zeeHIVE

What zeeHIVE does

zeeHIVE is a cloud-based SaaS franchise intranet platform, operated as a division of adHOME Creative Inc., a privately held Canadian corporation headquartered at 318 Wolfe Street, London, Ontario. Founded in 2005, the company serves franchisors and franchise organizations ranging from 10 to over 1,000 locations across diverse verticals including children's fitness, beauty and wellness, commercial cleaning, health and wellness, senior care, children's theater, indoor climbing, food and beverage, and salon services. Named customers include JumpBunch, Sola Salon Studios, 360clean, Medifast, Little Sunshines, SarahCare, DramaKids, ClimbZone, Zona Fresca, and JC Salons. The platform is purpose-built for franchise operations rather than adapted from generic intranet or collaboration software.

The product architecture is modular. All customers must subscribe to a flat-fee Base Intranet combining Essentials (Home Page Manager CMS, Franchisee Activity Tracking) and The HIVE networking hub (bulletins, calendars, polls, forums, staff/user directories). Four optional package layers are then sold per location: Marketing (Ad Builder, Marketing Resources Repository, Customer Lead Manager, Social Media Manager), Operations & Support (Task Manager, Store Opening Manager, Field Audits), Franchise Sales (Franchisee Lead Generator, Hot Leads Dashboard), and Finance & Accounting (Sales & Royalty Reports with automatic royalty calculation and EFT/PayPal payment). Underlying technology is standard cloud-hosted SaaS with no disclosed AI/ML components, APIs, SDKs, or third-party integrations beyond payment processors.

Revenue mechanics combine a flat monthly Base Intranet fee with per-location subscriptions for add-on packages priced at $10/location (1–49 locations), $9/location (50–99), and $7/location (100–199), with custom multi-year contracts for 200+ locations. A professional services layer provides training, customization, and on-site consulting billed as discrete projects. Go-to-market is hybrid: self-service product-led growth for SMB and mid-market with immediate online onboarding, augmented by enterprise field sales and a 'Zeekeepers' demo team for larger franchise organizations. Marketing channels include the company website, educational blog, organic social (Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter), and annual IFA Convention presence as an IFA Premium Supplier. The company is bootstrapped with no external funding, no disclosed M&A activity, and no public-private distinction between zeeHIVE and its parent adHOME Creative Inc.

Name

zeeHIVE

Legal name

adHOME Creative Inc.

Website

https://myzeehive.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2005

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

zeeHIVE is a cloud-based SaaS franchise intranet platform serving franchisors with 10 to 1,000+ locations across diverse verticals. Its modular suite centralizes communications, royalty collection, field audits, marketing compliance, and franchisee recruitment for franchise organizations.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Franchise Management Software

NAICS

Software Publishers (513210), Computer Systems Design and Related Services (54151)

SIC

Services-Management Services (8741), Services-Computer Programming Services (7371), Services-Computer Integrated Systems Design (7373)

akta.pro primary industry

IT Operations Management (ITOM) Platforms (HDAEALAC)

Keywords

• Franchise intranet software
• Franchise management platform
• Franchise operations software
• Royalty reporting software
• Multi-location management

Headquarters

HQ city

London

HQ country

Canada

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Technology or R&D, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Operations, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Subscription - Base Intranet: Monthly subscription for the core Base Intranet (Essentials + The HIVE modules). This is a flat monthly fee not affected by the number of franchise locations. Provides the foundational communication infrastructure.
2. Subscription - Add-on Packages: Modular add-on packages (Marketing, Operations & Support, Franchise Sales, Finance & Accounting) priced per location with volume discounts. The more locations a franchise has, the lower the per-location cost. Tiers: 1-49 locations, 50-99 locations, 100-199 locations.
3. Professional Services: Training support and technical services for customizing the zeeHIVE platform. Billed as separate projects with estimates sent for approval before work begins. Includes both remote and on-site consulting.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

zeeHIVE provides a cloud-based SaaS franchise intranet platform built specifically for franchisors operating multi-location networks. Its offering combines a mandatory Base Intranet (Essentials + The HIVE networking hub) with four optional modular packages covering Marketing, Operations & Support, Franchise Sales, and Finance & Accounting. The platform centralizes franchisee communication, royalty reporting and electronic payments, field audits, lead management, task tracking, and brand-compliant marketing material distribution for franchises ranging from 10 to over 1,000 locations.

