Is Big Frog Custom T-Shirts or PIP cheaper to open?

Big Frog Custom T-Shirts costs $157,952–$375,768 and PIP costs $246,690–$274,190 to open (FDD Item 7). Big Frog Custom T-Shirts has the lower entry cost.

Which is the better franchise, Big Frog Custom T-Shirts or PIP?

FranchiseVerdict grades Big Frog Custom T-Shirts B and PIP B, from FDD Items 5–7, 19–21 and SBA loan performance. See the full side-by-side above.

Big Frog Custom T-Shirts vs PIP

Franchise Comparison 2026

Both Big Frog Custom T-Shirts and PIP are business services franchises. Big Frog Custom T-Shirts requires an investment of $158K – $376K while PIP requires $247K – $274K. Big Frog Custom T-Shirts discloses average revenue of $545K; PIP makes no financial performance representation in its Item 19, which is voluntary under the FTC Franchise Rule. Big Frog Custom T-Shirts has SBA lending data on file with a 10.0% charge-off rate. FranchiseVerdict rates Big Frog Custom T-Shirts B (Above average) and PIP B (Above average).

Metric	Big Frog Custom T-Shirts	PIP
Verdict Grade	BAbove average	BAbove average
Investment Range	$158K – $376K	$247K – $274K
Franchise Fee	$60K	$55K
Royalty Rate	6.0%	0.25% to 6.5% of Gross Sales on a sliding scale based on annual cumulative Gross Sales (6.5% up to $288,791; decreasing to 0.25% above $3,850,554)
Average Revenue (Item 19)	$545K	N/ANo Item 19 representation
SBA Charge-Off Rate	10.0% (16 loans)	N/A
Total Units	73	50
Unit Growth (YoY)	-1 units	-2 units
Year Began Franchising	2008	1968
FDD Year	2026	2026