Neutral franchise discovery, FDD analysis, and business acquisition intelligence.

The problem: Franchise discovery is fragmented across dozens of directories with no standardization. FDDs are 200-page legal documents and the section that matters most — Item 19, Financial Performance Representations — franchisors are not required to include. And the "consultants" helping you choose? Most are paid $15,000–$50,000 per signed agreement by the franchisors. FranchisePulse is the neutral research layer.

Due Diligence

$0.20 GET /api/franchise/fdd?franchisor=Anytime+Fitness

FDD key sections: Item 7 (total investment), Item 19 (unit economics), Item 20 (opened/closed units), Item 21 (audited financials), ongoing fees, break-even estimate

$0.15 GET /api/franchise/vet?franchisor=Subway

Deep due diligence — litigation history, unit failure rates, franchisee satisfaction (FBR), FTC actions, Reddit/forum signals, verdict

$0.10 GET /api/franchise/total-cost?franchisor=Chick-fil-A

All-in cost breakdown: franchise fee, buildout, equipment, working capital, 5-year royalty burden, break-even at median AUV

Discovery

$0.15 GET /api/franchise/discover?industry=home+services&investment_max=$200,000

Ranked franchise opportunities filtered by industry, max investment, royalty structure, territory — neutral, not broker-curated

$0.15 GET /api/franchise/compare?concepts=Anytime+Fitness,Planet+Fitness

Side-by-side comparison of 2-3 franchise concepts with standardized metrics and decisive recommendation

$0.10 GET /api/franchise/resale?industry=food&location=Texas&max_price=$500,000

Existing franchise units for sale on BizBuySell and BizQuest — operating history, SDE multiples, seller financing flags

$0.10 GET /api/franchise/online?category=SaaS&max_multiple=4

Digital businesses for sale on Empire Flippers, Flippa, Acquire.com — SaaS, content, ecommerce with current market multiples

Financing & Advisors

$0.08 GET /api/franchise/sba?franchisor=The+UPS+Store

SBA Franchise Registry eligibility, loan structures (7a/504), ROBS 401k rollover, SBA-specialized lender guidance

$0.08 GET /api/franchise/broker

How franchise brokers are paid, conflicts of interest, questions to ask before engaging one, how to find truly independent advisors

All endpoints require x402 payment in USDC on Base mainnet. Natural flow: /api/franchise/discover → /api/franchise/fdd → /api/franchise/vet → /api/franchise/sba. For information purposes only — always review the full FDD with a licensed franchise attorney before signing.