Best Fractional COO Firms: Solo Practitioner, High-Touch
9 fractional COO firms deliver through this model: Solo Practitioner, High-Touch.
Scored against our public methodology. The score stays the same on every page. Rank changes because the set of firms changes.
What to look for
Buying criteria
Ask how the firm serves buyers who want solo practitioner, high-touch, who leads the engagement, and what the monthly COO rate covers. This page includes a solo practitioner.
Proof that matters
Ask for a named client for solo practitioner, high-touch and a dated result. This edition records none on the firms below.
Common mismatch
Trinity One Consulting publishes a monthly COO rate. The other firms leave the monthly COO rate unpublished.
Typical engagement
Published monthly COO rates run from $8,000 to $26,000. A solo practitioner accounts for 9 of 9 firms.
Delivery mix
- Solo practitioner: 9
Ranked firms
| # | Firm | Best for | Why a fit | Evidence | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Founders at £1M and above in revenue, including construction and professional services, who want David Schofield as fractional COO at £6,500 to £11,500 per month. | Founders at £1M and above in revenue, including construction and professional services, who want David Schofield as fractional COO at £6,500 to £11,500 per month. | No solo practitioner, high-touch clients recorded in this edition. | 74 / 100 | |
| 2 | Home services owners of companies from $3 million to $50 million who want a fractional COO in the integrator seat for 10 to 40 hours a week. | Home services owners of companies from $3 million to $50 million who want a fractional COO in the integrator seat for 10 to 40 hours a week. | No solo practitioner, high-touch clients recorded in this edition. | 74 / 100 | |
| 3 | Founder-led UK product and ecommerce businesses at £1m to £20m that want James Wakely as a fractional COO. | Founder-led UK product and ecommerce businesses at £1m to £20m that want James Wakely as a fractional COO. | No solo practitioner, high-touch clients recorded in this edition. | 68 / 100 | |
| 4 | Founders of service businesses from $1 million to $15 million who want a fractional COO on a month-to-month seat. | Founders of service businesses from $1 million to $15 million who want a fractional COO on a month-to-month seat. | No solo practitioner, high-touch clients recorded in this edition. | 65 / 100 | |
| 5 | Founders of businesses between £2m and £20m revenue, including SaaS and professional services, who want Simon Wakeman embedded as fractional COO one to three days a week. | Founders of businesses between £2m and £20m revenue, including SaaS and professional services, who want Simon Wakeman embedded as fractional COO one to three days a week. | No solo practitioner, high-touch clients recorded in this edition. | 63 / 100 | |
| 6 | Australian manufacturers and B2B owners with $2M to $40M of turnover who want Drew Robins in a fractional COO or CRO seat. | Australian manufacturers and B2B owners with $2M to $40M of turnover who want Drew Robins in a fractional COO or CRO seat. | No solo practitioner, high-touch clients recorded in this edition. | 61 / 100 | |
| 7 | Founder-led companies between $2M and $100M that want Kamyar Shah embedded as a fractional COO or fractional CMO. | Founder-led companies between $2M and $100M that want Kamyar Shah embedded as a fractional COO or fractional CMO. | No solo practitioner, high-touch clients recorded in this edition. | 60 / 100 | |
| 8 | Australian startup founders who want Matthew Hanley as a part-time COO for one to three days a week. | Australian startup founders who want Matthew Hanley as a part-time COO for one to three days a week. | No solo practitioner, high-touch clients recorded in this edition. | 59 / 100 | |
| 9 | Visionary founders who want Forrest Derr as a fractional integrator and COO. | Visionary founders who want Forrest Derr as a fractional integrator and COO. | No solo practitioner, high-touch clients recorded in this edition. | 45 / 100 |
Scores on this page. Purpose In Action leads at 74. The Fractionator is at 45.
