Fastest Labs vs ACASA Senior Care

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

More open target
Fastest Labs
wins 3 of 12 vendor rows

ACASA Senior Care is the high-ACV, high-velocity play. At nearly $6.9M AUV, a single location runs enough revenue to justify a full-stack deployment—POS, scheduling, back-office—without budget gymnastics. The 40% unit growth rate signals a land-grab moment where every new franchisee needs a tech stack fast, and the low initial fee ($49.5K) leaves more cash for software. The tradeoff is brutal: only 7 franchised units to sell into. You can’t build a big logo count here, but you can build a high-dollar reference roster quickly.

Fastest Labs wins on total addressable market and procurement timing. With 243 franchised units and a current FDD, you’re looking at a mature, stable network that’s actively buying, not just planning. The $156K AUV is modest, but the 7% royalty and 2% ad fund tell you franchisees are already conditioned to pay recurring fees—making a per-location SaaS subscription feel familiar, not foreign. The real advantage is scale: you can run a repeatable, high-volume outbound motion against 243 decision-makers instead of 7.

The terrain split is the decision. ACASA gives you budget depth and urgency; Fastest Labs gives you breadth and a proven procurement rhythm. If your software sells on transaction volume or complex operations, ACASA’s unit economics are a dream. If you need a big pipeline to hit quarterly targets, Fastest Labs’ unit count and current filing make it the safer, more predictable bet right now.

Verdict: ACASA Senior Care if you sell on revenue-per-location impact; Fastest Labs if you sell on total-unit coverage and near-term pipeline.

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Fastest Labs
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ACASA Senior Care
Total units
248
8
Franchised units
243
7
Unit growth YoY
6.114%
40%
Average unit revenue (AUV)
$156K
$6.90M
Royalty
7%
5%
Ad fund
2%
1%
Initial franchise fee
$60K
$50K
Investment range (low)
$131K
$83K
Investment range (high)
$200K
$134K
Procurement model
Approved supplier
Approved supplier
FDD fiscal year
2026
2025
Filing freshness
CURRENT
DUE

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Fastest Labs vs ACASA Senior Care, answered

Fastest Labs has 248 total units and ACASA Senior Care has 8, so Fastest Labs is the larger system.
Fastest Labs grew units +6.114% year over year vs +40% for ACASA Senior Care, so ACASA Senior Care is growing faster.
Fastest Labs reports $156K in average unit revenue and ACASA Senior Care reports $6.90M, so ACASA Senior Care has the higher AUV.
Fastest Labs charges a 7% royalty and ACASA Senior Care charges 5%, so ACASA Senior Care has the lower royalty.
Fastest Labs's initial franchise fee is $60K and ACASA Senior Care's is $50K, so ACASA Senior Care has the lower fee.
Fastest Labs's initial investment runs $131K–$200K and ACASA Senior Care's runs $83K–$134K, so Fastest Labs requires the larger investment.

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