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    ProLift Garage Doors vs ShelfGenie

    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.

    ProLift Garage Doors2026 FDDShelfGenie2026 FDD

    Initial investment · Item 7

    ProLift Garage Doors

    $159,100 – $244,000

    2026 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 25

    ShelfGenie

    $55,550 – $148,350

    2026 FDD · Item 7

    Initial franchise fee · Item 5

    ProLift Garage Doors

    $55,000

    2026 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 21

    ShelfGenie

    Not available

    Royalty · Item 6

    ProLift Garage Doors

    6% of Gross Sales; $150 per week minimum

    2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 21

    ShelfGenie

    Not available

    Before you compare

    • Both sets of figures come from 2026 FDDs.
    • ShelfGenie 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 (ProLift Garage Doors: 4, ShelfGenie: 3). Different groups are not directly comparable.

    Financial commitment

    Estimated initial investment (Item 7)

    ProLift Garage Doors

    $159,100 – $244,000
    TOTAL
    2026 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 25

    ShelfGenie

    $55,550 – $148,350
    2026 FDD · Item 7
    Standard initial franchise fee (Item 5)

    ProLift Garage Doors

    $55,000
    2026 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 21

    ShelfGenie

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

    ProLift Garage Doors

    6% of Gross Sales; $150 per week minimum
    Royalty
    2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 21

    ShelfGenie

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

    ProLift Garage Doors

    $50
    Marketing Fund Contribution — The greater of 2% of Gross Sales per week or $50 per week
    2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 21

    ShelfGenie

    Not available
    No reviewed brand or advertising fund fee

    System scale & health

    Total outlets (Item 20)

    ProLift Garage Doors

    56
    Outlets at end of 2025
    2026 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 51

    ShelfGenie

    274
    Outlets at end of 2025
    2026 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 88
    Net outlet change (Item 20)

    ProLift Garage Doors

    −38
    Calculated: 94 at end of 2023 → 56 at end of 2025

    ShelfGenie

    +3
    Calculated: 271 at end of 2023 → 274 at end of 2025
    Outlet exits (Item 20)

    ProLift Garage Doors

    Not available
    No complete exit records for a year

    ShelfGenie

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

    ProLift Garage Doors

    September 2015
    2026 FDD · Item 1 · PDF p. 11

    ShelfGenie

    2008 through predecessor; current franchisor began after March 2021 transaction
    2026 FDD · Item 1 · PDF p. 10
    Franchisor founded (Item 1)

    ProLift Garage Doors

    2015
    2026 FDD · Item 1 · PDF p. 8

    ShelfGenie

    2020
    2026 FDD · Item 1 · PDF p. 10

    Financial performance (Item 19), by location group

    ProLift Garage Doors
    Franchised (43 franchisees) — revenue
    $504,369
    mean Gross Sales per Franchisee
    2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 49
    Franchised (50 businesses) — revenue — 43 franchisees and their 50 Franchised Businesses
    $252,882
    median Gross Sales per Franchised Business
    2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 49
    Franchised (50 businesses) — revenue — 43 franchisees and their 50 Franchised Businesses that were open and operating…
    $21,687,872
    other Gross Sales
    2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 48
    +1 more groups in the full report
    ShelfGenie
    Franchised (48 locations) — revenue
    $4,912 per order
    mean Gross Sales per Order
    2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 80
    Franchised (43 franchisees) — revenue and other measures and costs
    $28,873,113
    other Gross Sales
    2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 86
    Franchised (48 locations) — other measures
    53 percent
    other Percentage of Appointments Resulting in a Closed Order
    2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 83

    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.

    ProLift Garage Doors vs ShelfGenie: common questions

    Which costs less to open, ProLift Garage Doors or ShelfGenie?
    ProLift Garage Doors: $159,100 – $244,000 (2026 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 25); ShelfGenie: $55,550 – $148,350 (2026 FDD · Item 7). These are each franchisor's Item 7 estimated initial investment. The low end of the disclosed estimate is lower for ShelfGenie. At least one range spans several business formats. Estimates are not quotes, and the FDD years may differ.
    Which has more locations, ProLift Garage Doors or ShelfGenie?
    ProLift Garage Doors: 56 (2026 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 51); ShelfGenie: 274 (2026 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 88). Total outlets from Item 20. Outlet counts do not indicate territory availability or franchisee results.
    Do ProLift Garage Doors and ShelfGenie disclose financial performance (Item 19)?
    ProLift Garage Doors has reviewed Item 19 figures for 4 location groups; ShelfGenie has reviewed Item 19 figures for 3 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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