Franchise opportunities compared
Journey Payroll & HR vs Padgett Business Services
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
- Journey Payroll & HR figures come from its 2025 FDD and Padgett Business Services figures from its 2026 FDD, so the years differ.
- Journey Payroll & HR and Padgett Business Services disclose more than one business format, so the investment range spans formats; the full report breaks them out.
- Only Padgett Business Services has reviewed Item 19 figures here.
| Disclosure | JPJourney Payroll & HR | PBPadgett Business Services |
|---|---|---|
| Financial commitment | ||
| Estimated initial investment (Item 7) | $38,575 – $82,375 2025 FDD · Item 7 | $8,700 – $117,295 2026 FDD · Item 7 |
| Standard initial franchise fee (Item 5) | $30,000 2025 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 11 | Not available No single standard fee identified |
| Royalty (Item 6) | $5.00 Royalty 2025 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 12 | $9.00 Royalty — conversion: 9%; timely payments 5% first year, 6.5% second year; minimum after 24 months 2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 9 |
| Brand / advertising fund (Item 6) | $2.25 National Advertising 2025 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 12 | $2.00 Advertising fund — up to 2%; fund not yet established 2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 10 |
| System scale & health | ||
| Total outlets (Item 20) | 11 Outlets at end of 2024 2025 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 40 | 164 Outlets at end of 2025 2026 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 36 |
| Net outlet change (Item 20) | +4 Calculated: 7 at end of 2022 → 11 at end of 2024 | −1 Calculated: 165 at end of 2023 → 164 at end of 2025 |
| 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) | Not available Not in reviewed records | Not available Not in reviewed records |
| Franchisor founded (Item 1) | Not available Not in reviewed records | Not available Not in reviewed records |
| Performance (Item 19) | ||
| Financial performance (Item 19), by location group | Not disclosed — no Item 19 financial performance representation | Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Revenue $500,000+ $12,773,686 other Cumulative adjusted profit · 2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 33 Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Franchisees with annual revenue $100,000–$299,999 $17,080 other Royalties · 2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 35 Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Franchisees with annual revenue Below $100,000 $45,258 other Tax Preparation · 2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 35 +23 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.