Crunchtime vs FranchiseBlast

Crunchtime is a suite of restaurant operations software for multi-unit brands, covering inventory and food cost, AI sales forecasting, labour scheduling, operational checklists and food safety, staff training, and kitchen display screens. FranchiseBlast was a franchise audit and self-assessment product, acquired by FranConnect in January 2021. Both are listed under Multi-Unit & Enterprise Restaurant Operations. They differ in audience, platforms and security and compliance.

Key differences

  • audience

    The audiences they list differ. Listed for one product only, for example: Crunchtime: Multi-unit restaurant chains; FranchiseBlast: Restaurant franchise brands.

  • platforms

    Platform support differs. Crunchtime: Web, iOS, Android; FranchiseBlast: Web.

  • security and compliance

    Security and compliance claims are not the same. Crunchtime: SOC 1 Type 2, SOC 2 Type 2; FranchiseBlast: ISO 27001.

  • company background

    By headquarters, Crunchtime (Boston, United States) and FranchiseBlast (Herndon, United States). Parent companies: Crunchtime, Merged with QSR Automations, LLC (announced June 2025); both are backed by investment firm Battery Ventures; FranchiseBlast, FranConnect (acquired FranchiseBlast on 2021-01-19).

Side by side

Crunchtime vs FranchiseBlast: side-by-side comparison from published vendor information
FieldCrunchtimeFranchiseBlast
What it isCrunchtime is a suite of restaurant operations software for multi-unit brands, covering inventory and food cost, AI sales forecasting, labour scheduling, operational checklists and food safety, staff training, and kitchen display screens.FranchiseBlast was a franchise audit and self-assessment product, acquired by FranConnect in January 2021.
Best forMulti-unit restaurant chains; Franchise brands and franchisees; Quick-service and casual-dining brands with busy kitchens; Operators focused on food cost controlRestaurant franchise brands; Franchisors running development and openings; Brands needing audits and food-safety quality control
Pricing modelQuote onlyQuote only
Starting priceNot publishedNot published
Free planNot publishedNot published
Free trialNot publishedNot published
ContractNot publishedNot published
PlatformsWeb, iOS, AndroidWeb
CountriesMexico, United Kingdom, United StatesNot published
LanguagesNot publishedNot published
Number of integrations36Not published
CertificationsSOC 1 Type 2, SOC 2 Type 2ISO 27001
Security practicesDisaster recovery with stated 15-minute RPO and 2-hour RTO, HTTPS, multi-factor authentication, encryption in transit and at restNot published
FoundedNot publishedNot published
HeadquartersBoston, United StatesHerndon, United States
OwnerMerged with QSR Automations, LLC (announced June 2025); both are backed by investment firm Battery VenturesFranConnect (acquired FranchiseBlast on 2021-01-19)
Last reviewed29 September 202629 September 2026

Integrations

No partner appears in every list.

Named only by Crunchtime

  • ADP
  • NCR Aloha
  • Appetize
  • Baldor
  • Ben E. Keith
  • CBS Northstar
  • Ceridian
  • FranPOS
  • Gordon Food Service
  • Great Plains
  • Harri
  • InfoGenesis Cloud
and 24 more
  • JD Edwards
  • Lawson
  • Micros 3700
  • NetSuite
  • PAR
  • Paychex
  • Paycom
  • Paycor
  • Paylocity
  • Performance Food Group
  • POSitouch
  • Qu
  • QuickBooks Online
  • Revel
  • Rippling
  • Simphony
  • Square
  • Squirrel
  • Sysco
  • Toast
  • Ultipro
  • US Foods
  • Workday
  • Xpient

Named only by FranchiseBlast

FranchiseBlast does not name any integrations in the material we reviewed.

Which to choose

Crunchtime

Choose Crunchtime if you fit its listed audience: Multi-unit restaurant chains; Franchise brands and franchisees; Quick-service and casual-dining brands with busy kitchens.

