Franchise opportunities compared
Rytech vs ServiceMaster Clean
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.
Before you compare
- Both sets of figures come from 2026 FDDs.
- Item 19 figures cover the location groups each FDD names (Rytech: 4, ServiceMaster Clean: 10). Different groups are not directly comparable.
| Disclosure | RRytech | SCServiceMaster Clean |
|---|---|---|
| Financial commitment | ||
| Estimated initial investment (Item 7) | $166,500 – $253,100 Total initial investment lower estimate 2026 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 16 | $111,800 – $187,500 Total 2026 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 42 |
| Standard initial franchise fee (Item 5) | Not available No single standard fee identified | Not available No single standard fee identified |
| Royalty (Item 6) | 8% Royalty gross revenues percentage subject to monthly dollar minimum 2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 11 | $4.00 Contracted Recurring Services: 4% to 7% of Gross Service Sales (Other Services: 10% of Gross Service Sales, subject to the applicable Minimum Monthly Royalty) Royalties 2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 28 |
| Brand / advertising fund (Item 6) | $2.00 National advertising fund maximum monthly gross revenue rate — Note three 2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 14 | $4,750 Online Marketing Fund Deposit 2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 27 |
| System scale & health | ||
| Total outlets (Item 20) | 105 Outlets at end of 2025 2026 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 38 | 584 Outlets at end of 2025 2026 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 77 |
| Net outlet change (Item 20) | +17 Calculated: 88 at end of 2023 → 105 at end of 2025 | −22 Calculated: 606 at end of 2023 → 584 at end of 2025 |
| Outlet exits (Item 20) | Not available No complete exit records for a year | Not available No complete exit records for a year |
| Franchising since (Item 1) | Not available Not in reviewed records | 2021 2026 FDD · Item 1 · PDF p. 9 |
| Franchisor founded (Item 1) | Not available Not in reviewed records | 2020 2026 FDD · Item 1 · PDF p. 9 |
| Performance (Item 19) | ||
| Financial performance (Item 19), by location group | Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Franchisees open entire twelve-month year $660,887 other annual gross revenues · 2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 36 Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Franchisees open entire twelve-month year $731,214 other annual gross revenues · 2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 36 Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Franchisees open entire twelve-month year 76 franchisees other Sample franchisees · 2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 36 +1 more groups in the full report | Franchised (42 locations) — revenue — Single-Franchise Ownership Groups with one Active Franchise for Fiscal Year 202… $265,056 mean Gross Service Sales · 2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 73 Franchised (75 locations) — revenue — All Franchise Ownership Groups with at least one Active Franchise for Fiscal Ye… $1,019,194 mean Gross Service Sales · 2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 74 Franchised (42 locations) — revenue — Single-Franchise Ownership Groups with one Active Franchise for Fiscal Year 202… $633,307 mean Gross Service Sales · 2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 73 +7 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.