Who built this?
An operator with 30 stores who got tired of stitching Homebase + Jolt + VantagePoint + the spreadsheets the area manager rebuilds every Monday.
← Manifest
Questions, answered.
What replaces?
Wallboard apps, Jolt-style checklists, basic scheduling, L10 weekly scorecards, walk-the-store audits, and the spreadsheet stack.
What doesn't it replace (yet)?
POS, payroll processor, formal performance review systems. We integrate with the data; we don't run those systems.
How long is migration?
Two stores per week per pair. A 10-store group is fully migrated in five weeks. Your operator stays in the seat.
What about my franchisor's required software?
Most franchisors require POS + a brand-portal integration. Manifest sits next to those, not on top of them.
Isn't this just franchise software like FranConnect?
No — opposite direction. The enterprise franchise tools are built for the franchisor: brand HQ scoring franchisees from above (FDDs, royalties, field audits, a scorecard the brand runs on you). Manifest is built for the operator — the L10 scorecard and wallboard you run on your own units every Monday to hold your own team accountable. If your brand mandates one of those, Manifest sits next to it; it's the one your GMs actually open every shift.
Do you do payroll?
No — and that's deliberate. Payroll is a regulated system of record you already trust to Homebase, Gusto, ADP, or Paychex; ripping that out is not the job. Manifest reads the schedule and labor numbers to drive the L10 scorecard and the wallboard, but it never touches tax filing, direct deposit, or compliance. Bundling payroll is how ops tools get heavy and hard to leave — staying out of it is how we stay the one screen your GMs actually open every Monday. Keep payroll where it is; let Manifest be the accountability layer on top.
Do you do SOPs and training?
The execution part, yes; the course-authoring part, no — on purpose. Manifest runs the walk-the-store audit and the shift and prep checklists that make an SOP actually happen on the floor, and ties every miss to the L10 scorecard so it gets raised Monday instead of rotting in a binder. What it is NOT is an LMS — quizzes, certificates, and video courses are Operandio's and FranConnect's lane, and a dedicated LMS's. If your brand mandates one, keep it; Manifest sits next to it and owns the part those tools are weakest at: whether the SOP actually got done in the store this week, and who owns the miss. Checklists that drive the scorecard beat training modules nobody reopens.
What does it cost?
$79/store/month for groups of 5–19. $69/store/month for 20–49. Custom for 50+. Annual contract, all modules included, no per-seat add-ons.
Will my store managers actually use it?
That's the question that kills ops software. Manifest is built for the manager's Monday — the L10 scorecard they already run and the walk-the-store audit, on one screen — not head-office reporting they'll ignore. The wedge is removing the spreadsheet the area manager rebuilds every week, not adding another login. If it adds work instead of removing it, it fails.
We only run a handful of stores — is this built for us?
Yes — pricing starts at groups of 5 for a reason. The multi-unit pain (every store a little different, the Monday spreadsheet, no single scorecard) shows up long before enterprise scale. Manifest fills exactly that gap between a single-store app and franchisor-grade software.
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