Franchise opportunities compared
planet fitness vs Sweat440
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
- Both sets of figures come from 2026 FDDs.
- Sweat440 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 (planet fitness: 1, Sweat440: 45). Different groups are not directly comparable.
| Disclosure | PFplanet fitness |  Sweat440 |
|---|---|---|
| Financial commitment | ||
| Estimated initial investment (Item 7) | $1,282,500 – $5,386,000 Total 2026 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 31 · printed p. 24 | $310,400 – $1,471,800 2026 FDD · Item 7 |
| Standard initial franchise fee (Item 5) | Not available No single standard fee identified | Not available No single standard fee identified |
| Royalty (Item 6) | 7% · percent of total gross monthly and annual membership fees payable via EFT Dues Draft Royalty 2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 19 · printed p. 12 | 7% Royalty percentage of weekly Gross Sales, subject to minimum — 7% 2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 10 |
| Brand / advertising fund (Item 6) | 2% of eft dues draft; during 2026, 2% of eft dues draft plus 1% of monthly eft National Advertising Fund Fee 2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 21 · printed p. 14 | $420 Current monthly Brand Fund Fee — $420 2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 10 |
| System scale & health | ||
| Total outlets (Item 20) | 2,709 Outlets at end of 2025 2026 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 91 · printed p. 84 | 24 Outlets at end of 2025 2026 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 50 |
| Net outlet change (Item 20) | +254 Calculated: 2,455 at end of 2023 → 2,709 at end of 2025 | +6 Calculated: 18 at end of 2023 → 24 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) | 2018 2026 FDD · Item 1 · PDF p. 8 | Not available Not in reviewed records |
| Franchisor founded (Item 1) | 2018 2026 FDD · Item 1 · PDF p. 8 | Not available Not in reviewed records |
| Performance (Item 19) | ||
| Financial performance (Item 19), by location group | Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record $1,873,231 other Annual EFT Revenue · 2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 83 · printed p. 76 | Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Coral Gables* opened 2019 0 members other Coral Gables* · 2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 48 Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Top quartile 50 percent other Top quartile Revenue above average percent · 2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 42 Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Second quartile 20 percent other Second quartile Revenue above average percent · 2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 43 +42 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.