Franchises under $100,000: low-cost franchise opportunities
Short answer: Across 1031 brands in the SelectFranchiseList database (compiled October 2026), the median minimum initial investment is $56,840 and the median starting franchise fee is $27,000. The lowest starting investment in this group is Mood Media at $0.
This list includes franchises whose total initial investment starts below $100,000, based on the low end of each brand's Item 7 range. The high end of the range is usually the better planning figure.
What do franchises in this group cost?
Franchises in this group have a median minimum investment of $56,840, a median starting franchise fee of $27,000 and a median liquid cash requirement of $15,000, calculated from 1031 brands in the SelectFranchiseList database. Medians use the low end of each brand's reported range.
Which franchises are on the list?
The table sorts 1,031 franchises from the lowest to the highest starting investment, 100 per page. This page shows brands 901 to 1000.
| Franchise | Franchise fee | Total investment | Min. cash | US units |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| World Options | $55,000 | $88,600 to $97,600 | $20,000 | 7 |
| Oyo | $25,000 | $88,700 to $200,900 | $25,000 | 7 |
| Tutoring Club | $34,500 | $88,750 to $162,650 | $20,000 | 88 |
| The Driveway Company | $59,900 | $88,765 to $168,980 | $20,000 | 36 |
| Kids United | $49,000 | $88,883 to $226,667 | $25,000 | 10 |
| The Back Nine | $50,000 | $88,950 to $108,900 | $20,000 | 28 |
| Owl Be There | $54,400 | $88,989 to $104,589 | $20,000 | 6 |
| Instinct Dog Training | $20,000 to $40,000 | $89,040 to $889,280 | $60,000 | 7 |
| Tread Connection | $37,500 | $89,050 to $228,750 | $25,000 | 40 |
| PickleRage | $65,000 | $89,145 to $190,930 | $25,000 | 3 |
| ACE HARDWARE PAINTING SERVICES | $50,000 to $80,000 | $89,250 to $153,470 | $20,000 | 3 |
| Towne Park | $27,750 to $40,000 | $89,250 to $138,000 | $20,000 | N/R |
| Oasis Face Bar | $35,000 | $89,375 to $199,345 | $25,000 | 6 |
| Surf City Squeeze | $14,000 to $30,000 | $89,410 to $390,000 | $35,000 | 63 |
| Tasti D-Lite | $15,000 to $25,000 | $89,600 to $374,982 | $30,000 | N/R |
| Always Best Care | $49,900 | $89,725 to $145,900 | $20,000 | 275 |
| Astrawatt Solar | $45,000 | $89,850 to $158,750 | $20,000 | 5 |
| Valenta | $65,000 | $89,850 to $113,000 | $20,000 | 15 |
| Daily Dose | $40,000 | $90,000 | $20,000 | 1 |
| Novus Glass | $10,500 | $90,000 to $284,590 | $30,000 | 128 |
| Pour Your Own Epoxy | $20,000 | $90,087 to $105,649 | $20,000 | 1 |
| Happy and Healthy Products | $25,000 to $50,000 | $90,170 to $222,780 | $25,000 | 24 |
| StemTree | $44,500 | $90,700 to $195,300 | $25,000 | 17 |
| Fly Foe | $35,000 | $90,735 to $131,535 | $20,000 | 8 |
| The Local Culinary | $50,000 | $90,800 to $215,700 | $25,000 | 1 |
| Talem Home Care | $48,500 to $81,500 | $90,824 to $250,475 | $25,000 | 8 |
| Gojoe Patrol | $45,000 to $60,000 | $90,900 to $152,100 | $20,000 | 4 |
| Fruitfull | $25,000 to $50,000 | $90,970 to $217,508 | $25,000 | 16 |
| Hello Sugar | $50,000 | $90,984 to $736,250 | $50,000 | 90 |
| Accelerated Waste Solution | $59,900 to $64,900 | $90,997 to $352,022 | $30,000 | 36 |
