Franchise opportunities compared
HealthSource Chiropractic vs Hydralive
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
- HealthSource Chiropractic figures come from its 2026 FDD and Hydralive figures from its 2025 FDD, so the years differ.
- HealthSource Chiropractic 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 (HealthSource Chiropractic: 3, Hydralive: 4). Different groups are not directly comparable.
| Disclosure |  HealthSource Chiropractic |  Hydralive |
|---|---|---|
| Financial commitment | ||
| Estimated initial investment (Item 7) | $83,447 – $635,078 2026 FDD · Item 7 | $257,150 – $496,400 Total Estimated Initial Investment — single location 2025 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 22 |
| 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 | $49,500 2025 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 14 |
| Royalty (Item 6) | 7% of gross revenues Continuing Franchise Fee 2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 17 | 7% of weekly gross revenue Royalty Fee 2025 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 16 |
| Brand / advertising fund (Item 6) | 2% of gross revenues Advertising Fee 2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 17 | 1% of weekly gross revenue; currently 1%, may increase to 2% Brand Fund Fee 2025 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 16 |
| System scale & health | ||
| Total outlets (Item 20) | 128 Outlets at end of 2025 2026 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 72 | 4 Outlets at end of 2024 2025 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 60 |
| Net outlet change (Item 20) | −2 Calculated: 130 at end of 2023 → 128 at end of 2025 | +0 Calculated: 4 at end of 2022 → 4 at end of 2024 |
| 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 | 2017; predecessor K & B Wellness Group, LLC 2025 FDD · Item 1 · PDF p. 9 |
| Franchisor founded (Item 1) | 2005 2026 FDD · Item 1 · PDF p. 10 | 2019; organized December 2, 2019 2025 FDD · Item 1 · PDF p. 9 |
| 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 (1 locations) — memberships and revenue and other measures and costs 8,098 customers other Total Customers · 2025 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 58 Company-owned (2 locations) — revenue and other measures and costs and memberships $557,169 mean Gross Revenue · 2025 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 57 Company-owned (2 locations) — revenue $442 mean Retail Merchandise Sales · 2025 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 57 +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.