Float.com Reviews & Product Details

It's simple to schedule and block out the day, and it's also easy to keep track of everyone's schedules and see what has been completed. We can plan out a week's worth of work, and everything is straightforward to understand. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I find the search functionality on the app quite frustrating. When I need to quickly look up a specific past issue and see who it was assigned to, there really isn’t an easy way to do it. The app also isn’t very beginner friendly. New users tend to have a lot of questions before they start feeling comfortable using it. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

This tool is lightweight and easy to learn, making it simple to use on a daily basis. I have relied on it for nearly three years in my work, and it helps me quickly assign time for myself and my team across various projects. It also gives me a clear overview of which tasks are currently being worked on, allowing me to stay organized and efficient. The Outlook Calendar integration is excellent and can be set up with minimal effort! Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Getting everything set up for the entire team can be a bit time-consuming.

Admins need to stay on top of new additions/updates or users risk falling behind with logging and/or reporting Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

It is fast and simple to set up and then edit projects.

The ability quickly set up recurring events saves a lot of time.

Our general user experience is good, as they each have an ability to view resourcing through different lenses which is impactful.

As a leadership team we have very good visibility across shared resource pools. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

There are no major flaws.

For what it costs, the limitations are quite easy to work around.

Forgetting to quit the 'Delete' button has caused some issues when editing in a hurry, but Ctrl+Z fixes almost all of these. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Float is a great resource management tool that makes scheduling and planning easy. The interface is simple and easy to use, even for beginners. I love how you can quickly see your team’s availability and avoid scheduling conflicts. The ability to assign tasks based on your team's workload helps keep things organized and on track. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Float can feel a bit complicated for smaller teams or simpler projects. The price is a little high, especially if you only need basic features. Some customization options for reports could be better, and the platform can sometimes slow down during busy periods. Also multi currency option is missing. Also it should support third party integrations and there should be APIs to directly access data. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I find Float to be an excellent tool for project management and task tracking within my organization. It significantly enhances our efficiency by allowing us to easily add and log multiple tasks and manage our schedules transparently across all levels, from analysts to CEOs. The visibility it provides to higher management and colleagues about daily tasks and time utilizations is invaluable. Float also excels in generating reports, which makes tracking team activities and projects straightforward. I appreciate Float's capability to automate scheduling tasks, which alleviates the need to perform these tasks manually, saving us a significant amount of time. The software's high level of customization makes it preferable over others we've used, such as Timely, ensuring our reporting and planning processes are both comprehensive and clear. Float's ability to reduce time spent on tasks by over 50% due to its automation features is another huge benefit. Furthermore, even though we don’t integrate external systems with Float, its wide range of built-in features is more than adequate to meet our needs, making it a self-sufficient tool. The software's robust project planning and reporting functionalities are key reasons why I would choose Float again. Overall, Float has proven to be a superior solution for our needs, and I would confidently recommend it to both large and midsize organizations, rating it a perfect 10 for its effective task management capabilities and beneficial features. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I found some initial setup issues with Float, such as lagging, since it is a web-based platform rather than an application. This led to a slow response when logging time for specific tasks, sometimes causing the page to become unresponsive for up to ten to fifteen minutes. Additionally, I would appreciate more customization in reporting, as currently, Float restricts reports to daily, weekly, and monthly time frames. It would be beneficial to pull reports for entire years or multiple years to better identify workflow gaps. Integration with tools like Microsoft Power BI or Metabase for dashboard creation would also enhance its functionality. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Float has revolutionised the way we work in terms of forward planning and capacity planning. It's been great. We can see ahead and pivot if needs be. It was really easy to set up and use, the whole team are using it. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I wish there was a way to request access to a project if you're not already added to it rather than having to message that team member separately. Having that little feature would save time. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

We use float on a daily basis at work to create a daily agenda for each member of the team. It is very handy having pre-set different job types that can all be colour coded. I also like the notes section being hidden until you click in so that it is presented neatly. I also like that you can create a custom schedule dashboard that i can filter with certain peoples calendar's so that it isn't cluttered Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

It don't like the layout when you are working over your hours for that day. I understand that it is done like that to show that you are working over your time but it doesn't look nice and promotes cramming jobs in even though they might take longer Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

In my opinion, the UI/UX team at Float has truly perfected the page design. Every element, including the icons, clearly conveys its function, making the interface highly intuitive. The layout is not cluttered; instead, it achieves an excellent balance between functionality and aesthetics. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I would really appreciate it if the team could add a delete button to the log time section. When deleting a time entry for a specific day, it would be helpful if the system asked whether we want to apply the same deletion to the entire week or month. Additionally, Float currently does not prompt to update the Schedule section when we increase the logged time in the Log section. It would be a great improvement if increasing logged time in one section automatically reflected in the Schedule section as well. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

As someone who is scheduled rather than creating the schedule, I don't make edits to it. However, I find the view to be clear and the layout intuitive. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The email notifications I get when my schedule changes are always confusing—I can never figure out what has been added or removed, which day the change is for, or what the specific task is. On top of that, I hardly ever use the report feature because, as it is now, it doesn't feel very useful or effective to me. The mobile view is also quite frustrating; when I try to view a scheduled task, a pop-up appears, but there’s no way to close it and return to the main schedule. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The best thing about float is it's log time, schedule, project plan visuals and it makes easy to schedule task on it. Seriously, for day to day management it's an best software/app. It helps me avoid team burnout and the utilization reports make tracking billable time and planning future tasks way less painful. Float just takes the stress out of figuring out who's working on what or what schedule i have for future. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Float offers a good interface on the web, but its mobile experience feels too limited for handling detailed management tasks. Additionally, the loading times on the web version can be frustrating, as it sometimes takes ages for Float to load. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.