Franchise Development
That Runs on Clarity
and Speed

Build your team, track candidates and keep your FranDev moving with one single system

Run a Smoother Pipeline with
Trusted Franchise Development Software

Customized Pipeline Tracking

Every franchise sales process is different — your Franchise CRM should reflect that. Easily tailor your sales pipeline stages to match your unique development flow, ensuring leads never fall through the cracks.

Streamlined Nurturing

Every lead has the potential to become a viable franchise candidate, but the effort required to engage and nurture that lead sometimes isn’t possible with your FranDev team’s limited bandwidth. Unless - you use ClientTether to automate the whole process. Beyond initial lead engagement, leverage our powerful text, call, email, call reminder, media delivery automations to treat every lead like your only lead, and to nurture them for months and even years - until they’re ready to move forward with you.

Automated 2-Way Texting/Calling

Engage leads faster with built-in 2-way SMS messaging. Speed-to-lead matters — our texting tools help you build relationships early and keep conversations moving. Couple our best-in-class text automation with our calling automation, and you will see an immediate lift in your lead conversion rates, while your team spends less time frenetically chasing leads.

Advanced Attribution & Funnel Insights

See exactly where prospects enter the funnel with our built-in attribution reporting. Visualize effortlessly where your candidates are in their franchise buying journey, and see visual cues that tell you who needs a call, which deals are at risk, and where your team should spend their limited time to have maximum impact. Identify friction points and optimize your process with real-time, actionable data.

UTM & Lead Source Tracking

Measure what matters. Automatically capture and track lead sources, including UTM codes from Google Ads and other campaigns. Finally, get a clear view of which channels drive serious franchise candidates with the highest conversion rates. Your marketing dollars are limited. We show you where you are getting the best return on your spend.

Real Human Training & Support

No bots. No scripts. Get hands-on training and support from a dedicated, US-based onboarding specialist who understands franchise development inside and out. Our technology’s ease of use and horsepower aren’t the only reason we were voted the #1 technology solution in franchising - Our people make sure yours can stay focused on what’s driving your success, while deploying our platform.

Unlimited Users

Your whole team — FranDev, marketers, Area Managers, executive team, Field Coaches, etc. — can work together in one place. No user caps, no hidden fees. Scale your team and use of our platform without scaling your tech costs.

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Franchise Development That Really Works

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Discover Their Stories

"One of the biggest differences ClientTether made for us was through automations—their action plans and background resources that trigger follow-up steps after calls. Before, I had to manually send an email or share an article if I wanted to keep a candidate engaged. Now, I can build those touchpoints in advance, making sure we stay top-of-mind and continuously engaged throughout the process."

Mitch Benson
Franchise Development Manager at A Place at Home

“The standout feature for me is ClientTether’s texting capabilities and automation. It automates large parts of the sales process so my team doesn’t waste valuable time on repetitive admin tasks, like manually sending texts. Instead, they can focus on what matters most: being on the phone with prospective franchisees, vetting them, and ensuring they’re the right fit.”

Aaron Harper
CEO / Founder at Rolling Suds

"When we went through the sales process with ClientTether, it was by far the most direct, simple, and easy-to-understand experience I’ve had. Since then, I’ve recommended ClientTether to multiple people—and I’d do so again without hesitation. Anytime someone reaches out to me looking for a solution or wanting to compare ideas, I tell them ClientTether works well for any system."

Nick Wallace
VP of Franchise Development at AtWork

"I use ClientTether every single day. One of the first things I set up was an email campaign for candidates, and I’ve uploaded all my templates into the system. That makes it easy to keep my messaging consistent and professional. I also use the whiteboard feature constantly to take notes during conversations. On top of that, I love the daily reminders—every morning, I get an email telling me exactly who I need to follow up with. The system color-codes tasks so it’s impossible to miss something: Green means it’s due today. Yellow means I’m falling behind. Red means I really need to catch up. That feature alone keeps me organized and accountable."

Frank Morrison
Franchise Development Manager at Simply Sinks

"If you're looking for a CRM to build your franchise brand, we highly recommend the ClientTether solution. It actually integrates with our solution as well so it allows these franchisors to build their brand, find the right franchises and then grow in scale with us as their partners. So we absolutely love the team in ClientTether and they're a pleasure to work with."

