Are franchises an attractive thing? I see the annual average earnings vs the up front costs and it seems like a strange balance. Like, hundreds of thousands to

Are franchises an attractive thing? I see the annual average earnings vs the up front costs and it seems like a strange balance. Like, hundreds of thousands to millions of dollars to get started and earning that seem to range from $30k to $130k a year. Seems easier and more lucrative to be a junior software dev.