FranchiseMS vs Janus 360

FranchiseMS brings franchisor head-office and franchisee-unit operations into one system. Its core platform includes an operations manual, royalty management, communications, support, analytics and benchmarking, and legal and agreement management. Royalty calculations use recorded activity such as jobs, sales, takings, and card payments. Statements show how royalties were calculated; when a unit has multiple recorded views of the same revenue, the calculation uses the highest. Franchisees can connect Stripe for card payments and accounting software such as Xero to feed revenue into calculations. Stripe payments go directly to the franchisee's bank account, with a 0.29% platform fee deducted at payment. Optional modules cover development CRM, onboarding, audits, training, local marketing, AI services, territories, field operations, customer messaging, and certificates and equipment. Field operations supports scheduling, dispatch, GPS, photo and signature proof, offline capture, and a calendar feed. The core platform is £15 per location per month, plus a £25 monthly head-office fee; the example estimate includes one-time onboarding of £500. VAT is excluded, add-on modules cost extra, and more than 100 locations requires a tailored quote.

Janus 360 is field-operations software for businesses coordinating visits, routes, and inspections. It serves lawn care, home health, restaurants, grocery, facilities, cleaning, and multi-site brands. Route tools assign teams to locations, rebalance coverage, and optimize each person’s route. Workers can make one-tap GPS check-ins with automatic time and location stamps, while custom inspection checklists capture photos and notes. Managers receive live coverage and overdue alerts, compliance scores by site and region, and reports for corporate or regulatory use. Check-ins and checklists work offline and synchronize when connected. Connections include CSV import and export, payroll and timekeeping, accounting, calendar sync, email and SMS alerts, API, and webhooks. Starter costs $49 a month; Growth costs $149 a month; per-location pricing is $15 a month.