Product overview

zeeHIVE is a cloud-based franchise intranet platform with a modular architecture. The core Base Intranet must include Essentials (Home Page Manager, Franchisee Activity Tracking) and The HIVE (networking hub with bulletins, calendars, forums, directories). Customers then add optional packages: Marketing Package (Ad Builder, Marketing Resources Repository, Customer Lead Manager, Social Media Manager), Operations & Support Package (Task Manager, Store Opening Manager, Field Audits), Franchise Sales Package (Franchisee Lead Generator, Hot Leads Dashboard, CRM), and Finance & Accounting Package (Sales & Royalty Reports, Sales & Royalty Payments). Pricing is per-location with volume discounts (1-49 locations at $10/location, 50-99 at $9/location, 100-199 at $7/location).

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Base Intranet (Essentials + The HIVE) Cloud-based franchise intranet combining the Essentials module (Home Page Manager with content management, Franchisee Activity Tracking) and The HIVE networking hub (bulletins, calendar events, quick polls, forums, staff/user directories). Sold as a flat monthly subscription independent of location count and required for all customers.
• Marketing Package Bundled add-on package for franchisee marketing support, including Marketing Resources Repository, Customer Lead Manager, Social Media Manager, and Ad Builder modules. Priced per location per month with volume tiers.
• Operations & Support Package Bundled add-on package for franchise operations, including Task Manager, Store Opening Manager, and Field Audits modules. Priced per location per month with volume tiers.
• Franchise Sales Package Bundled add-on package for franchise sales and lead management, including Franchisee Lead Generator CRM, Hot Leads Dashboard with FDD tracking, and email delivery confirmation. Priced per location per month with volume tiers.
• Finance & Accounting Package Bundled add-on package for financial operations, including Sales & Royalty Reports with automatic royalty calculation and electronic payment processing through EFT direct deposits and PayPal. Priced per location per month with volume tiers.
• Professional Services Project-based training and technical customization services for the zeeHIVE platform, including both remote and on-site consulting. Billed as separate projects with estimates provided for approval before work begins.

Quantifiable outcome

• Time savings through automated royalty calculations and sales reporting
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers10 records

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature10 records

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• FranConnect: FranConnect is a franchise performance management platform covering franchise sales, operations, marketing, and intranets. It directly competes with zeeHIVE for franchisor software budgets, especially among multi-hundred-unit brands.
• BrandMuscle: BrandMuscle provides local marketing activation and brand-compliance tools for franchise networks, overlapping with zeeHIVE's Marketing Package (Ad Builder, Marketing Resources Repository, Social Media Manager).
• FranchiseBlast: FranchiseBlast provides franchise operations, training, and audit tools, competing directly with zeeHIVE's Field Audits, Task Manager, and Store Opening Manager modules.
• Aimy Plus: Aimy Plus is a franchise intranet and operations platform built specifically for franchise networks. It targets the same use cases (communications, document management, training, compliance) as zeeHIVE's HIVE and Operations packages.
• Rallio: Rallio is a social media and reputation management platform purpose-built for franchises and multi-location brands, overlapping with zeeHIVE's Social Media Manager and franchise-level marketing automation.
• Aspire Software: Aspire Software offers franchise operations and marketing execution software for commercial service brands, directly comparable to zeeHIVE's Operations & Support and Marketing packages for service-franchise verticals.

Broad incumbents

• Salesforce: Salesforce provides CRM and intranet-like collaboration tools (Chatter, Experience Cloud) that franchisors may use for lead management and franchisee communications, overlapping with zeeHIVE's Franchise Sales and HIVE modules.
• Microsoft (SharePoint): SharePoint is a widely deployed enterprise intranet and document management platform that franchisors sometimes use as a baseline alternative to a purpose-built franchise intranet like zeeHIVE.
• Higher Logic: Higher Logic offers community and engagement platforms used by associations and member networks, including franchise-like networks. It overlaps with zeeHIVE's HIVE communications and directory features but as part of a broader engagement suite.
• ServiceNow: ServiceNow delivers enterprise workflow and operations management platforms; while not franchise-specific, it represents the broader enterprise operations management category that zeeHIVE's workflow modules (Tasks, Field Audits, Store Opening) compete against in larger accounts.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/MyZeehive
• Facebookfacebook.com/zeehivefranchise
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/zeehive-franchise-intranet

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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