Snap Fitness vs 9Round Franchise Comparison

Below is an in-depth analysis and side-by-side comparison of Snap Fitness vs 9Round including start-up costs and fees, business experience requirements, training & support and financing options.

Start-Up Costs and Fees
	Snap Fitness Franchise	9Round Franchise
Investment	$144,798 - $478,762	$106,175 - $150,275
Franchise Fee	$29,500	$30,000
Royalty Fee	$580/mo.	$600/mo.
Advertising Fee	$275/mo.	2%
Year Founded	2003	2007
Year Franchised	2004	2009
Term Of Agreement	5 years	5 years
Term Of Agreement	5 years	5 years
Renewal Fee	-	-
Business Experience Requirements
	Snap Fitness Franchise	9Round Franchise
Experience	"What I want is somebody who is a fitness nut: a personal trainer, somebody who comes from running a health club themselves. The economics of it are second to me." - Joey Aunan, franchise development director	-
Financing Options
	Snap Fitness Franchise	9Round Franchise
	In-House/3rd Party	In-House/3rd Party
Franchise Fees	No/Yes	-/Yes
Start-up Costs	No/Yes	-/Yes
Equipment	Yes/Yes	-/Yes
Inventory	No/Yes	-/Yes
Receivables	No/No	-/Yes
Payroll	No/No	-/Yes
Training & Support
	Snap Fitness Franchise	9Round Franchise
Training	On-The-Job Training: Ongoing Classroom Training: 30 hours	You will visit the 9Round training facility in Greenville SC. You will go through a 5 day intensive training program that will teach you not only how to kick and punch, but how to operate the business. On-The-Job Training: 16 hours Classroom Training: 16 hours Additional Training: Online & regional training
Support	Purchasing Co-ops Newsletter Meetings/Conventions Toll-Free Line Grand Opening Online Support Security/Safety Procedures Field Operations Site Selection Proprietary Software Franchisee Intranet Platform	Purchasing Co-ops Newsletter Meetings/Conventions Toll-Free Line Grand Opening Online Support Security/Safety Procedures Site Selection Proprietary Software
Marketing	Co-op Advertising Ad Templates National Media Regional Advertising Social media SEO Website development Email marketing	Co-op Advertising Ad Templates National Media Regional Advertising Social media SEO Website development Email marketing
Operations	Absentee Ownership Allowed Number of Employees Required to Run: 1	Number of Employees Required to Run: 3 - 4
Expansion Plans
	Snap Fitness Franchise	9Round Franchise
US Expansion	Yes	Yes
Canada Expansion	No	-
International Expansion	Yes	Yes

Company Overviews

About Snap Fitness

Thanks for your interest in owning a Snap Fitness franchise. If you are looking for a proven, affordable and trail-blazing concept in a growing industry, you've come to the right place! Today more than ever, people know it's important to be fit. Their challenge is squeezing exercise into busy lives. With Snap Fitness, you provide the solution, bringing fast, convenient and affordable workouts into their neighborhoods - minutes from their doorsteps - with your own compact, 24/7 state-of-the-art fitness center. The Industry's Fastest-Growing Fitness Franchisor Our first club opened in 2004. Today, with more than 1,500 sold in the United States and Canada, we rank #1 on Franchise Market Magazine's Top 100 New Franchises* and #3 among Entrepreneur Magazine's Top New Franchises**. A Snap Fitness franchise is easy to afford, easy to manage - 70% of our franchisees are absentee owners - and easy to market. As important, you'll find us to be trustworthy partners. Our success is driven by a single-minded focus to make YOU successful and Christian principles that guide us to treat everyone with dignity, respect and fairness. Take Your First Step Towards Freedom and Fulfillment We invite you to take a close look at us as an opportunity to turn wellness into wealth and to live your dream with a degree of freedom and flexibility not possible in the traditional work world. We stand ready to help you determine if a Snap Fitness franchise is right for you. You can contact a sales consultant right now. Thanks again for stopping by, and - be well.

Veteran Incentives  $5,000 off franchise fee

About 9Round

9Round is a specialized fitness center dedicated to serving clients who want a unique, fun, and proven workout that guarantees results. 9Round offers traditional "old school" boxing and kickboxing fitness programs that incorporates functional, interval, cardiovascular, and circuit training regimens. The programs are developed around a proprietary system of 9 challenging workout stations developed by a professional fighter. 9Round delivers total body results in a quick and convenient 30 minute workout with no class times. If you enjoy staying fit and helping people, this is the Franchise for you. Successful 9Round owners come from all walks of life. Some have extensive business backgrounds, some have served in the military, some are personal trainers, and some have never operated a business. 9Round has 9 different ways you can make money. 

Veteran Incentives  15% off franchise fee

#169 in Franchise 500 for 2021.