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Float Reviews & Product Details

Float Overview
What is Float?

Float is one of the best resource management tools for robust scheduling and time tracking, trusted by companies like BuzzFeed and Deloitte. Project scheduling is easy with its click-and-create and drag-and-drop interfaces and users can set tasks easily and assign them to the relevant people/teams. Float’s scheduling tool also is simple and visual, giving you a clear picture of your team’s workload, as well as project progress all from a single dashboard. With Float, you can easily plan, manage and monitor projects and teams. Time tracking is simple, task management is streamlined, and the platform provides accurate forecasting based on gathered data.

Company Float
Year founded 2012
Company size 51-200 employees
Headquarters New York, NY, United States
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Deployment Cloud / SaaS / Web-Based, Mobile Android, Mobile iPad, Mobile iPhone
Support 24/7 (Live rep), Chat, Email/Help Desk, FAQs/Forum, Knowledge Base, Phone Support
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Languages English
Float Features
Alerts and Notifications
Approval Workflows
Budget Management
Calendar Integration
Capacity Planning
Collaboration Tools
Customizable Dashboards
Document Management
Drag and Drop Interface
Gantt Charts
Integration with Other Tools
Invoice Management
Mobile Access
Multi-Project Management
Project Planning
Real-Time Updates
Reporting and Analytics
Resource Allocation
Resource Forecasting
Resource Pool Management
Resource Request Management
Role-Based Access Control
Scheduling
Skill Matching
Task Management
Time Off Management
Time Tracking
Utilization Tracking
What-If Analysis
Workload Management
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Last updated: November 14, 2024
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1,237 Float Reviews
4.2 out of 5
Small Business (50 or fewer emp.)
Jun 28, 2022
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Overall Rating:
5.0
Lita R. avatar
Lita R.
Graphic Designer
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"Great tool to track performance and time manage the team"
What do you like best about Float?

The reports provided and being able to export in xls.

What do you dislike about Float?

I'd like to be able to export the graphs and tables as PDFs. Exporting as Xls is good but adds more work in excel afterwards.

What problems is Float solving and how is that benefiting you?

Making the team plan their day and having data to present to my directors.

Mid Market (51-1000 emp.)
Jun 28, 2022
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Overall Rating:
5.0
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Kevin C.
Video Editor Motion Designer
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"Float Review"
What do you like best about Float?

Working with float in conjunction with my managers has made keeping track of my projects and my time sheets so easy. It really has been a huge help. Instead of going through emails or memos I can login to Float and see my entire work history for the month.

What do you dislike about Float?

I haven't had anything to dislike. It really has made one part of my job that I dislike much easier.

What problems is Float solving and how is that benefiting you?

Less time doing timesheets, more consistency with my hours and my manager's records. Less back and forth wasting time over discrepancies in the schedule.

Small Business (50 or fewer emp.)
Jun 23, 2022
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Overall Rating:
5.0
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Clarisse D.
Seo Specialist
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"I love it and I pay out of pocket to use it"
What do you like best about Float?

Everything about it is super useful -- extending tasks to span other days, splitting tasks, colour-coding by client, easily dragging tasks around, adding notes to each task, etc.

What do you dislike about Float?

I wish they had a membership for single-person use.

What problems is Float solving and how is that benefiting you?

My work follows a 2-week sprint and I use float to organize my day-to-day to keep me on track for the 2 weeks. I can also easily move tasks around if they spill over to the next sprint.

Mid Market (51-1000 emp.)
Jun 22, 2022
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Overall Rating:
5.0
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Stephen B.
Software Engr
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"Work and Life Balance"
What do you like best about Float?

We're able to see and plan our leaves perfectly.

What do you dislike about Float?

Nothing. Everything in this platform is easy to use

What problems is Float solving and how is that benefiting you?

Nothing, it benefits my work- life balance.

Mid Market (51-1000 emp.)
Jun 21, 2022
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Overall Rating:
5.0
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Jaime T.
Consultant
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"Slick design, simple to navigate, and easy on the eyes !"
What do you like best about Float?

I find float very user-friendly, took me no time to get going on it. I can manage my time effectively by knowing what is coming up next for myself and the team.

What do you dislike about Float?

I do not have any 'dislikes' at this time when it comes to Float. I would like to see additional features in the future but would like them to keep their aesthetic.

What problems is Float solving and how is that benefiting you?

