# Page 7 | Float Reviews 2026. Verified Reviews, Pros & Cons | Capterra > Page 7 - Is Float the right Resource Management solution for you? Explore 1620 verified user reviews from people in industries like yours to make a confident choice. Source: https://www.capterra.com/p/136078/Float/reviews --- Float 4.5 (1620) Provider data verified by our Software Research team, and reviews moderated by our Reviews Verification team. [Learn more](https://www.capterra.com/our-story/) * * * Last updated May 27th, 2026 # Page 7 - Reviews of Float ## Showing most helpful reviews Showing 151-175 of 1620 Reviews Sort by: Most Helpful Rating Company Size Reviewer's Role Length of Use Frequency of Use JW Justin W. Program Manager Marketing and Advertising Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "Perfect for our team " August 22, 2023 5.0 Pros Does what it says on the can! The app itself is intuitive, lightweight, and isn't bloated with features. It was easy to set up thanks to a detailed Help Center and a great onboarding team. The Float Community Slack channel is also an excellent resource. Cons There are a few additional features I'd like, but the Float team is pretty transparent with their roadmap, so I'm confident most of those will be added in the coming months. Alternatives considered [Scoro](https://www.capterra.com/p/142042/Scoro/)[monday.com](https://www.capterra.com/p/147657/monday-com/)[Runn](https://www.capterra.com/p/202595/Runn/)[Asana](https://www.capterra.com/p/184581/Asana-PM/) Reason for choosing Float The "work OS" products (Monday, Asana, Scoro) are more than we need right now. Float is a great middle ground. Switched from [Harvest](https://www.capterra.com/p/75598/Harvest/) Wanted to combine project planning and budgeting in a single app Review Source EE Eleana E. Producer Media Production Used the software for: 2+ years ### "We love Float!" August 25, 2023 5.0 Pros Very easy to use, it's been easy to get people onboarded. Cons Sometimes small features are a bit difficult - if you click away you lose what you've started milestoning, reporting and searching can sometimes be difficult but these are very minimal Review Source Matthias B. Co-founder & CEO Information Technology and Services Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "First impressions after a couple of weeks" January 17, 2019 4.0 Float works as expected but has a couple of UI glitches. It's a bit hard to get real overview as soon as you have more than ~5 people or want to get a long-term view. The tool has a lot of potential and definitely works better than an Excel sheet ;-) Pros It allows for very transparent capacity planning within the company. Every employee can see their own and co-workers schedule in advance and make changes to it. Also it forces project managers to do capacity planning since this is our “single source of truth” for planned work. We also like the focus of Float to solve only one business problem. Cons There are a couple of things that we discovered in the past weeks: - Milestone tooltips are buggy – they sometimes don't disappear - Horizontal scrolling with a classic mouse does not work as expected (SHIFT + scroll) - It would be nice to have an iCal address for team members to see all “time off” entries in Google Calendar or other calendar apps - Working with recurring tasks is a real pain (Rescheduling within weeks, splitting etc.). We chose to not use this feature alltogether. - It would be nice to have a sync with GitLab to be able to select GitLab issues instead of defining “tasks” in Float all over again. - It would be nice to automatically sync “time off” and G Suite's “Out of office” functionality - Due to the horizontal view it's quite difficult to get a long-term view of capacity. It's only great for short-term (~1 month) planning. Review Source Yulia T. IT Business Analyst Information Technology and Services Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Very poor UX and overall design" August 22, 2023 1.0 I don't like it and it freaks me out. Pros Nothing Cons "You need to redesign it; it has awful UX and a horizontal calendar. It's not possible to find your last week or current week easily; it constantly jumps to the start of the year. There is no clear visibility of which week is the current one or which days are missed. It's unclear why the Schedule calendar and Log time calendar are separated." Review Source VR Verified Reviewer Co Founder and Content General Online Media Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Float keeps us afloat" June 20, 2022 4.0 It helps producers schedule projects correctly and makes sure that nobody is overbooked. Pros That scheduling is simple and easy. I'm able to see exactly what I'm working on without having to check in with a team member. It helps with my time management. Cons Sometimes I find it a little confusing and I do have to scroll all the way down if I'm working on multiple projects to make sure I don't miss anything. Perhaps there's a dashboard that I can view all I need it one space. Review Source Response from Pixel Paddock July 1, 2022 Thanks for your