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    planet fitness vs Vaura

    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.

    PFplanet fitness2026 FDDVaura2025 FDD

    Initial investment · Item 7

    planet fitness

    $1,282,500 – $5,386,000

    2026 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 31 · printed p. 24

    Vaura

    $873,000 – $1,347,100

    2025 FDD · Item 7

    Initial franchise fee · Item 5

    planet fitness

    Not available

    Vaura

    Not available

    Royalty · Item 6

    planet fitness

    7% · percent of total gross monthly and annual membership fees payable via EFT Dues Draft

    2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 19 · printed p. 12

    Vaura

    7%

    2025 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 21

    Before you compare

    • planet fitness figures come from its 2026 FDD and Vaura figures from its 2025 FDD, so the years differ.
    • Vaura 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, Vaura: 2). Different groups are not directly comparable.

    Financial commitment

    Estimated initial investment (Item 7)

    planet fitness

    $1,282,500 – $5,386,000
    Total
    2026 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 31 · printed p. 24

    Vaura

    $873,000 – $1,347,100
    2025 FDD · Item 7
    Standard initial franchise fee (Item 5)

    planet fitness

    Not available
    No single standard fee identified

    Vaura

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

    planet fitness

    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

    Vaura

    7%
    Royalty fee
    2025 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 21
    Brand / advertising fund (Item 6)

    planet fitness

    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

    Vaura

    2%
    Brand Fund maximum — 2%
    2025 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 21

    System scale & health

    Total outlets (Item 20)

    planet fitness

    2,709
    Outlets at end of 2025
    2026 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 91 · printed p. 84

    Vaura

    1
    Outlets at end of 2024
    2025 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 69
    Net outlet change (Item 20)

    planet fitness

    +254
    Calculated: 2,455 at end of 2023 → 2,709 at end of 2025

    Vaura

    +1
    Calculated: 0 at end of 2022 → 1 at end of 2024
    Outlet exits (Item 20)

    planet fitness

    Not available
    No complete exit records for a year

    Vaura

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

    planet fitness

    2018
    2026 FDD · Item 1 · PDF p. 8

    Vaura

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

    planet fitness

    2018
    2026 FDD · Item 1 · PDF p. 8

    Vaura

    Not available
    Not in reviewed records

    Financial performance (Item 19), by location group

    PFplanet fitness
    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
    Vaura
    Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — One (1) franchised Vaura Studio, open and operating for at least 12 months as o…
    $61,120
    other Gross Sales
    2025 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 65
    Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — One (1) franchised Vaura Studio, open and operating for at least 12 months as o…
    $90,663
    other Monthly Gross Sales
    2025 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 67

    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.

    planet fitness vs Vaura: common questions

    Which costs less to open, planet fitness or Vaura?
    planet fitness: $1,282,500 – $5,386,000 (2026 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 31 · printed p. 24); Vaura: $873,000 – $1,347,100 (2025 FDD · Item 7). These are each franchisor's Item 7 estimated initial investment. The low end of the disclosed estimate is lower for Vaura. At least one range spans several business formats. Estimates are not quotes, and the FDD years may differ.
    How do planet fitness and Vaura royalties compare?
    planet fitness: 7% · percent of total gross monthly and annual membership fees payable via EFT Dues Draft (2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 19 · printed p. 12); Vaura: 7% (2025 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 21). Royalties as disclosed in Item 6; other recurring fees are listed separately.
    Which has more locations, planet fitness or Vaura?
    planet fitness: 2,709 (2026 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 91 · printed p. 84); Vaura: 1 (2025 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 69). Total outlets from Item 20. Outlet counts do not indicate territory availability or franchisee results.
    Do planet fitness and Vaura disclose financial performance (Item 19)?
    planet fitness has reviewed Item 19 figures for 1 location group; Vaura has reviewed Item 19 figures for 2 location groups. 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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