Scheduling all of our projects while creating transparency for all members of the consulting team regardless of level or tenture. I was able to quickly trust the process because of Float.

Small Business (50 or fewer emp.)
Jun 20, 2022
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Overall Rating:
5.0
Jason W. avatar
Jason W.
Strategist
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"More user friendly than the others"
What do you like best about Float?

eay to use, intuitive, and generally user-focussed, I'm really happy with the time and task tracking aspects

What do you dislike about Float?

bit of a pain to have to scroll down to my name - would imagine it would suck in a larger organisation - maybe there should be a way to keep your tasks at the top?

What problems is Float solving and how is that benefiting you?

task management - much easier to prioritise and attend to different responsibilities

Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)
Jun 20, 2022
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Overall Rating:
5.0
JM
Joel M.
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"Float review"
What do you like best about Float?

Float helps me a lot in organizing my schedules

What do you dislike about Float?

I wish there is an android app available

What problems is Float solving and how is that benefiting you?

It solves unorganized tables

Small Business (50 or fewer emp.)
Jun 19, 2022
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Overall Rating:
5.0
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Hui Ying Y.
Design Engineer
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"User friendly and easily understood by everyone"
What do you like best about Float?

I like the easiness of usage for float, it helps the organisation in time management

What do you dislike about Float?

There is no option to view monthly progress, only weekly

What problems is Float solving and how is that benefiting you?

Time management and team capacity/availability

Mid Market (51-1000 emp.)
Jun 18, 2022
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Overall Rating:
5.0
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Darius D.
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"very usefull"
What do you like best about Float?

to change the schedule as you want, it very easy to use

What do you dislike about Float?

i want it as an app on mobilephone to use it out of office

What problems is Float solving and how is that benefiting you?

organize my team tasks and time

Mid Market (51-1000 emp.)
Jun 17, 2022
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Overall Rating:
5.0
PY
Pemmasani Y.
Associate Consultant
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"excellent recommended for everyone"
What do you like best about Float?

float helps individual to record timings and can recall what he/she did on a particular day and can also see the data in form of how many hours worked in a week or month.

What do you dislike about Float?

No disadvantages for using float. interface could have little bit better and of less complexity

What problems is Float solving and how is that benefiting you?

float helping to record time in a very organising manner

Small Business (50 or fewer emp.)
Jun 16, 2022
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Overall Rating:
5.0
BD
Barry D.
Director
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"Simply Perfect!"
What do you like best about Float?

As the title says, the best thing about Float is how easy it is to use. We're a medium-sized design agency and we looked for ages for a solution to project management that didn't bog us down in admin and could be easily accessed.

What do you dislike about Float?

It could be better at scheduling holidays, we use Timetastic for this and it would be great if the two could be integrated.

What problems is Float solving and how is that benefiting you?

Easy scheduling of projects so the whole team has a clear overview of what they are personally working on and what is in the studio.

Small Business (50 or fewer emp.)
Jun 15, 2022
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Overall Rating:
5.0
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Chris G.
Web Developer
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"Great app"
What do you like best about Float?

Float helps us visually plan out our week

What do you dislike about Float?

Nothing really, the keyboard commands can be a bit clunky but the app does what it needs to!

What problems is Float solving and how is that benefiting you?

It helps us plan projects and employee leave in 1 UI, which makes long term planning much easier.

Small Business (50 or fewer emp.)
Jun 15, 2022
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Overall Rating:
5.0
BC
Bijeta C.
Architectural Staff Ii
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"Time Legibility"
What do you like best about Float?

Quick and fast set up and time visibility

What do you dislike about Float?

Negative total float, seems weird. Wondering, how could Float simplify the overlapping works without showing (-)?

What problems is Float solving and how is that benefiting you?

No work-conflicts with my several Poject Managers.

Mid Market (51-1000 emp.)
Jun 15, 2022
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Overall Rating:
5.0
MC
Melanie C.
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"Very Impressed"
What do you like best about Float?

I really like how easy it is to use, that's the main thing! I have never used it before but within 15 minutes I'd managed to schedule all my projects. I also like the budget tracking element - I have quite a complicated project with a less than 2% tolerance with the budget and Float has been invaluable helping me track that.

What do you dislike about Float?

I find it's quite hard to export the data which we need for our invoicing - I end up exporting it in Excel and then having to copy and paste. I would love it if there was some sort of invoicing feature in float so we could generate them at source!

