Fractional CFO firms, scored on one list.
An independent, scored directory of fractional CFO firms, compiled so founder-led companies can compare partners. We do not sell placement.
Search 20 fractional CFO firms for reviews and scores.
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The fractional CFO role
A fractional CFO is a senior finance executive who works part-time, or on a defined scope, for one company or a handful of them, instead of full-time at one. For a founder-led company at $1M-$30M revenue, that person builds financial systems, reads margin and cash-flow signals, and prepares the business for its next stage without the cost of a full-time hire. The firms below range from single senior practitioners to large staffed benches. Fit depends on your industry, stage, budget, and whether you want the person doing the work on the engagement.
Top-Scored Fractional CFO Firms
The whole market, scored against our public methodology, with no industry, stage, or budget filter. A firm's placement here doesn't change because it is strong in its own niche.
| # | Firm | Best for | Price | Score | Links |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kruze Consulting San Francisco, CA | Takes the top spot on the whole-market table: the clearest ICP gate in this set (funded Delaware C-Corp, $500K+ raised) plus published accounting pricing tiers, though CFO-specific pricing and outcome claims remain company-reported. | $650-$2k/mo | 82 / 100 | Visit site |
| 2 | Zabella San Francisco, CA | A close #2, driven by published CFO pricing and the most direct access model in this set (a solo founder personally in the work), offset by the shortest, least independently verified track record. | $3k-$9k/mo | 80 / 100 | Visit site |
| 3 | Magnano Advisory Gilbert, AZ | Gilbert, Arizona practice led by Scott Magnano. Published retainers start at $6,000 a month. OptimizeRx put the Medicx Health price at $95 million. | $6k-$28k/mo | 75 / 100 | Visit site |
| 4 | airCFO San Francisco, CA | Strong segment-fit score for its sharply defined early-stage venture-SaaS ICP, though headline scale figures conflict across its own pages and credentials are thin in the saved evidence. | $2k-$4k/mo | 74 / 100 | Visit site |
| 5 | Burkland San Francisco, CA | A well-evidenced track record (800+ startups, $25B+ in client funding claimed) now paired with published CFO pricing tiers, though the specific '250+ exits' claim wasn't independently located. | $2k-$4k/mo | 72 / 100 | Visit site |
| 6 | STRATEGO Not disclosed | Albert Ramos Jr. runs every engagement for fitness, wellness, and longevity brands. Published CFO retainers run $3,900 to $8,900 a month. A city is unnamed. | $4k-$9k/mo | 72 / 100 | Visit site |
| 7 | vcfo Austin, TX | The longest operating history in this set (since 1996) and firm-employed, not pooled, CFOs, offset by fully quote-based pricing and a broad segment fit that is not sharply defined. | Undisclosed | 71 / 100 | Visit site |
| 8 | FocusCFO Westerville, OH | A 25-year SMB track record with named client cases, though it's a CFO-plus-Area-President team model rather than one dedicated practitioner, and pricing is fully undisclosed. | Undisclosed | 68 / 100 | Visit site |
| 9 | FLG Partners Palo Alto, CA | Senior individual practitioners with enterprise-scale reach, though the commonly cited $15K-$25K/month price is a third-party estimate, not a published FLG rate. | Undisclosed | 66 / 100 | Visit site |
| 10 | Kyro CFO Brooklyn, NY | Brooklyn practice led by Nelis Parts for companies from $5 million to $100 million. Pricing is unpublished. Operating figures are company-reported. | Undisclosed | 66 / 100 | Visit site |
| 11 | Graphite Financial Miami, FL | Publishes a Finance starting price of $2,000 per month that includes strategic fractional CFO support, and says it has operated since 2016. Testimonials and the client count are company-reported. | From $2k/mo | 63 / 100 | Visit site |
| 12 | 1CFO Phoenix, AZ | Phoenix firm founded in 2019 by Dan Emery. Published CFO range of $3,000 to $15,000 a month. He is the only person the firm names. | $3k-$15k/mo | 63 / 100 | Visit site |
| 13 | CFO Advisors Not disclosed | The firm's buyer guide lists a typical monthly price of $8,000 to $20,000, scored here as a firm estimate. Headquarters is not disclosed. Client and capital figures in that guide are company-reported. | $8k-$20k/mo | 60 / 100 | Visit site |
| 14 | Driven Insights Boston, MA | Boston and Wilmington mailing addresses, founded in 2014. Most engagements run $3,000 to $8,000 per month. | $3k-$8k/mo | 60 / 100 | Visit site |
| 15 | indinero Covina, CA | A published starting price ($750/mo) for its bundled accounting-plus-CFO offering, though that figure is accounting-plan pricing, not a standalone CFO quote, and HQ is disputed across sources. | $750-$3k/mo | 57 / 100 | Visit site |
| 16 | TechCXO Atlanta, GA | A large, 23-year multi-office platform (125+ partners), though no firm-specific CFO price is public and its own scale figures are inconsistent across pages. | Undisclosed | 55 / 100 | Visit site |
| 17 | Ignition Consultants Dedham, MA | Lists a Dedham, Massachusetts address, says it is headquartered in Greater Boston, and serves clients across the United States. Pricing is quote-only. Homepage scale figures are company-reported. | Undisclosed | 54 / 100 | Visit site |
| 18 | NOW CFO Salt Lake City, UT | Flexible, no-long-term-contract matching to a CFO or Controller from a national network, though its commonly cited hourly rate is a third-party estimate and a 2025 recapitalization means current metrics need reconfirming. | Undisclosed | 50 / 100 | Visit site |
| 19 | Preferred CFO Salem, UT | Salem, Utah firm operating since 2013. A market range of $3,000 to $10,000 per month, scored here as a firm estimate. | $3k-$10k/mo | 45 / 100 | Visit site |
| 20 | Paro Chicago, IL | The broadest generalist marketplace here (60+ industries), which is also its main limitation. No CFO-specific price is published, and current legal ownership is unverified. | Undisclosed | 42 / 100 | Visit site |
Rank here reflects fit for the whole market, separate from the score bar. See the methodology. For a segment-specific view, use the industry and stage grids below.
