# More about Placetta: case studies, coverage and plans Source: https://www.placetta.com/more.html Last changed: 2026-11-02 > Placetta's case studies and example plans, a typical opening priced line by line, plans for chains, trust and security, where we work and every agency we handle. # More about Placetta Case studies, the numbers, where we work and the people behind Odelia. ## Case studies and example plans What we mapped for real openings, and five tea houses' plans, step by step. ### Case studies Case study $149 a store a month billed yearly, or $179 month to month, cancel anytime. New licenses $149, charged when approved. Turned down because of a mistake on our side, you pay nothing. Your plan preview is free. Example plan $149 a store a month billed yearly, or $179 month to month, cancel anytime. New licenses $149, charged when approved. Turned down because of a mistake on our side, you pay nothing. Your plan preview is free. ## Your numbers: a typical opening, and what sooner is worth A typical restaurant opening, priced line by line, and a calculator for your rent. A typical restaurant opening in San José**11 licenses, Placetta $3,339**9 at $149 and 2 at $999, from Placetta's own plan for a restaurant there. Agency fees at cost. A permit expediter**$2,000 to $7,500**For one restaurant opening, before agency fees, usually one city **Expediter:** opening only, one city. **Placetta:** opening plus a full year kept current, any city. ### What opening sooner is worth to you Monthly rent $ Weekly sales once open *Optional* $ If you opensooner Weeks sooner is your own assumption, not a Placetta promise. Placetta has no customer averages to quote yet. Type your rent to see what every week sooner is worth to you. Rent you stop paying on an empty store $0 Rent ÷ 4.33 weeks a month × weeks sooner Sales you start earning sooner $0 Weekly sales × weeks sooner, if you add them Placetta, opening plus a year −$5,127 1 store × $149 × 12 months, plus 9 licenses at $149 and 2 at $999 ## More plans A chain of 10 stores, renewals outside the plan, and the free plan preview. ### A chain of 10 stores, for example Permit expediters**$20,000 to $75,000**10 openings × $2,000 to $7,500. Openings only, usually one city each. Placetta**$17,880**10 stores × $149 × 12 months, every new license included. Openings plus a year kept current, any city. You keep**$2,120 to $57,120**Against the expediter range, before agency fees, which you pay either way. $149 a store a month on the store plan, billed yearly, or $179 month to month. Each new license $149 when it's approved, or $999 for a liquor license, building plan review or an import permit. If one is turned down because of a mistake on our side, you pay nothing. Each franchisee pays for its own stores. Store planMost popular for chains $149/store a month Billed yearly For every store, open or opening, kept current. - Every license and renewal date tracked, with alerts - Renewals Odelia files on her own, included - Your document vault, and Odelia for your whole team - 10 or more stores: every new license included too Not ready? Your plan preview is free: every license a store needs, with agency fees and timelines. New licenses $149/license, when approved $999 for a liquor license, building plan review or an import permit. Charged when the license is approved. If it's turned down because of a mistake on our side, you pay nothing. - Mapped, filled by Odelia and filed with your approval - Tracked to approval, in English or Chinese - Government fees passed through at cost Renewals outside the plan $99/renewal Only when the store plan doesn't include it A renewal that needs our team, or for a store without the plan. - Started 60 days before it's due - Charged only after your one-tap approval Plan preview Free No card needed Every license a store needs, in order, with agency fees and timelines. - Ready in about a minute - Every agency linked to its own page The store plan includes Odelia, with a monthly allowance per store. Government fees go straight to each agency at cost, and attorneys and customs brokers bill you directly. ### Just add Odelia to your franchise agreement Placetta Brand headquarters Member Role Locations Status Odelia Compliance manager All 7 locations You Head of franchising All 7 locations Admin Franchisee, Flushing NY Franchise owner 3 locations All current Franchisee, Irvine CA Franchise owner 1 location Renews in 21 days Franchisee, Houston TX Franchise owner 2 locations 2 certificates due Franchisee, San José CA Franchise owner 1 opening 9 of 12 permits $149 per store a month, paid by each franchisee. Headquarters sees every store for free. Headquarters sees each store's status, never its documents. ## Built for trust Licensed people step in wherever the law requires them. [Trust Center: security, AI, subprocessors and your rights*→*](https://www.placetta.com/trust) - **Your approval, every time**Nothing is filed until you approve it, and every value shows the source it came from. - **Partner attorneys in 170+ countries**Need a lawyer? We brief one and handle the rest. You just sign. - **Local permit expediters**In-person filings, pick-ups and inspections, handled in the city where you open. - **Agency logins kept in an encrypted vault**Encrypted in transit and at rest. Your filings and documents are always yours. - **Two-step sign-in and audit logs**For your whole team, with every action on the record, exportable as CSV. - **Your data, your rights**What we keep, who processes it, and how to export or delete it, on our Trust Center. ## Permits set your opening date. One permit running late moves the whole opening, and the rules keep changing while you wait. **3 to 6 mo**The typical permit phase for a new restaurant. One late approval holds up every step that depends on it. **15,000**New state and local laws passed every yearSource: Gusto ## Every kind of store has its own permits. Whether you open a store, an office or a factory, Odelia knows the filings your industry needs, city by city and shipment by shipment. ## Answer from the app your team already uses WhatsApp, iMessage, email, a phone call, Slack or Lark with Odelia, and WeChat with our team. Answer from the app your team already uses - WeChat - Slack - Lark / 飞书 - WhatsApp - iMessage - Email - Phone Text Odelia on WhatsApp or iMessage, email her, call her, or add her to your team's Slack or Lark. Our team is on WeChat. Scan to open Placetta on your phone ## Where we work, and every agency we handle 50 US states, 170+ countries and every agency Placetta files with, on one map. **50**US states covered **170+**countries covered **73**government agencies we handle, across 8 regions Choose a market Pick a state or country to start a plan there. - *We file*Placetta's agents prepare and submit it - *With partners*Agents prepare it, a licensed broker, lawyer or lab files it - *We monitor*Agents track the rules and flag every change Placetta is not affiliated with or endorsed by any government agency. ## Headquarters in Shenzhen. Permits in New York. Your team in China and your team in the US see the same plan, in Chinese or English. Wherever the heart is at ease, that is home. Su Shi, Song dynasty poet Your team in Shanghai or Shenzhen decides; your team in New York signs the lease. Rules change from state to state, and some states limit leases and property ownership for foreign-owned companies. Both teams see the same dashboard, in Chinese or English, with those risks flagged before anyone signs. Shenzhen New York ## Our experts previously worked at Advisors who worked at the U.S. FDA, U.S. Customs, Harvard, MIT and more. Our advisors previously worked at these organizations. The organizations are not affiliated with Placetta and do not endorse it.