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Project Management

Float vs Smartsheet

Compare with for 10 people.

Float
80%
match · $840/yr
Smartsheet
78%
match · $1,080/yr

Float is the better fit.

It costs $240 less a year for 10 people.

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Entry plan for 10 people, billed yearly where offered. Prices checked Oct 2026.

Float
Entry plan
Smaller bill
$7.00 × 10 seats$70.00
× 12 months$840.00
Per year
$7.00 per person / mo
$840

Smartsheet
Entry plan
$9.00 × 10 seats$90.00
× 12 months$1,080.00
Per year
$9.00 per person / mo
$1,080

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Float

From $7Free plan
G2 4.3 · 2,160 reviews

Agencies, studios and delivery teams that need a clear shared schedule of who is working on what, with capacity, time off and budget tracking, and that want to pay only for people who are actually scheduled.

Smartsheet

From $9Free plan
G2 4.4 · 22,733 reviews

Organizations and PMOs that already run projects in Smartsheet and want resource planning connected to their sheets and portfolio reporting.

Side by side

FloatSmartsheet
PricingPaid from $7/scheduled person/month (billed annually); 30-day free trialPaid from $9/member/month; 30-day free trial
G2 Rating4.3 (2,160 reviews)4.4 (22,733 reviews)
Best ForAgencies, studios and delivery teams that need a clear shared schedule of who is working on what, with capacity, time off and budget tracking, and that want to pay only for people who are actually scheduled.Organizations and PMOs that already run projects in Smartsheet and want resource planning connected to their sheets and portfolio reporting.

Pros and cons

Float

Pros

  • Low entry price: $7 per scheduled person per month billed annually
  • Only scheduled people are billed; guests can view the schedule free
  • Skills, time off, budgets and utilization trends on the entry plan
  • 30-day trial of the Pro plan without a credit card

Cons

  • Time tracking and plan vs actual reports require Pro
  • No free plan
  • Starter limits saved views to personal views and keeps 7 days of activity history

Smartsheet

Pros

  • Workload tracking included in Business
  • Resource Management adds tentative projects, leave, skills and time tracking
  • Connects resourcing to Smartsheet projects and portfolios
  • 30-day free trial

Cons

  • Full Resource Management is a separate, quote-only upgrade
  • Workload tracking alone lacks time tracking and utilization reports
  • Resource Management has its own login, separate from core Smartsheet

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