Franchise opportunities compared
Pause vs Perspire Sauna Studio
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
- Pause figures come from its 2025 FDD and Perspire Sauna Studio figures from its 2026 FDD, so the years differ.
- Item 19 figures cover the location groups each FDD names (Pause: 7, Perspire Sauna Studio: 1). Different groups are not directly comparable.
| Disclosure |  Pause | PSPerspire Sauna Studio |
|---|---|---|
| Financial commitment | ||
| Estimated initial investment (Item 7) | $880,600 – $1,534,900 Total Estimated Initial Investment — single studio 2025 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 27 | $523,437 – $1,147,477 Total — single business 2026 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 17 |
| Standard initial franchise fee (Item 5) | $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 | $50,000 2026 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 10 |
| Royalty (Item 6) | 7% of gross revenue Royalty Fee 2025 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 17 | $600 Monthly USD minimum (greater of 7% of Gross Revenues or $600 per month.) Royalty 2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 12 |
| Brand / advertising fund (Item 6) | 1% of gross revenue; current rate 1%, maximum 2%; monthly Advertising Fund Contribution 2025 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 17 | 2% of monthly gross revenues; current rate 2%, may increase to 3%. Brand Fund Contribution 2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 12 |
| System scale & health | ||
| Total outlets (Item 20) | 8 Outlets at end of 2024 2025 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 73 | 95 Outlets at end of 2025 2026 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 59 |
| Net outlet change (Item 20) | +5 Calculated: 3 at end of 2022 → 8 at end of 2024 | +44 Calculated: 51 at end of 2023 → 95 at end of 2025 |
| 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) | Began offering franchises July 27, 2022. 2025 FDD · Item 1 · PDF p. 9 | December 2017 2026 FDD · Item 1 · PDF p. 7 |
| Franchisor founded (Item 1) | Franchisor organized January 10, 2022, as a Delaware corporation. 2025 FDD · Item 1 · PDF p. 9 | 2017; California limited liability company formed September 26, 2017. 2026 FDD · Item 1 · PDF p. 7 |
| Performance (Item 19) | ||
| Financial performance (Item 19), by location group | 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 | Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record $687,605 median Annual Gross Revenue · 2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 56 |
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.