Purpose In Action74
Trinity One Consulting74
JW Consulting (Fraction COO)68
VirtualDOO65
Simon Wakeman, Fractional COO63
FBS Consulting61
Kamyar Shah60
ducAlto59
The Fractionator45
Solo Practitioner, High-Touch fractional COO pricing
Each row is a price the firm publishes or reports, with the source linked.
How we ranked these firms
- We started with the 9 firms in our COO index that deliver through this model.
- A firm qualifies when the engagement runs as solo practitioner, high-touch.
- Each firm is scored out of 100: Track Record 25, Segment Fit 25, Pricing Transparency 15, Responsiveness & Access 20, Credentials 15.
- Ties go to the firm listed first in the index.
| Rank | Firm | Track Record | Segment Fit / ICP Clarity | Pricing Transparency | Responsiveness & Access | Credentials | Total | Ranking rationale |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Purpose In Action | 204/5 | 204/5 | 93/5 | 164/5 | 93/5 | 74 | Published pricing and one named CFO on the work lift its Pricing Transparency and Responsiveness scores. |
| 2 | Trinity One Consulting | 204/5 | 204/5 | 124/5 | 164/5 | 62/5 | 74 | Published pricing and one named CFO on the work lift its Pricing Transparency and Responsiveness scores. |
| 3 | JW Consulting (Fraction COO) | 204/5 | 204/5 | 31/5 | 164/5 | 93/5 | 68 | One named CFO on the work lifts its Responsiveness score. |
| 4 | VirtualDOO | 204/5 | 204/5 | 31/5 | 164/5 | 62/5 | 65 | One named CFO on the work lifts its Responsiveness score. |
| 5 | Simon Wakeman, Fractional COO | 153/5 | 204/5 | 31/5 | 164/5 | 93/5 | 63 | One named CFO on the work lifts its Responsiveness score. |
| 6 | FBS Consulting | 102/5 | 204/5 | 93/5 | 164/5 | 62/5 | 61 | Published pricing and one named CFO on the work lift its Pricing Transparency and Responsiveness scores. |
| 7 | Kamyar Shah | 153/5 | 204/5 | 31/5 | 164/5 | 62/5 | 60 | One named CFO on the work lifts its Responsiveness score. |
| 8 | ducAlto | 153/5 | 102/5 | 93/5 | 164/5 | 93/5 | 59 | Published pricing and one named CFO on the work lift its Pricing Transparency and Responsiveness scores. |
| 9 | The Fractionator | 102/5 | 102/5 | 31/5 | 164/5 | 62/5 | 45 | One named CFO on the work lifts its Responsiveness score. |
Each bar splits the score across the five factors. A gray bar shows the total on its own.
- Track Record
- Segment Fit
- Pricing Transparency
- Responsiveness
- Credentials
- Total only
Purpose In Action74
Trinity One Consulting74
JW Consulting (Fraction COO)68
VirtualDOO65
Simon Wakeman, Fractional COO63
FBS Consulting61
Kamyar Shah60
ducAlto59
The Fractionator45
- Firms
- 9
- Top score
- Purpose In Action, 74
- Published price range
- $8,000-$26,000/mo
- Delivery
- solo practitioner
Related pages
Questions from this page
Which fractional COO firms are listed for Solo Practitioner, High-Touch?
Purpose In Action (74), Trinity One Consulting (74), JW Consulting (Fraction COO) (68), VirtualDOO (65), Simon Wakeman, Fractional COO (63), FBS Consulting (61), Kamyar Shah (60), ducAlto (59), The Fractionator (45).
Which firm has the highest score for Solo Practitioner, High-Touch?
Purpose In Action, with a score of 74.
What monthly COO rates are published for Solo Practitioner, High-Touch?
Trinity One Consulting publishes $8,000 to $26,000 a month.
Which delivery models appear for Solo Practitioner, High-Touch?
This page includes a solo practitioner.
Last verified 2026-10-27. View changelog
- 2026-10-20Initial ranking for this role, ordered by overall score.
- 2026-10-27Added firms verified on their own sites and ordered the page by score.