| Doorstep Details | $59,900 | $90,997 to $158,697 | $20,000 | 36 |
| Home Instead | $54,000 | $91,040 to $269,750 | $25,000 | 625 |
| A Place At Home | $49,500 | $91,195 to $166,012 | $20,000 | 37 |
| Mobius | $40,000 | $91,250 to $285,150 | $30,000 | 1 |
| Worried Bird | $49,000 | $91,285 to $125,035 | $20,000 | 4 |
| KaleidoScoops | $15,000 | $91,600 to $204,100 | $25,000 | 16 |
| Express Employment Professionals | $0 to $40,000 | $91,700 to $213,000 | $25,000 | 791 |
| Real Property Management | $59,900 | $91,796 to $234,150 | $25,000 | 447 |
| Always Faithful Dog Training | $49,500 | $91,850 to $101,300 | $20,000 | 26 |
| Crestcom International | $75,000 | $91,850 to $104,919 | $20,000 | 61 |
| Air | $50,000 | $92,000 to $182,000 | $25,000 | 8 |
| Silbar Security | $50,000 to $100,000 | $92,000 to $215,900 | $25,000 | 9 |
| Pibcoa | $39,500 | $92,045 to $139,725 | $20,000 | 3 |
| Wow 1 Day Painting | $40,000 to $60,000 | $92,050 to $182,200 | $25,000 | 44 |
| Gym Guyz | $49,500 | $92,100 to $174,000 | $25,000 | 130 |
| Right at Home | $49,500 | $92,100 to $165,309 | $20,000 | 551 |
| MyFit18 | $15,000 | $92,200 to $270,000 | $25,000 | N/R |
| Songs for Seeds | $45,000 | $92,250 to $122,650 | $20,000 | 20 |
| SIMPLE PLAN | $35,000 | $92,450 to $117,400 | $20,000 | 1 |
| 5 DAY KITCHENS | $18,000 to $120,000 | $92,500 to $401,795 | $35,000 | N/R |
| Sushi Maru Express | $1 to $250,000 | $92,525 to $166,500 | $20,000 | 169 |
| Cookie Advantage | $34,900 | $92,550 to $171,250 | $20,000 | 23 |
| Froots | $25,000 | $92,600 to $321,750 | $30,000 | N/R |
| Sam The Concrete Man | $67,000 | $92,750 to $150,865 | $20,000 | 88 |
| The Cleaning Authority | $22,500 to $45,000 | $92,850 to $147,100 | $20,000 | 236 |
| Sigri Indian BBQ | $35,000 | $92,900 to $157,300 | $20,000 | N/R |
| Count Junkula | $35,000 to $50,000 | $93,000 to $148,000 | $20,000 | 2 |
| Streetchurros | $25,000 | $93,000 to $352,000 | $30,000 | 2 |
| Two Maids | $19,950 | $93,440 to $149,890 | $20,000 | 144 |
| Waffle Cabin | $23,500 | $93,450 to $225,700 | $25,000 | 57 |
| Stretch Smart Infrared Therapy | $25,000 | $93,500 to $177,000 | $25,000 | N/R |
| JETSET | $60,000 | $93,745 to $121,995 | $20,000 | 16 |
| Cookie Dough Bliss | $3,000 | $93,750 to $197,500 | $25,000 | 10 |
| NerdsToGo | $49,750 | $93,762 to $130,358 | $20,000 | 31 |
| Critter Control | $74,875 to $111,900 | $93,850 to $250,275 | $25,000 | 124 |
| Softroc | $59,900 | $93,870 to $179,345 | $25,000 | 25 |
| Grind Athletics | $49,500 | $93,876 to $117,536 | $20,000 | 1 |
| Maui Tacos | $75,000 to $150,000 | $94,000 to $208,000 | $25,000 | N/R |
| Neighborhood Barre | $49,000 | $94,040 to $266,000 | $25,000 | 22 |
| Social Indoor | $50,000 to $95,000 | $94,050 to $310,700 | $30,000 | 56 |
| Happier At Home | $49,000 | $94,175 to $137,475 | $20,000 | 7 |
| Corporate Cleaning Group | $59,500 | $94,240 to $141,700 | $20,000 | 47 |
| Milkshake Factory | $60,000 | $94,250 to $167,550 | $25,000 | 14 |
| Tutor Doctor | $54,700 to $124,400 | $94,295 to $220,695 | $25,000 | 344 |
| Bottle and Bottega | $20,000 to $25,000 | $94,300 to $146,100 | $20,000 | N/R |
| Relive | $75,000 | $94,300 to $195,000 | $25,000 | 25 |
