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1 Tom Plumber vs Budget Blinds

Two franchise systems, side by side. For a software vendor, they are not the same opportunity.

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1 Tom Plumber
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1 Tom Plumber’s 51% unit growth isn’t just a vanity metric—it’s a timing signal. In home services, franchisees onboarding at that pace are actively building their tech stacks right now. Each new owner is a greenfield sale with no incumbent rip-and-replace friction. Pair that with a $1.5M AUV, and you’re selling into operators who have both the budget and the urgency to invest in POS, scheduling, and marketing automation to manage volume. The small base (56 units) is a feature, not a bug: you can capture a dominant share of a fast-expanding network before competitors lock it down.

Budget Blinds looks like the safe TAM play—1,355 units—but the terrain is hostile. Franchisor-controlled procurement means you’re not selling to 1,355 independent buyers; you’re selling to one corporate gatekeeper. That sale is binary, slow, and political. Meanwhile, the network is shrinking, and a $775k AUV leaves less discretionary software budget per unit. The negative unit growth also signals franchisee churn, which means even if you win the corporate deal, your seat count erodes

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1 Tom Plumber
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Budget Blinds
Total units
56
1,355
Franchised units
56
1,355
Unit growth YoY
51.351%
-0.805%
Average unit revenue (AUV)
$1.51M
$775K
Royalty
6%
3.5%
Ad fund
2%
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Initial franchise fee
$49K
$20K
Investment range (low)
$238K
$101K
Investment range (high)
$454K
$211K
Procurement model
Standards based
Franchisor controlled
FDD fiscal year
2026
2026
Filing freshness
CURRENT
CURRENT

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Common questions

1 Tom Plumber vs Budget Blinds, answered

1 Tom Plumber has 56 total units and Budget Blinds has 1,355, so Budget Blinds is the larger system.
1 Tom Plumber grew units +51.351% year over year vs -0.805% for Budget Blinds, so 1 Tom Plumber is growing faster.
1 Tom Plumber reports $1.51M in average unit revenue and Budget Blinds reports $775K, so 1 Tom Plumber has the higher AUV.
1 Tom Plumber charges a 6% royalty and Budget Blinds charges 3.5%, so Budget Blinds has the lower royalty.
1 Tom Plumber's initial franchise fee is $49K and Budget Blinds's is $20K, so Budget Blinds has the lower fee.
1 Tom Plumber's initial investment runs $238K–$454K and Budget Blinds's runs $101K–$211K, so 1 Tom Plumber requires the larger investment.

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