Franchise database
The figures on this site for 2,485 brands, as one download you can open in Excel or give to an AI assistant. The figures come from each brand's latest FDD as filed with a US state, or are calculated from them.
Downloads
| Download | Brands | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Free sample | 25 | Free |
| Food pack | 829 | $49 |
| Home services pack | 449 | $39 |
| Fitness pack | 176 | $39 |
| Full database: Personal | 2,485 | $149 |
| Full database: Business | 2,485 | $499 |
The free sample is also on Kaggle, GitHub and Hugging Face.
What's in it
- Fees and investment (FDD Items 5, 6 and 7), with notes on tiers, minimums and discounts
- Item 19 financial performance figures, with the cohort, period and FDD page
- Closure rate and outlet growth, with the counts behind them
- Outlets by year and by state (Item 20)
- Agreement terms (Item 17)
- Full database only: similar brands, rank against peers, and revenue relative to investment
Formats: an Excel workbook with a compare tab, CSV and Parquet files, and a SQLite database with every column documented. A guide and ready-made instructions cover ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Grok, Copilot and Perplexity, and a read-only MCP connector covers Claude Desktop.
Common questions
Where can I download franchise FDD data as a spreadsheet?
Here. The FranchiseDepth database covers 2,485 US franchise brands, parsed from each brand's Franchise Disclosure Document, as an Excel workbook, CSV and Parquet files and a SQLite database. A free 25-brand sample in the same format is available first.
Does it include Item 19 earnings?
Yes: 13,225 Item 19 financial performance figures, each with the cohort it describes, the period and, where printed, the FDD page.
Which FDD years does it cover?
Each brand's latest FDD on file. The FDD year is in every row, and brands whose latest FDD is from 2022 or earlier are flagged.
Where do the figures come from?
From FDDs as filed with US state franchise registries. Every brand links to its source filing, and calculated figures follow the methods on the methodology page.
Can I use it with ChatGPT, Claude or other AI assistants?
Yes. It includes a guide for each major assistant, ready-to-paste instructions, one readable profile per brand and a read-only MCP connector for Claude Desktop.
How much does it cost?
The 25-brand sample is free for non-commercial use. The full database is $149 for personal use or $499 for business use, and single-industry packs are $39 to $49.
Licences
- Personal: one person, for their own franchise research and decision.
- Business: one company, for advice and reports for its clients or use inside one app or AI product it runs. No bulk redistribution of the data.
- Free sample: CC BY-NC 4.0, non-commercial use with credit.
Methods for every calculated figure are on the methodology page. Information only, not financial or legal advice.