Franchise opportunities compared
Garage Living vs Hello Garage
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.
Before you compare
- Both sets of figures come from 2026 FDDs.
- Garage Living 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 (Garage Living: 2, Hello Garage: 1). Different groups are not directly comparable.
| Disclosure |  Garage Living |  Hello Garage |
|---|---|---|
| Financial commitment | ||
| Estimated initial investment (Item 7) | $122,250 – $323,900 2026 FDD · Item 7 | $165,340 – $205,250 Total 2026 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 16 |
| Standard initial franchise fee (Item 5) | Not available No single standard fee identified | $59,500 Initial product inventory and certain equipment of $40,000 to $50,000 must also be purchased. 2026 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 11 |
| Royalty (Item 6) | 6.5% · percent of Gross Revenue Royalty – primary market 2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 12 | 5% of gross revenue Royalty Fee 2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 12 |
| Brand / advertising fund (Item 6) | 3% of gross revenue Marketing cooperatives 2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 13 | 2% of gross revenue Hello Garage Brand Fund Contribution 2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 12 |
| System scale & health | ||
| Total outlets (Item 20) | 50 Outlets at end of 2025 2026 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 48 | 87 Outlets at end of 2025 2026 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 43 |
| Net outlet change (Item 20) | −1 Calculated: 51 at end of 2023 → 50 at end of 2025 | −46 Calculated: 133 at end of 2023 → 87 at end of 2025 |
| Outlet exits (Item 20) | 2 Closures, terminations & non-renewals in 2025 · Calculated turnover 3.8% of outlets at start of year 2026 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 48 | 30 Closures, terminations & non-renewals in 2025 · Calculated turnover 25.6% of outlets at start of year 2026 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 43 |
| Franchising since (Item 1) | Began selling franchises in the United States in February 2015 2026 FDD · Item 1 · PDF p. 8 | July 2020 2026 FDD · Item 1 · PDF p. 1 |
| Franchisor founded (Item 1) | Incorporated July 28, 2014 2026 FDD · Item 1 · PDF p. 8 | Formed in November 2019 2026 FDD · Item 1 · PDF p. 1 |
| Performance (Item 19) | ||
| Financial performance (Item 19), by location group | Franchised (30 franchise) — revenue and other measures and costs $322,407 other Gross Sales · 2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 46 Franchised (30 business) — other measures 7.17 percent mean Unit Growth Rate · 2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 46 | Franchised and company-owned (25 locations) — revenue and other measures $372,569 mean Installation Gross Revenue · 2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 40 |
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.