FranchiseBlast vs QSRSoft

FranchiseBlast was a franchise audit and self-assessment product, acquired by FranConnect in January 2021. QSRSoft is a restaurant operations platform for quick-service brands that sits above the point of sale. Both are listed under Multi-Unit & Enterprise Restaurant Operations. Where the profiles show a difference, it is in audience and company background.

Key differences

  • audience

    The audiences they list differ. Listed for one product only, for example: FranchiseBlast: Restaurant franchise brands; QSRSoft: Multi-unit quick-service operators.

  • company background

    By headquarters, FranchiseBlast (Herndon, United States) and QSRSoft (Lombard, Illinois, United States).

Side by side

FranchiseBlast vs QSRSoft: side-by-side comparison from published vendor information
FieldFranchiseBlastQSRSoft
What it isFranchiseBlast was a franchise audit and self-assessment product, acquired by FranConnect in January 2021.QSRSoft is a restaurant operations platform for quick-service brands that sits above the point of sale.
Best forRestaurant franchise brands; Franchisors running development and openings; Brands needing audits and food-safety quality controlMulti-unit quick-service operators; Franchise organisations; Operators with many disconnected systems
Pricing modelQuote onlyQuote only
Starting priceNot publishedNot published
Free planNot publishedNot published
Free trialNot publishedNot published
ContractNot publishedNot published
PlatformsWebNot published
CountriesNot publishedNot published
LanguagesNot publishedNot published
Number of integrationsNot published32
CertificationsISO 27001Not published
Security practicesNot publishedNot published
FoundedNot published2001
HeadquartersHerndon, United StatesLombard, Illinois, United States
OwnerFranConnect (acquired FranchiseBlast on 2021-01-19)Not published
Last reviewed29 September 202629 September 2026

Integrations

No partner appears in every list.

Named only by FranchiseBlast

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

Named only by QSRSoft

  • Acrelec
  • ADP
  • Alliance
  • Aprio
  • Deputy
  • DiCarlo
  • Ferraro
  • Green McCowan
  • Harri
  • HAVI
  • Heartland
  • HME
and 20 more
  • Katsiroubas
  • Kelly + Partners
  • LifeLenz
  • Lineage
  • Martin Brower
  • My OfficePro
  • PAR
  • Paycor
  • Payright
  • PFG
  • Proliant
  • Qu
  • QuickBooks
  • Renzi
  • Oracle Simphony
  • Sofo Foods
  • Sygma
  • Sysco
  • Toast
  • US Foods

Which to choose

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.

QSRSoft

Choose QSRSoft if you are in one of these groups: Multi-unit quick-service operators; Franchise organisations; Operators with many disconnected systems.

Weaker fit: Full-service or single-site restaurants: the vendor says the platform is built exclusively for quick-service restaurants.

What we could not confirm

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

QSRSoft

  • Any price or contract term (demo only)
  • Named customers (the vendor cites only 'the world's largest QSR brands')
  • Legal entity, team size, funding and founders
  • Countries served and interface languages
  • Security certifications
  • Which capabilities are sold separately versus bundled, and which platforms and devices are supported
  • The vendor's claim of 15,000+ restaurants and its operating history (unaudited vendor claims)

Go further

FranchiseBlast profileQSRSoft profile

Other comparisons with these products

Sources

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

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/

QSRSoft, reviewed 29 September 2026

  1. Home: positioning, CoachQ, connectionshttps://www.qsrsoft.com
  2. Platform capabilitieshttps://www.qsrsoft.com/platform
  3. CoachQ AI agenthttps://www.qsrsoft.com/coachq
  4. Integration logoshttps://www.qsrsoft.com/integrations
  5. Company backgroundhttps://www.qsrsoft.com/about
  6. Address and support linehttps://www.qsrsoft.com/contact
  7. Demo offer and audiencehttps://www.qsrsoft.com/demo