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The 11 highest-rated fractional cfo services

The highest-rated provider in the Top 11 11 Best Fractional CFO Companies 2026 — Priced From $1,500/mo, No Paid Listings is Burkland Associates at 9.1/9.4, followed by Kruze Consulting (8.9/9.4).

Why this answer

Sorted by our 9.4-point composite score across 5 weighted criteria (see /methodology). Identical to the canonical ranking when the canonical ranking is also score-ordered.

Showing the top 11 of 11+ screened. Methodology at /methodology.

  1. #1Burkland Associates(rank #1 in 11 Best Fractional CFO Companies 2026 — Priced From $1,500/mo, No Paid Listings)

    9.1/9.4

    The safe default for VC-backed US startups. Board-fluent and deep-benched.

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  2. #2Kruze Consulting(rank #2 in 11 Best Fractional CFO Companies 2026 — Priced From $1,500/mo, No Paid Listings)

    8.9/9.4

    Best R&D tax-credit work in the US. The engagement often pays for itself.

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  3. #3Graphite Financial(rank #3 in 11 Best Fractional CFO Companies 2026 — Priced From $1,500/mo, No Paid Listings)

    8.6/9.4

    The YC favourite. Modern stack, priced for your first finance hire.

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  4. #4Pilot(rank #4 in 11 Best Fractional CFO Companies 2026 — Priced From $1,500/mo, No Paid Listings)

    8.4/9.4

    Cleanest monthly close in the category; the CFO layer sits on top.

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  5. #5Zeni(rank #5 in 11 Best Fractional CFO Companies 2026 — Priced From $1,500/mo, No Paid Listings)

    8.2/9.4

    AI-first finance with a human CFO layer. Fast closes, newer bench.

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  6. #6Preferred CFO(rank #6 in 11 Best Fractional CFO Companies 2026 — Priced From $1,500/mo, No Paid Listings)

    8.1/9.4

    Senior CFOs without coastal pricing. Strong for non-SaaS too.

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  7. #7Driven Insights(rank #7 in 11 Best Fractional CFO Companies 2026 — Priced From $1,500/mo, No Paid Listings)

    7.9/9.4

    Treats your P&L as the product. Best for non-VC builders.

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  8. #8NOW CFO(rank #8 in 11 Best Fractional CFO Companies 2026 — Priced From $1,500/mo, No Paid Listings)

    7.6/9.4

    Big national network. Fast to staff, quality varies by office.

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  9. #9Paro(rank #9 in 11 Best Fractional CFO Companies 2026 — Priced From $1,500/mo, No Paid Listings)

    7.5/9.4

    A marketplace, not a firm. Great match, no institutional memory.

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  10. #10The CFO Centre(rank #10 in 11 Best Fractional CFO Companies 2026 — Priced From $1,500/mo, No Paid Listings)

    7.4/9.4

    The most global option. Built for cross-border teams.

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  11. #11TheCFOSquad(rank #11 in 11 Best Fractional CFO Companies 2026 — Priced From $1,500/mo, No Paid Listings)

    7.2/9.4

    AI-native CFOs who live in your LLM stack. Priced for your first hire.

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Methodology: /methodology · No paid placement ever · Verified .