Is Outdoor Lighting Perspectives or Atwork cheaper to open?

Outdoor Lighting Perspectives costs $180,700–$226,500 and Atwork costs $165,000–$250,000 to open (FDD Item 7). Atwork has the lower entry cost.

Which earns more, Outdoor Lighting Perspectives or Atwork?

Outdoor Lighting Perspectives reports $770,468 average annual unit revenue vs $3,658,091 for Atwork (FDD Item 19). Atwork is higher. For Outdoor Lighting Perspectives: Averaged per franchisee, not per outlet - not comparable with per-outlet figures. For Atwork: Reported for a subset of outlets rather than the whole system.

Which is the better franchise, Outdoor Lighting Perspectives or Atwork?

FranchiseVerdict grades Outdoor Lighting Perspectives D and Atwork A, from FDD Items 5–7, 19–21 and SBA loan performance. See the full side-by-side above.

Outdoor Lighting Perspectives vs Atwork

Franchise Comparison 2026

Both Outdoor Lighting Perspectives and Atwork are business services franchises. Outdoor Lighting Perspectives requires an investment of $181K – $227K while Atwork requires $165K – $250K. In terms of revenue, Atwork reports higher average unit revenue at $3.7M. Note: Reported for a subset of outlets rather than the whole system. Outdoor Lighting Perspectives has SBA lending data on file with a 50.0% charge-off rate. FranchiseVerdict rates Outdoor Lighting Perspectives D (Below average) and Atwork A (Strongest tier).

Metric	Outdoor Lighting Perspectives	Atwork
Verdict Grade	DBelow average	AStrongest tier
Investment Range	$181K – $227K	$165K – $250K
Franchise Fee	$60K	$40K
Royalty Rate	7.0%	7.0%
Average Revenue (Item 19)	$770KPer franchisee, not per outlet	$3.7MOutlet subset
SBA Charge-Off Rate	50.0% (34 loans)	Limited data
Total Units	141	90
Unit Growth (YoY)	+6 units	-1 units
Year Began Franchising	2004	1992
FDD Year	2026	2026