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CMOx Editor's pick
3 named clients Serves US, Canada
$3,000 per month, 6 month minimum
Fractional CMOs under $5,000 a month
9 firms and practitioners publish a fractional CMO fee under $5,000 a month. A published floor is the cheapest way in, read from each listing's own site; the role page carries the ones that quote instead. First on the list are CMOx, Altus CXO and Cresivo.
Fractional CMO retainers run about $4,000 to $15,000 a month, with $6,000 to $10,000 common for a $2M to $20M company; ad spend and agency fees sit on top.
2
Serves US
$2,200 per month
3
Serves Canada
$4,380 per month, no minimum
4
6 named clients Serves US
$2,000 per month, 12 month minimum
5
4 named clients Serves US
$3,000 per month, 3 month minimum
6
Serves US
$3,500 per month
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70+ peopleServes UK
$2,280 per month, no minimum
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4 named clients Serves Australia
$3,300 per month, 6 month minimum
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5 named clients Serves US
$3,500 per month, 3 month minimum
How this list is built. Every firm and practitioner here offers fractional CMO work on its own site and publishes a monthly floor under $5,000. Order is editor's pick, then a published fee, then name. Nobody pays to appear or to move up. Full methodology.