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Apex Network Physical Therapy vs Daughter For Hire

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

More open target
Apex Network Physical Therapy
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Apex Network Physical Therapy wins on the only dimension that matters for immediate bookings: total addressable market. With 26 franchised units (plus 59 corporate locations that could anchor a chain-wide deal), the brand offers a pipeline of potential accounts that makes a dedicated sales effort defensible. Zero unit growth year-over-year and a stale FDD filing are red flags for long-term franchise health, but they don’t shrink the existing install base. A software vendor can harvest that base now without betting on a growth story that hasn’t materialized.

The tradeoff is per-unit budget quality. Daughter For Hire discloses an AUV of $827K on a low investment ceiling of $118K—numbers that scream healthy cash flow and a willingness to spend on tools. That 6% royalty and current FDD filing hint at a franchisor actively investing in system infrastructure, which could make them a cooperative, tech-forward partner. But with only three franchised units, the entire brand is a rounding error. Even a perfect 100% attach rate yields three deals, which can’t justify sales cycles against a portfolio of 26.

Apex gives you scale today; Daughter For Hire gives you an attractive unit profile at the cost of volume. In enterprise B2B software, TAM trumps unit economics when the raw number of doors is this lopsided. The safer, revenue-producing play is to go where the doors already are.

Verdict: Apex Network Physical Therapy is the stronger software-sales opportunity right now—terrain is everything, and 26 doors beat 3.

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Apex Network Physical Therapy
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Daughter For Hire
Total units
85
5
Franchised units
26
3
Unit growth YoY
0%
0%
Average unit revenue (AUV)
—
$827K
Royalty
8%
6%
Ad fund
2%
2%
Initial franchise fee
$35K
$20K
Investment range (low)
$193K
$75K
Investment range (high)
$523K
$119K
Procurement model
Approved supplier
Approved supplier
FDD fiscal year
2025
2026
Filing freshness
DUE
CURRENT

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Common questions

Apex Network Physical Therapy vs Daughter For Hire, answered

Apex Network Physical Therapy has 85 total units and Daughter For Hire has 5, so Apex Network Physical Therapy is the larger system.
Both grew units 0% year over year.
Apex Network Physical Therapy charges a 8% royalty and Daughter For Hire charges 6%, so Daughter For Hire has the lower royalty.
Apex Network Physical Therapy's initial franchise fee is $35K and Daughter For Hire's is $20K, so Daughter For Hire has the lower fee.
Apex Network Physical Therapy's initial investment runs $193K–$523K and Daughter For Hire's runs $75K–$119K, so Apex Network Physical Therapy requires the larger investment.

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