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Fractional CTO
Part-time technical leadership for teams shipping AI without a full-time executive hire.
Cost guide · Fractional CTO
Fractional CTO Cost and Rates in 2026
Real fractional CTO rate ranges, what drives them, and how the cost compares to a full-time hire or a build pod.
Answer · Fractional CTO
What Is a CTO? Role, Responsibilities, and When You Need One
A chief technology officer sets a company's technical direction - what the role covers, and the fractional alternative.
Answer · Fractional CTO
What Is a Fractional CTO?
A fractional CTO is a part-time technical executive shared across companies - what they do, what they don't, and who needs one.
Guide · Fractional CTO
Fractional CTO Services: What You Get and What It Costs
Fractional CTO services explained plainly - scope, rates, and how a fractional CTO differs from a build pod.
Frequently asked
What does a fractional CTO actually do?
A fractional CTO sets architecture direction, weighs in on senior hires, and makes build-versus-buy and vendor decisions for a company that does not need, or cannot yet afford, a full-time CTO. It is a judgment and direction role, not a seat that writes production code daily.
What does a fractional CTO cost?
Market rates commonly run $150–$400 an hour depending on seniority and hours committed — an estimate, not a fixed figure, since it is generally priced as a fraction of a full-time CTO’s loaded compensation.
Does Asaasin sell fractional CTO hours directly?
No. We run engineering pods where a named pod lead owns architecture and technical decisions as part of a delivery engagement, shipping code every week, rather than selling advisory hours on their own.
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Thirty minutes to map your problem to a plan and a timeline. You will leave the call with scope, price, and a start date.