Franchise opportunities compared
Surface Specialists vs The Seals Franchising
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
Surface Specialists
$3,400 – $56,000
2026 FDD · Item 7The Seals Franchising
$101,200
2026 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 21Initial franchise fee · Item 5
Surface Specialists
Not available
The Seals Franchising
$49,000
2026 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 13Royalty · Item 6
Surface Specialists
5% of Gross Receipts, subject to $250 monthly minimum
2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 12The Seals Franchising
Not available
Before you compare
- Both sets of figures come from 2026 FDDs.
- Surface Specialists discloses more than one business format, so the investment range spans formats; the full report breaks them out.
- Only Surface Specialists has reviewed Item 19 figures here.
Financial commitment
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The Seals Franchising
System scale & health
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The Seals Franchising
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Financial performance (Item 19), by location group
Surface SpecialistsThe Seals FranchisingNot 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.
Surface Specialists vs The Seals Franchising: common questions
- Which costs less to open, Surface Specialists or The Seals Franchising?
- Surface Specialists: $3,400 – $56,000 (2026 FDD · Item 7); The Seals Franchising: $101,200 (2026 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 21). These are each franchisor's Item 7 estimated initial investment. The low end of the disclosed estimate is lower for Surface Specialists. At least one range spans several business formats. Estimates are not quotes, and the FDD years may differ.
- Which has more locations, Surface Specialists or The Seals Franchising?
- Surface Specialists: 131 (2025 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 38); The Seals Franchising: 1 (2026 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 43). Total outlets from Item 20. Outlet counts do not indicate territory availability or franchisee results.
- Do Surface Specialists and The Seals Franchising disclose financial performance (Item 19)?
- Surface Specialists has reviewed Item 19 figures for 3 location groups; The Seals Franchising 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 Surface Specialists report
Every reviewed fee, Item 19 group, outlet table and territory disclosure
Full The Seals Franchising report
Every reviewed fee, Item 19 group, outlet table and territory disclosure
