1
6 named clients Serves US
$1,600 per month
Fractional CFOs under $5,000 a month
15 firms and practitioners publish a fractional CFO fee under $5,000 a month. A published floor is the cheapest way in, read from each listing's own site; the role page carries the ones that quote instead. First on the list are airCFO, Altus CXO and Bookkeeper360.
Published fractional CFO retainers run $3,000 to $12,000 a month, with $5,000 to $8,000 the common band for a $1M to $20M company; bookkeeping is often billed on top.
2
Serves US
$2,200 per month
3
3 named clients Founded 2012
$1,600 per month, no minimum
4
6 named clients Serves US
$1,600 per month
5
6 named clients Serves US
$2,000 per month
6
6 named clients Serves US
$2,499 per month
7
70+ peopleServes UK
$2,280 per month, no minimum
8
4 named clients Serves US, Canada
$1,095 per month
9
3 named clients Serves US
$2,000 per month, no minimum
10
6 named clients Serves US
$1,750 per month
11
4 named clients Serves Australia
$1,650 per month, no minimum
12
Serves UK
$2,540 per month, no minimum
13
6 named clients Serves UK, Australia
$1,584 per month, no minimum
14
2 named clients Serves US
$1,750 per month
15
6 named clients Serves US
$1,599 per month
How this list is built. Every firm and practitioner here offers fractional CFO work on its own site and publishes a monthly floor under $5,000. Order is editor's pick, then a published fee, then name. Nobody pays to appear or to move up. Full methodology.