review! aE anna E. head of production Motion Pictures and Film Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "production management" August 31, 2023 5.0 It's easy to use and most colleagues like it. Pros the interface is easy to work with, comprehensible for all users. Cons I want to be able to switch to dark mode. Alternatives considered [Microsoft 365](https://www.capterra.com/p/227157/Microsoft-365/) Reason for choosing Float the UX/UI is better Review Source CD Christian D. Scheduling & Material Manager Telecommunications Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Float Review" January 17, 2019 5.0 We used to use a HUGE white board and dry erase markers for our schedule. We thought that this was the best way for us to tackle our job scheduling and Float was met with a bit of resistance once the boss said we were going to try it. WOW, were we wrong. I would never look back now that we are using Float. One of the best tools we ever used. We are scheduling anywhere from 18 to 26 techs on this program and I fully encourage anyone even thinking of possibly trying out a program for scheduling to do your self a favor and try out Float. I'd be shocked if your not impressed by it. Pros Kudos to you guys! I love the newer faster Float! You are making my job much easier & faster. Love the faster navigating/scrolling and the changing of a task’s time by scrolling on the schedule up or down beats the hell out of having to open the task and do it from there. Love the new feature that you can hover over the work task and the notes appear without having to open the task. Great job, keep it up! Cons Would like to be able to move a task to the afternoon (or lower in the cell) for a day where it is not a full days worth of hours and there is nothing else for that employee that day. Example, I have a technician on a 4 hour training course and it is in the afternoon. He has nothing else scheduled that day but I can't move the task lower in the cell so it looks like it is scheduled for the morning. It would be nice if you could hover over the "Time off" cells and see the notes associated with it , like you can for a work task, without having to open the "time off" cell. Review Source Nick C. Director Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Float is a great solution for small businesses looking to get their schedules organised " November 27, 2017 4.0 Easy visual scheduling for the team Pros We love the easy drag and drop interface, the ease of use of the whole system, the API allowing us to create/sync projects and tasks from our project management system, and the ability for our team to sync their Float schedule to their iOS or Exchange calendars via the iCal feed. Cons We think there are some minor things that would make the software even easier to use missing from it: - ability to drag and drop to copy a schedule from one person/resource to another (not just reallocate) - ability to see Notes on a project by hovering over the quick note icon on the schedule - ability to see confirmed appointments vs tentative (clients are using colours to do this at the moment) Review Source BH Bryony H. Senior Operations Executive Marketing and Advertising Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Simple to use" August 30, 2023 5.0 Pros Float is simple to use, looks good, and has a good selection of shortcuts to make it easier Cons The new feature where it inputs your task for you based on the latest task from that project can be really frustrating Review Source JB Jessica B. Senior Account Manager Hospital & Health Care Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Time-management and internal booking tool that really works" June 17, 2022 5.0 Pros It can incorporate a huge number of different aspects which are all important, and it allows for very easy management of those different aspects in a very simple, clear and concise manner. Cons Sometimes it is difficult to see your work booked in - it might be great to have more colours (there are already a lot), but more would be better or different ways to "flag" your work. Review Source Response from Pixel Paddock July 1, 2022 Thanks for your review, Jessica! Great to hear Float enables you to keep track of all your project details in one place. A note about project colors -- the person creating the project can assign a custom color to the project. More info here: https://support.float.com/en/articles/4806377-add-a-project Hope this helps to differentiate your work better! VR Verified Reviewer Senior Software Engineer Computer Software Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Float makes time tracking easy" August 29, 2023 5.0 Pros I really appreciate the custom tracking categories and the team schedule. Cons I've encountered a couple bugs in my time using float, but they were both fixed very quickly. Review Source SH Steve H. Head of Hybrid Cloud Information Technology and Services Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Easy to use and maintain" August 29, 2023 5.0 It's a very good UX for what we want to achieve and is a cost effective way to manage a perennial