Pizza franchises
The typical pizza franchise here costs $572,500 to $1,297,100 to open. Sort the table by cost, fee, royalty or number of locations.
- Brands
- 9
- Typical cost
- $573K–$1.3M
- Lowest start
- $231KDomino's
- Share earnings
- 6 of 9
All 9 brands
Sort by any column.
| Domino's | $231K–$744K | Up to $10,000 | 5.5% | 7,210 | Yes |
| Pizza Hut | $846K–$2.13M | $25,000 | 6% | 5,031 | Yes |
| Little Caesars | $377K–$1.77M | $20,000 | 6% | 4,374 | No |
| Papa Johns | $281K–$890K | $5,000+ | 5% | 3,294 | Yes |
| Marco's Pizza | $286K–$811K | $25,000 | 5.5% | 1,184 | Yes |
| MOD Pizza | $1M–$1.3M | $30,000 | 5% | 552 | No |
| Jet's Pizza | $573K–$786K | $30,000 | 12% of inventory | 450 | No |
| Blaze Pizza | $757K–$1.3M | $30,000 | 5% | 230 | Yes |
| Pizza Ranch | $2.31M–$2.99M | $30,000 | 3.5% + 0.5% | 219 | Yes |
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Pizza franchises: questions
What is the cheapest pizza franchise?
Of the 9 brands here, Domino's has the lowest estimated starting investment: $231,450 to $743,500 to open.
Which pizza franchise is the largest?
Domino's, with 7,210 locations (6,948 franchised) at the end of 2025.
What royalty do pizza franchises charge?
Royalties on gross sales in this list run from 4% to 6%, with a median of 5.3%. Most brands add a separate marketing or brand fund fee.
Which pizza franchises share earnings figures?
6 of 9 share sales or earnings figures, among them Blaze Pizza, Domino's, Marco's Pizza, Papa Johns.