Culligan Water Conditioning Cost Comparisons

About Culligan Water Conditioning

After being in the water treatment business for over 65 years, we know water. Our mission is to deliver high-quality water treatment products that will benefit every part of consumers’ lives. We hope to raise the quality of life by purifying its most essential element: water. We’ve seen about every water problem imaginable and we’ve solved these problems to deliver the refreshing, clean and pure water that’s become our hallmark. Free of contaminants and minerals, water treated with Culligan softeners or filtration systems will make an impression on you and your household, and at the work place.


The total investment necessary to begin operation of a Culligan franchise is $130,000 to $807,076.33 for someone who is new to the Culligan franchise system to open a start-up Culligan dealership with product/service authorizations that are typical for a start-up dealership. This includes from $47,076.33 to $107,076.33 that must be paid to the franchisor or affiliate.
If your dealership is authorized to offer deionization services and you choose to regenerate the resin needed to provide those services, you must also purchase certain production equipment at an estimated cost of between $35,000 and $150,000. If your dealership is authorized to engage in bottled water production, you must also purchase certain additional plant add-ons at an estimated cost of between $200,000 and $350,000.

Water/Purification Systems Franchise Opportunities

Below is a quick comparison of Culligan Water Conditioning against other Water/Purification Systems franchises and business opportunities. For an in depth comparison of Culligan Water Conditioning with another opportunity including start-up costs and fees, business experience requirements, training & support and financing options click on the name of the company to view the detailed comparison.

Franchise Franchise Fee Royalty Advertising Fee Development Costs
America's Best Water Treaters $17,500-$61,000 3.3-7% $53,000-$230,000
Avive Technologies N/A $90,000-$125,000
BioLogix $12,500 4% $24,500-$45,600
Ecowater Systems N/A $50,000
H2O Evolution N/A $30,000-$100,000
Purified Water To Go $15,000-$29,500 6% $39,500-$175,000
Rainsoft N/A 0 0 $70,000-$100,000
Water Clinic, The N/A $25,000-$50,000
Water To Go N/A $100,000-$175,000
Wateria $20,000 $0.01/gallon $91,449-$144,199
World of Water $5,000 $100,000