 19 figures cover the location groups each FDD names (Franchisor: 15, HouseMaster: 6). Different groups are not directly comparable.

Financial commitment

Disclosure

FFranchisor

HouseMaster

Estimated initial investment (Item 7)

Franchisor

$102,690

Total estimated initial investment

2026 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 26

HouseMaster

$73,878 – $132,689

Total Single Franchise

2026 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 37

Standard initial franchise fee (Item 5)

Franchisor

$58,500

2026 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 14

HouseMaster

$42,500

2026 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 24

Royalty (Item 6)

Franchisor

Royalty rate

2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 14

HouseMaster

Not available

No reviewed royalty record

Brand / advertising fund (Item 6)

Franchisor

Brand fee — 4%

2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 14

HouseMaster

Not available

No reviewed brand or advertising fund fee

System scale & health

Disclosure

FFranchisor

HouseMaster

Total outlets (Item 20)

Franchisor

350

Outlets at end of 2025

2026 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 64

HouseMaster

190

Outlets at end of 2025

2026 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 78

Net outlet change (Item 20)

Franchisor

−58

Calculated: 408 at end of 2023 → 350 at end of 2025

HouseMaster

−52

Calculated: 242 at end of 2023 → 190 at end of 2025

Outlet exits (Item 20)

Franchisor

Not available

No complete exit records for a year

HouseMaster

Not available

No complete exit records for a year

Franchising since (Item 1)

Franchisor

Not available

Not in reviewed records

HouseMaster

1979

2026 FDD · Item 1 · PDF p. 11

Franchisor founded (Item 1)

Franchisor

Not available

Not in reviewed records

HouseMaster

2020

2026 FDD · Item 1 · PDF p. 10

Financial performance (Item 19), by location group

FFranchisor

Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Pillar To Post franchises sold during 2024

119 percent

other 2024 Highest selling price as percentage of prior year's annual sales

2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 58

Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Pillar To Post franchises sold during 2025

10 percent

other 2025 Lowest selling price as percentage of prior year's annual sales

2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 58

Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Pillar To Post franchisee-owned units in exclusive or non-exclusive territories…

22 percent

other 2025 total systemwide sales

2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 59

+12 more groups in the full report

HouseMaster

Franchised (41 businesses) — other measures and revenue

$696,024

mean Gross Sales

2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 76

Franchised (71 franchisees) — revenue

$100,766

median Gross Sales

2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 76

Franchised (26 locations) — revenue and other measures

$244,470

mean Gross Sales

2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 76

+3 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.

Franchisor vs HouseMaster: common questions

Which costs less to open, Franchisor or HouseMaster?: Franchisor: $102,690 (2026 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 26); HouseMaster: $73,878 – $132,689 (2026 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 37). These are each franchisor's Item 7 estimated initial investment. The low end of the disclosed estimate is lower for HouseMaster. Estimates are not quotes, and the FDD years may differ.
Which has more locations, Franchisor or HouseMaster?: Franchisor: 350 (2026 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 64); HouseMaster: 190 (2026 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 78). Total outlets from Item 20. Outlet counts do not indicate territory availability or franchisee results.
Do Franchisor and HouseMaster disclose financial performance (Item 19)?: Franchisor has reviewed Item 19 figures for 15 location groups; HouseMaster has reviewed Item 19 figures for 6 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