For software companies selling into franchise systems
The signals are already out there. We read every filing so your reps don’t have to guess.
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.
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Jersey Mike’s
89Fit
+12% units YoYMulti-unit heavyNo mandated stack
| AUV | $3.79M |
|---|---|
| Units | 2,675 |
| Royalty | 6.5% |
3,528
Active US franchise brands
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
2,675 franchisees, no mandated back-office system — how are operators handling it?
Hi Mike — I’ve been reading Jersey Mike’s 2026 FDD. You don’t mandate a back-office platform, so your 2,675 operators each pick their own — and with +12% unit growth, hundreds of new locations are choosing from day one. At $3.79M AUV, getting that wrong compounds fast. Is a “most operators use X” pattern emerging, or is it fragmented? Happy to share what we saw at two similar QSR systems — no pitch attached.
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 3,512 filings.
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 corpus…
Your signals
89
Jersey Mike’s
2,675 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
+12% 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 3,512 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.
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.