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    Portal vs Pure Sweat 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.

    Portal2026 FDDPure Sweat Sauna Studio2026 FDD

    Initial investment · Item 7

    Portal

    $386,250 – $2,860,000

    2026 FDD · Item 7

    Pure Sweat Sauna Studio

    $573,200

    2026 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 18

    Initial franchise fee · Item 5

    Portal

    $85,000

    2026 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 10

    Pure Sweat Sauna Studio

    Not available

    Royalty · Item 6

    Portal

    Not available

    Pure Sweat Sauna Studio

    $125

    2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 12

    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 (Portal: 1, Pure Sweat Sauna Studio: 15). Different groups are not directly comparable.

    Financial commitment

    Estimated initial investment (Item 7)

    Portal

    $386,250 – $2,860,000
    2026 FDD · Item 7

    Pure Sweat Sauna Studio

    $573,200
    Total Estimate: $573,200–$889,000
    2026 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 18
    Standard initial franchise fee (Item 5)

    Portal

    $85,000
    2026 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 10

    Pure Sweat Sauna Studio

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

    Portal

    Not available
    No reviewed royalty record

    Pure Sweat Sauna Studio

    $125
    Royalty, brand fund, local marketing, POS, technology, conference, training fees — $125
    2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 12
    Brand / advertising fund (Item 6)

    Portal

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

    Pure Sweat Sauna Studio

    2%
    Brand Development Fund: up to 2% of Gross Sales, currently 1% — 2%
    2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 12

    System scale & health

    Total outlets (Item 20)

    Portal

    Not available
    No reviewed outlet counts

    Pure Sweat Sauna Studio

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

    Portal

    Not available
    Only one year reported

    Pure Sweat Sauna Studio

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

    Portal

    Not available
    No complete exit records for a year

    Pure Sweat Sauna Studio

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

    Portal

    Not available
    Not in reviewed records

    Pure Sweat Sauna Studio

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

    Portal

    Not available
    Not in reviewed records

    Pure Sweat Sauna Studio

    Not available
    Not in reviewed records

    Financial performance (Item 19), by location group

    Portal
    Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record
    $860,253
    other Gross Income
    2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 48
    Pure Sweat Sauna Studio
    Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Nashville–TheGulch; Seven full reporting-period operational franchise outlets
    $540,621
    other Nashville–TheGulch gross sales
    2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 50
    Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Georgetown; Seven full reporting-period operational franchise outlets
    $818,196
    other Georgetown gross sales
    2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 50
    Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Brentwood; Seven full reporting-period operational franchise outlets
    $482,919
    other Brentwood gross sales
    2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 50
    +12 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.

    Portal vs Pure Sweat Sauna Studio: common questions

    Which costs less to open, Portal or Pure Sweat Sauna Studio?
    Portal: $386,250 – $2,860,000 (2026 FDD · Item 7); Pure Sweat Sauna Studio: $573,200 (2026 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 18). 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 Portal and Pure Sweat Sauna Studio disclose financial performance (Item 19)?
    Portal has reviewed Item 19 figures for 1 location group; Pure Sweat Sauna Studio has reviewed Item 19 figures for 15 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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