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    HOTWORX vs Pure Sweat Sauna Studio

    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.

    HOTWORX2026 FDDPure Sweat Sauna Studio2026 FDD

    Initial investment · Item 7

    HOTWORX

    $288,890 – $1,083,310

    2026 FDD · Item 7

    Pure Sweat Sauna Studio

    $573,200

    2026 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 18

    Initial franchise fee · Item 5

    HOTWORX

    $19,950

    2026 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 13

    Pure Sweat Sauna Studio

    Not available

    Royalty · Item 6

    HOTWORX

    $695 per month per studio location

    2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 15

    Pure Sweat Sauna Studio

    $125

    2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 12

    Before you compare

    • Both sets of figures come from 2026 FDDs.
    • HOTWORX 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 (HOTWORX: 11, Pure Sweat Sauna Studio: 15). Different groups are not directly comparable.

    Financial commitment

    Estimated initial investment (Item 7)

    HOTWORX

    $288,890 – $1,083,310
    2026 FDD · Item 7

    Pure Sweat Sauna Studio

    $573,200
    Total Estimate: $573,200–$889,000
    2026 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 18
    Standard initial franchise fee (Item 5)

    HOTWORX

    $19,950
    2026 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 13

    Pure Sweat Sauna Studio

    Not available
    No single standard fee identified
    Royalty (Item 6)

    HOTWORX

    $695 per month per studio location
    Monthly Royalty Fee
    2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 15

    Pure Sweat Sauna Studio

    $125
    Royalty, brand fund, local marketing, POS, technology, conference, training fees — $125
    2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 12
    Brand / advertising fund (Item 6)

    HOTWORX

    $500
    Advertising Daily Deal Site Noncompliance Fee — per day
    2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 21

    Pure Sweat Sauna Studio

    2%
    Brand Development Fund: up to 2% of Gross Sales, currently 1% — 2%
    2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 12

    System scale & health

    Total outlets (Item 20)

    HOTWORX

    812
    Outlets at end of 2025
    2026 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 90

    Pure Sweat Sauna Studio

    Not available
    No reviewed outlet counts
    Net outlet change (Item 20)

    HOTWORX

    +230
    Calculated: 582 at end of 2023 → 812 at end of 2025

    Pure Sweat Sauna Studio

    Not available
    Only one year reported
    Outlet exits (Item 20)

    HOTWORX

    Not available
    No complete exit records for a year

    Pure Sweat Sauna Studio

    Not available
    No complete exit records for a year
    Franchising since (Item 1)

    HOTWORX

    January 2017
    2026 FDD · Item 1 · PDF p. 7

    Pure Sweat Sauna Studio

    Not available
    Not in reviewed records
    Franchisor founded (Item 1)

    HOTWORX

    2016
    2026 FDD · Item 1 · PDF p. 7

    Pure Sweat Sauna Studio

    Not available
    Not in reviewed records

    Financial performance (Item 19), by location group

    HOTWORX
    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
    Pure Sweat Sauna Studio
    Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Nashville–TheGulch; Seven full reporting-period operational franchise outlets
    $540,621
    other Nashville–TheGulch gross sales
    2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 50
    Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Georgetown; Seven full reporting-period operational franchise outlets
    $818,196
    other Georgetown gross sales
    2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 50
    Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Brentwood; Seven full reporting-period operational franchise outlets
    $482,919
    other Brentwood gross sales
    2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 50
    +12 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.

    HOTWORX vs Pure Sweat Sauna Studio: common questions

    Which costs less to open, HOTWORX or Pure Sweat Sauna Studio?
    HOTWORX: $288,890 – $1,083,310 (2026 FDD · Item 7); Pure Sweat Sauna Studio: $573,200 (2026 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 18). These are each franchisor's Item 7 estimated initial investment. The low end of the disclosed estimate is lower for HOTWORX. At least one range spans several business formats. Estimates are not quotes, and the FDD years may differ.
    How do HOTWORX and Pure Sweat Sauna Studio royalties compare?
    HOTWORX: $695 per month per studio location (2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 15); Pure Sweat Sauna Studio: $125 (2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 12). Royalties as disclosed in Item 6; other recurring fees are listed separately.
    Do HOTWORX and Pure Sweat Sauna Studio disclose financial performance (Item 19)?
    HOTWORX has reviewed Item 19 figures for 11 location groups; Pure Sweat Sauna Studio has reviewed Item 19 figures for 15 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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