Franchise opportunities compared
Journey Payroll & HR vs Payroll Vault Franchising, LLC
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.
Initial investment · Item 7
Journey Payroll & HR
$38,575 – $82,375
2025 FDD · Item 7Payroll Vault Franchising, LLC
$77,000 – $140,010
2026 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 19Initial franchise fee · Item 5
Journey Payroll & HR
$30,000
2025 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 11Payroll Vault Franchising, LLC
Not available
Royalty · Item 6
Journey Payroll & HR
5%
2025 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 12Payroll Vault Franchising, LLC
Not available
Before you compare
- Journey Payroll & HR figures come from its 2025 FDD and Payroll Vault Franchising, LLC figures from its 2026 FDD, so the years differ.
- Journey Payroll & HR discloses more than one business format, so the investment range spans formats; the full report breaks them out.
- Only neither brand has reviewed Item 19 figures here.
Financial commitment
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Payroll Vault Franchising, LLC
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System scale & health
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Financial performance (Item 19), by location group
Journey Payroll & HRNot disclosed — no Item 19 financial performance representation
Payroll Vault Franchising, LLCNo reviewed Item 19 figures
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.
Journey Payroll & HR vs Payroll Vault Franchising, LLC: common questions
- Which costs less to open, Journey Payroll & HR or Payroll Vault Franchising, LLC?
- Journey Payroll & HR: $38,575 – $82,375 (2025 FDD · Item 7); Payroll Vault Franchising, LLC: $77,000 – $140,010 (2026 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 19). These are each franchisor's Item 7 estimated initial investment. The low end of the disclosed estimate is lower for Journey Payroll & HR. At least one range spans several business formats. Estimates are not quotes, and the FDD years may differ.
- Do Journey Payroll & HR and Payroll Vault Franchising, LLC disclose financial performance (Item 19)?
- Journey Payroll & HR makes no Item 19 financial performance representation; Payroll Vault Franchising, LLC has no reviewed Item 19 figures on file. Different location groups are not directly comparable, and revenue is not profit.
Answers restate the reviewed figures above. Not a ranking or recommendation.
Keep researching
Full Journey Payroll & HR report
Every reviewed fee, Item 19 group, outlet table and territory disclosure
Full Payroll Vault Franchising, LLC report
Every reviewed fee, Item 19 group, outlet table and territory disclosure