problem. Pros It's a simple and effective solution, that is very easy to implement and for multiple users to maintain. Cons Some of the editing functions are less intuitive and can cause issues. Review Source CF Clarissa F. Graphic Designer Design Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "please MAKE THE DESKTOP WIDGET BETTER!!!!!!" August 23, 2023 1.0 Pros I think there are many benefits for the operations manager, but I'm not as familiar with those, but I think it is good for planning. Cons The desktop widget for tracking time is very hard to use. I have been using the desktop widget for harvest for years and for the past few weeks I've been using the float one and have been very frustrated. Adding hours by percentage of the hours is way too much math. Adding hours in general is very hard, harvest has a feature that works really nicely for if you left your timer running on accident. Still unclear on what happens if you leave your timer running on accident on float. I often think that I'm tracking my time well but then I check and it's only tracked half of the hours I thought it would. Switched from [Harvest](https://www.capterra.com/p/75598/Harvest/) More planning capabilities with Float Review Source Dani W. Project Director Entertainment Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Visual and Easy to Use" November 23, 2021 5.0 Pros It's super simple to use, very visual and attend to all my project need (resource and allocation, timesheet tracking and project tracking). Cons The software lacks integration with Google Calendar. Review Source Kenneth Krogh R. Senior Software Engineer Computer Software Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "Float - Nice tool for team management" February 18, 2021 5.0 Pros It is a very visual tool, I love the timeline graph where you can easily filter down the resources on both person and project tags. Cons It is rather simple and I would like some more options for tailoring the product to our specific needs, like setting monthly cost limits and including more visual options on each project. Switched from [Forecast](https://www.capterra.com/p/138122/Forecast-it/) To gain access to more functionality while still being centered around the timeline view Review Source VR Verified Reviewer Resource Manager Marketing and Advertising Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "Great for a high level, resource management tool." September 2, 2020 3.0 Pros Its a user friendly tool that makes resource management and managing a team of 40 with varying skillsets, availability, and calendars feasible. Cons It is not customizable, few api integrations that have worked, no development hope even when communicating with brand reps. You almost are forced to use it as is, off the shelf, or not at all. Alternatives considered [Microsoft Teams](https://www.capterra.com/p/168668/Microsoft-Teams/)[monday.com](https://www.capterra.com/p/147657/monday-com/)[Adobe Workfront](https://www.capterra.com/p/268205/Adobe-Workfront/)[Microsoft Excel](https://www.capterra.com/p/176574/Excel/) Reason for choosing Float Cheaper, visually appealing, you can stack by department, skill set, tag, etc. in ways other tools cannot. Review Source CS Carl S. Staff Accountant Accounting Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "Easy to switch, easy to use, effecient - and overall great experience." August 23, 2023 5.0 Love the software and would not want to go back to our old processes! Pros I love the ease of use in creating our schedules, the flexibility to easily edit our schedules, and the overall informative nature of the interface. Cons It's too easy sometimes to change an item with a misclick - like shortening time set aside for a specific task by dragging in error. Review Source EC Erin C. Sr Technical Project Manager Computer Software Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "Great tool for agency team capacity management" August 25, 2023 5.0 Pros High level view of project plan with team schedule Cons More budgeting options (Hours reset monthly) Review Source FP Frank P. Research Manager Public Relations and Communications Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Review" August 30, 2023 5.0 I use it daily and love the user interface and organization Pros UI and organization. It looks clean and is easy to use Cons Nothing comes to mind. Review Source KP Katerina P. Graphic Designer Marketing and Advertising Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "Excellent, does the job" June 15, 2022 4.0 Fast and easy to use. What else is there to like about an online tool? Pros It's simple, clean, loads pretty fast and gives the best statistics and insights that come in handy. The administration of our company also prefers it over other online planning tools, for its convenience. The different colors feature that separates users is really a cherry on top of the whole set-up. Cons Logging in hours as a user could be more visible than it is right now. Users may find it quite knotty considering other features of Float; many coworkers have asked about where it's located. Switched