CIO rankings / Fortium Partners vs Go Fractional

Updated October 27, 2026

Fortium Partners vs Go Fractional

Fortium Partners fits a company that wants a fractional or interim CIO from the ZRG bench and publishes no fractional fee. Go Fractional names Fractional CIO in homepage schema. The visible role picker lists CTO, CMO, CFO, COO, CPO, CRO, CISO, and CHRO. The firm publishes no fee. The index scores are 60 for Fortium Partners and 47 for Go Fractional.

Prices re-read on the firm site on October 27, 2026: Zabella, Burkland, Kruze Consulting, CMOx, MarketerHire, and vChief. Every other figure uses the access date on its source. The index score is the public rubric score.

Fortium Partners vs Go Fractional at a glance, October 27, 2026

Clear edge marks a row when one firm publishes the fact and the other does not, or when index scores differ by 4 points or more. A score gap of 1 to 3 points is a Tie. Buyer-fit rows stay a Tie when both firms state a buyer. Unknown cells read Not published.

Fortium Partners vs Go Fractional at a glance
What buyers weigh	Fortium Partners	Go Fractional
Published price Tie	Not published	Not published. A $156 an hour figure on the site is a demand-index benchmark, not the firm's fee.
Pricing model Tie	Quote for virtual, fractional, and interim work. A separate permanent-hire fee is 20% of salary per month plus a one-time placement fee.	Quote. No deposit is stated.
What drives cost Tie	Not published for the fractional seat. The page describes virtual work at 1 to 4 hours a week, fractional part-time, and interim full-time, with no dollar rate.	Not published
Typical client stage / revenue Tie	Companies hiring a fractional, interim, or virtual CIO, CTO, or CISO. A revenue gate is not published.	Companies that want a fractional executive matched from an operator marketplace. A revenue gate is not published.
Industries served Tie	Not published	Not published
Services included Tie	Technology leadership from Fortium Partners, part of ZRG. Virtual, fractional, and interim models, covering CIO, CTO, and CISO.	Homepage schema names Fractional CIO. The visible role picker lists CTO, CMO, CFO, COO, CPO, CRO, CISO, and CHRO.
Team / delivery model Tie	Bench or marketplace match. Bench match. The firm reports 180+ leaders, a 72-hour average placement, and a 94% placement rate. Company-reported.	Bench or marketplace match. Marketplace match. The firm reports 18,000+ operators. Service area includes the US, UK, and Europe. A named executive is not guaranteed.
Time to start Tie	The firm reports a 72-hour average placement. Company-reported. Accessed October 20, 2026.	The firm reports a match in about three days. Company-reported. Accessed October 20, 2026.
Time to full value Tie	Not published	Not published
What you need first Tie	Not published	Not published
Contract terms Tie	Not published for the fractional seat.	Not published. No deposit is stated.
Deal-breaker Tie	Buyers who need a fractional rate card.	Buyers who need CIO listed in the visible role picker, a published rate, or a guaranteed named executive.
Index score Clear edge: Fortium Partners	60 out of 100. Evidence confidence: Moderate.	47 out of 100. Evidence confidence: Moderate.
Best for Tie	Buyers who want the engagement model named (1 to 4 hours a week, part-time, or interim) and can hire CIO or CTO scope from the same bench.	Buyers who read Fractional CIO in the homepage schema and can start without a published fee.
Not a fit for Tie	Buyers who need a fractional rate card.	Buyers who need CIO listed in the visible role picker, a published rate, or a guaranteed named executive.

Same workload, three buyers

Same-workload cells use published list prices. Where a firm publishes tiers and does not assign the profile to a tier, the cell shows the published menu. No profile price is inferred. Accounting prices stay labeled as accounting prices.

Fortium Partners vs Go Fractional cost by workload
Workload	Fortium Partners	Go Fractional
Seed startup Tie	Not published. Virtual is described as 1 to 4 hours a week, fractional as part-time, and interim as full-time. No dollar rate is attached to a seed startup, a $10M SaaS company, or a $50M manufacturer.	Not published. The $156 an hour figure is a demand-index benchmark, not a fee for a seed startup, a $10M SaaS company, or a $50M manufacturer.
$10M SaaS Tie	Not published. Virtual is described as 1 to 4 hours a week, fractional as part-time, and interim as full-time. No dollar rate is attached to a seed startup, a $10M SaaS company, or a $50M manufacturer.	Not published. The $156 an hour figure is a demand-index benchmark, not a fee for a seed startup, a $10M SaaS company, or a $50M manufacturer.
$50M manufacturer Tie	Not published. Virtual is described as 1 to 4 hours a week, fractional as part-time, and interim as full-time. No dollar rate is attached to a seed startup, a $10M SaaS company, or a $50M manufacturer.	Not published. The $156 an hour figure is a demand-index benchmark, not a fee for a seed startup, a $10M SaaS company, or a $50M manufacturer.

Which buyer should choose which firm

Choose Fortium Partners if

You want the hours model named: 1 to 4 hours a week, part-time, or full-time interim.
A company-reported 72-hour average placement is the timing on file.
CIO is a named Fortium service line, with virtual, fractional, and interim models.

Choose Go Fractional if

You use Go Fractional for another seat and want to ask about CIO.
You have checked that CIO appears in schema and not in the visible picker.
You can start without a published fee.

Consider CIO Partners instead

Read CIO Partners if interim CIO coverage should come from a search firm. CIO Partners publishes no interim rate.

CIO Partners profile

What changed at Fortium Partners and Go Fractional in October 2026

Last checked against the index and the deals tracker on October 27, 2026. Firm pages in the source list carry their own access dates.

No deals-tracker row dated in October 2026 names Fortium Partners or Go Fractional.

Index record this month

October 20, 2026: Initial ranking for this role, ordered by overall score. CIO ranking
October 27, 2026: Added firms verified on their own sites and ordered the page by score. CIO ranking

Newest records on file

October 20, 2026: Go Fractional profile last verified October 20, 2026. Go Fractional profile
October 20, 2026: Fortium Partners profile last verified October 20, 2026. Fortium Partners profile
June 16, 2026: Fortium Partners is the target in a acquisition with ZRG Partners. Value: Not disclosed. Status: completed. ZRG Adds On-Demand CIO, CTO, and CISO Leadership with Acquisition of Fortium

FAQ

What price does Fortium Partners publish, and what price does Go Fractional publish?

Fortium Partners: Not published Go Fractional: Not published. A $156 an hour figure on the site is a demand-index benchmark, not the firm's fee.

Which buyer should choose Fortium Partners?

You want the hours model named: 1 to 4 hours a week, part-time, or full-time interim. A company-reported 72-hour average placement is the timing on file. CIO is a named Fortium service line, with virtual, fractional, and interim models.

Which buyer should choose Go Fractional?

You use Go Fractional for another seat and want to ask about CIO. You have checked that CIO appears in schema and not in the visible picker. You can start without a published fee.

What contract term does each firm publish?

Fortium Partners: Not published for the fractional seat. Go Fractional: Not published. No deposit is stated.

What does a buyer need in place first?

Fortium Partners: Not published Go Fractional: Not published

Which other firm should a buyer read?