Resource Guru
Simple, powerful resource scheduling for teams that value clarity over complexity
About Resource Guru
Resource Guru is a dedicated resource scheduling platform that helps professional services teams manage people, equipment, and meeting rooms with remarkable simplicity. The platform's clean visual interface shows team availability, bookings, and capacity at a glance without the learning curve of enterprise PSA tools. Used by organizations like NASA, Deloitte, and Virgin, Resource Guru excels at the core scheduling problem — knowing who is available, when they're free, and how to allocate them effectively across projects. It includes leave management, clash detection, and capacity planning reports that give managers the information they need without drowning them in features they don't.
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Exceptionally simple and intuitive interface that teams can learn in minutes, not weeks — lowest learning curve in the category
- Most affordable resource scheduling tool starting at just $4.16/person/month with no minimum user requirements
- Built-in leave management with approval workflows eliminates the need for a separate absence tracking tool
- Clash detection automatically prevents double-booking, catching scheduling conflicts before they impact project delivery
- Trusted by enterprise organizations like NASA and Deloitte despite its simplicity, proving that simplicity scales
Cons
- Very focused on scheduling — lacks project management, financial tracking, and CRM capabilities that professional services firms often need
- No built-in time tracking on the basic plan, requiring the Blackbelt tier or a separate time tracking tool
- Limited integrations compared to Float or larger platforms — no native Jira, Asana, or Slack connections
- Reporting capabilities are functional but basic compared to analytics-heavy platforms like Kantata or Scoro
Key Features
Resource Scheduling
Drag-and-drop scheduling with a visual timeline showing all team members, their assignments, and availability in one consolidated view
Leave Management
Built-in leave tracking with approval workflows, public holiday calendars, and automatic availability updates when team members are on leave
Capacity Planning
Reports showing team utilization, available capacity, and project forecasting to identify resource gaps and plan hiring decisions
Clash Detection
Automatic alerts when resources are double-booked or over-allocated, preventing scheduling conflicts before they become delivery problems
Equipment & Room Booking
Schedule meeting rooms, equipment, and other non-human resources alongside team members in the same visual interface
Timesheets
Track actual time spent against scheduled hours with simple timesheet entry and reporting for billing accuracy
Custom Reports
Build custom reports on utilization, availability, and project allocation with exportable data for stakeholder communication
Calendar Integration
Sync with Google Calendar, Outlook, and iCal to keep scheduling data consistent across tools without manual updates
Pricing
- Unlimited projects
- Client management
- Personal dashboard
- Calendar sync
- Leave management
- Clash management
- Availability bars
- Email notifications
- Everything in Grasshopper
- Timesheets
- Custom reports
- Custom fields
- Data export
- Booking approvals
- Advanced filtering
- Phone support
- Everything in Blackbelt
- Single Sign-On
- Data imports
- Phone support
- API access
- Custom integrations
- Advanced permissions
- Priority support
Best For
Team Scheduling for Small Firms
Small professional services firms and agencies use Resource Guru to replace spreadsheet-based scheduling with a visual, real-time view of who's working on what and when they're available for new projects.
Leave & Availability Management
Organizations use Resource Guru's built-in leave management to track vacation, sick days, and public holidays alongside project scheduling, ensuring managers always have an accurate picture of available capacity.
Multi-Resource Coordination
Firms managing people, equipment, and shared spaces use Resource Guru to schedule all resource types in one view, preventing conflicts and ensuring the right resources are available for each project.
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