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    Medicap Pharmacies vs Vision Source 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.

    Medicap Pharmacies2025 FDDVision Source LLC2026 FDD

    Initial investment · Item 7

    Medicap Pharmacies

    $130,000 – $546,653

    2025 FDD · Item 7

    Vision Source LLC

    $100,000 – $450,000

    2026 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 16

    Initial franchise fee · Item 5

    Medicap Pharmacies

    $0.00

    2025 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 18 · printed p. 10

    Vision Source LLC

    Not available

    Royalty · Item 6

    Medicap Pharmacies

    $599

    2025 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 19 · printed p. 11

    Vision Source LLC

    2.5%

    2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 12

    Before you compare

    • Medicap Pharmacies figures come from its 2025 FDD and Vision Source LLC figures from its 2026 FDD, so the years differ.
    • Medicap Pharmacies 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

    Estimated initial investment (Item 7)

    Medicap Pharmacies

    $130,000 – $546,653
    2025 FDD · Item 7

    Vision Source LLC

    $100,000 – $450,000
    Total initial investment — new office
    2026 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 16
    Standard initial franchise fee (Item 5)

    Medicap Pharmacies

    $0.00
    2025 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 18 · printed p. 10

    Vision Source LLC

    Not available
    No single standard fee identified
    Royalty (Item 6)

    Medicap Pharmacies

    $599
    Continuing license fee — fixed monthly alternative
    2025 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 19 · printed p. 11

    Vision Source LLC

    2.5%
    Royalty fee maximum
    2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 12
    Brand / advertising fund (Item 6)

    Medicap Pharmacies

    $310
    PMA digital marketing — low monthly
    2025 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 20 · printed p. 12

    Vision Source LLC

    Not available
    No reviewed brand or advertising fund fee

    System scale & health

    Total outlets (Item 20)

    Medicap Pharmacies

    Not available
    No reviewed outlet counts

    Vision Source LLC

    3,027
    Outlets at end of 2025
    2026 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 32
    Net outlet change (Item 20)

    Medicap Pharmacies

    Not available
    Only one year reported

    Vision Source LLC

    +35
    Calculated: 2,992 at end of 2023 → 3,027 at end of 2025
    Outlet exits (Item 20)

    Medicap Pharmacies

    Not available
    No complete exit records for a year

    Vision Source LLC

    Not available
    No complete exit records for a year
    Franchising since (Item 1)

    Medicap Pharmacies

    Not available
    Not in reviewed records

    Vision Source LLC

    Not available
    Not in reviewed records
    Franchisor founded (Item 1)

    Medicap Pharmacies

    Not available
    Not in reviewed records

    Vision Source LLC

    Not available
    Not in reviewed records

    Financial performance (Item 19), by location group

    Medicap Pharmacies

    Not disclosed — no Item 19 financial performance representation

    Vision Source LLC

    Not 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.

    Medicap Pharmacies vs Vision Source LLC: common questions

    Which costs less to open, Medicap Pharmacies or Vision Source LLC?
    Medicap Pharmacies: $130,000 – $546,653 (2025 FDD · Item 7); Vision Source LLC: $100,000 – $450,000 (2026 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 16). These are each franchisor's Item 7 estimated initial investment. The low end of the disclosed estimate is lower for Vision Source LLC. At least one range spans several business formats. Estimates are not quotes, and the FDD years may differ.
    How do Medicap Pharmacies and Vision Source LLC royalties compare?
    Medicap Pharmacies: $599 (2025 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 19 · printed p. 11); Vision Source LLC: 2.5% (2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 12). Royalties as disclosed in Item 6; other recurring fees are listed separately.
    Do Medicap Pharmacies and Vision Source LLC disclose financial performance (Item 19)?
    Medicap Pharmacies makes no Item 19 financial performance representation; Vision Source LLC 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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