Franchise opportunities compared
Radiant Results vs Red Light Method
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
Radiant Results
$61,649 – $259,000
2026 FDD · Item 7Red Light Method
$199,175 – $821,050
2025 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 20Initial franchise fee · Item 5
Radiant Results
Not available
Red Light Method
$50,000
2025 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 10Royalty · Item 6
Radiant Results
8%
2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 12Red Light Method
6%
2025 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 11Before you compare
- Radiant Results figures come from its 2026 FDD and Red Light Method figures from its 2025 FDD, so the years differ.
- Radiant Results 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 (Radiant Results: 1, Red Light Method: 1). Different groups are not directly comparable.
Financial commitment
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Red Light MethodRadiant Results
Red Light Method
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Red Light Method
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Red Light Method
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Red Light Method
System scale & health
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Red Light Method
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Red Light Method
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Financial performance (Item 19), by location group
Radiant ResultsRed Light MethodItem 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.
Radiant Results vs Red Light Method: common questions
- Which costs less to open, Radiant Results or Red Light Method?
- Radiant Results: $61,649 – $259,000 (2026 FDD · Item 7); Red Light Method: $199,175 – $821,050 (2025 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 20). These are each franchisor's Item 7 estimated initial investment. The low end of the disclosed estimate is lower for Radiant Results. At least one range spans several business formats. Estimates are not quotes, and the FDD years may differ.
- How do Radiant Results and Red Light Method royalties compare?
- Radiant Results: 8% (2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 12); Red Light Method: 6% (2025 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 11). Royalties as disclosed in Item 6; other recurring fees are listed separately.
- Which has more locations, Radiant Results or Red Light Method?
- Radiant Results: 2 (2026 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 54); Red Light Method: 4 (2025 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 64). Total outlets from Item 20. Outlet counts do not indicate territory availability or franchisee results.
- Do Radiant Results and Red Light Method disclose financial performance (Item 19)?
- Radiant Results has reviewed Item 19 figures for 1 location group; Red Light Method has reviewed Item 19 figures for 1 location group. 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 Radiant Results report
Every reviewed fee, Item 19 group, outlet table and territory disclosure
Full Red Light Method report
Every reviewed fee, Item 19 group, outlet table and territory disclosure
