RANKED · BY VERDICT · 20 BRANDS
Best cleaning & restoration franchises under $250K
Ranked by Watch Desk verdict, computed from each brand's own FDD Item 20 with an evidence gate — proven systems first; the unproven can't place. Distress flags are live and independent of the ranking.
| # | Brand | Verdict | 3-yr units | Net | Distress |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Clean Your Dirty Face✓ VERIFIEDCleaning & Restoration | Strong | +39% | — | |
| 02 | WINDOW HERO✓ VERIFIEDCleaning & Restoration | Strong | +177% | — | |
| 03 | SHINE WINDOW CARE AND HOLIDAY LIGHTING✓ VERIFIEDCleaning & Restoration | Strong | +61% | — | |
| 04 | Shine, SHINE WINDOW CARE AND HOLIDAY LIGHTING, SHINE WINDOW CARE, and SHINE HOLIDAY LIGHTING.✓ VERIFIEDCleaning & Restoration | Strong | +34% | — | |
| 05 | Fleet Clean✓ VERIFIEDCleaning & Restoration | Strong | +13% | — | |
| 06 | Pink's Window Services✓ VERIFIEDCleaning & Restoration | Strong | +8100% | — | |
| 07 | Junk Shot; Doorstep Details✓ VERIFIEDCleaning & Restoration | Strong | +25% | — | |
| 08 | TIDE CLEANERS✓ VERIFIEDCleaning & Restoration | Strong | +8% | — | |
| 09 | Bio-One✓ VERIFIEDCleaning & Restoration | Strong | +20% | — | |
| 10 | eMaids✓ VERIFIEDCleaning & Restoration | Strong | +80% | — | |
| 11 | JUNK KING✓ VERIFIEDCleaning & Restoration | Steady | +27% | STABLE 12 | |
| 12 | SERVPRO✓ VERIFIEDCleaning & Restoration | Steady | -4% | — | |
| 13 | SERVICEMASTER CLEAN✓ VERIFIEDCleaning & Restoration | Steady | -4% | — | |
| 14 | RESTORATION 1✓ VERIFIEDCleaning & Restoration | Steady | -5% | — | |
| 15 | Lapels Dry Cleaning✓ VERIFIEDCleaning & Restoration | Steady | +2% | — | |
| 16 | MOLLY MAID✓ VERIFIEDCleaning & Restoration | Steady | -7% | — | |
| 17 | WINDOW GENIE✓ VERIFIEDCleaning & Restoration | Steady | -3% | — | |
| 18 | Maid Brigade✓ VERIFIEDCleaning & Restoration | Strain | -80% | — | |
| 19 | SHACK SHINE✓ VERIFIEDCleaning & Restoration | Strain | -34% | — | |
| 20 | BOR RESTORATION✓ VERIFIEDCleaning & Restoration | Too new | +27% | — |
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