Franchise opportunities compared
Gecko Hospitality vs Intelligent Assistant
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
- Gecko Hospitality figures come from its 2025 FDD and Intelligent Assistant figures from its 2026 FDD, so the years differ.
- Gecko Hospitality and Intelligent Assistant disclose more than one business format, so the investment range spans formats; the full report breaks them out.
- Only Intelligent Assistant has reviewed Item 19 figures here.
| Disclosure | GHGecko Hospitality | IAIntelligent Assistant |
|---|---|---|
| Financial commitment | ||
| Estimated initial investment (Item 7) | $54,249 – $85,185 2025 FDD · Item 7 | $168,000 – $445,000 2026 FDD · Item 7 |
| Standard initial franchise fee (Item 5) | Not available No single standard fee identified | $49,500 2026 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 20 |
| Royalty (Item 6) | $10 Royalty on gross sales 2025 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 14 | 1000% Royalty minimum and percent — $1000 2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 22 |
| Brand / advertising fund (Item 6) | $4.00 Marketing fund contribution 2025 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 14 | $2,500 Marketing Fund — $2500 2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 23 |
| System scale & health | ||
| Total outlets (Item 20) | 67 Outlets at end of 2023 2025 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 59 | 41 Outlets at end of 2024 2026 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 64 |
| Net outlet change (Item 20) | +37 Calculated: 30 at end of 2021 → 67 at end of 2023 | −4 Calculated: 45 at end of 2022 → 41 at end of 2024 |
| Outlet exits (Item 20) | Not available No complete exit records for a year | Not available No complete exit records for a year |
| Franchising since (Item 1) | Not available Not in reviewed records | Not available Not in reviewed records |
| Franchisor founded (Item 1) | Not available Not in reviewed records | Not available Not in reviewed records |
| Performance (Item 19) | ||
| Financial performance (Item 19), by location group | Not disclosed — no Item 19 financial performance representation | Franchised (7 locations) — other measures — Intelligent Office parent/affiliate franchise owners in Top Third, not Intellig… 7 owners other Intelligent Office owners Top Third · 2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 60 Franchised (7 locations) — other measures — Intelligent Office parent/affiliate franchise owners in Middle Third, not Intel… 1.3 units other Intelligent Office owners Middle Third · 2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 60 Franchised (8 locations) — other measures 1 units other Intelligent Office owners Bottom Third · 2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 60 +1 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.