Crunch Fitness vs Planet Fitness: franchise cost side by side

Planet Fitness is the cheaper of the two to open, from $1,282,500; Crunch Fitness starts at $2,147,500.

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Planet Fitness is the cheaper to open, from $1,282,500.

Crunch Fitness starts at $2,147,500, the lowest cost to open given in each FDD.

From each FDD	Crunch Fitness	Planet Fitness
Total cost to open	$2,147,500 to $5,367,000	$1,282,500 to $5,386,000
Upfront fee	$35,000	$40,000
Royalty (ongoing fee)	5% of monthly gross sales	7% of membership dues paid by bank draft
Marketing fund	2% of monthly gross sales	2% of membership fees (up to 3%)
Published sales	$2,848,462 a year (based on just some of its gyms)	$1,873,231 a year (membership fees, based on just some of its gyms)
Outlets	481 franchised, 5 company	2,432 franchised, 277 company
Year filed	2026	2026

More comparisons with Crunch Fitness and Planet Fitness

Every brand's fee, royalty and Item 7 range is also in one table you can download: the franchise fee comparison.

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