Fractional CTO for US Startups, Based in India: How It Works

Sat, 15 Aug 2026 10:00:00 +0530

The cost gap is the reason to start this conversation, so I’ll lead with it. A fractional CTO based in India runs a US startup roughly $3,500 to $9,000 a month. The full-time equivalent in a US tech hub runs $18,000 to $28,000. That is the widest price gap anywhere in the fractional market — and yet almost nobody has written honestly about how the arrangement actually works day to day.

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Fractional CTO for US Startups, Based in India: How It Works