For software companies selling into franchise systems
The signals are already out there. We read every filing so you don’t have to.
Every US franchise files the truth, hundreds of pages a year, the one place they’re legally required to be honest. We’ve read all of it, matched it to exactly what you sell, and turned it into ranked accounts with the opener already written. Your reps stop spamming. They start landing meetings.
Free preview. Real data. No demo call required.
Jersey Mike’s
89Fit
+8% units YoYMulti-unit heavyNo mandated stack
| AUV | $1.37M |
|---|---|
| Units | 3,227 |
| Royalty | 6.5% |
86.8%
Of filings current within a year
808,363
Pages analyzed, and counting
27,000
Hours of analysis, so you read none
<60s
For you to get your signals
63 brands added 10+ units since last filing94 changed a mandated tech vendor78 disclosed new-state expansion41 raised their royalty rate27 entered franchising for the first time
Built for GTM teams selling software into franchising
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To sell into franchising today, you’d have to…
Every one of these is a job. None of them is yours. They’re the toll the old way charges before you ever get to a conversation.
You shouldn’t have to. FranCloud does it in minutes.
The moat
Anyone can see the numbers. We give you what they mean.
Raw data points are worthless without context. We’ve built a picture of US franchising that exists nowhere else, then our researchers add the context, match it against your own data, and decode it into the move that’s right for you.
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A database found nowhere else
The whole field, not the household names.
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Context, not just numbers
Our researchers make every data point mean something.
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Matched to your data
Your product, your offer, your edge, against all of it.
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Decoded into what matters
Signal for you, not noise for everyone.
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Your custom position
The account and the angle, ready to sell.
A one-of-a-kind database, given context and matched to you. Decoded into your next move, in under a minute.
The proof
The same rep. Two emails.
One reads like a template the prospect has seen a hundred times. The other reads like you already work there. Same data, but only one of you has read the filing.
What everyone else sends0.5–1% reply
Quick question about Jersey Mike’s operations
Hi Mike, hope you’re having a great week! We work with a lot of great QSR brands and I think there could be a fit with our platform. We’re the #1 solution in the category, clients save 10% on costs and 5+ hours a week. Open to a quick 15-minute call Tuesday or Thursday?
What you send with FranCloud8–15% reply
3,200+ locations, no mandated back-office, how are you managing the fragmentation?
Hi Mike, one pattern we keep seeing in QSR: once you cross a few thousand locations, the “every operator picks their own” model starts creating real drag. At +8% unit growth and $1.37M AUV, that compounds fast. Are you seeing a dominant platform naturally emerge across the fleet, or is it still fragmented? Happy to share what the data shows across similar networks.
Every highlighted number came from one look at the filing , units, growth, AUV, procurement model, written for you before you ever opened the document.
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From a URL to your accounts
Give us where you live on the web. We read what you sell, map it against every filing, and hand back the brands you should be calling, with the signals to lead with.
Step 01
Give us your URL
Paste your product site. No forms, no onboarding call.
Step 02
We map your signal profile
What you sell, who you integrate with, where you win, matched against every US franchise filing.
Step 03
Your accounts, your signals
Ranked brands, fit scores, and the FDD facts to open with.
Your URL
https://
Reading your site…
What you sell
POS & paymentsOnline orderingKitchen displayRestaurant focusIntegrations: 200+
Matching the database…
Your signals
89
Jersey Mike’s
3,227 units · no mandated stack
81
Tropical Smoothie
1,400 units · +18% YoY
73
Jimmy John’s
2,600 units · multi-unit heavy
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One account, fully assembled
This is what a single brand looks like inside FranCloud, fit score, signals, the three people who decide, and an opener written from the filing itself.
Jersey Mike’s
+8% units YoYMulti-unit heavyNo mandated stackHiring 3 IT roles · verified public signal
89Fit
DM
Primary
Director of Technology
HQ · owns the rollout decision
VP
Champion
VP Operations
Feels the labor pain daily
CF
Financial
Chief Financial Officer
Signs off on per-unit spend
FDD-generated opener
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Why the data holds up
Every number on this site traces back to a document a franchise was legally required to file. That’s the whole point.
First-party & source-traceable
Pulled from the filing itself, not scraped, not guessed, not bought from a list broker.
