Franchise opportunities compared
HealthSource Chiropractic vs HOTWORX
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.
- HealthSource Chiropractic and HOTWORX 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 (HealthSource Chiropractic: 3, HOTWORX: 11). Different groups are not directly comparable.
| Disclosure |  HealthSource Chiropractic |  HOTWORX |
|---|---|---|
| Financial commitment | ||
| Estimated initial investment (Item 7) | $83,447 – $635,078 2026 FDD · Item 7 | $288,890 – $1,083,310 2026 FDD · Item 7 |
| Standard initial franchise fee (Item 5) | $60,000 A chiropractor-owned Conversion Clinic has a separate $35,000 initial fee. 2026 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 15 | $19,950 2026 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 13 |
| Royalty (Item 6) | 7% of gross revenues Continuing Franchise Fee 2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 17 | $695 per month per studio location Monthly Royalty Fee 2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 15 |
| Brand / advertising fund (Item 6) | 2% of gross revenues Advertising Fee 2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 17 | $500 Advertising Daily Deal Site Noncompliance Fee — per day 2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 21 |
| System scale & health | ||
| Total outlets (Item 20) | 128 Outlets at end of 2025 2026 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 72 | 812 Outlets at end of 2025 2026 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 90 |
| Net outlet change (Item 20) | −2 Calculated: 130 at end of 2023 → 128 at end of 2025 | +230 Calculated: 582 at end of 2023 → 812 at end of 2025 |
| Outlet exits (Item 20) | 12 Closures, terminations & non-renewals in 2024 · Calculated turnover 9.2% of outlets at start of year 2026 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 72 | Not available No complete exit records for a year |
| Franchising since (Item 1) | 2006 2026 FDD · Item 1 · PDF p. 10 | January 2017 2026 FDD · Item 1 · PDF p. 7 |
| Franchisor founded (Item 1) | 2005 2026 FDD · Item 1 · PDF p. 10 | 2016 2026 FDD · Item 1 · PDF p. 7 |
| Performance (Item 19) | ||
| Financial performance (Item 19), by location group | Franchised (68 locations) — profit and revenue $723,707 mean Gross Revenues · 2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 70 Franchised (116 clinics) — other measures $1,094 – $7,048 range Case Average · 2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 71 Franchised (107 units) — revenue $609,587 mean Annual Gross Revenues · 2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 68 | Franchised (797 locations) — other measures 797 outlets other Open franchise outlets · 2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 77 Franchised (700 locations) — memberships 490 memberships mean Fully operational studio memberships · 2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 82 Franchised (149 locations) — other measures 5.53 – 7.44 percent range First-year monthly cancellation rate · 2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 78 +8 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.