Sonitrol vs EYESthere Franchise Comparison

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

Start-Up Costs and Fees
 
Sonitrol Franchise
EYESthere Franchise
Investment $148,000 - $474,000$187,000 - $295,000
Franchise Fee $20,000 - $50,000N/A
Royalty Fee 2.5%-
Advertising Fee --
Year Founded 19642006
Year Franchised 19652007
Term Of Agreement 10 years-
Term Of Agreement 10 years-
Renewal Fee --


Business Experience Requirements
 
Sonitrol Franchise
EYESthere Franchise
Experience
  • General business experience
  • Marketing skills
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    Financing Options
     
    Sonitrol Franchise
    EYESthere Franchise
      In-House/3rd PartyIn-House/3rd Party
    Franchise Fees No/No-/-
    Start-up Costs No/No-/-
    Equipment No/No-/-
    Inventory No/No-/-
    Receivables No/No-/-
    Payroll No/No-/-

    Training & Support
     
    Sonitrol Franchise
    EYESthere Franchise
    Training --
    Support Newsletter, Meetings, Internet, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives-
    Marketing Ad slicks-
    Operations 15% of all franchisees own more than one unit

    Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 20

    Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (90% of current franchisees are owner/operators)

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    Expansion Plans
     
    Sonitrol Franchise
    EYESthere Franchise
    US Expansion --
    Canada Expansion No-
    International Expansion Yes-

    Company Overviews

    About Sonitrol

    Robert Baxter originally founded Sonitrol in 1960 as a company that would incorporate his various sound-related inventions. Everything changed when police officer and alarm company owner Al Cronk hired Baxter to manage his company's equipment. Baxter's innovations proved so successful that Sonitrol soon evolved from an invention company into a security franchise opportunity in 1965. A subsidiary of Tyco International Ltd., the Sonitrol Network has franchisees in the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom.

    About EYESthere

    EYESthere is a high quality provider of made-to-order solutions in the digital video and software security industry. Its mission is helping customers "to protect and empower" their businesses with live and recorded video solutions.
    What makes EYESthere different is the true usability of its solutions that result in entire days of recordings reviewable in minutes, 24/7 live video viewable from any web browser or supported PDA, full service installs that can be completed in days, along with our 30 and 90 day EYESthere tuning site visits. The end result is solutions you use constantly that help protect and empower a business.
    EYESthere, Inc. acquired the assets of Logan Digital Security, Inc. in July 2006 and dramatically expanded its Portland Operations and opened up a Dallas location and corporate headquarters as it develops a national Digital Video Security franchise organization. Logan Digital Security has been in business since 2001 installing high quality Digital Video Solutions and servicing several hundred clients in the Pacific Northwest.
    EYESthere will continue to implement its proven business model providing comprehensive and high-quality digital video surveillance solutions primarily to businesses. The company will be able to provide these customers on-going security, peace of mind and improved business results.