Comfort Keepers is the lighter bet on entry — ₹1.2 L vs ₹1.3 L. Comfort Keepers runs the bigger network at 619 vs 541 outlets. Comfort Keepers takes less off the top (0% royalty vs 3.5%).
Numbers that separate them on a 5-year horizon — not the dealer-pitch summary.
Comfort Keepers (619 outlets) and Visiting Angels (541) operate at comparable scale — neither has a decisive network advantage, so your location-specific due diligence matters more than brand size here.
On pure entry capital, Comfort Keepers is 1.0× cheaper than Visiting Angels — ₹1.2 L vs ₹1.3 L. That gap compounds over a 5-year horizon because working capital and rent deposit scale with format size.
Primary (flagship) format per brand. Smaller kiosk / express formats may have different economics.
Primary (flagship) franchise format per brand. Some brands also offer smaller kiosk / cloud-kitchen formats at lower capex — check the brand page for full format options.
Bigger networks mean more brand recognition and supplier scale; smaller ones mean less intra-brand competition in your territory.
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| Metric | Comfort Keepers | Visiting Angels |
|---|---|---|
| Entry capex | ₹1.2 L ↓ Lower | ₹1.3 L |
| Royalty | 0% ↓ Lower | 3.5% |
| Min space (sqft) | 500 | — |
| Total outlets | 619 ↑ Bigger | 541 |
| Franchise fee | ₹55,000 | ₹51,950 ↓ Lower |
| Working capital | — | — |
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Most Indian Home Senior Care franchises pay the operator via product-margin on supply (cost-to-MRP spread) rather than explicit revenue share. Brands with 0% royalty usually recoup their cut inside supply pricing. Brands with stated royalty (commonly 3–10%) take it on top of product margin. Calculate effective take-home on both structures before you sign.
Territorial exclusivity varies sharply across Home Senior Care operators and is rarely enforced uniformly. Most Indian franchise agreements carve out a "protected radius" (typically 500m–2km) rather than exclusive geographic zones. Always read the "Non-Competition" and "Protected Territory" clauses of the franchise agreement — and verify by asking existing franchisees if the brand has honoured them.
Typical break-even on a Home Senior Care franchise in India is 24–42 months, depending on location traffic, format size, and whether the brand charges recurring royalty. The brands on this page range from ₹1.2 L upward in capex; pair that with your expected monthly contribution margin to estimate your own payback. FRANticc's per-industry calculators (petroleum, auto, ATM) model this explicitly.
The lowest-investment option here is Comfort Keepers starting from ₹1.2 L. Remember this is the brand's minimum capex — your actual outlay includes a refundable security deposit, rent deposit (1–6 months), and working capital.
Comfort Keepers operates the largest network among these — 619 outlets. Large networks offer more brand recognition and supplier scale, but also mean denser intra-brand competition in already-saturated markets.