What Is Float Software?
Overview
Float software is a cloud-based solution designed to help teams and businesses with effective project and resource management. The software offers a range of features, allowing users to plan and track their projects, manage team availability, and collaborate.
What Is Float Software Best For?
Float is primarily used for project management, resource scheduling, and time tracking. These features make it a popular choice for teams working on complex projects that require careful planning, efficient resource allocation, and accurate time tracking.
Float Pricing
Float software has three pricing plans: Resource Planning, Resource Planning + Time Tracking, and Plus Pack. The first and second plans are $7.50 and $12.50 per person, per month, respectively. Meanwhile, the Plus Pack is a collection of add-on features and costs an additional $7.50 per person, per month.
See the table below for detailed pricing or click "Get Pricing".
Float Software Integrations
Float can integrate with various third-party applications across project management, calendars, and productivity functions. Common integrations include:
- Jira
- Asana
- Trello
- QuickBooks
- Google Calendar
- Outlook
- Slack
- Zapier
- Xero
- Teamwork
How Does Float Work?
Follow these basic steps to start using Float project and resource management software:
- Create and sign up for a Float account to get started
- Set up your project and assign tasks to your team members in Float—you can also add multiple projects
- Input time data such as hours worked, overtime, and absences from the Work Diary page
- Generate reports such as timesheets, budgets, and invoices using the reporting features of Float to track project budgets and the team's utilization
- Monitor trends over time or gain insights into how to optimize your team’s resources with Float’s forecasting tools
A Float demo can help you learn more about the software’s functionalities. Click "Watch Demo".
Who Is Float For?
Float suits businesses of various types and sizes, from small startups to large enterprises. Its features can be useful for teams and organizations that must effectively manage projects, allocate resources, and track time spent on scheduled tasks.
Businesses across industries such as software development, marketing, consulting, creative services, and more can use Float. It is particularly well suited for businesses with multiple teams working on different projects or tasks simultaneously. It allows them to coordinate their efforts and ensures better use of the team's time and resources.
Float is scalable, which means it can accommodate the needs of businesses as they grow and evolve.
Float Software Features
Following are some of the key Float features:
Resource Scheduling
Users can schedule their resources across different projects and tasks, such as teams and equipment or materials. It enables managers to allocate resources efficiently and avoid overbooking or double-booking. With the schedule view, everyone can access the right data.
Project Management
Float provides a centralized platform for planning, organizing, and tracking projects. It enables users to create project timelines, set project goals and milestones, and allocate tasks to team members.
Time Tracking
Users can track the time spent on different tasks and activities, helping them monitor progress and stay on schedule. It can also generate reports and invoices based on the team's billable/log hours.
Collaboration Tools
Float offers a range of collaboration tools, including team chat, file sharing, and commenting features. These tools enable team members to communicate and collaborate more effectively, reducing the need for email and other communication channels.
Customizable Dashboards
Users can customize their dashboards to display the information and metrics that are most important to them. This feature provides a quick and easy way for monitoring progress, tracking performance, and forecasting potential issues.
Mobile Application
Float's mobile app allows users to access their schedules and project information on the go. Team members can stay connected and up to date, even when they are not in the office.
Task Dependencies
This feature allows users to set dependencies between tasks, ensuring that tasks are completed in the correct order and preventing delays or bottlenecks.
Reporting And Analytics
Float project management software provides various reporting and analytics tools, enabling users to generate detailed reports on project progress, resource utilization, and other key metrics. These reports help with informed decision-making to plan projects and optimize the team's real capacity.
Is Float Software Right For You?
Choosing Float is a feasible option for businesses to streamline their project management, resource scheduling, and time-monitoring processes.
If your business manages multiple and complex projects, Float can help you organize and track your projects more efficiently. Its resource scheduling and task dependency features make it easier to manage multiple projects with overlapping timelines and resource requirements. The software also encourages a collaborative team environment.
Float's resource scheduling feature can help you better manage your team's workload and capacity. The software's intuitive interface suits businesses with resource allocation challenges well.
Still not sure if Float is right for you? Get in touch with our customer support team, who will help you make the best decision.
Float Pricing Breakdown
- Resource Planning
- Resource Planning
+ Time Tracking - Plus Pack
What’s included
(Resource Planning Features)What’s included
(Resource Planning + Time Tracking Features)What’s included
(Plus Pack Features)- Industry-leading resource scheduling
- Powerful capacity reporting
- Unlimited projects
- Plan on the go with our mobile apps
- Everything in Resource planning
- Fast & easy time tracking
- Compare your estimates vs. actuals
- Instantly log hours with our mobile app
Add-ons:
- Onboarding & implementation
- Custom contract
- Domain restrictions
- Prioritized support
- Single sign-on (SSO)
- Advanced activity log
Float Software Features

Access Controls/Permissions

Budget Management

Data Import/Export

Employee Management

Milestone Tracking

Planning Tools

Strategic Planning

Task Management

Visual Workflow Management

Workflow Management

Process Modeling & Designing

Real Time Reporting

Timeline Management

Activity Tracking

Remote Support