| Poolwerx | $0 to $49,500 | $94,400 to $350,500 | $30,000 | 95 |
| Seniors Helping Seniors | $55,000 | $94,715 to $154,590 | $20,000 | 182 |
| Scooped Cookie Dough Bar | $29,900 | $94,800 to $181,500 | $25,000 | 2 |
| Assisting Hands Home Care | $55,000 | $94,850 to $176,500 | $25,000 | 207 |
| Pet Butler | $46,000 | $94,881 to $117,901 | $20,000 | 41 |
| Sticky Fingers Cooking | $35,000 | $94,917 to $193,942 | $25,000 | 10 |
| vomFASS | $18,750 to $37,500 | $94,950 to $749,500 | $50,000 | 29 |
| One You Love Homecare | $49,500 to $59,500 | $95,400 to $170,800 | $25,000 | 15 |
| G-FORCE | $20,000 to $57,500 | $95,450 to $127,400 | $20,000 | 46 |
| TaxLeaf.com | $40,000 | $95,488 to $166,825 | $25,000 | 11 |
| Qualicare | $49,700 | $95,700 to $218,700 | $25,000 | 28 |
| LaLa Photography | $25,000 | $95,765 to $161,719 | $20,000 | 1 |
| Your CBD Store | $20,000 | $95,800 to $151,050 | $20,000 | 281 |
| Sogility | $19,000 to $50,000 | $95,900 to $200,750 | $25,000 | 2 |
| Junkluggers | $50,000 | $96,010 to $359,160 | $30,000 | 151 |
| Pelindaba Lavender | $15,000 to $35,000 | $96,240 to $202,750 | $25,000 | 4 |
| TEGG | $65,000 to $75,000 | $96,280 to $229,384 | $25,000 | 49 |
| LivHome | $40,000 | $96,500 to $150,000 | $20,000 | N/R |
| Gabie Adventures | $35,000 | $96,550 to $142,700 | $20,000 | 5 |
| Pilates Addiction | $65,000 | $96,600 to $141,055 | $20,000 | 11 |
| Global Art & Creative | $20,000 | $96,700 to $148,800 | $20,000 | 2 |
| Deer Solution | $49,500 | $96,800 to $149,000 | $20,000 | 6 |
| GradePower Learning | $16,000 to $40,000 | $97,100 to $255,500 | $25,000 | N/R |
| Tan Republic | $5,000 to $25,000 | $97,250 to $439,000 | $35,000 | 64 |
N/R = not reported.
How do you compare franchises from this list?
Compare franchises from this list by putting each brand's Item 5 fee, Item 6 ongoing fees and the high end of the Item 7 investment side by side, then checking Item 20 for closures and transfers. The guide to franchise costs explains each line, and the 8-step selection process shows the order of due diligence.
Frequently asked questions
What franchises can you open for under $100,000?
Across 1031 brands in the SelectFranchiseList database (compiled October 2026), the median minimum initial investment is $56,840 and the median starting franchise fee is $27,000. The lowest starting investment in this group is Mood Media at $0.
How much cash do I need to buy a franchise in this group?
The median minimum liquid cash requirement in this group is $15,000. Franchisors set their own capital requirements, and lenders usually finance part of the total investment.
Are these figures guaranteed?
No. The figures come from franchise disclosure data and public listings and change with every annual FDD. Confirm fees in Items 5 and 6 and the investment in Item 7 of each brand's current FDD.
Other investment levels
- Franchises Under $50,000
- Franchises from $100,000 to $250,000
- Franchises from $250,000 to $500,000
- Franchises over $500,000
Figures are compiled from franchise disclosure data and public listings as of October 2026 and may have changed. Brand names belong to their owners; listing does not imply endorsement. Not an offer to sell a franchise.