Float vs Smartsheet

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.

Smartsheet provides tools for teams to manage projects and build solutions, from individual workflows to complex portfolios. Work views include grid, Gantt, calendar, table, board, and timeline, though timeline is included with Business and higher plans. Project capabilities include dashboards, reports, forms, formulas, workload tracking, and portfolios, with some features limited by plan. No-code workflows can be automated: Pro includes 250 automations per month, while Business and higher include unlimited automations. Built-in AI can generate formulas, analyze data, summarize content, and help build dashboards. Listed integrations include Jira, Power BI, Salesforce, SAP, ServiceNow, Tableau, Workday, Slack, Microsoft Teams, and Adobe Creative Cloud; connections to ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, and Microsoft Copilot are described through the Smartsheet MCP Server. Security controls include role-based access, SSO, MFA, external collaboration controls, event reporting, and 24/7 incident monitoring. Plans are paid, with a 30-day trial. Pro costs $9 a month, billed at $9 per Member/month yearly or $12 monthly; Business costs $19 a month, billed at $19 yearly or $24 monthly.