Comparisons
CTO on demand vs a full tech team
A fractional CTO sells thinking time: architecture, trade-offs, hiring, roadmap. That is useful — but when the engagement ends, nobody has written a line of your product yet. A full tech team sells the opposite: the same decisions, plus the hands that execute, and a product in production at the end.
| Aspect | Khufu | CTO on demand |
|---|---|---|
| What you get | A product online, in production | Decisions, specs, a roadmap |
| Who builds it | Scoping, design, dev, mobile, infra: all covered | Nobody — you still have to hire the team |
| Time to V1 | 7 days | Months, once the team is hired |
| What you pay | One fixed price, agreed upfront: €15,000 | A monthly retainer, then the team’s salaries |
| At the end | The product, the repo and the accounts are yours | You have a plan |
If you already have a team to lead, a fractional CTO is the right call. If you don’t, what you are missing is a team: Khufu provides the whole one and ships your V1 in 7 days, at a fixed price.
Your V1, in production by Friday.
Tell us what you want to launch. We reply within 24h with a scope and a date.
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