Last verified 2026-10-07. View changelog
- 2026-09-11Initial ranking published (editorial scoring).
- 2026-09-23Replaced with evidence-based scoring and placements from a sourced research review (89 cited sources across 11 firms).
- 2026-10-07Added newly scored firms. Existing firm scores were left unchanged.
- 2026-10-07Ordered the page by each firm's overall score. Existing firm scores were left unchanged.
- 2026-10-07Restated placement notes in direct language. Scores and order were left unchanged.
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Full Firm Directory
Every firm in the directory, searchable by name, city, or industry.
20 of 20 firms
1CFO
Phoenix, AZ · Founded 2019
Dan Emery working with growing businesses from $2 million to $50 million that want a published monthly range.
airCFO
San Francisco, CA · Founded 2012
Early-stage, venture-backed founders (Pre-Seed through Series B+) who want stage-based finance packages with a dedicated point of contact, from a distributed roster of fractional CFOs.
Burkland
San Francisco, CA · Founded 2004
Venture-backed startups needing an embedded, full-stack finance team (not a bench of freelancers) for fundraising, scaling, and an eventual exit.
CFO Advisors
Not disclosed · Founded —
Venture-backed startups that match the seed-to-Series-B buyer the firm describes in its own guide.
Driven Insights
Boston, MA · Founded 2014
Owners in the verticals the site names, who want a remote in-house finance team and a stated range for most engagements.
FLG Partners
Palo Alto, CA · Founded 2004
Companies needing senior, named individual-practitioner CFOs for board-level strategy, M&A, or IPO readiness, from startups through multi-billion-dollar enterprises.
FocusCFO
Westerville, OH · Founded 2001
SMB owners (typically $2M-$30M+ revenue) who've hit a growth inflection point, served by a CFO + Area President team backed by 200+ professionals nationwide.
Graphite Financial
Miami, FL · Founded 2016
Venture-backed companies that want a published Finance starting price and fractional CFO support inside a broader accounting, tax, payroll, and HR team.
Ignition Consultants
Dedham, MA · Founded —
Founders, operators, and investors who want a senior CFO accountable for the work, with the rest of the firm behind that lead.
indinero
Covina, CA · Founded 2009
Businesses that want CFO work bundled with bookkeeping, GAAP close, tax, and 409A into one packaged finance-team subscription, now with 150+ delivery staff and 500+ customers claimed.
Kruze Consulting
San Francisco, CA · Founded 2012
A licensed California CPA corporation for VC-backed Delaware C-Corps (typically $500K+ raised, Pre-Seed through Series C) needing startup-specific accounting, tax, and finance leadership.
Kyro CFO
Brooklyn, NY · Founded —
Nelis Parts working with companies from $5 million to $100 million that need a fractional CFO for reporting, cash, and an exit.
Magnano Advisory
Gilbert, AZ · Founded —
Scott Magnano working with founder-led companies on fractional CFO retainers, a turnaround, or a sale.
NOW CFO
Salt Lake City, UT · Founded 2005
Mid-market businesses wanting flexible, no-long-term-contract matching to a CFO, Controller, or Staff Accountant from a national consultant network, without a long specialization requirement.
Paro
Chicago, IL · Founded 2015
Businesses wanting to augment or outsource finance leadership via an AI-matched freelance-talent marketplace covering 60+ industries, without a long specialization requirement.
Preferred CFO
Salem, UT · Founded 2013
Companies that want a named CFO from a Salem, Utah roster, including SaaS teams and owners preparing for a transaction.
STRATEGO
Not disclosed · Founded —
Albert Ramos Jr. working with fitness, wellness, and longevity brands from $500,000 to $30 million.
TechCXO
Atlanta, GA · Founded 2003
Companies wanting a named lead CFO backed by a large, multi-office executive-services platform (125+ partners, 150+ professionals) across many verticals.
vcfo
Austin, TX · Founded 1996
Companies from roughly $10M-$100M revenue (plus Series A-C startups and owner-led businesses) wanting a dedicated, firm-employed (W-2) CFO backed by a multi-market team, not a pooled contractor bench.
Zabella
San Francisco, CA · Founded 2022
Founder Yury Zabella working with founder-led manufacturers, food & beverage/CPG producers, and tech-services companies at roughly $1M-$30M revenue who want one senior CFO personally in the work, not a team.