PRO Clearly Professional
Research and compare franchises for the people you advise.
The research platform for franchise consultants, brokers, advisors, and investors. Disclosure data on nearly 2,000 brands, side-by-side comparisons, year-over-year FDD changes, and Clara for questions — with source-cited reports you can hand to any candidate.
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Where Professional fits
You support the research. The FDD review stays where it belongs.
Clearly Professional helps you back your candidates' due diligence with facts, sources, and page numbers — it does not put you in the role of the franchisor or the franchise attorney. Clara and every Clearly Report cite the FDD; they never interpret it as legal advice.
When a candidate is ready for formal FDD review, they take it to their attorney — with better questions in hand.
What professionals use Clearly for
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Quick brand facts
Fees, royalties, unit counts, and Item 19 status in seconds — while the candidate is still on the phone.
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Research 2,000 brands
Nearly every franchise brand in the Top 500, indexed from its current FDD and updated with each new filing.
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Clearly Reports
A "cheat sheet" guide to the FDD, with every detail cited to its item and page.
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Comparison reports
Side-by-side, item-by-item comparisons across the brands on a candidate's shortlist.
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Year-over-Year changes
What changed between this FDD and last year's — fees, disclosures, litigation, Item 19.
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Clara + shareable reports
Ask Clara anything about an FDD, then hand candidates a downloadable, source-cited report.
Compare
Put opportunities side by side, item by item.
Fees, royalties, territory, Item 19 disclosures, unit counts, turnover — aligned across brands so the differences are clear and comparable for your candidate. Export the comparison as a source-cited report.
My Library
Your workspaces, together in one place.
Every Workspace is open with your Professional subscription. Your library holds the brands you choose to keep close — add one from inside its Workspace and its folder lands here.
Professional Workspace
Every brand opens into a full research workspace.
Clearly Report, the FDD itself, Year-over-Year changes, and Clara — side by side. Ask a question, get the answer with the Item and page number, and export a source-cited report your candidate can keep.
Reports you share carry their citations — candidates and their attorneys can verify every line against the FDD.
Clearly Professional
The next candidate call is easier with the facts open in front of you.
Full access to the directory, comparisons, Year-over-Year, Clara, and unlimited Clearly Reports.
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