My Salon Suite vs HealthSource Chiropractic

My Salon Suite’s 371 units and 5.96% unit growth hand you a much larger and expanding total addressable market than HealthSource Chiropractic’s 129 units in decline. Even after adjusting for AUV, the salon-suite system’s aggregate franchisee revenue is roughly double HealthSource’s, meaning far more doors to sell into and more collective budget for POS, scheduling, and marketing automation. The growth trajectory also feeds your pipeline with new-location onboarding every quarter, while HealthSource’s negative unit count shrinks your renewal base and forces you to win tough displacement deals.

HealthSource does post a higher per-location AUV, but that per-unit budget edge is hollow when stacked against scale, momentum, and operator economics. My Salon Suite’s franchisees face a much lower royalty (2.75% vs. 7%), leaving more cash on the table for software; combined with a significantly higher initial investment range, these owners are well-capitalized and unlikely to choke on a software subscription. Both brands operate an approved-supplier model, so terrain is neutral—you’ll need corporate endorsement either way. The real tradeoff is a modest per-store budget advantage versus a growing, three-times-larger unit count with stronger after-royalty spending power. Growth and breadth win.

Verdict: My Salon Suite is the stronger opportunity—its scale, positive unit momentum, and favorable operator economics outweigh HealthSource’s higher AUV.