BrightStar Care vs Daughter For Hire
Two franchise systems, side by side. For a software vendor, they are not the same opportunity.
More open target
BrightStar Care
wins 3 of 12 vendor rows
BrightStar Care wins on total addressable market and timing. With 396 franchised locations and 6.2% unit growth, it gives us a large, expanding base of potential accounts that renews itself each year. That scale directly translates into a pipeline we can build predictable revenue on—more doors to sell into, more referrals within the system, and more urgency as new owners onboard. The higher investment range ($103K–$220K) also signals franchisees have the budget for multi-module software
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BrightStar Care
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Daughter For Hire
Total units
427
5
Franchised units
396
3
Unit growth YoY
6.166%
0%
Average unit revenue (AUV)
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$827K
Royalty
5.25%
6%
Ad fund
2.5%
2%
Initial franchise fee
$50K
$20K
Investment range (low)
$103K
$75K
Investment range (high)
$220K
$119K
Procurement model
Approved supplier
Approved supplier
FDD fiscal year
2026
2026
Filing freshness
CURRENT
CURRENT
Common questions
BrightStar Care vs Daughter For Hire, answered
BrightStar Care has 427 total units and Daughter For Hire has 5, so BrightStar Care is the larger system.
BrightStar Care grew units +6.166% year over year vs 0% for Daughter For Hire, so BrightStar Care is growing faster.
BrightStar Care charges a 5.25% royalty and Daughter For Hire charges 6%, so BrightStar Care has the lower royalty.
BrightStar Care's initial franchise fee is $50K and Daughter For Hire's is $20K, so Daughter For Hire has the lower fee.
BrightStar Care's initial investment runs $103K–$220K and Daughter For Hire's runs $75K–$119K, so BrightStar Care requires the larger investment.
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