Fractional CTO alternative for AI-built software
A fractional CTO quickly costs several thousand euros a month and solves strategy, roadmap and hiring. But if you mainly want to know whether your AI-built code holds, Veriploy is the leaner alternative: ongoing technical oversight of repo, CVEs and infrastructure instead of a broad leadership mandate.
- Watch from 299 €/mo
- No leadership mandate needed
- Repo + CVE + infrastructure
- Timo as your contact
Technical point of contact
Timo Wevelsiep
Software engineer, cloud architect, founder & managing director
I review code, security and infrastructure and surface what is technically risky before launch, customer use or due diligence.
For questions like:
- Is this release ready for production?
- Which CVEs are really critical?
- Will the architecture carry the next users?
When a fractional CTO makes sense
A fractional CTO makes sense when your bottleneck is not the code but technical leadership. Typical situations where this model fits:
- You need a technology and product roadmap across several quarters
- A developer team has to be built, led or restructured
- Technical hiring is due: role profiles, interviews, salary bands
- Before a funding round you need a credible tech story
- Architecture and make-or-buy decisions with a long time horizon
- Leadership needs a technical sparring partner as an equal
When Veriploy is enough
Often the question is not strategic but concrete: does the code that was just built hold? In these cases technical oversight is enough, without a leadership mandate:
- The app was built with AI and you want to know if it is production ready
- You need ongoing technical control, not a quarterly setup
- Dependencies and CVEs should be watched, without an in-house security team
- Before releases you want a human judgement instead of a score
- The budget for a fractional CTO is not there (yet) or not justified
- You already have a team and just need an independent second opinion
Fractional CTO vs. Veriploy: the difference
Both models complement each other but solve different problems. A fractional CTO works on strategy and organisation, Veriploy on the ongoing technical substance of your code.
| Area | Fractional CTO | Veriploy |
|---|---|---|
| Focus | Strategy, roadmap, organisation | Repo, CVEs, infrastructure, code substance |
| Team | Building, leading, hiring developers | No team leadership, independent review |
| Mandate | Broad leadership mandate over months | Fixed package with a clear scope |
| Way of working | Embedded in leadership and decisions | Async sparring, reviews, prioritisation |
| Result | Tech vision and execution plan | Risk dashboard, CVE monitoring, technical judgement |
| Cost | Higher monthly mandate | Watch from 299 €/mo, Guard 749 €, Launch 1.490 € |
Moving to Wevelsiep Advisory when strategy is needed
Veriploy is deliberately narrow: ongoing technical oversight of repo, CVEs and infrastructure, fixed packages, human prioritisation. If it turns out during the work that the real need is more strategic, for example roadmap, team building or architecture decisions with a long horizon, that is a different mandate.
For that case there is a clear path: as a track record, Wevelsiep Advisory accompanies exactly those strategic and execution topics. Behind Veriploy stands the same contact, Timo, who knows this bridge and can judge whether an extended mandate even makes sense.
So you do not have to choose between a lean review and a full leadership mandate from day one. You start with the technical oversight you need today and keep the option to scale up strategically later, once the need becomes real.
Getting started: review once, then accompany continuously
Instead of a monthly mandate you start with a one-off review and then decide whether ongoing oversight makes sense. Prices are fixed and transparent.
| Snapshot 249 € | Baseline 490 € | Plan from 299 €/mo | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scope | Automated scan plus a short manual look at 1 repo | Deep initial baseline: repo, architecture, dependencies, config | Recurring reviews based on the baseline |
| Result | The 5 most important risks, 1-page risk dashboard | Risk dashboard, CVE baseline, secrets check, plan recommendation | Recurring reports with fix prioritisation |
| Support | One-off | One-off, with a recommendation for the right plan | Async sparring and a direct channel by plan |
| Best for | First assessment, small budget | Clean starting point before any plan | Products that keep evolving |
What a finding looks like
Several packages with known CVEs and no update path in the build. Recommendation: prioritised upgrade, secure the affected endpoints in the meantime.
Broad leadership mandate or lean oversight?
| Fractional CTO | Veriploy | |
|---|---|---|
| Need | Strategy, roadmap, organisation | Technical substance of code and infrastructure |
| Commitment | Longer monthly mandate | Fixed package, cancellable monthly |
| Code under watch | Depends on time budget and focus | Repo and CVEs continuously, with alerts |
| Before a release | Depends on availability | Human judgement included in the plan |
| When it gets strategic | Already covered | Path to Wevelsiep Advisory as an option |
Frequently asked questions
Is Veriploy a replacement for a fractional CTO?
Not in every case. If your bottleneck is strategy, roadmap, team building or hiring, you need a leadership mandate. But if the question is whether your AI-built code holds, Veriploy is the leaner alternative: ongoing technical oversight of repo, CVEs and infrastructure instead of a broad mandate.
A fractional CTO is too expensive for me, what does Veriploy offer instead?
Veriploy replaces the broad monthly mandate with fixed, narrowly scoped packages. You start with a one-off Snapshot at 249 € or Baseline at 490 € and then keep the code under watch with Watch from 299 € per month, Guard at 749 € or Launch at 1.490 € per month. That gives you technical oversight without funding a full leadership mandate.
Do you take over roadmap, hiring or team leadership?
No, that is deliberately not our remit. Veriploy focuses on technical oversight of repo, CVEs and infrastructure. If it becomes clear over time that there is strategic need, there is a path to Wevelsiep Advisory, which accompanies such topics as a separate mandate.
We already have a team, do we still need Veriploy?
It can be worth it. Veriploy is designed as a technical sparring partner for software and as an independent second opinion. Your team keeps building, Veriploy reviews repo and CVEs continuously, prioritises findings by hand and gives a judgement before releases, without interfering in your internal leadership.
How does the move to Wevelsiep Advisory work?
Behind Veriploy stands the same contact, Timo, who can judge the need. If it turns out to be about strategy, long-horizon architecture or execution, that can be discussed as an extended mandate through Wevelsiep Advisory. You decide whether and when to scale up, the technical oversight keeps running independently.
What does getting started cost?
The entry point is fixed: Snapshot 249 € and Baseline 490 € as one-off reviews. Ongoing oversight starts at 299 € per month (Watch), then Guard at 749 € and Launch at 1.490 € per month. Larger setups are covered by Scale from 2.900 € per month. All prices are net plus VAT, plans cancellable monthly.
- Repo review subscription, a recurring senior look at code, CVEs and architecture
- AI code audit in Germany: get repo, security, CVEs and infrastructure reviewed
- Get your AI app reviewed, with ongoing technical oversight instead of a one-off gut check
- Launch-readiness review for AI-built products, go or no-go before you deploy
First check whether you really need a leadership mandate.
In the fit check we clarify whether ongoing technical oversight is enough or an extended mandate makes sense.