Franchise opportunities compared
Mac Tools vs O utlet
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
Mac Tools
$9,750 – $418,385
2026 FDD · Item 7O utlet
$47,250 – $227,500
2025 FDD · Item 7Initial franchise fee · Item 5
Mac Tools
$8,000
2026 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 16O utlet
Not available
Royalty · Item 6
Mac Tools
Not available
O utlet
Not available
Before you compare
- Mac Tools figures come from its 2026 FDD and O utlet figures from its 2025 FDD, so the years differ.
- Mac Tools and O utlet disclose more than one business format, so the investment range spans formats; the full report breaks them out.
- Only Mac Tools has reviewed Item 19 figures here.
Financial commitment
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System scale & health
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Financial performance (Item 19), by location group
Mac Tools
O utletNot disclosed — no Item 19 financial performance representation
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.
Mac Tools vs O utlet: common questions
- Which costs less to open, Mac Tools or O utlet?
- Mac Tools: $9,750 – $418,385 (2026 FDD · Item 7); O utlet: $47,250 – $227,500 (2025 FDD · Item 7). These are each franchisor's Item 7 estimated initial investment. The low end of the disclosed estimate is lower for Mac Tools. At least one range spans several business formats. Estimates are not quotes, and the FDD years may differ.
- Which has more locations, Mac Tools or O utlet?
- Mac Tools: 832 (2026 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 82); O utlet: 12 (2025 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 35). Total outlets from Item 20. Outlet counts do not indicate territory availability or franchisee results.
- Do Mac Tools and O utlet disclose financial performance (Item 19)?
- Mac Tools has reviewed Item 19 figures for 1 location group; O utlet makes no Item 19 financial performance representation. 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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Full Mac Tools report
Every reviewed fee, Item 19 group, outlet table and territory disclosure

Full O utlet report
Every reviewed fee, Item 19 group, outlet table and territory disclosure

