Best Fractional CFO Firms for Established / profitable SMB Companies
Operating SMBs focused on cash, margins, budgeting, and management discipline, with no external-funding assumption.
Scored against our public methodology.
| # | Firm | Best for | Price | Score | Links |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zabella San Francisco, CA | Founder-led target companies, explicit revenue bands and growth-focused retainers fit established profitable SMB finance needs. Check: Profitability is not expressly required, and the public revenue range conflicts. | $3k-$9k/mo | 80 / 100 | Visit site |
| 2 | Magnano Advisory Gilbert, AZ | Gilbert, Arizona practice led by Scott Magnano. Published retainers start at $6,000 a month. OptimizeRx put the Medicx Health price at $95 million. | $6k-$28k/mo | 75 / 100 | Visit site |
| 3 | STRATEGO Not disclosed | Albert Ramos Jr. runs every engagement for fitness, wellness, and longevity brands. Published CFO retainers run $3,900 to $8,900 a month. A city is unnamed. | $4k-$9k/mo | 72 / 100 | Visit site |
| 4 | vcfo Austin, TX | The explicit $10M-$100M and 10-200 employee ICP matches an established operating SMB. Check: Confirm profitability, objectives, and the assigned resource in the SOW. | Undisclosed | 71 / 100 | Visit site |
| 5 | FocusCFO Westerville, OH | Established and growing SMBs are the core stated target, with typical $2-$30+ million revenue and aligned cash, margin, budget, and growth services. Check: Confirm exact revenue band, cadence, and assigned CFO for the prospective business. | Undisclosed | 68 / 100 | Visit site |
| 6 | Kyro CFO Brooklyn, NY | Brooklyn practice led by Nelis Parts for companies from $5 million to $100 million. Pricing is unpublished. Operating figures are company-reported. | Undisclosed | 66 / 100 | Visit site |
| 7 | 1CFO Phoenix, AZ | Phoenix firm founded in 2019 by Dan Emery. Published CFO range of $3,000 to $15,000 a month. He is the only person the firm names. | $3k-$15k/mo | 63 / 100 | Visit site |
| 8 | Driven Insights Boston, MA | Boston and Wilmington mailing addresses, founded in 2014. Most engagements run $3,000 to $8,000 per month. | $3k-$8k/mo | 60 / 100 | Visit site |
| 9 | Preferred CFO Salem, UT | Salem, Utah firm operating since 2013. A market range of $3,000 to $10,000 per month, scored here as a firm estimate. | $3k-$10k/mo | 45 / 100 | Visit site |
Firms on this page are ordered by the overall score in the Score column, using the public methodology. That score stays the same on every page. Rank changes because the set of firms on each page changes. The firm with the highest score on this page is first. Tied scores keep the earlier listing order.
Last verified 2026-10-07. View changelog
- 2026-09-11Initial ranking published (editorial scoring).
- 2026-09-23Replaced with evidence-based scoring and placements from a sourced research review (89 cited sources across 11 firms).
- 2026-10-07Added newly scored firms. Existing firm scores were left unchanged.
- 2026-10-07Ordered the page by each firm's overall score. Existing firm scores were left unchanged.
- 2026-10-07Restated placement notes in direct language. Scores and order were left unchanged.