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    Garage Experts vs Up Closets

    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.

    Garage Experts2026 FDDUp Closets2026 FDD

    Initial investment · Item 7

    Garage Experts

    $109,900 – $246,400

    2026 FDD · Item 7

    Up Closets

    $95,350 – $1,500,000

    2026 FDD · Item 7

    Initial franchise fee · Item 5

    Garage Experts

    $54,900

    2026 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 12

    Up Closets

    $49,000

    2026 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 12

    Royalty · Item 6

    Garage Experts

    Not available

    Up Closets

    4% · percent of Gross Sales; 6% up to $1,000,000, 5% between $1,000,000 and $2,000,000, and 4% above $2,000,000

    2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 72

    Before you compare

    • Both sets of figures come from 2026 FDDs.
    • Garage Experts and Up Closets 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 (Garage Experts: 2, Up Closets: 1). Different groups are not directly comparable.

    Financial commitment

    Estimated initial investment (Item 7)

    Garage Experts

    $109,900 – $246,400
    2026 FDD · Item 7

    Up Closets

    $95,350 – $1,500,000
    2026 FDD · Item 7
    Standard initial franchise fee (Item 5)

    Garage Experts

    $54,900
    A Micro-Territory initial franchise fee of $38,500 per territory is also listed.
    2026 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 12

    Up Closets

    $49,000
    2026 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 12
    Royalty (Item 6)

    Garage Experts

    Not available
    No reviewed royalty record

    Up Closets

    4% · percent of Gross Sales; 6% up to $1,000,000, 5% between $1,000,000 and $2,000,000, and 4% above $2,000,000
    Royalty Fee
    2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 72
    Brand / advertising fund (Item 6)

    Garage Experts

    Not available
    No reviewed brand or advertising fund fee

    Up Closets

    0% of the gross revenue of your franchised business during the preceding month
    Brand Fund Contribution
    2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 18

    System scale & health

    Total outlets (Item 20)

    Garage Experts

    110
    Outlets at end of 2025
    2025 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 57

    Up Closets

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

    Garage Experts

    +4
    Calculated: 106 at end of 2022 → 110 at end of 2025

    Up Closets

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

    Garage Experts

    4
    Closures, terminations & non-renewals in 2025 · Calculated turnover 3.8% of outlets at start of year
    2025 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 59

    Up Closets

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

    Garage Experts

    2008
    2026 FDD · Item 1 · PDF p. 9

    Up Closets

    2022
    2026 FDD · Item 1 · PDF p. 9
    Franchisor founded (Item 1)

    Garage Experts

    2008
    2026 FDD · Item 1 · PDF p. 9

    Up Closets

    2022
    2026 FDD · Item 1 · PDF p. 8

    Financial performance (Item 19), by location group

    Garage Experts
    Franchised (46 locations) — revenue and profit
    $624,466
    median Annual Gross Sales
    2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 54
    Franchised (21 locations) — revenue and profit
    $1,098,432
    median Annual Gross Sales
    2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 56
    Up Closets
    Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record
    372 consultations
    other Number of Consultations
    2026 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.

    Garage Experts vs Up Closets: common questions

    Which costs less to open, Garage Experts or Up Closets?
    Garage Experts: $109,900 – $246,400 (2026 FDD · Item 7); Up Closets: $95,350 – $1,500,000 (2026 FDD · Item 7). These are each franchisor's Item 7 estimated initial investment. The low end of the disclosed estimate is lower for Up Closets. At least one range spans several business formats. Estimates are not quotes, and the FDD years may differ.
    Do Garage Experts and Up Closets disclose financial performance (Item 19)?
    Garage Experts has reviewed Item 19 figures for 2 location groups; Up Closets has reviewed Item 19 figures for 1 location group. 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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