Which costs less to open, OpenWorks or Redline?

OpenWorks: $4,250 – $134,480 (2026 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 19); Redline: $141,000 – $384,500 (2026 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 17). These are each franchisor's Item 7 estimated initial investment. The low end of the disclosed estimate is lower for OpenWorks. Estimates are not quotes, and the FDD years may differ.

Which has more locations, OpenWorks or Redline?

OpenWorks: 402 (2026 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 45); Redline: 10 (2026 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 45). Total outlets from Item 20. Outlet counts do not indicate territory availability or franchisee results.

Do OpenWorks and Redline disclose financial performance (Item 19)?

OpenWorks makes no Item 19 financial performance representation; Redline has no reviewed Item 19 figures on file. Different location groups are not directly comparable, and revenue is not profit.

Franchise opportunities compared

OpenWorks vs Redline

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.

OpenWorks2026 FDD RRedline2026 FDD

Initial investment · Item 7

OpenWorks

$4,250 – $134,480

2026 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 19

Redline

$141,000 – $384,500

2026 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 17

Initial franchise fee · Item 5

OpenWorks

$0.00

2026 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 14

Redline

Not available

Royalty · Item 6

OpenWorks

15% · percentage of Gross Revenue; subject to a minimum of $300 monthly royalty fee

2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 14

Redline

10%

2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 12

Before you compare

Both sets of figures come from 2026 FDDs.
Only neither brand has reviewed Item 19 figures here.

Financial commitment

Disclosure

OpenWorks

RRedline

Estimated initial investment (Item 7)

OpenWorks

$4,250 – $134,480

Total

2026 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 19

Redline

$141,000 – $384,500

Total estimated initial investment low end

2026 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 17

Standard initial franchise fee (Item 5)

OpenWorks

$0.00

2026 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 14

Redline

Not available

No single standard fee identified

Royalty (Item 6)

OpenWorks

15% · percentage of Gross Revenue; subject to a minimum of $300 monthly royalty fee

Royalties

2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 14

Redline

10%

Royalty fee

2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 12

Brand / advertising fund (Item 6)

OpenWorks

0% of percentage of gross revenue; currently 2.5% is collected

Advertising Fund Fee

2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 14

Redline

Brand Development Fund fee maximum — 3%

2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 12

System scale & health

Disclosure

OpenWorks

RRedline

Total outlets (Item 20)

OpenWorks

402

Outlets at end of 2025

2026 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 45

Redline

Outlets at end of 2025

2026 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 45

Net outlet change (Item 20)

OpenWorks

−213

Calculated: 615 at end of 2023 → 402 at end of 2025

Redline

Calculated: 2 at end of 2023 → 10 at end of 2025

Outlet exits (Item 20)

OpenWorks

Not available

No complete exit records for a year

Redline

Not available

No complete exit records for a year

Franchising since (Item 1)

OpenWorks

1988

2026 FDD · Item 1 · PDF p. 2

Redline

Not available

Not in reviewed records

Franchisor founded (Item 1)

OpenWorks

1987

2026 FDD · Item 1 · PDF p. 1

Redline

Not available

Not in reviewed records

Financial performance (Item 19), by location group

OpenWorks

Not disclosed — no Item 19 financial performance representation

RRedline

No 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.

OpenWorks vs Redline: common questions

Which costs less to open, OpenWorks or Redline?: OpenWorks: $4,250 – $134,480 (2026 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 19); Redline: $141,000 – $384,500 (2026 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 17). These are each franchisor's Item 7 estimated initial investment. The low end of the disclosed estimate is lower for OpenWorks. Estimates are not quotes, and the FDD years may differ.
How do OpenWorks and Redline royalties compare?: OpenWorks: 15% · percentage of Gross Revenue; subject to a minimum of $300 monthly royalty fee (2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 14); Redline: 10% (2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 12). Royalties as disclosed in Item 6; other recurring fees are listed separately.
Which has more locations, OpenWorks or Redline?: OpenWorks: 402 (2026 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 45); Redline: 10 (2026 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 45). Total outlets from Item 20. Outlet counts do not indicate territory availability or franchisee results.
Do OpenWorks and Redline disclose financial performance (Item 19)?: OpenWorks makes no Item 19 financial performance representation; Redline 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.

How Franopolis reviews FDD figures