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    Hounds Mounds vs Merry Maids

    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.

    Hounds Mounds2025 FDDMerry Maids2026 FDD

    Initial investment · Item 7

    Hounds Mounds

    $3,620 – $25,970

    2025 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 16

    Merry Maids

    $126,875 – $169,325

    2026 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 34

    Initial franchise fee · Item 5

    Hounds Mounds

    $0.00

    2025 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 13

    Merry Maids

    $55,000

    2026 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 23

    Royalty · Item 6

    Hounds Mounds

    Not available

    Merry Maids

    5% · percent of Gross Sales

    2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 25

    Before you compare

    • Hounds Mounds figures come from its 2025 FDD and Merry Maids figures from its 2026 FDD, so the years differ.
    • Only Merry Maids has reviewed Item 19 figures here.

    Financial commitment

    Estimated initial investment (Item 7)

    Hounds Mounds

    $3,620 – $25,970
    Total Estimated Initial Investment — $3,620 to $25,970
    2025 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 16

    Merry Maids

    $126,875 – $169,325
    TOTAL
    2026 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 34
    Standard initial franchise fee (Item 5)

    Hounds Mounds

    $0.00
    2025 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 13

    Merry Maids

    $55,000
    2026 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 23
    Royalty (Item 6)

    Hounds Mounds

    Not available
    No reviewed royalty record

    Merry Maids

    5% · percent of Gross Sales
    Royalty
    2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 25
    Brand / advertising fund (Item 6)

    Hounds Mounds

    Not available
    No reviewed brand or advertising fund fee

    Merry Maids

    $6,000
    Initial Marketing Obligation — fixed amount during Initial Marketing Period
    2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 25

    System scale & health

    Total outlets (Item 20)

    Hounds Mounds

    268
    Outlets at end of 2024
    2025 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 36

    Merry Maids

    684
    Outlets at end of 2025
    2026 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 67
    Net outlet change (Item 20)

    Hounds Mounds

    +157
    Calculated: 111 at end of 2022 → 268 at end of 2024

    Merry Maids

    −162
    Calculated: 846 at end of 2023 → 684 at end of 2025
    Outlet exits (Item 20)

    Hounds Mounds

    Not available
    No complete exit records for a year

    Merry Maids

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

    Hounds Mounds

    Not available
    Not in reviewed records

    Merry Maids

    March 2021
    2026 FDD · Item 1 · PDF p. 9
    Franchisor founded (Item 1)

    Hounds Mounds

    Not available
    Not in reviewed records

    Merry Maids

    2020
    2026 FDD · Item 1 · PDF p. 9

    Financial performance (Item 19), by location group

    Hounds Mounds

    Not disclosed — no Item 19 financial performance representation

    Merry Maids
    Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record
    $439,243
    mean Gross Sales
    2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 64

    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.

    Hounds Mounds vs Merry Maids: common questions

    Which costs less to open, Hounds Mounds or Merry Maids?
    Hounds Mounds: $3,620 – $25,970 (2025 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 16); Merry Maids: $126,875 – $169,325 (2026 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 34). These are each franchisor's Item 7 estimated initial investment. The low end of the disclosed estimate is lower for Hounds Mounds. Estimates are not quotes, and the FDD years may differ.
    Which has more locations, Hounds Mounds or Merry Maids?
    Hounds Mounds: 268 (2025 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 36); Merry Maids: 684 (2026 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 67). Total outlets from Item 20. Outlet counts do not indicate territory availability or franchisee results.
    Do Hounds Mounds and Merry Maids disclose financial performance (Item 19)?
    Hounds Mounds makes no Item 19 financial performance representation; Merry Maids has reviewed Item 19 figures for 1 location group. 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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