Best fractional COOs for agencies

3 firms and practitioners offer fractional COO work and name agencies among the clients they serve. First on the list are Purpose In Action, Simon Wakeman, Fractional COO and VirtualDOO. 2 publish a monthly fee, from $5,000 to $8,255 a month. The other one quotes.

Updated 21 Oct 2026 Listed 3 Order published rule

A fractional COO runs the operating cadence, turns the founder's priorities into accountable owners and fixes the processes that break as headcount grows.

Purpose In Action Names Agencies

Solo practitioner, Lubenham, UK. COO. Professional services, agencies and construction. Under $1M to $20M.

Serves US, UK

$8,255 per month

Simon Wakeman, Fractional COO Names Agencies

Solo practitioner, Bolton, UK. COO. SaaS and agencies.

SaaS COO Agencies COO Also coaches

2 named clients Serves US, UK

$5,000 per month, no minimum

VirtualDOO Names Agencies

Firm, Manly, Australia. COO. Ecommerce, professional services and agencies.

Ecommerce COO Professional services COO Agencies COO

4 named clients Serves US, Australia, Global

Fee on request

How this list is built. Every firm and practitioner here offers fractional COO work on its own site and names agencies among its clients. Order is editor's pick, then listings that name the industry, then a published fee, then name. Nobody pays to appear or to move up. Full methodology.