Best Fractional CMO Firms: Boutique Team, Named Lead

What to look for

Ranked firms

#	Firm	Best for	Why a fit	Evidence	Score
1	CMOx	Companies hiring a fractional CMO from the practice Casey Stanton founded, typically 5 to 25 hours a week.	Companies hiring a fractional CMO from the practice Casey Stanton founded, typically 5 to 25 hours a week.	No boutique team, named lead clients recorded in this edition.	65 / 100
2	Marketri	B2B companies, including SaaS, that want fractional CMO leadership from a coordinated team at $10,000 to $20,000 per month.	B2B companies, including SaaS, that want fractional CMO leadership from a coordinated team at $10,000 to $20,000 per month.	No boutique team, named lead clients recorded in this edition.	63 / 100
3	Foxtown Marketing	Growing firms that want a fractional CMO from $5,000 per month.	Growing firms that want a fractional CMO from $5,000 per month.	No boutique team, named lead clients recorded in this edition.	60 / 100
4	Kalungi	B2B SaaS companies, roughly $1M to $10M ARR, that want an outsourced marketing department with executive-level leadership.	B2B SaaS companies, roughly $1M to $10M ARR, that want an outsourced marketing department with executive-level leadership.	No boutique team, named lead clients recorded in this edition.	59 / 100
5	Mahdlo Executive Advisors	Companies from $10M to $100M, including private-equity-backed companies, that need a part-time CMO or CRO to lead the function.	Companies from $10M to $100M, including private-equity-backed companies, that need a part-time CMO or CRO to lead the function.	No boutique team, named lead clients recorded in this edition.	56 / 100
6	MarketingHQ	Businesses with $2M to $20M annual revenue that need a part-time CMO embedded in the team, with the page placing the offer in Sydney and Australia-wide. The dollar figures are on a non-US site.	Businesses with $2M to $20M annual revenue that need a part-time CMO embedded in the team, with the page placing the offer in Sydney and Australia-wide.	No boutique team, named lead clients recorded in this edition.	56 / 100
7	Strategy Collective	Healthcare organizations that want Strategy Collective embedded as fractional CMO or holding an interim CMO seat for 6 to 12 months.	Healthcare organizations that want Strategy Collective embedded as fractional CMO or holding an interim CMO seat for 6 to 12 months.	No boutique team, named lead clients recorded in this edition.	56 / 100
8	TechCXO	Companies wanting a named lead CFO backed by a large, multi-office executive-services platform (125+ partners, 150+ professionals) across many verticals.	Fractional executives across finance, product and technology, revenue, and operations.	No boutique team, named lead clients recorded in this edition.	55 / 100
9	NoGood	Companies in SaaS, healthcare, and e-commerce that want NoGood fractional CMO consulting at an average retainer above $20,000 per month.	Companies in SaaS, healthcare, and e-commerce that want NoGood fractional CMO consulting at an average retainer above $20,000 per month.	No boutique team, named lead clients recorded in this edition.	55 / 100
10	Cresivo	Canadian startup founders, especially B2B and B2C SaaS teams, that want a fractional CMO on a monthly fee.	Canadian startup founders, especially B2B and B2C SaaS teams, that want a fractional CMO on a monthly fee.	No boutique team, named lead clients recorded in this edition.	52 / 100
11	Digital Resource	Local service brands that want the fractional CMO or fractional COO listed by Digital Resource, alongside paid-media case work.	Local service brands that want the fractional CMO or fractional COO listed by Digital Resource, alongside paid-media case work.	No boutique team, named lead clients recorded in this edition.	51 / 100
12	FPfCMO Partners	Tech companies, government contractors, and nonprofits that want a fractional chief marketing and communications officer in the Washington DC metro area.	Tech companies, government contractors, and nonprofits that want a fractional chief marketing and communications officer in the Washington DC metro area.	No boutique team, named lead clients recorded in this edition.	51 / 100
13	gigCMO	Founders and leadership teams that want gigCMO fractional CMO leadership plus an in-house specialist team.	Founders and leadership teams that want gigCMO fractional CMO leadership plus an in-house specialist team.	No boutique team, named lead clients recorded in this edition.	51 / 100
14	Lean Marketing	Owners who want Allan Dib's fractional CMO team to install a marketing system in 120 days.	Owners who want Allan Dib's fractional CMO team to install a marketing system in 120 days.	No boutique team, named lead clients recorded in this edition.	51 / 100
15	Fractional CMO	Companies that want a fractional CMO engagement at $2,000 per month with a 12-month commitment.	Companies that want a fractional CMO engagement at $2,000 per month with a 12-month commitment.	No boutique team, named lead clients recorded in this edition.	50 / 100
16	Ask Marketing	B2B and service-based businesses that want a fractional CMO from Alexandra and Stephanie King.	B2B and service-based businesses that want a fractional CMO from Alexandra and Stephanie King.	No boutique team, named lead clients recorded in this edition.	46 / 100
17	HEHelloCMO	Growing franchise brands that want Liane and the HelloCMO team as a fractional chief marketing officer.	Growing franchise brands that want Liane and the HelloCMO team as a fractional chief marketing officer.	No boutique team, named lead clients recorded in this edition.	46 / 100
18	Altus CXO	Mid-market companies that want an embedded fractional CFO, COO, CTO, CMO, CHRO, or CIO.	Mid-market companies that want an embedded fractional CFO, COO, CTO, CMO, CHRO, or CIO.	No boutique team, named lead clients recorded in this edition.	41 / 100
19	Authentic	Growing businesses that want a matched fractional CMO who is a W2 employee of Authentic.	Growing businesses that want a matched fractional CMO who is a W2 employee of Authentic.	No boutique team, named lead clients recorded in this edition.	41 / 100
20	Crux	Companies that want a fractional CMO from the Crux un-agency, which titles the offer in Kansas City.	Companies that want a fractional CMO from the Crux un-agency, which titles the offer in Kansas City.	No boutique team, named lead clients recorded in this edition.	41 / 100

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Boutique Team, Named Lead fractional CMO pricing

Each row is a price the firm publishes or reports, with the source linked.

How we ranked these firms

1. We started with the 22 firms in our CMO index that deliver through this model.
2. A firm qualifies when the engagement runs as boutique team, named lead.
3. Each firm is scored out of 100: Track Record 25, Segment Fit 25, Pricing Transparency 15, Responsiveness & Access 20, Credentials 15.
4. Ties go to the firm listed first in the index.

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