{
  "report": "The Best Fractional CFO Firms, by What AI Actually Recommends",
  "url": "https://www.shortlistreport.com/article/best-fractional-cfo-firms",
  "question": "What are the best fractional CFO firms?",
  "engine": "ChatGPT",
  "sampleSize": 25,
  "windowStart": "2026-08-08",
  "windowEnd": "2026-08-08",
  "published": "2026-08-08",
  "updated": "2026-08-08",
  "publisher": "The Shortlist Report",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "note": "responses = number of sampled responses naming the firm. share = responses / sampleSize, as a percentage. A firm is counted once per response regardless of how many times it is named in it.",
  "firms": [
    {
      "name": "Pilot",
      "domain": "pilot.com",
      "tier": 1,
      "responses": 23,
      "share": 92
    },
    {
      "name": "Burkland Associates",
      "domain": "burkland.business",
      "tier": 1,
      "responses": 18,
      "share": 72
    },
    {
      "name": "indinero",
      "domain": "indinero.com",
      "tier": 2,
      "responses": 15,
      "share": 60
    },
    {
      "name": "Kruze Consulting",
      "domain": "kruzeconsulting.com",
      "tier": 2,
      "responses": 13,
      "share": 52
    },
    {
      "name": "Paro",
      "domain": "paro.ai",
      "tier": 2,
      "responses": 9,
      "share": 36
    },
    {
      "name": "RSM",
      "domain": null,
      "tier": 2,
      "responses": 9,
      "share": 36
    },
    {
      "name": "Deloitte",
      "domain": "deloitte.com",
      "tier": 2,
      "responses": 8,
      "share": 32
    },
    {
      "name": "Graphite",
      "domain": null,
      "tier": 2,
      "responses": 8,
      "share": 32
    },
    {
      "name": "BDO",
      "domain": null,
      "tier": 3,
      "responses": 7,
      "share": 28
    },
    {
      "name": "Grant Thornton",
      "domain": "grantthornton.com",
      "tier": 3,
      "responses": 7,
      "share": 28
    },
    {
      "name": "PwC",
      "domain": null,
      "tier": 3,
      "responses": 6,
      "share": 24
    },
    {
      "name": "Toptal",
      "domain": "toptal.com",
      "tier": 3,
      "responses": 6,
      "share": 24
    },
    {
      "name": "Acuity",
      "domain": "acuity.co",
      "tier": 3,
      "responses": 5,
      "share": 20
    },
    {
      "name": "Genpact",
      "domain": "genpact.com",
      "tier": 3,
      "responses": 5,
      "share": 20
    },
    {
      "name": "KPMG",
      "domain": "kpmg.com",
      "tier": 3,
      "responses": 5,
      "share": 20
    }
  ]
}