Float
Visual resource scheduling and capacity planning for teams that deliver client work
Founded
2011
Starting Price
$7
Category
Project Management
Last updated February 14, 2026
About Float
Float is the world's leading dedicated resource management platform, trusted by teams at Airbnb, Buzzfeed, and Ogilvy. Purpose-built for scheduling and capacity planning, Float gives professional services teams clear, forward-looking visibility into who's working on what, when they're available, and how new projects will impact utilization. The platform's clean visual interface makes it easy to plan work by role and skill, manage availability across time zones, and track time against schedules — all without the complexity of a full PSA suite. As a self-funded, profitable B Corp with a 100% remote team across 16+ countries, Float focuses exclusively on doing resource management exceptionally well.
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Purpose-built for resource management with a clean, intuitive visual interface that teams adopt quickly without extensive training
- Affordable starting price at $7/person/month makes it accessible for small and mid-size professional services teams
- Excellent capacity planning with forward-looking reports that show how new projects will impact team utilization before you commit
- Lightweight and focused — does resource scheduling exceptionally well without the bloat of a full PSA or project management suite
- Strong integration ecosystem with Jira, Asana, Slack, and QuickBooks keeping Float connected to existing workflows
Key Features
Visual Resource Scheduling
Drag-and-drop scheduling interface showing team capacity, assignments, and availability at a glance with color-coded projects and real-time updates
Capacity Planning
Forward-looking capacity reports showing team utilization, availability gaps, and workload distribution to prevent over-allocation and identify staffing needs
Time Tracking
Built-in time tracking with pre-filled timesheets from scheduled hours, automated submissions, and estimates vs. actuals comparison for project accuracy
Project Budgets & Financials
Track project budgets, margins, and profitability in real time with billable/non-billable hour categorization and financial reporting
Multi-Project Planning
Manage multiple concurrent projects with scenario planning, phase management, and filtering to see how new work impacts existing commitments
Skills & Role Management
Tag team members with skills, roles, departments, and custom attributes to find the right person for each project quickly
Pricing
Starter
$7/person/month
- Resource scheduling
- Capacity management
- Project planning
- Calendar integrations
- Unlimited guest access
Best For
Agency Resource Scheduling
Creative and digital agencies use Float to schedule designers, developers, and strategists across client projects, ensuring balanced workloads and preventing burnout while maintaining delivery timelines.
Consulting Capacity Planning
Consulting firms leverage Float's capacity reports to forecast availability weeks and months ahead, enabling proactive hiring decisions and accurate project scoping based on real team capacity.
Professional Services Time Tracking
Services teams use Float's pre-filled timesheets and estimates vs. actuals tracking to monitor project health, improve estimation accuracy, and ensure billable hours are captured without manual data entry.
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Featured In
#3
7 Best Resource Planning Tools for Professional Services Firms (2026)
Best focused resource scheduling tool for professional services teams (10-200 people) that want clear capacity visibility and clean scheduling without replacing their existing project management and accounting stack.
#5
Project Management Tools With Resource Capacity Planning (2026)
Best dedicated resource planner to complement your existing PM tool — Float's scheduling depth, tentative bookings, and capacity forecasting go beyond what any all-in-one PM platform offers.
