## Introduction
[Float](https://www.float.com/) is a leading resource management, planning, and scheduling software designed to help teams allocate work efficiently. With a live view of team skills, capacity, and availability, Float enables businesses to plan projects, manage resources, and track time effectively. [float.com](https://www.float.com/)
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*Hours scheduled per person overview in Float*
## Features
- **Resource Scheduling**: Allocate work with a live view of team skills, capacity, and availability.
- **Capacity Planning**: Set project budgets based on hours or fees to forecast capacity and predict spending.
- **Project Management**: Plan projects with phases, milestones, and tasks, and track budgets.
- **Time Tracking**: Monitor budgets and compare estimates vs. actuals with in-built time tracking.
- **Reporting**: Visualize data with easy-to-read reports, monitor utilization rates, and track actual budget spend.
- **Integrations**: Integrate with popular tools like Jira, Asana, Trello, QuickBooks, Google Calendar, Outlook, Slack, and Zapier.
## Applications
- **Team Resource Management**: Ideal for teams needing a fast, powerful, and easy-to-use resource management software.
- **Project Planning**: Suitable for planning projects with a live view of team skills, capacity, and availability.
- **Time Tracking**: Useful for monitoring budgets and comparing estimates vs. actuals with in-built time tracking.
## Best Practices
- **Utilize Live Scheduling**: Leverage the live view of team skills, capacity, and availability to allocate work efficiently.
- **Monitor Budgets**: Regularly monitor budgets and compare estimates vs. actuals to ensure projects stay on track.
- **Integrate with Existing Tools**: Connect Float with existing tools like Jira, Asana, Trello, QuickBooks, Google Calendar, Outlook, Slack, and Zapier to streamline workflows.
## Pricing
Float offers three pricing plans:
- **Starter**: $6.50 per person/month when billed annually. Best for smaller teams looking to move their resourcing off a spreadsheet. Includes resource scheduling, unlimited projects, time off tracking, and 1x placeholder.
- **Pro**: $10.50 per person/month when billed annually. Best for growing teams needing advanced features. Includes all Starter features plus advanced reporting, time tracking & actuals, 5x placeholders, and Single Sign-On (SSO).
- **Enterprise**: Custom pricing. Best for large teams with specific requirements. Includes all Pro features plus priority support, a dedicated account manager for onboarding & training, SLAs & custom contracts.
For detailed information on service plans and pricing, please visit Float's [pricing page](https://www.float.com/pricing).