Growing fastest
Openings minus closures, per year- 1Jan-Pro+1.3%
- 2Molly Maid-3.5%
- 3Merry Maids-8.8%
Fewest units lost
Terminations, non-renewals and closures as a share of units at year start- 1Jan-Pro0.6%
- 2Molly Maid5.0%
- 3Merry Maids10.7%
Largest systems
Franchised outlets on file in the most recent year- 1Merry Maids1,368
- 2Molly Maid864
- 3Jan-Pro216
Most company-owned
Share the franchisor runs itselfNeeds three years of Item 20 filings that balance, and 10+ outlets — still being extracted.
Lowest cost to enter
Low end of the Item 7 total investment range, including the franchise fee- 1ServiceMaster Clean$50K
- 2MaidPro$110K
- 3Merry Maids$127K
- 4Jan-Pro$130K
- 5Molly Maid$144K
Rankings are computed from filings, never sold, and recompute as coverage grows. Brands whose Item 20 outlet arithmetic doesn't balance are excluded rather than ranked on a mis-parsed table.
Cost, growth and turnover side by side — the columns other directories leave out.
| Brand | Total to open | Net growth | Units lost/yr | Units | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 MaidProPartial FDD data | $110K–$159K | — | — | 510 | 48 |
 Molly MaidPartial FDD data | $144K–$204K | -3.5% | 5.0% | 864 | 40 |
 Merry MaidsFull FDD data | $127K–$169K | -8.8% | 10.7% | 1,368 | 21 |
 Anago Cleaning SystemsPartial FDD data | $197K–$298K | — | — | — | ? |
 City Wide Facility Solutions of CanadaDirectory only | — | — | — | — | ? |
 Good Sorts Property ServicesDirectory only | — | — | — | — | ? |
 HellamaidDirectory only | — | — | — | — | ? |
 HOODZ InternationalPartial FDD data | $201K–$247K | — | — | — | ? |
 Jan-ProFull FDD data | $130K–$422K | +1.3% | 0.6% | 216 | ? |
 JDI Cleaning ServicesDirectory only | — | — | — | — | ? |
 Master Care Janitorial and Facility Services Inc.Directory only | — | — | — | — | ? |
 Modern CleaningDirectory only | — | — | — | — | ? |
 ServiceMaster CleanPartial FDD data | $50K–$266K | — | — | — | ? |
 We Wash WindowsDirectory only | — | — | — | — | ? |