Always current, or it’s worthless
Stale intel sends you into dead ends. The moment a brand files something new, our picture updates, what you see is the latest there is.
Custom to your product
Fit scores reflect what yousell, not a generic “good lead” score.
Verified contacts from the filing
The roles that actually decide: HQ, operator, finance, mapped per brand.
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The old way vs. the receipts
There are three ways to find your franchise accounts. Two of them cost you weeks.
| Generic database | Buy FDDs yourself | FranCloud | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sourced from the filing | ✕ Scraped & stale | Yes | Yes, every brand |
| Cost per brand | Subscription | $50–150 each | Included |
| Fit scored to your product | ✕ | ✕ Read it yourself | Custom |
| Decision-makers identified | Generic titles | ✕ | Per brand |
| Refreshed on refile | ✕ | Re-buy it | Automatic |
| Time to first account | Hours of filtering | Days of reading | Under a minute |
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FranCloud Research
We publish what the filings reveal. Start with the one every software vendor selling into franchising is reading.
FranCloud Research · ReportThe Franchise Tech Stack Report 2026
What the nation's franchise filings reveal about how franchises actually buy software.
Which categories mandate a stack and which leave it open. Where the greenfield is for POS, payments, labor, and loyalty. The brands refiling with new vendors right now.
No spam. One email when a new report drops.
New · free brief
Who mandates a POS, and who leaves it open →
73% of QSR brands mandate their POS. 26% leave it open. No email required.
Franchise directory
Browse brands from the filing, then run Analyze.
Open any US franchise brand for units, fees, and filing signals. Start from the full franchise directory, compare peers side by side, or jump into brands already drawing search demand.
Common questions
Frequently asked questions
FranCloud is a franchise sales intelligence platform that reads every US Franchise Disclosure Document (FDD) and turns it into fit-scored accounts, named decision-maker contacts, and ready-to-send outreach for software vendors selling into franchising. It covers every active US franchise brand, and every number traces back to the filing itself.
FranCloud matches what you sell against the full text of every FDD, unit counts, growth rate, royalty structure, mandated tech stack, and expansion plans, to score each brand’s fit to your specific product. You paste your product URL, and FranCloud maps your signal profile against the database and returns ranked accounts in about a minute.
FranCloud’s data comes directly from Franchise Disclosure Documents, the legal disclosures franchisors must update annually under the FTC Franchise Rule and file with state regulators. Every number is source-traceable back to the filing itself, not scraped from a database or bought from a list broker.
Generic databases sell static, scraped contact lists that go stale between updates. FranCloud is FDD-sourced, refreshed as brands file new disclosures, fit-scored to your specific product rather than a generic lead score, and includes the decision-makers: HQ, operator, and finance, who actually drive a purchase at each brand.
Buying FDDs one at a time means paying per document and having someone on staff who can interpret Item 19 financials and Item 20 unit data. FranCloud has already read the filings across the entire US franchise universe and decoded the numbers into fit scores, contacts, and signals, you buy the analysis, not a pile of PDFs.
FranCloud is built for go-to-market teams at software companies selling into franchise systems, categories like POS, payroll, marketing, communications, payments, and capital. It’s designed for reps and marketers who need to know which franchise brands are a real fit before they cold-call, not after.
FranCloud tracks the annual FDD filing cycle: franchisors are required to update their disclosures every year, and brand profiles refresh as new filings are processed. Signals like unit growth, vendor changes, and new-state expansion reflect each brand’s latest disclosed filing rather than a static snapshot.
Each account profile includes a fit score customized to your product, key signals like unit growth and mandated technology, and the three decision-maker roles who typically drive a purchase: HQ (owns the rollout), the multi-unit operator (feels the operational pain), and finance (signs off on spend), along with an outreach opener grounded in the filing itself.
FranCloud offers a free preview with no demo call required and a single-brand FDD download for $149. Full vendor playbooks and always-on subscription access are custom-built, tell us what you need at francloud.com/pricing.
Paste your product URL at francloud.com/analyze. FranCloud reads what you sell, matches it against every FDD in the database, and returns your ranked accounts with fit scores and signals, no form fill or sales call required to see results.
The signals are already out there
We did the reading. You do the selling.
A one-of-a-kind database, kept current and decoded into your next move. Stop reading legalese. Start closing.