Is The Pickle Pad or Cloudbound cheaper to open?

The Pickle Pad costs $1,535,000–$4,072,500 and Cloudbound costs $2,279,400–$4,231,687 to open (FDD Item 7). The Pickle Pad has the lower entry cost.

Which is the better franchise, The Pickle Pad or Cloudbound?

FranchiseVerdict grades The Pickle Pad D and Cloudbound C, from FDD Items 5–7, 19–21 and SBA loan performance. See the full side-by-side above.

The Pickle Pad vs Cloudbound

Franchise Comparison 2026

Both The Pickle Pad and Cloudbound are recreation & entertainment franchises. The Pickle Pad requires an investment of $1.5M – $4.1M while Cloudbound requires $2.3M – $4.2M. Neither The Pickle Pad nor Cloudbound makes a financial performance representation in Item 19 of its FDD — a voluntary item under the FTC Franchise Rule — so the two cannot be compared on disclosed unit revenue. FranchiseVerdict rates The Pickle Pad D (Below average) and Cloudbound C (Average).

Metric	The Pickle Pad	Cloudbound
Verdict Grade	DBelow average	CAverage
Investment Range	$1.5M – $4.1M	$2.3M – $4.2M
Franchise Fee	$50K	$60K
Royalty Rate	6.0%	6.0%
Average Revenue (Item 19)	N/ANo Item 19 representation	N/ANo Item 19 representation
SBA Charge-Off Rate	N/A	N/A
Total Units	1	0
Unit Growth (YoY)	+0 units	+0 units
Year Began Franchising	2023	2025
FDD Year	2026	2026