Franchise opportunities compared

    Perspire Sauna Studio vs Portal

    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

    Perspire Sauna Studio

    $523,437 – $1,147,477

    2026 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 17

    Portal

    $386,250 – $2,860,000

    2026 FDD · Item 7

    Initial franchise fee · Item 5

    Perspire Sauna Studio

    $50,000

    2026 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 10

    Portal

    $85,000

    2026 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 10

    Royalty · Item 6

    Perspire Sauna Studio

    $600 Monthly USD minimum (greater of 7% of Gross Revenues or $600 per month.)

    2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 12

    Portal

    Not available

    Before you compare

    • Both sets of figures come from 2026 FDDs.
    • Portal 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 (Perspire Sauna Studio: 1, Portal: 1). Different groups are not directly comparable.

    Financial commitment

    Estimated initial investment (Item 7)

    Perspire Sauna Studio

    $523,437 – $1,147,477
    Total — single business
    2026 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 17

    Portal

    $386,250 – $2,860,000
    2026 FDD · Item 7
    Standard initial franchise fee (Item 5)

    Perspire Sauna Studio

    $50,000
    2026 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 10

    Portal

    $85,000
    2026 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 10
    Royalty (Item 6)

    Perspire Sauna Studio

    $600 Monthly USD minimum (greater of 7% of Gross Revenues or $600 per month.)
    Royalty
    2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 12

    Portal

    Not available
    No reviewed royalty record
    Brand / advertising fund (Item 6)

    Perspire Sauna Studio

    2% of monthly gross revenues; current rate 2%, may increase to 3%.
    Brand Fund Contribution
    2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 12

    Portal

    $5,000
    Marketing Fund Contribution — Mobile/Brick — 5000
    2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 10

    System scale & health

    Total outlets (Item 20)

    Perspire Sauna Studio

    95
    Outlets at end of 2025
    2026 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 59

    Portal

    Not available
    No reviewed outlet counts
    Net outlet change (Item 20)

    Perspire Sauna Studio

    +44
    Calculated: 51 at end of 2023 → 95 at end of 2025

    Portal

    Not available
    Only one year reported
    Outlet exits (Item 20)

    Perspire Sauna Studio

    Not available
    No complete exit records for a year

    Portal

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

    Perspire Sauna Studio

    December 2017
    2026 FDD · Item 1 · PDF p. 7

    Portal

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

    Perspire Sauna Studio

    2017; California limited liability company formed September 26, 2017.
    2026 FDD · Item 1 · PDF p. 7

    Portal

    Not available
    Not in reviewed records

    Financial performance (Item 19), by location group

    Perspire Sauna Studio
    Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record
    $687,605
    median Annual Gross Revenue
    2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 56
    Portal
    Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record
    $860,253
    other Gross Income
    2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 48

    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.

    Perspire Sauna Studio vs Portal: common questions

    Which costs less to open, Perspire Sauna Studio or Portal?
    Perspire Sauna Studio: $523,437 – $1,147,477 (2026 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 17); Portal: $386,250 – $2,860,000 (2026 FDD · Item 7). These are each franchisor's Item 7 estimated initial investment. The low end of the disclosed estimate is lower for Portal. At least one range spans several business formats. Estimates are not quotes, and the FDD years may differ.
    Do Perspire Sauna Studio and Portal disclose financial performance (Item 19)?
    Perspire Sauna Studio has reviewed Item 19 figures for 1 location group; Portal has reviewed Item 19 figures for 1 location group. 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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