Float

Name: Float
Brand: Float

Projects in view, teams in flow – your resources perfectly planned.

Float is an intuitive, cloud-based resource management software for agencies, consultancies, and in-house teams.

BenchTrust Score:66/100

Independent B2B performance index (0–100 points). It is calculated mathematically and without subjective influence from four verified pillars: company stability, aggregated feedback from publicly available online sources, documented compliance certifications, and operational transparency. Comparable with other software providers.

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Review data basis: G2 (45)

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Overview

Float is a leading, cloud-based software platform for resource management and capacity planning, specifically designed for professional services and in-house delivery teams. Founded in 2011 by Glenn Rogers and Lars Gelfan, the company operates today as a fully remote team with official headquarters in De Pere, Wisconsin, USA. Float employs around 56 people and serves over 4,500 agencies, consulting firms, and creative teams in more than 150 countries worldwide. The platform offers an intuitive, visual drag-and-drop user interface that allows teams to flexibly schedule their projects and employees. Core features include precise capacity planning to prevent overallocation, integrated time tracking for planned vs. actual comparison, and detailed reports and analyses on team utilization and project performance. Furthermore, Float enables the management of time off and public holidays, as well as seamless integration with existing calendars and project management tools such as Jira, Asana, Slack, and Zapier. Custom workflows can also be implemented via its own API (v3). As a certified B Corporation, Float places high value on sustainable business practices and offers transparent, fair pricing for growing companies.

Core features

Resource scheduling via a visual planning interface (drag-and-drop schedule of people and projects)Core

Capacity planning to forecast and manage team workload and utilization

Project planning and tracking (projects, phases, timelines, budgets)

Time tracking integrated with the schedule to compare planned vs. actual time

Reporting and analytics on capacity, utilization and project performance

Team availability management (work hours, time off, public holidays)

Calendar integrations (e.g., connecting external calendars to Float)

Project management and collaboration tool integrations (e.g., Jira, Asana, Teamwork, Slack, Zapier)

API for custom integrations (Float API v3)

Compliance & security

No verified certifications (such as ISO 27001 or SOC 2) are currently listed for this provider. Information about compliance with standards such as GoBD or GDPR may still be available.

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💬 Customer feedback summary

85% mention this

Resource and project planning (scheduling)

80% mention this

User-friendliness & UI

70% mention this

Visualization of utilization & capacity

60% mention this

Time tracking & forecasting

Summary of customer feedback

Customers rate Float predominantly very positively, highlighting above all the simple, visual resource and project planning. Main strengths are the user-friendly interface, the clear representation of team capacities, as well as the solid time tracking and forecasting features; weaknesses mentioned occasionally include the scope of integrations and the pricing structure, though these are rather moderate. Float is particularly suitable for agencies, consultancies, and professional services teams that want to manage their staff utilization and project planning centrally, clearly, and efficiently.

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📰 News & community feedback

🚀 Product updates & press releases

Float has strategically expanded its B2B expense management platform to further simplify financial processes for growing companies in North America. Through new features such as native USD corporate cards and automated receipt management tools, the company responds to the need for more efficient accounting workflows. In addition, deeper system integrations and more flexible compliance controls strengthen its market positioning in the mid-market segment. These innovations optimize cross-departmental collaboration and significantly accelerate financial close processes.

•Introduction of native USD corporate cards to significantly reduce exchange rate fees on international transactions.
•Automated real-time receipt matching and AI-powered expense categorization to relieve finance teams.
•Seamless real-time integrations with leading accounting platforms such as QuickBooks and Xero for accelerated monthly closes.
•Enhanced compliance and approval processes for precise and flexible control of decentralized team budgets.

Source: Publicly available product updates or press releases from Float.

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