Float.com Reviews & Product Details

For a company that has multiple offices and a ton of projects its great that i can assign staff to projects/offices and easily filter to view only applicable staff/offices. I also like that you can assign specific hours to tasks utilizing project numbers to easily view workload for an individual for the week. This program is used everyday by all company staff.

Float was implemented company wide with a very informative tutorial provided by company staff. Integration of this program from our previous google doc method was seamless. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I would say that the only thing i dont like about float is the fact that it looks busy on the interface. A lot of information, colors, and text make initial viewing a bit overwhelming. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Float stands out due to its intuitive and user-friendly interface, making it easy to manage projects and resources efficiently. The ease of use combined with robust features like drag-and-drop scheduling and real-time updates ensures that I can quickly adapt to changes in project timelines. Additionally, the seamless integration with other tools we use in our workflow has significantly improved our overall productivity. It's clear that Float was designed with the user in mind, providing a balance between simplicity and functionality. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

While Float is a powerful tool, I occasionally find that the mobile app lacks some of the functionality present in the web version, which can be limiting when trying to make quick adjustments on the go. Additionally, it would be beneficial to have more customization options in reporting to better fit specific business needs. However, these are minor issues in an otherwise excellent product. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I've been using Float for some time now, and I must say, it has exceeded my expectations in terms of simplicity and convenience. The platform makes it incredibly easy to log my time, which is essential for keeping track of my work hours and ensuring that projects stay on schedule. Also, the clear calendar view helps me manage my workload effectively, ensuring I stay on track.

One of the standout features is its intuitive interface. Creating new projects is a breeze, with all the necessary options available. Everything can be done quickly and efficiently without getting bogged down in complicated menus. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

After a while, I realized that some of the options were more complex to use than expected and not suited to the type of projects we run. In the end, we managed to find workarounds in the software to ensure that everything works well. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Float is great for its simplicity and effectiveness in managing project timelines and team resources. Its intuitive interface and clear visualization of schedules make it easy to understand and use, which is crucial for keeping projects on track and ensuring team members are allocated appropriately. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

One downside of Float is that while it excels at resource scheduling, it can lack some advanced project management features, such as detailed task tracking or integration with broader project management tools. Additionally, its reporting capabilities might feel limited if you need in-depth analytics or custom reports, which could be a drawback for teams that rely heavily on data-driven decisions. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I use Float extensively for both managing project assignments as well as project phases. I have not found a better way to manage this aspect of my business, and all at a relatively reasonable price. When things are busy and I have to schedule projects out months in advance, I rely completely on Float to keep things straight. I then review the Float schedule with my team on a weekly basis so everyone knows their schedule in advance. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I originally picked Float because it was simple and easy to personalize. As they continue to release new versions it is getting harder and harder to do things they way I want. As of know I have figured out some work arounds, but I just hope they don't try to be like everyone else and make the process to rigid for how I want to use it. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Float stands out from the crowd of resource management tools with its strong UI/UX and their very helpful, responsive customer support. Just this alone made onboarding and implementing the system very quick for our team. The system is easy to navigate and our users find it easy to complete all of the work that they need to at once. I personally find it intuitive to add hours to someone's schedule and add/edit nested details/projects without having to navigate to another screen. While evaluating our options, I felt that managing our projections for company resources was much easier than some of the other competitors, especially when it came to the tag and department management systems. The cherry on top was the ability to sync users and projects from Jira which sped up our onboarding process. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

A lot of the functionality is fairly shallow. There aren't a lot of fields or the option to add custom fields to all users and departments. Tag management would be much improved if there was functionality around hierarchy added. In a set of allocated hours that has multiple users attached it, I should be able to unlink the users whilst retaining the same allocation for each user. Right now, unlinking the users from the allocation removes hours for them without any option to keep. Access management and visibility should have more granular options including: restricting projects from being seen on any view or search by non-assigned users, the ability to remove archived projects and other records from auto-fills, and the ability to restrict any manager to only seeing their resources. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Wonderful and intuitive design. Great aesthetics that lets you see large amounts of metrics in a visually appealing manner. Has never experienced any service disruptions. Is quickly able to respond to changes from large team making several updates. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Some of the metrics on resource planning could be better explained. The difference in interpretation of metrics from API vs the web dashboard is difficult to understand. Support does not do a good job of explaining them.

The development team does not customize the product much according to company requirements. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The Float Scheduling tool is an effective solution for managing team schedules and workloads. It allows for a clear view of both current and future projects, ensuring that everyone is occupied without being overwhelmed. The tool is particularly useful for our weekly 30-minute meetings, where we review what each team member is working on for the week and assess long-term project planning. This approach helps maintain balanced workloads and enhances overall team productivity. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

While Float Scheduling is an effective tool for managing team schedules and workloads, I wish there were additional features for developing custom reports. The ability to generate tailored reports would enhance our ability to analyze team performance, track project progress, and make more informed decisions based on specific needs. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Being able to colour code and adapt the blocks of time for different tasks. I also like how the blocks of time are different sizes depending on how much time has been allocated (our previous software didn't have this). Being able to slide blocks of time around is also very convenient.

It was very easy to set up at the beginning as well, we had no trouble learning how to use the software.

We've not yet had to use customer support, but that's a good thing. If I ever did feel like I needed to, I would feel comfortable with reaching out.

We use this everyday, with ease, and it's definitely not as painful to use as our previous software. No one likes filling in their time sheets but Float does make it that little bit better.

I personally don't use any of the intergration tools, but I am percetly happy just keeping Float as its own thing on my desktop browser. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

It's a bit fiddly to see how much time is left in my schedule when plotting tasks in resource meetings. You need to slide that grey bar at the top across to see how much time you're over or under by, and it's a little bit annoying. I would like to be able to see the exact minutes or hours for each day. It can also be a bit annoying when time is allocated across a whole week and it doesn't split it up into daily blocks, it makes the week look all janky and unorganised. What would also be really useful is being able to plan tasks according to time, I use my Google cal to plot tasks for each day/week, but if you could do this in Float I wouldn't need to be tracking time in two different places. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Float offers us the scheduling and time tracking capabilities of other platforms such as Smartsheet Scheduling (formerly 10,000ft) without the bloat or extra costs of these larger suites. For a smaller team, it provides everything we need, and nothing we don't.

The customer support team were excellent during the on boarding process. We were even able to discuss a couple of feature requests and were glad to hear they were already in the works.

I am now using Float to plan out my teams work over the two week sprints. We all then use it to clock our time daily. The reporting feature is fantastic to keep an eye on project budgets and analyse where any issues around workload or deadlines might arise. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Quite a few of best features are hidden without any documentation or tutorial on them (such as holding shift and clicking on a time entry will allow you to duplicate it), and some have to work in a specific way to get right. But it's still a new product and evolving all the time. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.