Franchise opportunities compared
Gatsby Glass vs Glass Doctor
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.
Initial investment · Item 7
Gatsby Glass
$201,383 – $258,968
2026 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 20Glass Doctor
$154,650 – $326,850
2026 FDD · Item 7Initial franchise fee · Item 5
Gatsby Glass
$59,500
2026 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 7Glass Doctor
$59,900
2026 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 24Royalty · Item 6
Gatsby Glass
3%–5% or $500/mo min
2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 12Glass Doctor
Not available
Before you compare
- Both sets of figures come from 2026 FDDs.
- Glass Doctor 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 (Gatsby Glass: 3, Glass Doctor: 29). Different groups are not directly comparable.
Financial commitment
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System scale & health
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Financial performance (Item 19), by location group
Gatsby GlassGlass DoctorItem 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.
Gatsby Glass vs Glass Doctor: common questions
- Which costs less to open, Gatsby Glass or Glass Doctor?
- Gatsby Glass: $201,383 – $258,968 (2026 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 20); Glass Doctor: $154,650 – $326,850 (2026 FDD · Item 7). These are each franchisor's Item 7 estimated initial investment. The low end of the disclosed estimate is lower for Glass Doctor. At least one range spans several business formats. Estimates are not quotes, and the FDD years may differ.
- Which has more locations, Gatsby Glass or Glass Doctor?
- Gatsby Glass: 137 (2025 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 89); Glass Doctor: 0 (2026 FDD · Item 20). Total outlets from Item 20. Outlet counts do not indicate territory availability or franchisee results.
- Do Gatsby Glass and Glass Doctor disclose financial performance (Item 19)?
- Gatsby Glass has reviewed Item 19 figures for 3 location groups; Glass Doctor has reviewed Item 19 figures for 29 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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Full Gatsby Glass report
Every reviewed fee, Item 19 group, outlet table and territory disclosure
Full Glass Doctor report
Every reviewed fee, Item 19 group, outlet table and territory disclosure
