Is Service Experts or Surface Experts cheaper to open?

Service Experts costs $145,650–$284,800 and Surface Experts costs $155,893–$273,200 to open (FDD Item 7). Service Experts has the lower entry cost.

Which earns more, Service Experts or Surface Experts?

Service Experts reports $6,326,097 average annual unit revenue vs $720,890 for Surface Experts (FDD Item 19). Service Experts is higher. For Service Experts: Company-owned outlets only - not franchisee performance. For Surface Experts: Reported for a subset of outlets rather than the whole system.

Which is the better franchise, Service Experts or Surface Experts?

FranchiseVerdict grades Service Experts B and Surface Experts A, from FDD Items 5–7, 19–21 and SBA loan performance. See the full side-by-side above.

Service Experts vs Surface Experts

Franchise Comparison 2026

Both Service Experts and Surface Experts are home services franchises. Service Experts requires an investment of $146K – $285K while Surface Experts requires $156K – $273K. In terms of revenue, Service Experts reports higher average unit revenue at $6.3M. Note: Company-owned outlets only - not franchisee performance. FranchiseVerdict rates Service Experts B (Above average) and Surface Experts A (Strongest tier).

Metric	Service Experts	Surface Experts
Verdict Grade	BAbove average	AStrongest tier
Investment Range	$146K – $285K	$156K – $273K
Franchise Fee	$60K	$75K
Royalty Rate	6.0%	8.0%
Average Revenue (Item 19)	$6.3MCompany-owned only	$721KOutlet subset
SBA Charge-Off Rate	N/A	Limited data
Total Units	89	103
Unit Growth (YoY)	+0 units	+16 units
Year Began Franchising	2025	2018
FDD Year	2025	2026