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TechCXO Editor's pick
6 named clients Founded 2003, 245+ people
Fee on request
Best fractional CTOs in the US
17 firms and practitioners offer fractional CTO work in the US, counting those that work worldwide. First on the list are TechCXO, Altus CXO and Bolster. TechCXO is the editor's pick. One publishes a monthly fee: $2,200 a month at Altus CXO. The rest quote.
Many fractional CTOs work month-to-month or cancel at a week's notice; embedded roles more often ask for three to six months.
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Serves US
$2,200 per month
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1 named client Serves US
Fee on request
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Serves US, Canada
Fee on request monthly retainer
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Serves US
Fee on request
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Founded 2020Serves US
Fee on request
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Serves US, UK, EU, Australia, Canada
Fee on request monthly retainer
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4 named clients Serves US, UK, EU, Australia
Fee on request no minimum
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5 named clients Serves US
Fee on request no minimum
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Serves Global
Fee on request
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4 named clients Serves US
Fee on request monthly retainer, no minimum
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5 named clients 11 to 50 people
Fee on request monthly retainer
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3 named clients Serves US
Fee on request day or hourly rate
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6 named clients Serves US
Fee on request no minimum
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3 named clients Serves Global
Fee on request
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Serves Global
Fee on request
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5 named clients Serves Australia, Global
Fee on request monthly retainer
How this list is built. Every firm and practitioner here offers fractional CTO work on its own site and serves the US or works worldwide. Order is editor's pick, then a published fee, then name. Nobody pays to appear or to move up. Full methodology.