Franchise opportunities compared
Massage Env vs Pause
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
- Massage Env figures come from its 2026 FDD and Pause figures from its 2025 FDD, so the years differ.
- Massage Env discloses more than one business format, so the investment range spans formats; the full report breaks them out.
- Item 19 figures cover the location groups each FDD names (Massage Env: 20, Pause: 7). Different groups are not directly comparable.
| Disclosure | MEMassage Env |  Pause |
|---|---|---|
| Financial commitment | ||
| Estimated initial investment (Item 7) | $2,500 – $1,046,506 2026 FDD · Item 7 | $880,600 – $1,534,900 Total Estimated Initial Investment — single studio 2025 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 27 |
| Standard initial franchise fee (Item 5) | $45,000 2026 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 26 | $60,000 Item 5 reports lower fees in fiscal 2024 due to multiple franchises purchased at the same time. 2025 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 15 |
| Royalty (Item 6) | Not available No reviewed royalty record | 7% of gross revenue Royalty Fee 2025 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 17 |
| Brand / advertising fund (Item 6) | Not available No reviewed brand or advertising fund fee | 1% of gross revenue; current rate 1%, maximum 2%; monthly Advertising Fund Contribution 2025 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 17 |
| System scale & health | ||
| Total outlets (Item 20) | 993 Outlets at end of 2025 2026 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 71 | 8 Outlets at end of 2024 2025 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 73 |
| Net outlet change (Item 20) | −60 Calculated: 1,053 at end of 2023 → 993 at end of 2025 | +5 Calculated: 3 at end of 2022 → 8 at end of 2024 |
| 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 | Began offering franchises July 27, 2022. 2025 FDD · Item 1 · PDF p. 9 |
| Franchisor founded (Item 1) | Not available Not in reviewed records | Franchisor organized January 10, 2022, as a Delaware corporation. 2025 FDD · Item 1 · PDF p. 9 |
| Performance (Item 19) | ||
| Financial performance (Item 19), by location group | Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Retail sales 16.8 percent other Table 4 part B Highest share · 2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 69 Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Franchised Massage Envy Businesses, Table 4 Part C 989 units other Table 4 part C Population · 2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 69 Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Gift card sales 5.4 percent other Table 4 part C Mean revenue share · 2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 69 +17 more groups in the full report | Company-owned (5 locations) — other measures and costs 1 percent of Gross Revenue other Advertising Contribution adjustment · 2025 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 69 Company-owned locations — revenue $1,569,015 other Gross Revenue · 2025 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 68 Company-owned locations — memberships $179 mean Membership fee · 2025 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 72 +4 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.