Is Card My Yard or Signal 88 Security cheaper to open?

Card My Yard costs $10,350–$18,550 and Signal 88 Security costs $126,950–$5,093,300 to open (FDD Item 7). Card My Yard has the lower entry cost.

Which earns more, Card My Yard or Signal 88 Security?

Card My Yard reports $21,286 average annual unit revenue vs $1,367,968 for Signal 88 Security (FDD Item 19). Signal 88 Security is higher.

Which is the better franchise, Card My Yard or Signal 88 Security?

FranchiseVerdict grades Card My Yard B and Signal 88 Security B, from FDD Items 5–7, 19–21 and SBA loan performance. See the full side-by-side above.

Card My Yard vs Signal 88 Security

Franchise Comparison 2026

Both Card My Yard and Signal 88 Security are business services franchises. Card My Yard requires an investment of $10K – $19K while Signal 88 Security requires $127K – $5.1M. In terms of revenue, Signal 88 Security reports higher average unit revenue at $1.4M. Signal 88 Security has SBA lending data on file with a 21.1% charge-off rate. FranchiseVerdict rates Card My Yard B (Above average) and Signal 88 Security B (Above average).

Metric	Card My Yard	Signal 88 Security
Verdict Grade	BAbove averageAbove average	BAbove averageAbove average
Investment Range	$10K – $19K	$127K – $5.1M
Franchise Fee	$9K	$120K
Royalty Rate	25.0%	4.0%
Average Revenue (Item 19)	$21K	$1.4M
SBA Charge-Off Rate	N/A	21.1% (23 loans)
Total Units	492	1,060
Unit Growth (YoY)	N/A	N/A
Year Began Franchising	2017	2008
FDD Year	2026	2024