Float vs Resource Guru
Float
float.com
Resource Guru
resourceguruapp.comSide by side
| Figure | Float | Resource Guru |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | $7/mo | $5/mo |
| Free plan | — | — |
| Free trial | Yes | Yes |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| iOS | Yes | — |
| Android | Yes | — |
| API | Yes | Yes |
| Plans published | 3 | 4 |
| Spec score · Resource Scheduling | 8.2 (#4) | 7.9 (#6) |
| Spec score · Resource Management Software | 8.4 (#6) | 7.8 (#14) |
| Spec score · Time Management Apps | 8.4 (#13) | 7.8 (#23) |
| Founded | 2011 | 2012 |
| Integrations | The integrations page lists connections and workflows involving Aprimo, Asana, Basecamp, Claude via Float MCP beta, ClickUp, Google Calendar, HubSpot, Jira, and Karbon. | Listed integrations include Outlook Calendar, Google Calendar, Jira, Zapier, Asana, monday.com, ClickUp, Trello, Slack and Microsoft Teams. |
| Product | Float provides a live view of who is working on what, utilization, delivery, and project margins. | Resource Guru is resource management software for planning, scheduling and delivering work, with visibility into team capacity and availability. |
| Project planning | Float lets teams set project price, budget, roles, and timeline baselines and offers AI-assisted staffing. | Project planning includes phases, tasks, milestones, timelines and budget tracking. |
| Scheduling | The product shows team availability, roles, and experience to help teams plan resource capacity. | The product supports flexible resource scheduling, including conflict identification and resolution. |
| Security | Float states that it is SOC 2 certified and GDPR compliant and supports AES 256-bit encryption and TLS 1.2. | Resource Guru states that it is SOC 2 Type II and GDPR compliant and uses encryption in transit and at rest. |
| Support | The pricing page lists 24/7 AI chat and Monday-to-Friday human support, with priority support on Enterprise. | Chat and email support are included across plans; phone support is listed for Master and Enterprise plans. |
Plans
Resource Guru
- Grasshopper$5 a month
- Blackbelt$8 a month
- Master$12 a month
- EnterprisePriced on request
In their own words
Float
Float is resource planning software that shows who is working on what, team availability, utilization, delivery, and project margins. Scheduling displays roles and experience for capacity planning, while project planning supports prices, budgets, roles, timeline baselines, and AI-assisted staffing. Reports cover capacity, utilization, actuals, margin, and budget burn. The API works with team data and project workflows, and listed integrations include Aprimo, Asana, Basecamp, Claude via Float MCP beta, ClickUp, Google Calendar, HubSpot, Jira, and Karbon. Calendar sync and recurring tasks are supported, with calendar listed as a task view. iOS and Android apps let staff check schedules, add time off, and log hours. Starter costs $7 a month per scheduled person and includes scheduling, capacity and time-off management, project scoping, API, and integrations access. Pro costs $12 a month per scheduled person and adds time tracking, AI people experience profiles, multi-currency rate cards, cost estimation, advanced reporting, SSO, and domain restrictions. A 30-day Pro trial requires no credit card.
Resource Guru
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