# Franchise Business Review

Franchisee satisfaction surveys and rankings.

A market-research firm surveying more than 30,000 franchisees a year (since 2005) on satisfaction across training, support, leadership, financial opportunity, and more; publishes free satisfaction reports and annual award lists that brands cannot buy onto, by its stated methodology.

- Category: Franchise Brokers & Research
- Pricing model: Freemium
- Where it fits: Define & Test Your Thesis, Source & Screen Deals
- Website: https://franchisebusinessreview.com

## At a Glance

Check any franchise system you are considering against its data before you sign anything; ten minutes here has saved buyers from systems whose own franchisees would have warned them.

## What It Costs

Reports and award lists are free to read. The firm's revenue comes from research and services sold to franchisors (franchisebusinessreview.com, July 2026).

## Best For

Anyone evaluating a franchise system or a franchise resale who wants actual franchisee-satisfaction data instead of the franchisor's marketing or a consultant's roster

## Pros and Cons

- Pro: Satisfaction data from tens of thousands of surveyed franchisees is the closest thing to ground truth on a system's health
- Pro: Awards methodology is survey-based, with the firm stating brands cannot sponsor their way on
- Pro: Free reports cover the dimension (existing-owner satisfaction) that FDDs and sales processes underweight
- Con: The firm sells services to franchisors, so read coverage gaps as commercial rather than editorial
- Con: Brands that decline to survey are absent, which biases lists toward systems confident in their scores
- Con: Satisfaction data supplements, not replaces, FDD review and direct franchisee calls

## What Searchers Say

Widely cited in franchise media as the satisfaction-data reference. The sensible read on any list of this kind: presence with strong scores is meaningful signal, absence is ambiguous, and your own franchisee calls remain the final check.

## Compared With

- How should you evaluate a franchise, on data or with a guide? (https://searchspheresource.com/resources/compare/franchise-business-review-vs-frannet.md)

## Sources

- https://franchisebusinessreview.com/
- https://tour.franchisebusinessreview.com/about-our-awards/

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Last checked: 2026-09-20

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