Cheapest franchises to start (by total investment)

1. 1Cinnabon · Food & Beverage / Bakery Cafe$70,850
2. 2Ace Hardware · Painting Services Franchise (Ace Hardware Painting Services)$89,250
3. 3Two Men and a Truck · Moving & Relocation Services$92,100
4. 4Kumon · Children's Supplemental Education (Math & Reading Tutoring Centers)$101,630
5. 5PuroClean · Restoration Services (Water/Fire/Mold Damage)$108,503
6. 6Mathnasium · Children's Math Tutoring / Supplemental Education$112,936
7. 7Sylvan Learning · Children's Education / Tutoring$117,600
8. 8Junk King · Junk Removal / Hauling Services$121,200
9. 9Merry Maids · Residential Cleaning Services$126,880
10. 10Jan-Pro · Commercial Cleaning (Regional Developer Franchise)$130,000
11. 11Window Genie · Home Services - Window Cleaning/Tinting/Pressure Washing$136,064
12. 12Molly Maid · Residential Cleaning / Maid Services$144,150
13. 13Mosquito Joe · Pest Control / Mosquito Control Services$150,155
14. 14Mr. Rooter · Plumbing Services$152,900
15. 15Auntie Anne's · Food & Beverage / Snack Retail (Pretzel QSR)$157,795
16. 16Mr. Electric · Electrical Services Franchise$159,500
17. 17Mr. Handyman · Home Services / Handyman$161,900
18. 18Code Ninjas · Children's STEM/Coding Education$174,750
19. 19Supercuts · Hair Salon / Personal Care Services$185,930
20. 20Great Clips · Hair Salon / Value-Priced Haircuts$187,800
21. 21Sport Clips · Hair Salon / Men's Grooming Franchise$189,300
22. 22Servpro · Restoration Services (fire/water/mold remediation)$263,305
23. 23Tropical Smoothie Cafe · Food & Beverage / Smoothie Cafe$275,500
24. 24Batteries Plus · Battery/Device Repair Retail$284,786
25. 25Marco's Pizza · Pizza / Quick Service Restaurant$286,477
26. 26Baskin-Robbins · Ice Cream / Frozen Desserts$307,400
27. 27Pure Barre · Boutique Fitness Studio (Barre)$314,411
28. 28European Wax Center · Beauty / Hair Removal (Waxing Centers)$327,600
29. 29Club Pilates · Fitness / Boutique Studio$385,048
30. 30Firehouse Subs · Quick Service Restaurant / Sandwich$405,350
31. 31Jersey Mike's · Quick Service Restaurant / Submarine Sandwiches$436,176
32. 32Dunkin · Food & Beverage / Quick Service Restaurant (Coffee & Donuts)$443,000
33. 33Pet Supplies Plus · Pet Supplies (Retail Pet Food, Supplies & Services)$520,250
34. 34Anytime Fitness · Fitness / Gym Franchise$539,329
35. 35Snap Fitness · Fitness / Gym$554,731
36. 36Kiddie Academy · Child Care / Early Education$590,000
37. 37Sonic Drive-In · Quick Service Restaurant / Drive-In$670,200
38. 38Primrose Schools · Child Care / Early Education$742,900
39. 39Crumbl · Cookie & Dessert Retail$816,066
40. 40Goddard School · Children's Education / Early Childhood Learning Centers$1,003,500
41. 41Planet Fitness · Fitness / Gym$1,282,500
42. 42Taco Bell · Quick Service Restaurant (Mexican-inspired Fast Food)$1,859,750
43. 43Culver's · Quick Service Restaurant$3,406,350