Is Expense Reduction Analysts or Hite Digital cheaper to open?

Expense Reduction Analysts costs $76,000–$105,900 and Hite Digital costs $56,650–$120,400 to open (FDD Item 7). Hite Digital has the lower entry cost.

Which is the better franchise, Expense Reduction Analysts or Hite Digital?

FranchiseVerdict grades Expense Reduction Analysts A and Hite Digital B, from FDD Items 5–7, 19–21 and SBA loan performance. See the full side-by-side above.

Expense Reduction Analysts vs Hite Digital

Franchise Comparison 2026

Both Expense Reduction Analysts and Hite Digital are business services franchises. Expense Reduction Analysts requires an investment of $76K – $106K while Hite Digital requires $57K – $120K. Hite Digital discloses average revenue of $304K; Expense Reduction Analysts does not report Item 19 data. FranchiseVerdict rates Expense Reduction Analysts A (Strongest tier) and Hite Digital B (Above average).

Metric	Expense Reduction Analysts	Hite Digital
Verdict Grade	AStrongest tierStrongest tier	BAbove averageAbove average
Investment Range	$76K – $106K	$57K – $120K
Franchise Fee	$70K	$50K
Royalty Rate	Greater of 15% of annual Net Cumulative Receipts for the immediately preceding calendar month OR the Minimum Royalty Fee ($1,051.65/month for first 36 months, then $1,314.56/month thereafter)	8.0%
Average Revenue (Item 19)	N/A	$304K
SBA Charge-Off Rate	Limited data	Limited data
Total Units	196	16
Unit Growth (YoY)	N/A	N/A
Year Began Franchising	2002	2020
FDD Year	2026	2022

Expense Reduction Analysts

AStrongest tier

Hite Digital

BAbove average

Investment Range

$76K – $106K

$57K – $120K

Franchise Fee

$70K

$50K

Royalty Rate

Greater of 15% of annual Net Cumulative Receipts for the immediately preceding calendar month OR the Minimum Royalty Fee ($1,051.65/month for first 36 months, then $1,314.56/month thereafter)

8.0%

Average Revenue (Item 19)

N/A

$304K

SBA Charge-Off Rate

Limited data

Total Units

196

Unit Growth (YoY)

N/A

Year Began Franchising

2002