Franchise opportunities compared
Heights Wellness Retreat 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
- Heights Wellness Retreat figures come from its 2026 FDD and Hydralive figures from its 2025 FDD, so the years differ.
- Item 19 figures cover the location groups each FDD names (Heights Wellness Retreat: 18, Hydralive: 4). Different groups are not directly comparable.
| Disclosure |  Heights Wellness Retreat |  Hydralive |
|---|---|---|
| Financial commitment | ||
| Estimated initial investment (Item 7) | $935,895 – $1,466,168 HWR BUSINESS TOTAL — $935895 2026 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 27 | $257,150 – $496,400 Total Estimated Initial Investment — single location 2025 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 22 |
| Standard initial franchise fee (Item 5) | Not available No single standard fee identified | $49,500 2025 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 14 |
| Royalty (Item 6) | $1.00 Royalty 6% — 1% 2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 18 | 7% of weekly gross revenue Royalty Fee 2025 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 16 |
| Brand / advertising fund (Item 6) | $4.00 3. Brand Fund — 4% 2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 26 | 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) | 0 Outlets at end of 2025 2026 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 73 | 4 Outlets at end of 2024 2025 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 60 |
| Net outlet change (Item 20) | −6 Calculated: 6 at end of 2023 → 0 at end of 2025 | +0 Calculated: 4 at end of 2022 → 4 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) | 2005 From a verified franchisor listing | 2017; predecessor K & B Wellness Group, LLC 2025 FDD · Item 1 · PDF p. 9 |
| Franchisor founded (Item 1) | Not available Not in reviewed records | 2019; organized December 2, 2019 2025 FDD · Item 1 · PDF p. 9 |
| Performance (Item 19) | ||
| Financial performance (Item 19), by location group | Franchised (49 locations) — other measures 53 percent other Table 5 · 2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 67 Franchised (1 locations) — other measures — Porter Ranch new build; four-month total/average $156 other Heights Wellness Retreat Porter Ranch · 2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 65 Franchised (1 locations) — other measures — Porter Ranch new build; 30 days $155 other Porter Ranch · 2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 66 +15 more groups in the full report | 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.