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Float Pros and Cons: Top Advantages and Disadvantages

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Users appreciate the ease of use of Float, enjoying seamless transitions and intuitive scheduling for effective team management. (1 mentions)
Users find the easy setup of Float seamless, enhancing workflow management and team scheduling with minimal effort. (1 mentions)
Users value the efficiency improvement Float offers, ensuring seamless transitions and enhanced team productivity through intuitive scheduling. (1 mentions)
Users find Float to be intuitive and easy to use, enhancing team workflow management and individual accountability. (1 mentions)
Users value the ease of planning with Float, enjoying seamless transitions and intuitive scheduling for team management. (1 mentions)
Users find the missing daily counter in Float limits their ability to track and manage their time effectively. (1 mentions)

Top Pros or Advantages of Float

Top Cons or Disadvantages of Float

holly c.
HC
holly c.
"Efficient Scheduling Tool with Room for Improvement"
4/5
What do you like best about Float?

I really appreciate how easy Float is to set up and use, making the transition from an Excel spreadsheet quite seamless. The ability to use different colors for different projects helps me and my team quickly understand our schedules at a glance, making workflow management visually intuitive and effective. I also find the weekly counter to be a helpful feature, even though I do wish there was a daily counter as well. Additionally, Float's scheduling capabilities allow me to plan well in advance, ensuring my team and I know what we are doing over the coming weeks and months. This is particularly useful for long-term planning, such as knowing my schedule for the month of January. It greatly benefits my team by allowing each member to view their own schedule rather than just a shared one, promoting individualized accountability and productivity. The ease of use and access make Float an ideal tool for managing an entire team efficiently. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Float?

I don't like that Float lacks a daily counter for tracking submitted hours. Currently, it only provides a weekly counter, but for my work, I need a daily tally to effectively manage and evaluate my daily workload. This is important because I enter time in thirty-minute to one-hour segments and need to ensure I meet my daily goal of eight hours. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

JR
Julie R.
Head of Finance
Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)
"Automated Cash Flow Forecasting"
5/5
What do you like best about Float?

The fact that float integrates with Xero, our accounts software, means we get a pretty much automatic cash flow generated. All of our data from Xero such as invoices and bills are all added straight to float including any updates to planned to pay dates etc... We utilize future invoicing in Xero for the duration of our contracts which means those invoices, although not sent yet, get included in our cash flow for future months. The use of scenario layers is a life saver. We add in our budgets ready for the year on the base layer and then we can add scenario layers on top of that for showing where we are with actuals vs budget or we can add an extra scenario layer to show what would happen if we gained a new large client or we wanted to bring in additional employees. We used to have to do this modeling on Excel! It is easy to keep up to date and syncs to your software as often as you need, we do daily. I wouldn't be without Float now! It has helped us keep control of our cash and have good visibility of future cash positions. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Float?

I would like to be able to add more scenario layers as you currently can only have 3 I would also like to be able to run additional reports and customize current ones a little more but apart from that it is great. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Response from Ashleigh Rayne of Float

Hey, thanks for your review and feedback. We do have different subscription levels which will provide you with more scenario layers. I have attached a link for more information. If you would like to discuss this further please reach out to support@floatapp.com.

Look forward to speaking to you,

Ashleigh

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Stacey B.
SB
Stacey B.
Financial Controller
Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
"Ideal for small businesses wanting to gain some financial control"
5/5
What do you like best about Float?

Float automatically pulls in all of the data from your accountancy software, giving you an excellent base cash flow to start. It then provides the ability to create different scenarios to quickly see how additional income (such as a new client signing on) or expenditure (taking on a new employee) changes will alter the flow of cash through the business. Being able to "see" what the future may look like from a financial point of view is essential in smaller agencies, where those changes can have a much more significant overall impact. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Float?

In Float you always create scenarios using the Base scenario as a starting point. It would be beneficial to have the additional ability to build scenarios on top of each other, providing greater freedom to plan for multiple things happening concurrently - such as signing new clients but losing other business. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Response from Ashleigh Rayne of Float

Hey, thanks for your review and feedback. I will pass this on to the product team.