from [Trello](https://www.capterra.com/p/211559/Trello/) Float is more convenient Review Source Response from Pixel Paddock June 30, 2022 Thanks for your review, Katerina! SV Shanavas V. Project manager Information Technology and Services Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Float review from a project manager perspective" June 15, 2022 4.0 Float has solved issues regarding time allocation and prioritization for me, which is what I really expect from this software. Pros I use float to quickly see my and my team's schedule for the day. It gives me an oversight into the entire day's work in a couple of minutes. This is what I like about float Cons Logging in time used versus time scheduled can be a bit more streamlined as right now it's a bit difficult to track unless everyone adds in their time log correctly. Switched from [Clockify](https://www.capterra.com/p/169607/Clockify/) Clockify was difficult to use and it doesnt really have all these powerful features that Float currently has Review Source PK Paulina K. Team Lead Recruitment Services Staffing and Recruiting Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Float is great for capacity planning" August 28, 2023 5.0 It's great and simple Pros Capacity planning is crucial to our business and serves our needs perfectly Cons I would like to add a team member from another department to the overview of my team Switched from [Zoho Desk](https://www.capterra.com/p/169505/Zoho-Desk/) Needs were met better Review Source Jodine B. Creative Director Design Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Floatastic" January 23, 2019 4.0 It's been invaluable for design resource planning and tracking for both designers seeing their plan for the week and account managers ensuring we have enough hands on deck. Pros We've been using Float for daily and forward resource planning for about 2-3 years. It was good to start with, but has continually been updated and improved, the latest version has great new features that we've always wished we had. There are tons of great features: colour coding of projects, annual leave and public holiday entry, scaling of time blocks. Cons Most of the niggles have been fixed in this latest update. But having to enter hex numbers for colour selection. It's account managers using this product not designers. Review Source JS Jason S. Digital Producer Marketing and Advertising Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "Great for planning resources" August 26, 2020 4.0 It's been a great tool in the toolbox! I will continue to use it and expand my use of its features, since I'm surely not using it to its full capacity. Pros Float is super easy to use and is a perfect fit for what I use it for, which is mostly planning resources and allocating tasks for high collaboration digital projects. I love being able to check out our Float boards and instantly see who has availability and manage timelines accordingly. Cons I haven't tapped into the reporting aspects too much. I feel like I shift things around so often as timelines change (argh, clients) that it's tough to go back and look at how things changed and affected resourcing/capacity. But that's alright, I use other tools for that. Review Source Response from Pixel Paddock September 10, 2020 Hi Jason, Thanks for your review! We've recently added some new enhanced features to reporting which you might find helpful. Feel free to check out the details on our blog post, https://www.float.com/blog/new-reporting-options. If you have any questions or feedback please email support@float.com. We'd love to help you continue to make the most of Float and the reporting features available too! Cheers, Siobhan Faye B. Traffic Manager Fund-Raising Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "Into the future you go with Float" January 17, 2019 5.0 It has transformed our creative deparment going from excel sheets sent around via email at the end of the week to everyone having an account and checking their workload for the day. It has also meant I can work closer with the finance department to forecast and see hours burnt. Pros Float completely transformed our creative department as it allowed me to be much more reactive with organising the workflow of the floor. Float gave me back so many hours to manage projects. It's very easy to use and a great way to see what projects are booked in with who. We have multiple projects and the colour coding tool for clients is a dream! Cons The only con I have found with Float is aligning the same projects tasks in one line. For instance Person A could have Project X with 1st development ending on tuesday and 1st comments on wednesday starting 2nd development, if they have another project, say project Y that could be in the same row as 1st development and 2nd development could be a line below making it a bit hard to follow. Review Source ## Send me user reviews about this product ### Fill out the form and we'll send a list of the top-rated software based on real user reviews directly to your inbox. Talk to a Capterra advisor for free and get results within 15 minutes.