Is Crown Trophy or FASTFRAME cheaper to open?

Crown Trophy costs $168,150–$199,200 and FASTFRAME costs $135,325–$246,663 to open (FDD Item 7). FASTFRAME has the lower entry cost.

Which is safer, Crown Trophy or FASTFRAME?

SBA 7(a) charge-off rate is 9.8% for Crown Trophy and 27.0% for FASTFRAME. Lower is safer, so Crown Trophy has the stronger loan-repayment record.

Which is the better franchise, Crown Trophy or FASTFRAME?

FranchiseVerdict grades Crown Trophy A and FASTFRAME F, from FDD Items 5–7, 19–21 and SBA loan performance. See the full side-by-side above.

Crown Trophy vs FASTFRAME

Franchise Comparison 2026

Both Crown Trophy and FASTFRAME are retail franchises. Crown Trophy requires an investment of $168K – $199K while FASTFRAME requires $135K – $247K. Neither Crown Trophy nor FASTFRAME makes a financial performance representation in Item 19 of its FDD — a voluntary item under the FTC Franchise Rule — so the two cannot be compared on disclosed unit revenue. On SBA loan performance, Crown Trophy has a lower charge-off rate (9.8%) compared to FASTFRAME (27.0%). FranchiseVerdict rates Crown Trophy A (Strongest tier) and FASTFRAME F (Weakest tier).

Metric	Crown Trophy	FASTFRAME
Verdict Grade	AStrongest tier	FWeakest tier
Investment Range	$168K – $199K	$135K – $247K
Franchise Fee	$35K	$35K
Royalty Rate	5.0%	6.0%
Average Revenue (Item 19)	N/ANo Item 19 representation	N/ANo Item 19 representation
SBA Charge-Off Rate	9.8% (57 loans)	27.0% (102 loans)
Total Units	127	39
Unit Growth (YoY)	-2 units	-1 units
Year Began Franchising	1985	1987
FDD Year	2026	2024