Sample shortlist, no sign up

One client. Every brand scored for fit.

This is the shortlist FranStack builds when you add a client. Each brand is scored against this client's capital, hours, location and goals, with the reasons written out so you can explain every pick.

The FranStack match screen. The client and every brand are fictional.
JE
Jordan Ellis
$300K liquid · $150K to $400K target · Austin, TX
Interests: home services, semi absentee · about 20 hours a week
Excellent 80+ Good 65 to 79 Fair 50 to 64 Weak below 50
HS
Home Services Brand AExcellent
$180K to $240K · 64 units · 22 states
Strong segment match in home services.
Investment range $180,000 to $240,000 fits the budget.
Semi absentee model fits the hours they want to put in.
Consultants rate the development team highly.
86
RS
Restoration Brand BExcellent
$150K to $260K · 118 units · 30 states
Home services match, with steady demand in their market.
Registered to sell in Texas.
Consultants rate the discovery process as clear and well paced.
82
PS
Pet Services Brand CGood
$120K to $210K · 88 units · 19 states
Fits the budget with room to spare.
Semi absentee ownership is an option.
Pet services sits next to their stated interests, worth a conversation.
74
FT
Fitness Brand DGood
$280K to $390K · 172 units · 35 states
Disclosed performance in the FDD (Item 19).
Available territory near Austin.
Investment sits near the top of their target range.
68
SC
Senior Care Brand EFair
$110K to $160K · 240 units · 41 states
Comfortably inside the budget.
Hands on in the first year, more hours than they planned.
Outside their stated interests.
58
What your client sees

The top three, side by side.

Fictional brandsReady to send
Brand A
Brand B
Brand C
Investment
$180K to $240K
$150K to $260K
$120K to $210K
Franchise fee
$45,000
$49,500
$39,900
Units
64
118
88
Item 19
Disclosed
Disclosed
Disclosed

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