Stop chasing unqualified leads. CommonFranchise screens every applicant against your criteria before they reach your inbox.
Editorial rankings, comparisons, and recommendations are computed from disclosed FDD data and are never influenced by payment. Read our editorial integrity policy →
How brands work with us
Three surfaces. One firewall.
We sell access to applicants who flagged interest, workflow tools, and disclosed featured placement. We do not sell rankings, recommendations, or methodology — and our compensation never depends on whether a franchisee signs.
Lead access
Subscribe (or pay flat-rate) to receive applicants who have flagged interest in your brand. Compensation is for the channel — never per-signed-franchise.
Workflow tools
Claimed brand profile, applicant inbox, fit scoring, status pipeline, and CSV / CRM export. Same SaaS for every brand, regardless of placement.
Featured placement
Time-bound, flat-rate sponsored slots in select surfaces. Always labeled “Sponsored”, visually segregated from editorial content, and never an input to rankings or recommendations.
Pricing for lead access and featured placement is being finalized pending counsel review of state-level franchise disclosure rules. Contact partners@commonfranchise.com for current terms.
Your franchise development pipeline has a data problem
Unqualified leads
70% of franchise inquiries don’t meet minimum investment requirements. You find out after three calls.
Scattered data
Applicant info lives in email, spreadsheets, your CRM, and three different broker portals.
Manual screening
Your team spends hours per applicant on basic qualification that should be automated.
One inbox. Every applicant. Pre-qualified.
Automated qualification
Every applicant scored against your criteria: capital, net worth, territory, experience.
FDD intelligence
We extract structured fields from your FDD with confidence scores and evidence.
Status pipeline
Submitted → In review → Contacted → Progressed → Passed. One-click transitions.
Export anywhere
CSV or JSON. Clean, structured data ready for Salesforce, HubSpot, or your custom CRM.
Editorial firewall
What our brand customers can’t buy.
- Improved placement on /top, /compare, or /quiz matches.
- Suppression or removal of unfavorable disclosed FDD data on their brand page.
- Recommendation of their brand to applicants whose stated criteria don’t fit.
- Success-based or per-signed-franchise compensation of any kind.
Read the full policy on the methodology page.