Is Intelligent Office or UNITS cheaper to open?

Intelligent Office costs $228,000–$1,520,498 and UNITS costs $732,640–$1,269,400 to open (FDD Item 7). Intelligent Office has the lower entry cost.

Which earns more, Intelligent Office or UNITS?

Intelligent Office reports $601,708 average annual unit revenue vs $734,542 for UNITS (FDD Item 19). UNITS is higher.

Which is safer, Intelligent Office or UNITS?

SBA 7(a) charge-off rate is 20.0% for Intelligent Office and 0.0% for UNITS. Lower is safer, so UNITS has the stronger loan-repayment record.

Which is the better franchise, Intelligent Office or UNITS?

FranchiseVerdict grades Intelligent Office C and UNITS A, from FDD Items 5–7, 19–21 and SBA loan performance. See the full side-by-side above.

Intelligent Office vs UNITS

Franchise Comparison 2026

Both Intelligent Office and UNITS are business services franchises. Intelligent Office requires an investment of $228K – $1.5M while UNITS requires $733K – $1.3M. In terms of revenue, UNITS reports higher average unit revenue at $735K. On SBA loan performance, UNITS has a lower charge-off rate (0.0%) compared to Intelligent Office (20.0%). FranchiseVerdict rates Intelligent Office C (Average) and UNITS A (Strongest tier).

Metric	Intelligent Office	UNITS
Verdict Grade	CAverage	AStrongest tier
Investment Range	$228K – $1.5M	$733K – $1.3M
Franchise Fee	$50K	$56K
Royalty Rate	6.0%	8.0%
Average Revenue (Item 19)	$602K	$735K
SBA Charge-Off Rate	20.0% (19 loans)	0.0% (70 loans)
Total Units	41	74
Unit Growth (YoY)	-2 units	-1 units
Year Began Franchising	2024	2006
FDD Year	2025	2025