Every engagement, every retainer, every fee — published.
Most technology consultancies do not publish prices. We do. Each engagement on this page is a defined, productised offering with a fixed scope and a fixed fee. The Fractional CTO retainer is offered in three named tiers, each with a fixed monthly price.
Custom and extended engagements — multi-entity groups, regulated environments, post-deal integration, programme-of-work scope — are quoted separately.
The ladder
Five price points cover the productised engagements. Pick the depth that fits the moment. Each engagement leads to a defined deliverable, in writing, on a fixed timeline.
- Snapshot — €495. Scored online self-assessment. Five working days.
- Assessment — €4,950. Three to five working days, written report, findings session.
- Review — €15,000. Three to four weeks, written report, board-cycle presentation.
- Due Diligence — €30,000. Two to four weeks, written report, deal-committee presentation.
- First 90 Days — €30,000. Productised Fractional CTO entry, ninety days, three sequenced outputs.
Plus the Fractional CTO retainer at three monthly tiers — €5,000, €10,000, or €15,000 — depending on commitment.
Snapshot — €495
The productised entry point. A scored, self-administered online assessment against the Sixteen Pillars framework, returned with a written summary within five working days. The right starting point when you want to test the framework before committing to a paid engagement.
- Technology Control Snapshot — €495. /snapshots/technology-control/
Assessment — €4,950
The productised entry to a paid engagement. Three to five working days, written report with scoring, evidence, and recommended priorities. Plus a thirty-minute findings session.
- Technology Control Assessment — €4,950. Scored against the Sixteen Pillars framework. /services/technology-control-assessment/
- Pre-LOI Red Flag Review — €4,950. Rapid technology scan for buyers at the pre-LOI stage. /services/pre-loi-red-flag-review/
Review — €15,000
The core engagement. Three to four weeks, full Sixteen Pillars depth in the chosen area. Five written artefacts and a board-cycle presentation. Pick the Review that matches the question you actually have.
- Architecture Review — €15,000. Independent reading of your technology architecture. /services/architecture-review/
- Technology Control Review — €15,000. Full framework reading across all sixteen pillars. /services/technology-control-review/
- Decision Rights for Technology — €15,000. Who decides what, board-ready RACI. /services/decision-rights-for-technology/
- Data Governance Review — €15,000. Where your data lives, who owns it, what you can trust. /services/data-governance-review/
- Integration & API Review — €15,000. Where your data moves, what breaks if something changes. /services/integration-api-review/
- Supplier & Dependency Review — €15,000. Every vendor scored for concentration risk. /services/supplier-dependency-review/
- Technical Debt Assessment — €15,000. Your technical debt, quantified in time and money. /services/technical-debt-assessment/
Major engagements — €30,000
Two distinct engagements at this tier. Both fixed fee, both with extended scope quoted separately.
- Technology Due Diligence — €30,000. Independent technology view for investors, acquirers, lenders, and boards approaching a transaction. Two to four weeks. /services/technology-due-diligence/
- First 90 Days — €30,000. Productised Fractional CTO entry. Ninety days, defined outputs at week four, eight, and twelve. /services/first-90-days/
For multi-entity, multi-jurisdiction, or regulated-environment scope, the engagement is quoted separately. As a guide, extended-scope Technology Due Diligence typically runs €50,000 to €100,000+ depending on the size and complexity of the target.
Fractional CTO — monthly retainer
The ongoing engagement. Three named tiers, each with a fixed monthly fee and a defined commitment. Most clients start at Light or Standard and adjust after the first quarter as the work settles.
- Light — €5,000 / month. One day per week. Strategic counsel, board attendance, leadership support. Best where the technology function is established and senior input is needed selectively.
- Standard — €10,000 / month. Two days per week. The full Fractional CTO engagement. Board cadence, vendor governance, technology decisions, team mentoring.
- Engaged — €15,000 / month. Three days per week or formal board / non-executive technology role. For businesses where senior technology presence is needed at intensity, including transformation programmes, regulated-environment governance, or significant change.
Compared with hiring a full-time CTO at €200,000–€350,000 fully loaded, the Fractional CTO retainer delivers senior technology leadership at a fraction of the cost — typically twenty to forty per cent of the equivalent full-time package — with the option to scale up or down as the business changes.
Full description: /services/fractional-cto/
Why we publish prices
Most consultancies do not publish prices because, for most consultancies, the work is bespoke and the price varies with what the buyer can be persuaded to pay. That is not productisation. It is negotiation in marketing’s clothing.
Our engagements are productised. The scope is defined on each product page. The deliverables are listed. The timeline is set. The price is the price. A buyer reading this page can plan a budget, take it to a board, and start the conversation already aligned on the order of magnitude.
Where the work is genuinely custom — and it sometimes is — we quote separately.
What this page does not cover
Custom programmes of work — multi-month, multi-stream, or covering implementation alongside oversight — are quoted on the basis of scope, not from a rate card. The conversation starts with the same primary CTA below.
Specialist engagements outside our scope — offensive security testing, regulatory legal opinion, software engineering delivery, full audit attestation — are referred to specialist firms. We do not bill on referrals, and we do not accept commissions for them.
Common questions about cost and pricing
How much does a Fractional CTO cost? €5,000 to €15,000 per month, depending on the tier. The Light tier (one day per week) is €5,000; Standard (two days per week) is €10,000; Engaged (three days or board role) is €15,000. There is no equity ask, no commission on third-party recommendations, and no automatic escalation.
How much does technology due diligence cost? €30,000 for the standard engagement, fixed fee. Extended scope — regulated targets, multi-entity groups, post-deal integration — is typically €50,000–€100,000+ depending on complexity, quoted separately. The Pre-LOI Red Flag Review at €4,950 is the faster, smaller engagement for buyers still evaluating whether to proceed.
How much does an architecture review cost? €15,000 for the standard engagement. Three to four weeks. Five written artefacts including a current-state assessment, risk register, dependency map, written recommendations, and an executive presentation.
What is the rate for a technology consultant? We do not bill by the hour or the day. Every engagement on this page is fixed fee, defined scope. Where extended scope applies, it is quoted as a fixed extension, not as additional billable time.
Are these prices in EUR? Yes. All published prices are in euros and exclude VAT where applicable. Invoicing is from Cyprus.
What happens next
Start a ConversationThirty minutes. We confirm fit, scope, and which engagement (if any) matches the moment. You decide whether to proceed. No proposal is sent unless you ask for one.
Start with the Technology Control Snapshot — €495The Snapshot is the smallest commitment in the catalogue. A scored online self-assessment, returned with a written summary within five working days. The right place to start if you want to test the framework before booking a conversation.