See What You Really Keep.
Pick an agent profile or dial in your own numbers. See your take-home pay at KAIZEN with simple, transparent pricing and compare it side by side with other popular brokerage models.
How to Compare Apples to Apples
- Use your real numbersPull your last 12 months: average sale price, commission per side and number of closings.
- Pick where you are nowChoose your current brokerage. We use its typical published plan.
- Choose a KAIZEN planPick Gold, Platinum or Free, or let the calculator find the best fit for your numbers.
- Compare yearly totalsLook at total yearly cost and take-home, not just the split, and see KAIZEN with and without a client admin fee.
no admin fee$0$0 in fees+$0
with client admin fee$0$0 in fees+$0
“With client admin fee” means you charge your client an admin fee equal to your KAIZEN transaction fee, so it covers the fee instead of your commission. Charging it is always your choice.
Your yearly KAIZEN cost
| No admin fee | With admin fee | |
|---|---|---|
| Monthly plan fee | ||
| Transaction fees | ||
| Yearly renewal | $250 | $250 |
| Total yearly cost | ||
| vs. |
Closing by Closing
Estimated fees and splits on each closing, in order.
Your 5-Year Head Start
Extra money kept at KAIZEN, adding up year after year.
Side-by-Side Estimates
Estimated yearly take-home using your numbers and each brokerage’s typical published plan.
| Brokerage | Plan used | Yearly cost | Your take-home | Difference at KAIZEN |
|---|
A Split Is Only One Piece.
For a true comparison, add up everything you actually paid your brokerage last year, not just the split.
- Commission split or royalty
- Company cap, and what you still pay after capping
- Monthly, technology or desk fees
- Per-transaction, broker review or risk fees
- Franchise fees
- E&O insurance
- Fees charged to your clients
- Joining, annual or renewal fees
Your office may be different.
Every brokerage office sets its own terms, so your real numbers may not match the typical plans used here. Bring your last year’s commission statements or cap sheet to a meeting and we’ll build an exact side-by-side with you.
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Every plan pays you 100% commission. You always know exactly what you’ll pay, and when it stops.
Gold
$149/mo$399 per closingWhere new agents startPlatinum
$399/mo$149 per closingLowest per-deal costFree
$0/mo$599 per closingFor proven producers (6+ closings in last 12 months)- 100% commission on every plan
- 12 closings a year, then transaction fees stop
- $250 to join, $250 yearly renewal every Dec 1
- 1× a year, switch plans as your business grows
- Your call: charge clients an admin fee to cover your transaction fee, or don’t
- $0 hidden fees, franchise fees or royalties
Everything You Need to Grow.
AI-Powered Smart CRM
Track every lead and follow up on autopilot.
Lead Engine + Marketing
Lead generation and marketing automation built in.
IDX Website + Mobile App
Your own branded site and app, ready day one.
$1M E&O + e-Signing
Coverage and paperless signing included.
Signs, Badge & Cards
Yard signs, name badge and business cards.
Office Access
Workstations, free copying and printing, coffee and drinks.
Training That Works
90-Day Success Plan, contract classes and broker-led ZEN sessions.
A Broker Who Picks Up
Real answers from a real broker when you need them.
ZEN Rewards
Earn points for wins and redeem them for real rewards.
KAIZEN Agent Intranet
Resources, forms and training in one place.
ZEN Community
Private ZEN Facebook group and on-call agents who have your back.
KAIZEN Care
A brokerage that takes care of its people and gives back.
How we calculate this (assumptions & sources)
KAIZEN Realty: 100% commission on every plan. Gold $149/mo + $399 per closing; Platinum $399/mo + $149 per closing; Free $0/mo + $599 per closing (for agents with 6+ closings in the last 12 months). Transaction fees stop after 12 closings a year. The $250 yearly renewal is included in every yearly cost ($250 one-time join fee not included). “With client admin fee” assumes your client pays an admin fee equal to your transaction fee.
Keller Williams: 70/30 split until a $21,000 company-dollar cap (caps range about $15,000–$36,000+ by market center), 6% royalty capped at $3,000 per year, about $60/mo technology fee.
eXp Realty: 80/20 split until a $16,000 cap, $85/mo cloud fee, $25 broker review fee per closing, $40 risk management fee per closing (capped at $500/yr), $250 per closing after cap until $5,000 in post-cap fees, then $75 per closing.
RE/MAX: 95/5 split with a desk fee of about $1,000/mo (reported range $300–$2,000+ by office). Franchise and office fees vary and are not included.
Crye-Leike: 70/30 starting split with no desk or franchise fees. Crye-Leike’s split graduates up to 95% as production grows; exact tiers aren’t published, so the starting split is used.
Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices: 60/40 split (50/50 to 70/30 reported), 6% franchise fee on gross commission (6–8% reported), about $100/mo technology fee.
Fathom Realty: EDGE plan: 7% of commission per closing ($350 minimum) until a $9,000 yearly cap, then $165 per closing; $35 E&O fee per closing; $75/mo.
Compass: Splits are negotiated individually (about 70/30 to 90/10 reported); the 80/20 split typical for mid-level producers is used, with no cap and no desk or franchise fees.
Epique Realty: 85/15 split until a $15,000 first-year cap (drops $1,000 a year to a $10,000 floor), technology fee of $1,188/yr (annual prepay; $149/mo otherwise), and a transaction fee of 0.1% of the sale price, capped at $500 per side until $5,000 is paid in a year, then $250 per side. Based on reported fees as of August 2026.
Fun math: “What it buys” divides your estimated yearly KAIZEN difference (no admin fee) by the item cost. The 10-year figure assumes you invest that amount once a year at a 7% return. The 5-year view assumes the same numbers every year.
Estimates only, based on publicly reported typical plans as of September 2026. Every office sets its own terms, and E&O, MLS, association dues and taxes are not included. Confirm current terms with any brokerage before making a decision. Sources: exprealty.com/income, crye-leike.com, passandearn.com, listwithclever.com, anthonysimmonsrealty.com, fathomcareers.com, jointhisbrokerage.com.