Float
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Visual project planning and resource management for teams
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Features
49 features across 18 categories
Accessibility(1)
Access projects and update tasks on-the-go with iOS and Android native applications.
Agile Management(1)
Plan and manage agile sprints with velocity tracking and burndown charts.
Artificial Intelligence(3)
Receive AI suggestions for resource allocation and project optimization.
Forecast project completion dates and identify risks before they impact delivery.
Let AI automatically schedule tasks based on team capacity and project constraints.
Automation(1)
Automate repetitive tasks and processes with conditional rules and triggers.
Collaboration(3)
Enable team discussions within tasks and projects with inline commenting and mentions.
Attach and manage project files, documents, and assets directly within tasks.
Receive alerts for project updates, task assignments, and deadline changes.
Compliance(1)
Track all changes and actions across projects with complete audit trail and history.
Customization(1)
Add project-specific fields and metadata to capture unique business requirements.
Data Management(1)
Export all project data in standard formats for backup and migration purposes.
Financial Management(3)
Monitor project costs and budgets with real-time spending visibility and variance analysis.
Calculate and analyze profit margins and ROI for each project.
Manage different billing and cost rates for team members and resources.
Integration(2)
Build custom integrations and extend functionality with REST API endpoints.
Trigger external workflows and integrations based on project events and updates.
Productivity(2)
Perform bulk actions on multiple tasks and projects for efficient batch management.
Quickly find projects, tasks, and resources with advanced search and filtering options.
Project Planning(10)
Identify critical path tasks that impact overall project completion date.
Define task and project dependencies with automatic impact analysis.
Adjust project timelines and resource assignments with automatic dependency updates.
Create and manage projects using interactive timeline-based Gantt charts with drag-and-drop functionality.
Set and track project milestones with automatic status updates and notifications.
Monitor multiple projects simultaneously with high-level portfolio visibility and health metrics.
Use pre-built or custom templates to quickly set up recurring project structures.
Visualize project schedules with dependencies, milestones, and critical path analysis.
Track changes to project plans with ability to view and restore previous versions.
Model project scenarios by adjusting resources and timelines to forecast outcomes.
Reporting(6)
Compare current project status against original baseline to track deviations.
Create custom dashboards displaying project progress, team utilization, and key metrics.
Download projects and reports as PDF, CSV, or Excel for external sharing and archival.
Generate predictive reports on resource utilization, project completion, and team availability.
Monitor project status indicators including scope, schedule, and budget health.
Analyze team utilization rates and identify opportunities for capacity optimization.
Resource Management(8)
Plan resource availability and identify over-allocation or idle capacity across teams.
Mark team member holidays and leave dates to adjust capacity planning accordingly.
Manage team member skills, availability, rates, and historical project experience.
Automatically balance workload across team members to optimize resource efficiency.
Find and allocate external contractors and freelancers to project tasks.
Allocate team members to projects and tasks with visual capacity planning and workload balancing.
View team member schedules and availability across all projects in a calendar view.
See real-time team capacity and workload distribution across all projects.
Security(2)
Control user permissions with customizable roles for admins, managers, and team members.
Enable enterprise SSO with SAML 2.0 and OAuth for centralized authentication.
Task Management(2)
Create tasks that repeat on a schedule with automatic generation and assignment.
Create, assign, and track tasks within projects with status updates and priorities.
Time Tracking(1)
Log hours spent on tasks and projects with real-time tracking and timesheet functionality.
User Interface(1)
Switch between light and dark themes for comfortable viewing in different lighting conditions.
Pricing
Free
- ✓Basic project planning with up to 5 team members
Pro
Popular- ✓Full project management with unlimited projects
Business
- ✓Advanced features including time tracking and budgeting
Enterprise
- ✓Custom solution with dedicated support and SSO
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Integrations
30 known integrations