Franchise opportunities compared
PostNet vs Safeguard
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
PostNet
$76,725 – $306,800
2026 FDD · Item 7Safeguard
$11,080 – $65,130
2025 FDD · Item 7Initial franchise fee · Item 5
PostNet
$39,950
2026 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 17Safeguard
Not available
Royalty · Item 6
PostNet
Not available
Safeguard
Not available
Before you compare
- PostNet figures come from its 2026 FDD and Safeguard figures from its 2025 FDD, so the years differ.
- PostNet and Safeguard disclose more than one business format, so the investment range spans formats; the full report breaks them out.
- Only PostNet has reviewed Item 19 figures here.
Financial commitment
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System scale & health
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Financial performance (Item 19), by location group
PostNetSafeguardNot disclosed — no Item 19 financial performance representation
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.
PostNet vs Safeguard: common questions
- Which costs less to open, PostNet or Safeguard?
- PostNet: $76,725 – $306,800 (2026 FDD · Item 7); Safeguard: $11,080 – $65,130 (2025 FDD · Item 7). These are each franchisor's Item 7 estimated initial investment. The low end of the disclosed estimate is lower for Safeguard. At least one range spans several business formats. Estimates are not quotes, and the FDD years may differ.
- Do PostNet and Safeguard disclose financial performance (Item 19)?
- PostNet has reviewed Item 19 figures for 1 location group; Safeguard makes no Item 19 financial performance representation. 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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Full PostNet report
Every reviewed fee, Item 19 group, outlet table and territory disclosure
Full Safeguard report
Every reviewed fee, Item 19 group, outlet table and territory disclosure
