Burkland Associates vs RoseRyan (BDO)
Side-by-side from the Top 11 rankings of 11 Best Fractional CFO Companies 2026 — Priced From $1,500/mo, No Paid Listings and The 11 Best Fractional C-Suite Firms for AI Deep-Tech Founders (2026). Last verified June 9, 2026.
The short answer
Burkland Associates ranks higher on Top 11 (#1 vs #7) for Tech founders raising $1M to $50M, Seed to Series B / AI, deep-tech, hardware, and frontier-tech founders who need more than just a fractional CFO — they need finance + strategy + operations + AI-Operator capability under one accountable principal, not three vendors to coordinate.. The safe default for VC-backed US startups. Board-fluent and deep-benched.
At a glance
| Burkland Associates | RoseRyan (BDO) | |
|---|---|---|
| Top 11 rank | #1 / 11 Best Fractional CFO Companies 2026 — Priced From $1,500/mo, No Paid Listings | #7 / The 11 Best Fractional C-Suite Firms for AI Deep-Tech Founders (2026) |
| Score (out of 9.4) | 9.1 | 6.9 |
| Best for | Series A to C VC-backed SaaS | Mid-market consulting-firm scale multi-role advisory |
| Pricing | $$$ (typically $5k to $25k/mo) | $$$$ (enterprise project pricing) |
| HQ | San Francisco, CA | Newark, CA · global (BDO-owned since 2022) |
| Founded | 2003 | 1993 |
Burkland Associates
The safe default for VC-backed US startups. Board-fluent and deep-benched.
burklandassociates.comSee full entry in 11 Best Fractional CFO Companies 2026 — Priced From $1,500/mo, No Paid Listings
RoseRyan (BDO)
Consulting-firm scale via BDO. Enterprise pricing.
www.bdo.com/services/business-financial-advisory/transaction-advisory/rose-ryanSee full entry in The 11 Best Fractional C-Suite Firms for AI Deep-Tech Founders (2026)
Methodology and scoring weights live at /methodology. No vendor pays for placement — see about.