Franchise opportunities by investment level
Start from your budget, not a brand. 4,717 of the 5,719 brands profiled here (82.5%) disclose a minimum investment in their franchise filings; each band below groups them by that filed minimum — the low end of the range, not the all-in number. Pick a band, then check each brand's full cash-to-open range, fee, and royalty before you talk to anyone.
Franchises under $50K
600 brands file a minimum investment under $50,000 (median filed minimum: $30,500). The full list, with the whole cost picture per brand — and what to watch at this price.
Pick your band
- Under $10KFiled minimum under $10,000BrandsMedian filed minimum
- $10K – $50KFiled minimum $10,000 to $50,000BrandsMedian filed minimum
- $50K – $100KFiled minimum $50,000 to $100,000BrandsMedian filed minimum
- $100K – $250KFiled minimum $100,000 to $250,000BrandsMedian filed minimum
- $250K – $500KFiled minimum $250,000 to $500,000BrandsMedian filed minimum
- $500K+Filed minimum of $500,000 or moreBrandsMedian filed minimum
How these bands work
A brand sits in exactly one band, placed by its filed minimum investment — the low end of the range in its own disclosure filing. A brand filing "$50,000 to $1.2M" sits in the $50K – $100K band because $50,000 is where its own paperwork starts; the band is a starting-from label, never a cap.
1,002 of the 5,719 brands profiled disclose no investment figure at all. They appear in no band — we'd rather show you a smaller, honest list than pad it with guesses. Where a listed brand skips a single figure, the cell reads "Not disclosed." How we source and date every number.