Best fractional CFOs for companies under $1M in revenue

4 firms and practitioners offer fractional CFO work and say they serve companies under $1M in revenue. Listings that do not state a revenue band are left off, so the role page is longer. First on the list are Scale Suite, ScaleWithCFO and VertexCFO. 3 publish a monthly fee, from $1,650 to $2,540 a month. The other one quotes.

Updated 21 Oct 2026 Listed 4 Order published rule

Most companies bring one in between $2M and $5M in revenue, or earlier when they raise money, take on debt or start burning cash faster than the bookkeeper can explain. Published fractional CFO retainers run $3,000 to $12,000 a month, with $5,000 to $8,000 the common band for a $1M to $20M company; bookkeeping is often billed on top.

Scale Suite Names Under $1M

Firm, Sydney, Australia. CFO. SaaS, ecommerce, professional services and 2 more. Under $1M to $100M.

4 named clients Serves Australia

$1,650 per month, no minimum

ScaleWithCFO Names Under $1M

Solo practitioner, London, UK. CFO. SaaS, agencies and fintech. Pre-revenue to $20M.

SaaS CFO Agencies CFO Fintech CFO VC-backed

Serves UK

$2,540 per month, no minimum

VertexCFO Names Under $1M

Firm, Denver, US. CFO. Pre-revenue to $100M.

2 named clients Serves US

$1,750 per month

inDinero Names Under $1M

Firm, Covina, US. CFO. SaaS, ecommerce, professional services and 4 more. Pre-revenue to over $100M.

SaaS CFO Ecommerce CFO Professional services CFO

5 named clients 150+ people

Fee on request monthly retainer, no minimum

How this list is built. Every firm and practitioner here offers fractional CFO work on its own site and says it serves companies under $1M in revenue. Order is editor's pick, then listings that name the revenue band, then a published fee, then name. Nobody pays to appear or to move up. Full methodology.