Less suited to: Single-site independents. The vendor describes its customers as multi-unit restaurant brands, publishes no small-business plan, and sells only through demos.

FranchiseBlast

Choose FranchiseBlast if your business matches one of the audiences it is listed for: Restaurant franchise brands; Franchisors running development and openings; Brands needing audits and food-safety quality control.

What we could not confirm

Crunchtime

  • Any price, plan tier or free trial (demo only)
  • Contract length and renewal terms
  • Founding year (not stated on the vendor's site)
  • Employee count and funding
  • Official list of supported countries and languages
  • Whether the integrations page shows every integration, and which POS work with which product
  • Names of the mobile apps in the app stores beyond Teamworx

FranchiseBlast

  • Whether the standalone FranchiseBlast product is still sold or has been folded into FranConnect Operations
  • Any price
  • Named integrations
  • Founding year of FranConnect, funding, employee count
  • Countries and interface languages
  • Native mobile apps and hardware
  • Contract terms

Go further

Crunchtime profileFranchiseBlast profile

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Sources

Facts on this page come from the pages below. Prices and features change, so confirm with each vendor before you buy.

Crunchtime, reviewed 29 September 2026

  1. Homepage: suite and navigationhttps://www.crunchtime.com
  2. Suite overviewhttps://www.crunchtime.com/suite-overview
  3. Company, offices, leadership, customershttps://www.crunchtime.com/about-us
  4. Inventory featureshttps://www.crunchtime.com/inventory-management
  5. Labour featureshttps://www.crunchtime.com/labor-and-scheduling
  6. Compliance ruleshttps://www.crunchtime.com/labor-and-scheduling/labor-law-compliance
  7. Teamworx apphttps://www.crunchtime.com/labor-and-scheduling/employee-scheduling-app
  8. Ops executionhttps://www.crunchtime.com/operations-execution
  9. Temperature monitoringhttps://www.crunchtime.com/ops-execution/temp-monitoring
  10. Kitchen displayhttps://www.crunchtime.com/kitchen
  11. Kitchen hardwarehttps://www.crunchtime.com/kitchen/hardware
  12. Host producthttps://www.crunchtime.com/host
  13. Insightshttps://www.crunchtime.com/crunchtime-insights
  14. Learning managementhttps://www.crunchtime.com/learning-and-development
  15. Integration listhttps://www.crunchtime.com/integrations
  16. Security and auditshttps://www.crunchtime.com/security
  17. Customershttps://www.crunchtime.com/our-customers
  18. Newshttps://www.crunchtime.com/press
  19. Merger with QSR Automationshttps://www.crunchtime.com/press/qsr-automations-agrees-to-merge-with-crunchtime
  20. Battery Ventures backing (press)https://www.builtinboston.com/articles/crunchtime-qsr-automations-merger-20250618
  21. Support hourshttps://www.crunchtime.com/support-policy
  22. Services and onboardinghttps://www.crunchtime.com/services

FranchiseBlast, reviewed 29 September 2026

  1. Homepage: platform, AI agents, customers, ISO 27001 badgehttps://www.franconnect.com/
  2. Old FranchiseBlast address; redirects to the homepagehttps://www.franconnect.com/franchiseblast/
  3. Acquisition press release, 2021-01-19https://www.franconnect.com/franconnect-acquires-franchise-management-software-provider-franchiseblast/
  4. Platform moduleshttps://www.franconnect.com/platform-overview/
  5. Sales CRMhttps://www.franconnect.com/platform-overview/sales/
  6. Quality managementhttps://www.franconnect.com/platform-overview/quality-management/
  7. Traininghttps://www.franconnect.com/platform-overview/training-and-development/
  8. Royaltieshttps://www.franconnect.com/platform-overview/royalty-manager/
  9. Restaurant fit and customershttps://www.franconnect.com/industries/restaurants/
  10. Pricing: no public pricehttps://www.franconnect.com/franconnect-implementation-and-pricing/
  11. Headquarters, scalehttps://www.franconnect.com/company/about-us/