Is Servicemaster Clean or Pop A Lock cheaper to open?

Servicemaster Clean costs $111,800–$187,500 and Pop A Lock costs $117,565–$190,610 to open (FDD Item 7). Servicemaster Clean has the lower entry cost.

Which is safer, Servicemaster Clean or Pop A Lock?

SBA 7(a) charge-off rate is 0.0% for Servicemaster Clean and 26.7% for Pop A Lock. Lower is safer, so Servicemaster Clean has the stronger loan-repayment record.

Which is the better franchise, Servicemaster Clean or Pop A Lock?

FranchiseVerdict grades Servicemaster Clean A and Pop A Lock C, from FDD Items 5–7, 19–21 and SBA loan performance. See the full side-by-side above.

Servicemaster Clean vs Pop A Lock

Franchise Comparison 2026

Both Servicemaster Clean and Pop A Lock are business services franchises. Servicemaster Clean requires an investment of $112K – $188K while Pop A Lock requires $118K – $191K. Servicemaster Clean discloses average revenue of $885K; no Item 19 revenue figure is on file for Pop A Lock. Note: Averaged per franchisee, not per outlet - not comparable with per-outlet figures; Reported for a subset of outlets rather than the whole system. On SBA loan performance, Servicemaster Clean has a lower charge-off rate (0.0%) compared to Pop A Lock (26.7%). FranchiseVerdict rates Servicemaster Clean A (Strongest tier) and Pop A Lock C (Average).

Metric	Servicemaster Clean	Pop A Lock
Verdict Grade	AStrongest tierStrongest tier	CAverageAverage
Investment Range	$112K – $188K	$118K – $191K
Franchise Fee	$40K	$23K
Royalty Rate	Greater of Minimum Monthly Royalty (graduated by months of operation, $0-$2,982/mo) or (a) Royalties for Contracted Recurring Services on a 4-tier graduated scale from 7% down to 4% of Gross Service Sales for such services, plus (b) 10% of Gross Service Sales for Other (non-recurring) Services.	7.0%
Average Revenue (Item 19)	$885KPer franchisee, not per outlet · Outlet subset	N/APer franchisee, not per outlet
SBA Charge-Off Rate	0.0% (73 loans)	26.7% (15 loans)
Total Units	584	316
Unit Growth (YoY)	N/A	-63 units
Year Began Franchising	2021	1994
FDD Year	2026	2026

Investment Range

$112K – $188K

$118K – $191K

Franchise Fee

$40K

$23K

Royalty Rate

Greater of Minimum Monthly Royalty (graduated by months of operation, $0-$2,982/mo) or (a) Royalties for Contracted Recurring Services on a 4-tier graduated scale from 7% down to 4% of Gross Service Sales for such services, plus (b) 10% of Gross Service Sales for Other (non-recurring) Services.

7.0%

Average Revenue (Item 19)

$885KPer franchisee, not per outlet · Outlet subset

N/APer franchisee, not per outlet

SBA Charge-Off Rate

0.0% (73 loans)

26.7% (15 loans)

Total Units

584

316

Unit Growth (YoY)

N/A