Franchise opportunities compared
Sandler Systems vs The Alternative Board
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.
- Sandler Systems 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 (Sandler Systems: 8, The Alternative Board: 12). Different groups are not directly comparable.
| Disclosure | SSSandler Systems |  The Alternative Board |
|---|---|---|
| Financial commitment | ||
| Estimated initial investment (Item 7) | $77,500 – $102,250 2026 FDD · Item 7 | $77,130 – $95,405 Total estimated initial investment range 2026 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 16 |
| Standard initial franchise fee (Item 5) | $59,000 2026 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 11 | $44,000 2026 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 10 |
| Royalty (Item 6) | $8.00 Monthly royalty rate 2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 11 | $60,000 Royalty fee annual cap 2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 10 |
| Brand / advertising fund (Item 6) | $545 Monthly marketing fee 2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 12 | $2,500 Marketing fee 2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 10 |
| System scale & health | ||
| Total outlets (Item 20) | 138 Outlets at end of 2024 2026 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 43 | 186 Outlets at end of 2025 2026 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 47 |
| Net outlet change (Item 20) | −2 Calculated: 140 at end of 2022 → 138 at end of 2024 | Not available Only one year reported |
| 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 | Not available Not in reviewed records |
| Franchisor founded (Item 1) | Not available Not in reviewed records | Not available Not in reviewed records |
| Performance (Item 19) | ||
| Financial performance (Item 19), by location group | Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Franchised Businesses in the Subset: self-reported revenue and operated through… $433,951 other Gross revenues average · 2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 40 Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Franchised Businesses in the Subset: self-reported revenue and operated through… $545,706 other Gross revenues average · 2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 40 Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Franchised Businesses in the Subset: self-reported revenue and operated through… $1,108,090 other Gross revenues average · 2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 40 +5 more groups in the full report | Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — New TAB Members who paid a Business Assessment Fee $522 other business assessment fee · 2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 45 Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Standard TAB Members receiving board membership and coaching services — Bottom… $407 other monthly membership dues · 2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 44 Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Standard TAB Members receiving board membership and coaching services — Total g… $697 other monthly membership dues · 2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 44 +9 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.