Head-to-head comparison

Lawn Squad vs Manage Mowed Franchise Opportunities

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.

Disclosure	Lawn Squad	Manage Mowed
Estimated initial investment (Item 7)	$93,930 – $132,766 TOTALS 2026 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 30	$207,300 – $333,800 Total 2026 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 15
Standard initial franchise fee (Item 5)	$45,000 Item 5 also lists a $7,600 setup and onboarding fee paid in addition to the Franchise Fee. 2026 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 15	$49,500 2026 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 8
Royalty (Item 6)	7% of gross revenue Royalty Fee 2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 18	7% · Percentage of Gross Sales; 8% of first $750,000 and 7% of Gross Sales at or above $750,000.01 Royalty 2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 9
Total outlets (Item 20)	28 Outlets at end of 2025 2026 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 75	31 Outlets at end of 2025 2026 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 42
Net outlet change (Item 20)	+18 Calculated: 2023–2025	+5 Calculated: 2023–2025
Financial performance (Item 19), by location group	Franchised (7 territories) — revenue — 7 Territories (4 franchisees) that were in operation for the entire 2025 fiscal… $223,707 other Highest Gross Revenue of Territories in Group · 2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 73 Franchised (15 franchisees) — other measures and revenue and memberships 45 percent mean Franchised Businesses Sales Conversion Rate · 2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 74 Franchised (4 franchisees) — revenue $114,229 mean Gross Revenue of Territories in Group · 2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 73 +2 more groups in the full report	Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record $366,475 median Gross Sales · 2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 39

Item 19 groups are shown separately and never combined. Revenue or sales figures are not profit. Net outlet change is a Franopolis calculation from the disclosed counts.