Lemon.io and Metamindz solve different versions of the same problem. Lemon.io helps you hire vetted individual developers quickly. Metamindz provides a small team, led by a fractional CTO, that builds the product for you.
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.
| Criteria | Metamindz | Lemon.io |
|---|---|---|
| What it is | A CTO-led software development company in London.[2] | A platform for hiring vetted developers, mainly for startups.[1] |
| Team model | Core Team: a fractional CTO, a technical delivery manager and a senior full-stack developer, with QA, design, DevOps and more added as needed. Or a single dedicated developer on an hourly or daily rate.[2],[3] | Individual developers matched to your stack, hired on contract or in-house. Minimum 160 hours per project.[1] |
| Technical leadership | A fractional CTO leads every project, reviews the code and supports the developers day to day.[2] | Every candidate is interviewed by a senior engineer before you meet them. Ongoing technical leadership of your project is not described.[1] |
| Published pricing | Core Team from £9,500 a month. Minimum engagement of 3 months.[3] | No rates on the homepage. No upfront recruitment or setup fees; prepaid, usually a month in advance.[1] |
| Where they work | Office in London; on site anywhere in the UK when needed, remote for Europe, the US and the Middle East.[2] | Developers from Europe, Latin America, the US and Canada; company address in Delaware, USA.[1] |
“Great working with Lev and team at MetaMindz! We were working on a project to build new features in our mobile app. Lev was brilliant with managing the project and supporting the definition of tasks to complete with his insight on the user experience. The dev team was very responsive throughout by sharing updates on both Slack and our project management board in Asana. I look forward to continuing to work with MetaMindz in the future.” source
Patrick Huang
Google review
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Checked on 26 October 2026. Metamindz prices exclude VAT. If you represent Lemon.io and something here is wrong or out of date, email hello@metamindz.co.uk and we will correct it. All comparisons