Monty Miller
President / CEO at Orchatect

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How real teams win with ClientTether

★★★★★

I've enjoyed working with the team at CT and found their application robust yet simple to navigate. CT does exactly what it is intended to do...that is, continue to engage my prospects, active clients, and professional partners, regardless of the type of relationship.

Eric W.

★★★★

I appreciate that the team is willing to work on improvements based on my suggestions and recommendations.

Daniel W.

★★★★★

Keith Levenson has been wonderful as a sales rep. The training teams have also been great. It is very helpful to have weekly training sessions as we are getting started.

Ken W.

★★★★★

Client Tether has given us the ability to track thousands of candidates at the push of a button as well as contact them over a short period time for any and all outreach. We searched through many suppliers and CT was by far the one that graded out highest with my team.

Scott Neal

Owner Taylor Estridge Franchise Consultants

★★★★★

We are a new startup franchise company and they have been great to work with, even with our limited knowledge.

Michael S.

★★★★★

Dave Hansen and the Client Tether team have been a valuable and integral part of our next level strategy in growing our brand. His authentic and genuine leadership has made a significant impact to our team in bringing a platform that's next generation in the future of franchise sales. Client Tether has provided several sweeping solutions in assisting us in communications, deal flow, and gaining new franchisee's. I highly recommend this team as a strategic partner to your development & sales team.

Mark Ramage, CFM

Sr. Director of Franchise Development LaMadeleine

★★★★★

The technology that we use to price out our jobs is a big draw with prospective franchise owners. Client Tether has been a big partner with us in getting the tech developed to our standards.

Jon Boston

Vice President of Operations Color World Painting

★★★★★

excellent training and support, price is fair. software has increased my productivity and given me at least an hour a day back.

Joel Neumann

Owner Franchise Finders Inc.

★★★★★

Great support; constant innovation; moved lead conversion from 9% to 24% in less than 9 months; always putting us as a customer first!

Joel Cochren

Executive Director NECA

★★★★★

Dave and his team at ClientTether have been great to work for and have made managing leads by both our corporate team and our brokers a smoother process. They are very helpful and tackle things quickly and professionally.

Christine Oliver-Hammond

Director of Opening Services and Resources Business Alliance, Inc.

★★★★★

Love the platform for keeping in regular communication with clients. It really helps close deals. Also the founder Dave Hansen is a solid guy and has supported our company in many philanthropic endeavors.

Jim Ward

National Sales Director Lime Painting

★★★★★

The system is absolutely amazing. Allows me to easily manage and track leads.

Sally Facinelli, CFE

President Salty Dawg Pet Salon

★★★★★

Dave and team have been great to work with. The software itself is an amazing time saver and has quickly helped us score more wins and recapture business from abandoned carts. The automation capabilities are truly remarkable.

Willie Katinowsky

Director of Franchise Development Dumpster Dudez

★★★★★

Helped us focus on Lead to Deal management in an efficient manner with great tools built right into the system.

Andrew Verhagen

Director of Franchise Development Blaze Pizza

★★★★★

ClientTether has been great for us as an emerging brand. Their simple to use, simple to learn SAAS crm gives us everything we need at a more palatable price point

Michael Reynolds

President Mosquito Mike

You Focus on Growth, we’ll
keep the wheels turning.

Franchise Development FAQ

We make sure no lead slips through the cracks. With automated texts, calls, reminders, and personalized nurturing campaigns, your team connects faster, follows up smarter, and stays focused on the leads that matter most. It’s speed, clarity, and conversion on autopilot.

Your pipeline should reflect your actual development flow—not force you into someone else’s. ClientTether lets you customize every stage, so your Franchise CRM works the way you do.

We track every click, UTM, and source so you know exactly which campaigns drive serious candidates, and which ones are wasting your budget. Our Franchise CRM turns your funnel into a feedback loop for smarter spend and stronger results.

We automate long-term nurturing so you don’t have to. Even if a lead goes quiet, they’re still getting relevant messages, calls, and value from you. And when they’re ready to talk, you’re still top of mind. This is a Franchise CRM that helps dormant leads become signed deals.

You get real people with real franchise experience. From day one, your dedicated onboarding specialist helps you set up, launch, and optimize for real results. No bots. No fluff. Just hands-on help that actually understands your day-to-day.

Add as many users as you want, no extra cost. Whether it’s FranDev, marketing, or your executive team, everyone can work in one place, stay aligned, and scale without tech overhead slowing you down.