Great Clips vs Supercuts: franchise cost side by side

Supercuts is the cheaper of the two to open, from $185,930; Great Clips starts at $187,800.

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Supercuts is the cheaper to open, from $185,930.

Great Clips starts at $187,800, the lowest cost to open given in each FDD.

From each FDD	Great Clips	Supercuts
Total cost to open	$187,800 to $419,900	$185,930 to $323,460
Upfront fee	$20,000	$39,500
Royalty (ongoing fee)	6% of sales	4% of net service and merchandise revenue in the first year, then 6%
Marketing fund	5% of gross sales	5% of net service revenue
Published sales	$410,783 a year (average of 4,158 locations, 2025)	$322,306 a year (average of 1,661 locations, 2024 to 2025)
Outlets	4,441 franchised, 0 company	1,701 franchised, 100 company
Year filed	2026	2025

More comparisons with Great Clips and Supercuts

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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