Metamindz vs CTO Craft for fractional CTO services

CTO Craft and Metamindz are often mentioned together, but they do different jobs. CTO Craft supports people who are already CTOs and engineering leaders, through community, coaching and learning. Metamindz provides a CTO to companies that need one, part time.

This page sets out what each says on its own website, with sources.

Checked on 26 October 2026 from each company's own website and the sources listed.

Metamindz vs CTO Craft for fractional CTO services, checked on 26 October 2026
CriteriaMetamindzCTO Craft
What it isFractional and interim CTOs for established companies and startups, on a monthly retainer.[4]Community, coaching and learning for CTOs and engineering leaders. Its website does not list a service that places a CTO in your company.[1],[2]
Who does the workA senior CTO from the Metamindz team, hands-on in your codebase and your team.[4]Coaches and Mentoring Circle facilitators who are experienced former CTOs.[1]
Engagement model4 to 40 hours a month, adjusted or cancelled whenever you need. No equity.[4],[5]A free community (Slack and newsletter), the Campus learning hub, monthly Mentoring Circles of 8, and one-to-one coaching.[1],[3]
Published pricingFrom £1,500 a month[5]Not stated on the pages we checked
Where they workOffice in London; on site anywhere in the UK when needed, remote for Europe, the US and the Middle East.[4]CTO Craft Ltd, with events including CTO Craft Conversations in London and Stockholm.[1]

Where CTO Craft is strong

  • A large peer network of over 18,000 CTOs and tech leaders.[1]
  • Founded in 2017 by Andy Skipper, former CTO of Comic Relief and founding CTO of Made.com.[2]
  • Coaches include former CTOs from businesses such as Made.com, Photobox and Graze.[1]
  • Structured learning through Mentoring Circles, the Campus hub, conferences and reports such as its 2026 Compensation Survey.[1]

When to choose CTO Craft

  • You are a CTO or engineering leader and want coaching, peers and learning for yourself.
  • You want a first-time CTO in your company to get mentoring alongside the job.

When to choose Metamindz

  • You do not have a CTO and need one working in your company, part time.
  • You want a published monthly price: from £1,500 a month, for 4 to 40 hours, cancel any time.
  • You want a London-based team that can work on site in the UK.

What clients say

“Hi, I'm Charlie, co-founder of Pretty Prompt. We did an AI session with Lev to see how we could speed up our development. We wanted to go through things like running agents, setting up Claude Code, writing out cursor rules, and his suggestions were great. They were split between technical and non-technical, and they were practical enough that we could implement them immediately after the session. I think if you're looking to get your development team up to speed with AI, uh, I'd highly recommend Lev.”

Charlie Day

CoFounder & CTO @ PrettyPrompt

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Sources

  1. CTO Craft homepage
  2. CTO Craft, About us
  3. CTO Craft, Membership
  4. Metamindz fractional CTO
  5. Metamindz pricing

Checked on 26 October 2026. Metamindz prices exclude VAT. If you represent CTO Craft and something here is wrong or out of date, email hello@metamindz.co.uk and we will correct it. All comparisons