How much does it cost to open a commercial cleaning franchise?

Across 30 published commercial cleaning brands with a reviewed Item 7 total, the median low end of the estimated initial investment is $43,000, and low ends run from $0 to $229,729 (FDDs from 2025 to 2026). The low end is each franchisor's cheapest disclosed scenario, not a typical cost; the median is a Franopolis calculation.

Which commercial cleaning franchises have the lowest disclosed startup cost?

By the low end of the reviewed Item 7 estimate: Cleanest Restaurant Group ($0–$290,000, 2026 FDD); Jan Pro Cleaning Disinfecting ($3,433–$66,770, 2026 FDD); OpenWorks ($4,250–$134,480, 2026 FDD). This orders disclosed estimates only; it is not a ranking or recommendation.

How many commercial cleaning franchisors disclose financial performance (Item 19)?

19 of 31 published commercial cleaning brands (61%) have reviewed Item 19 financial performance figures on file. A brand without them on Franopolis may still disclose them in an FDD we have not reviewed.

Which commercial cleaning franchises have the most locations?

By total outlets in reviewed Item 20 tables: Jan-Pro Development of Milwaukee (10,314); Coverall Commercial Cleaning (5,669); Coverall North America Inc (5,669). Outlet counts do not indicate territory availability or franchisee results.

Commercial Cleaning Franchises: 31 Brands, Costs & FDD Figures

Median uses the low end of each brand's reviewed Item 7 total in its latest FDD — the cheapest disclosed scenario, not a typical cost. Not a ranking or recommendation.

Item 19 figures only

Commercial Cleaning brands (31)

360clean
Item 7: $43,000 – $58,800 · 2025 FDD
Item 19 figures · 69 outlets
Aire Master Of America
Item 7: $46,234 – $171,400 · 2026 FDD
Item 19 figures · 124 outlets
Anago Franchising
Item 7: $219,000 – $339,000 · 2026 FDD
Item 19 figures · 48 outlets
AO
Anago of Minneapolis
Item 7: $12,750 – $68,250 · 2026 FDD
No Item 19 figures on file · 1,868 outlets
CITY WIDE FACILITY SOLUTIONS
Item 7: $229,729 – $410,730 · 2026 FDD
Item 19 figures · 104 outlets
Cleanest Restaurant Group
Item 7: $0 – $290,000 · 2026 FDD
Item 19 figures · 17 outlets
Coverall Commercial Cleaning
Item 7: $17,986 – $64,280 · 2026 FDD
Item 19 figures · 5,669 outlets
Coverall North America Inc
Item 7: $17,986 – $64,280 · 2026 FDD
Item 19 figures · 5,669 outlets
Enviro-Master Services
Item 7: $112,450 – $286,850 · 2026 FDD
Item 19 figures · 163 outlets
Filta Environmental Kitchen Solutions
Item 7: $141,100 – $163,750 · 2026 FDD
Item 19 figures · 379 outlets
Hoodz
Item 7: $38,088 – $246,807 · 2026 FDD
Item 19 figures · 142 outlets
Image One Facility Solutions
Item 7: $49,900 – $72,049 · 2026 FDD
Item 19 figures · 22 outlets
Jan Pro Cleaning Disinfecting
Item 7: $3,433 – $66,770 · 2026 FDD
Item 19 figures · 6 outlets
Jan-Pro
Item 7: $130,000 – $421,500 · 2026 FDD
Item 19 figures · 108 outlets
Jan-Pro Development of Milwaukee
Item 7: $4,920 · 2026 FDD
Item 19 figures · 10,314 outlets
Jani-King International, Inc.
Item 7: $10,500 – $223,050 · 2026 FDD
No Item 19 figures on file · 4,872 outlets
Martinizing Dry Cleaning
Item 7: $40,900 – $796,742 · 2026 FDD
No Item 19 figures on file · 153 outlets
Mastercare
Item 7: $125,800 – $223,450 · 2026 FDD
No Item 19 figures on file · 5 outlets
MedXwaste
Item 7: $101,535 – $141,985 · 2026 FDD
No Item 19 figures on file · 11 outlets
MF
MN Filing 35519-202603-08
Item 7: $182,350 – $226,200 · 2026 FDD
Item 19 figures · 26 outlets
Office Pride
Item 7: $17,900 – $139,500 · 2026 FDD
Item 19 figures · 142 outlets
O
Omex
Item 7: $52,400 – $82,600 · 2026 FDD
No Item 19 figures on file · 18 outlets
OpenWorks
Item 7: $4,250 – $134,480 · 2026 FDD
No Item 19 figures on file · 402 outlets
Pro One Janitorial, Inc.
Item 7: $10,850 – $78,000 · 2026 FDD
No Item 19 figures on file · 120 outlets
Royal
Item 7: $22,696 – $81,312 · 2026 FDD
No Item 19 figures on file · 4,750 outlets
SB
Stratus Building Solutions
Item 7: $109,550 – $345,950 · 2026 FDD
Item 19 figures · 77 outlets
Stratus Building Solutions Green Bay Appleton
Item 7 not reviewed
No Item 19 figures on file
SB
Stratus Building Solutions of Greater Madison
Item 7: $4,725 – $79,750 · 2025 FDD
No Item 19 figures on file · 4 outlets
Vanguard Cleaning Systems
Item 7: $164,961 – $472,556 · 2026 FDD
Item 19 figures · 51 outlets
VCS Business
Item 7: $13,765 – $36,700 · 2026 FDD
No Item 19 figures on file · 1,914 outlets
Window Hero
Item 7: $206,244 – $363,744 · 2026 FDD
Item 19 figures · 64 outlets

Commercial Cleaning franchise benchmarks

How much does it cost to open a commercial cleaning franchise?: Across 30 published commercial cleaning brands with a reviewed Item 7 total, the median low end of the estimated initial investment is $43,000, and low ends run from $0 to $229,729 (FDDs from 2025 to 2026). The low end is each franchisor's cheapest disclosed scenario, not a typical cost; the median is a Franopolis calculation.
Which commercial cleaning franchises have the lowest disclosed startup cost?: By the low end of the reviewed Item 7 estimate: Cleanest Restaurant Group ($0–$290,000, 2026 FDD); Jan Pro Cleaning Disinfecting ($3,433–$66,770, 2026 FDD); OpenWorks ($4,250–$134,480, 2026 FDD). This orders disclosed estimates only; it is not a ranking or recommendation.
How many commercial cleaning franchisors disclose financial performance (Item 19)?: 19 of 31 published commercial cleaning brands (61%) have reviewed Item 19 financial performance figures on file. A brand without them on Franopolis may still disclose them in an FDD we have not reviewed.
Which commercial cleaning franchises have the most locations?: By total outlets in reviewed Item 20 tables: Jan-Pro Development of Milwaukee (10,314); Coverall Commercial Cleaning (5,669); Coverall North America Inc (5,669). Outlet counts do not indicate territory availability or franchisee results.

Calculated by Franopolis from published brands' reviewed figures. Not a ranking or recommendation.

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