8 Best Float Alternatives for Resource Planning in 2026

Forecast suits service firms that want scheduling, time management, and financial reporting in one system. The Lite plan at $29 per seat per month billed annually covers AI work automation, integrations, business intelligence, and time management, while Pro at $49 adds financial portfolio reporting, retainer management, and expense management. Both plans need a minimum of 10 seats, so the smallest bill is $290 per month on Lite.

That floor rules Forecast out for small teams. A firm with 20 or more billable people gets a full professional services platform for the price, with utilization and margin data beside the schedule. A team under 10 seats should look at Resource Guru or Productive instead, since both start without a seat minimum.

Price: Lite $29 per seat/month (billed annually)

Free plan: Free trial (14 days)

Website: forecast.app

Productive is the best fit in this guide for agencies that want resourcing beside budgets and billing. The Essential plan at $10 per user per month billed annually covers budgeting, project and task management, time tracking, expense management, reporting, and time off, while Professional at $25 adds rate cards, recurring budgets, advanced reports, and billable time approvals. The Ultimate tier is quote-only, so a team that needs it should ask for a written quote first.

The 3-seat minimum means a solo operator pays for three seats from day one, so Essential starts near $30 per month rather than $10. A team of 10 pays $100 per month on Essential or $250 on Professional. For an agency that currently runs Float beside a separate billing tool, Productive can replace both subscriptions with one.

Price: Essential $10 per user/month (billed annually)

Free plan: Free trial (14 days)

Website: productive.io

Teamwork suits teams that want resource planning inside a project management tool rather than as a separate scheduler. The free plan covers up to 5 users, and Basics at $9.99 per user per month billed annually adds task management, milestones, and workload views. Accelerate at $24.99 adds more reporting, automation, and resource planning depth for teams that run many projects at once.

The trade-off is focus. Teamwork covers tasks, files, and time tracking well, but a team that only needs a scheduling grid may find Resource Guru or Float simpler. A team that already runs projects in Teamwork should check the workload views first, since they may cover the capacity question without a second subscription.

Price: Basics $9.99 per user/month (billed annually)

Free plan: Yes, up to 5 users

Website: teamwork.com

Harvest is the simplest option in this guide for a team that tracks time and wants a light view of capacity. The Teams plan at $9 per user per month billed annually covers time tracking, reporting, invoicing, and expense tracking, while Enterprise at $14 adds more controls and support. The free plan covers 1 seat and 2 projects, which suits a solo freelancer who wants to try the timers before paying.

The limit is depth. Harvest shows who is overbooked and where hours go, but it does not offer the drag-and-drop allocation grid that Float and Resource Guru are built around. A team that plans capacity week by week should treat Harvest as a time tracker with a capacity view, not as a scheduler replacement.

Price: Teams $9 per user/month (billed annually)

Free plan: Yes, 1 seat and 2 projects

Website: getharvest.com

Asana suits teams that manage work as tasks and projects and want capacity data beside the work itself. The Starter plan at $10.99 per user per month billed annually includes timeline and Gantt views, dashboards, forms, custom fields, and unlimited automations, with unlimited free guests. Advanced at $24.99 adds portfolios, goals, and resource management, which is the tier a team needs for real capacity planning.

The free Personal plan covers up to 2 users, so almost any real team starts on Starter. A team that only needs a scheduling grid should compare the $10.99 Starter price with Resource Guru at $5, since Asana charges more for a tool that does more than scheduling. A team that already runs projects in Asana should look at Advanced before adding a second tool.

Price: Starter $10.99 per user/month (billed annually)

Free plan: Yes, Personal plan up to 2 users

Website: asana.com

Monday.com suits visual teams that plan work on boards and want a workload view beside them. The free plan covers up to 2 seats, and Basic at $9 per seat per month billed annually adds unlimited items and free viewers. Standard at $12 adds automations, integrations, and timeline and Gantt views, while Pro at $19 adds time tracking and private boards. All priced plans need a minimum of 3 seats.

The gap to watch is Basic. It has no automations or integrations, so most teams need Standard at $12 per seat, which changes the comparison with Float Starter at $7. A team that wants boards and workload views in one place should price Standard, not Basic, and compare that total with Resource Guru and Productive.

Price: Basic $9 per seat/month (billed annually)

Free plan: Yes, up to 2 seats

Website: monday.com

Toggl Track is the simplest tracker in this guide, and it suits freelancers and small teams that bill by the hour. The free plan covers up to 3 users with timers and basic reports, and Starter at $9 per user per month billed annually adds billable rates, project estimates, and team reports. Premium at $16 adds profitability analysis, fixed-fee project tracking, timesheet approvals, and single sign-on.

The limit is planning depth. Toggl Track shows capacity signals and team reports, but it does not offer the drag-and-drop allocation grid that Float and Resource Guru provide. A team that mainly needs to track and bill hours should start with the free plan, while a team that plans capacity week by week should pick a dedicated scheduler.

Price: Starter $9 per user/month (billed annually)

Free plan: Yes, up to 3 users

Website: toggl.com