Which costs less to open, FS8 Studio or Studio?

FS8 Studio: $349,300 – $840,700 (2026 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 23); Studio: $287,900 – $685,900 (2025 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 15). These are each franchisor's Item 7 estimated initial investment. The low end of the disclosed estimate is lower for Studio. Estimates are not quotes, and the FDD years may differ.

Which has more locations, FS8 Studio or Studio?

FS8 Studio: 30 (2026 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 63); Studio: 22 (2025 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 48). Total outlets from Item 20. Outlet counts do not indicate territory availability or franchisee results.

Do FS8 Studio and Studio disclose financial performance (Item 19)?

FS8 Studio has reviewed Item 19 figures for 2 location groups; Studio has reviewed Item 19 figures for 7 location groups. Different location groups are not directly comparable, and revenue is not profit.

Franchise opportunities compared

FS8 Studio vs Studio

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.

FS8 Studio2026 FDD SStudio2025 FDD

Initial investment · Item 7

FS8 Studio

$349,300 – $840,700

2026 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 23

Studio

$287,900 – $685,900

2025 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 15

Initial franchise fee · Item 5

FS8 Studio

Not available

Studio

$60,000

2025 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 8

Royalty · Item 6

FS8 Studio

Not available

Studio

2025 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 10

Before you compare

FS8 Studio figures come from its 2026 FDD and Studio figures from its 2025 FDD, so the years differ.
Item 19 figures cover the location groups each FDD names (FS8 Studio: 2, Studio: 7). Different groups are not directly comparable.

Financial commitment

Disclosure

FS8 Studio

SStudio

Estimated initial investment (Item 7)

FS8 Studio

$349,300 – $840,700

Total

2026 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 23

Studio

$287,900 – $685,900

TOTAL initial investment

2025 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 15

Standard initial franchise fee (Item 5)

FS8 Studio

Not available

No single standard fee identified

Studio

$60,000

2025 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 8

Royalty (Item 6)

FS8 Studio

Not available

No reviewed royalty record

Studio

Royalty Fee percentage

2025 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 10

Brand / advertising fund (Item 6)

FS8 Studio

$200

Brand Fund — Up to 2% of Gross Sales, or $200 per month, whichever is higher

2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 14

Studio

$420

Brand Fund Fee current monthly fee

2025 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 10

System scale & health

Disclosure

FS8 Studio

SStudio

Total outlets (Item 20)

FS8 Studio

Outlets at end of 2025

2026 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 63

Studio

Outlets at end of 2024

2025 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 48

Net outlet change (Item 20)

FS8 Studio

+27

Calculated: 3 at end of 2023 → 30 at end of 2025

Studio

+14

Calculated: 8 at end of 2022 → 22 at end of 2024

Outlet exits (Item 20)

FS8 Studio

Not available

No complete exit records for a year

Studio

Not available

No complete exit records for a year

Franchising since (Item 1)

FS8 Studio

2021

2026 FDD · Item 1 · PDF p. 8

Studio

Not available

Not in reviewed records

Franchisor founded (Item 1)

FS8 Studio

2020

2026 FDD · Item 1 · PDF p. 8

Studio

Not available

Not in reviewed records

Financial performance (Item 19), by location group

FS8 Studio

Franchised (7 locations) — revenue

$442,119

mean Annual Gross Sales

2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 60

Franchised (3 locations) — revenue

$338,167

mean Annual Gross Sales

2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 60

SStudio

Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Two locations owned and operated by the franchisor's Parent.

$7,767

other South Beach

2025 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 43

Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Studios open for the full 12 months ending December 31, 2024, including one Stu…

$1,105,235

other NYC - Chelsea

2025 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 41

Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — The two locations owned and operated by the Parent during the 12-month period e…

$18,250

other Miami-Brickell

2025 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 43

+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.

FS8 Studio vs Studio: common questions

Which costs less to open, FS8 Studio or Studio?: FS8 Studio: $349,300 – $840,700 (2026 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 23); Studio: $287,900 – $685,900 (2025 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 15). These are each franchisor's Item 7 estimated initial investment. The low end of the disclosed estimate is lower for Studio. Estimates are not quotes, and the FDD years may differ.
Which has more locations, FS8 Studio or Studio?: FS8 Studio: 30 (2026 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 63); Studio: 22 (2025 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 48). Total outlets from Item 20. Outlet counts do not indicate territory availability or franchisee results.
Do FS8 Studio and Studio disclose financial performance (Item 19)?: FS8 Studio has reviewed Item 19 figures for 2 location groups; Studio 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.

How Franopolis reviews FDD figures