What problems is Float solving and how is that benefiting you?

It's helping me monitor the profitability of my projects, it's ensuring our people are not overloaded or not having enough to do - which ensures we can maintain a sustainable velocity across the organisation which is really powerful.

Mid Market (51-1000 emp.)
Jun 15, 2022
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Overall Rating:
5.0
Vjatsheslav A. avatar
Vjatsheslav A.
Software Project Manager & Business Analyst
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"Float for project and team management"
What do you like best about Float?

I like it; it lets me have good visibility about project resources, and I can also check company resources.

What do you dislike about Float?

I was not getting used to updating and filling it in at the beginning. But then I realized all the pros that it gives me. Sometimes I am lost in dates.

What problems is Float solving and how is that benefiting you?

It gives me the good visibility, I can book people, I can plan project.

Mid Market (51-1000 emp.)
Jun 14, 2022
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Overall Rating:
5.0
TC
Ted C.
Managing Director, Risk And Change Management
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"Intuitive and easy to use"
What do you like best about Float?

Intuitive and easy to use with a friendly UI in both mobile and web interfaces. Using Float has given our team insight on unused capacity and improved team scheduling.

What do you dislike about Float?

Does not have native integrations with MS Project, so the export then import function is fumbly to use. Works better as a resource scheduling tool (which it is) than a project management tool (which it is not).

What problems is Float solving and how is that benefiting you?

Prior to using Float our team depended on after-the-fact time reporting on an Excel sheet and had limited vision on future capacity to take on new projects. Float is providing both real-time resource tracking and future capacity insights, allowing multiple projects to be coordinated and future planned. We are tracking 18 simultaneous projects and 7 future projects with Float for a 6 person project team. Float's reporting is giving upper management valuable insight into time spent and team capacity, allowing long term planning and reprioritization based on available resources.

Small Business (50 or fewer emp.)
Jun 14, 2022
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Overall Rating:
5.0
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Alastair S.
Graduate Developer
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"A vital tool for remote working"
What do you like best about Float?

Easy to see entire workload at a glance. Powerful filters to show only the information you need.

What do you dislike about Float?

Can be slow when loading complex views. Some UI elements aren't that intuitive.

What problems is Float solving and how is that benefiting you?

Keeping track of a remote team. Visual aid for daily meetings.

Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)
Jun 14, 2022
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Overall Rating:
5.0
Tommy W. avatar
Tommy W.
Creative Strategy Director
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"Really good, simple software"
What do you like best about Float?

It allows me and my team to work seamlesly, I manage all of our workflow through this product and we have never been more efficent.

What do you dislike about Float?

nothing at all to be honest, it makes perfect sense and allows me to do more with my team

What problems is Float solving and how is that benefiting you?

In advertising scheduling is often a nightmare, this is no longer the case as the whole office can see and work through workflow due to the open nature of the platform.

Small Business (50 or fewer emp.)
Jun 14, 2022
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Overall Rating:
5.0
Evan W. avatar
Evan W.
Director Of Engineering & Head Of Cloud Transformation
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"Float is a gamechanger"
What do you like best about Float?

It is a modern way of viewing, understanding and manipulating a plan as a schedule, online, anywhere and anytime.

What do you dislike about Float?

It does have some challenges displaying schedules for larger teams.

What problems is Float solving and how is that benefiting you?

It solves how we should dynamically adjust and prebook our team members for project work as well as providing a very user friendly interface for view and edit.

Mid Market (51-1000 emp.)
Jun 14, 2022
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Overall Rating:
5.0
WS
Weronika S.
Junior Project Manager
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"Great software"
What do you like best about Float?

I like the option to set any colour you like for different projects and make the schedule look any way you want; setting tasks to repeat weekly / on certain days and then being able to update them all at once - a very time-saving feature! I also like that you can drag and drop tasks or drag to change time - simple yet super useful.

What do you dislike about Float?

Not being able to split tasks if they repeat weekly; a very confusing hours/day field that sometimes leaves you having a task happening for a year (still didn't quite figure it out but it's a minor issue). If you chance Billable / not-billable tasks, the hours update only after you log out and back in.

What problems is Float solving and how is that benefiting you?

It's very easy to manage large teams, working on multiple different projects. Makes it easier to plan the work ahead and control the budget since you can set the tasks to be billable / non-billable.