Thanks,

Ashleigh

Anthony M.
AM
Anthony M.
Founder and Managing Director
Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
"Crucial tool for financial management"
4.5/5
What do you like best about Float?

Simple UI that whilst comprehensive feature-wise, is still really accessible and easy to get access to the information you need. This goes for both those using the tool on a daily basis as well as those just dropping in infrequently. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Float?

Very little, I've been a user since their Freeagent product and then beta during the launch of the Xero version, the team are extremely open to feedback and regularly iterating the features. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

EO
Ewan O.
Director /Founder
Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
"Allows us to quickly and easily prepare short-term cash flows as well as plan for longer term"
5/5
What do you like best about Float?

Saves a huge amount of time compared to using spreadsheets. Although there is a built in forecasting tool within Xero, it is quite limited and does not have anything like the functionality of Float. While we only use the scenario planning tool as and when required, it is very quick and easy to use compared to any other method and allows multiple variables to be tested with ease. Customer support and advice has always been excellent and I have found their team to be very active in seeking feedback on their product and then taking this onboard for future improvements to the app. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Float?

Float does require you to always keep your accounting software reconciled and up to date to allow it to forecast properly. This is obviously not a fault of Float and indeed should encourage good behaviour but with Xero dragging its heels on direct bank feeds to a lot of banks, this is perhaps not as slick as it could be. Float is quite expensive compared to the accounting software itself, but I can easily justify this with the time saved compared to spreadsheet entries. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Response from Louise Bayley-Boyd of Float

Hi Ewan, thanks for taking the time to leave us this review! All the best, Louise from Float

Cathedral City E.
CE
Cathedral City E.
Director / Owner
Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
"An invaluable tool to stay in control of your cash."
4/5
What do you like best about Float?

Float easily syncs all data with Xero and allows you to stay on top of your cash flow planning. No laborious updating or cross-platform populating of figures. It works smoothly and reliably. After some time you can't imagine not having it anymore. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Float?

Even as a non-accountant or bookkeeper there's only a small learning curve to be mastered. Once you're set up it's all plain sailing from there. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Aran J.
AJ
Aran J.
Co-founder / Creative Director
Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
"My favourite financial tool"
5/5
What do you like best about Float?

Being able to create cash flow scenarios allows us to test the financials before pressing the button. Every time we think of investing in an area of the business, Float helps us predict our future cash flow based on our ideas. Love it Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Float?

There's not much to dislike. Refreshing our accounting data can take a minute, but it's to be expected. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Rich P.
RP
Rich P.
Chief Executive Officer
Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
"I would be lost (and probably fail) without it"
5/5
What do you like best about Float?

Without setting budgets and monitoring our profits regularly, I'm not sure it would be as easy to maintain profitability for us. Not just month-to-month, Float gives us the foresight to make sure our business is sustainable in the near and far future. It really does provide a comprehensive financial health check. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Float?

Can't find the best uses for the scenarios Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Response from Ashleigh Rayne of Float

Hey, thanks for your review and feedback. It would be great to jump on a quick Zoom with you to discuss scenarios further, if this is something you would be interested in please reach out to support@floatapp.com.

Look forward to hearing from you, Ashleigh

Clare B.
CB
Clare B.
Managing Director
Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
"Great tool once you've got your head around it!"
4.5/5
What do you like best about Float?

Being able to plan different scenarios based on future decisions Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Float?

It took me quite a while to work out 'budgets' - and how to apply them for potential sales/invoices, versus ones that had happened via my Xero account Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Response from Ashleigh Rayne of Float

Hey, thanks for your review and feedback. I will pass this on to the product team.

Thanks,

Ashleigh

Graeme L.
GL
Graeme L.
Managing Director
Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
"Helps me as a business owner sleep at night"
5/5
What do you like best about Float?

Simple to use, and integrates seamlessly with our accountancy platform. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Float?

It was the overload of categories, however, this has recently been resolved with "grouping". Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.