Birdview vs Float (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 12, 2026, Float grades higher than Birdview: 2.4 against 2.0 out of 4.0.
Checked Oct 5, 2026 and Nov 12, 2026 · graded Oct 10, 2026 and Nov 12, 2026 by ToolGPA
Float grades higher on value for money and ease of use. They get the same grade on the free plan, features and platforms.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
Birdview
Project management and PSA with resource planning
Float
Resource scheduling and capacity planning for delivery teams
Which one is for you
Pick Birdview if
- Fits if you manage projects and resourcing for a team of 5 to 100
- Works for teams that live in Microsoft Teams or Outlook
Look elsewhere if
- Pricey if you need time tracking or workload: Team is $24 a user a month on yearly billing
- Watch out: Lite has one custom workflow and stops at 10 users
- Not for you if you bill clients inside it, as that sits in the PSA edition at a $37 special price ($41 regular)
- Tight if you need SAML or Active Directory, which are Enterprise only and quoted by sales
Pick Float if
- Fits if you run an agency or services firm and schedule people across client projects
- Works for teams with lots of onlookers, since people who aren't scheduled join free as guests
Look elsewhere if
- Not for you if you want a board for your own tasks, because this is about scheduling people
- Skip it if you want to stay free, as there's only a 30-day trial
- Pricey if you need timesheets, cost estimates or SSO, which need Pro at $12 a scheduled person a month
- Tight if you're on Starter: 7 days of activity feed, 1 placeholder and personal saved views only
- Skip it if you want a desktop app, as the download page lists only iOS and Android
How we grade them
| 2.0GPABirdviewFair | 2.4GPAFloatFair | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | DLite is $9 a user a month billed yearly, but time tracking, budgeting and workload start at Team, $24, against a $9 middle and $30 for the dearest tenth. | CStarter is $7 a scheduled person a month billed annually, $8.50 monthly, which lands mid-pack for project tools. You only pay for people you actually schedule, and onlookers join free as guests. But timesheets, cost estimates and SSO all sit on Pro at $12, well above what this category charges to start. |
| Free plan and trial | C14-day free trial; the page doesn't say whether a card is needed, and there is no free plan. | CNo free plan. You get 30 days of Pro with no card asked for, and Float says it keeps your trial data for 6 months if you come back. After that it's pay or stop. |
| Features | CTable, Kanban, Gantt and calendar views, workload, AI assistants. The gap: billing and invoicing are in the separate PSA Team edition, $37 a user. | CIt does its job fully: hours or percentages on projects, time off, holiday calendars, roles and skills, phases, budgets and utilization reports. That job is a smaller one than running projects, though, and timesheets, cost estimates and expenses are all Pro-only. |
| Ease of use | CNo store rating on record, and workflows, views and budgets have to be built. | B4.65 on the App Store from 433 ratings, not a big crowd behind it. Timesheets on Pro come prefilled from the schedule, so there's less typing. |
| Platforms and integrations | BWeb plus iOS and Android apps, with Zapier, Workato, Teams, QuickBooks, Jira and Outlook. No desktop app. | BWeb, iPhone and Android, and the download page lists no desktop app at all. Google Calendar, Outlook Calendar, Slack, Zapier and API access come on every plan; it's the desktop that's missing. |
| Best for | project management with resource planning and a PSA edition | scheduling people across client projects |
The GPA is the average of the five grades: an A is 4 points, an F is none. The full reasons are on each tool's page: Birdview and Float. How we grade
Price against what you get
Birdview starts at $9 a month for each person and scores 2.3 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. Float starts at $7 a month for each person and scores 2.7.
Float scores higher and starts $2 a month lower. Of the other project management tools on the chart, 25 score higher than Birdview for less, and 12 score higher than Float for less.
Features, ease of use and platforms, averaged
What paid plans start at, a month (each step along is roughly double) →
- The best score at each price
- Has a free plan
- No free plan
Where they differ
- Birdview also covers kanban boards, Gantt & timelines, workflow automation and dashboards.
At a glance
| Birdview | Float | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free trial | Free trial |
| Starts at | $9 per user / month, billed annually | $7 per scheduled person / month, billed annually |
| Free plan | None | None |
| Free trial | 14-day free trial. | 30-day free trial of the Pro plan, no credit card required |
| Web | ||
| iOS | ||
| Android | ||
| Made by | Birdview | Float |
| Price read from | birdviewpsa.com | float.com |
| Checked | Nov 12, 2026 | Oct 5, 2026 |
Worth knowing
Birdview
- Prices shown here are US dollars billed annually; the page also offers CAD.
- The Project Management and PSA editions have separate price lists.
- Resource allocations, SAML single sign-on and Active Directory need Enterprise, which is quoted by sales.
- The PSA Team price is a special offer; the regular price shown is $41.
Float
- There is no free plan. After the 30-day trial a paid plan is needed, though Float says it keeps trial data for 6 months.
- Time tracking, project cost estimates, expenses, SSO and team-enforced 2FA all need the Pro plan.
- Starter keeps the activity feed for 7 days, includes 1 placeholder and limits saved filtered views to personal ones.
- The download page offers iOS and Android apps only; no desktop app is listed.
Key features
Birdview
- Project and portfolio views
- Table, Kanban, Gantt and calendar views over projects and tasks, with portfolios on the Team plan.
- Resource workload
- Workload views on the Team plans; allocation-based resource planning is an Enterprise feature.
- Time, budgets and billing
- Time tracking and budgeting on Team, with invoicing in the PSA edition.
- AI assistants
- A message assistant and project plan assistant on Team; resource and completion forecast assistants on Enterprise.
- Automation and integrations
- An automation builder with Zapier connectors, plus Microsoft Teams and Jira integrations.
Float
- Resource scheduling
- People are scheduled onto projects in hours or percentages. Placeholders add planned hires, contractors or shared equipment without using a seat: 1 on Starter, 5 on Pro.
- Capacity and time off
- Custom workdays and hours, global holiday calendars, departments, roles, skills and tags feed each person's capacity. Time off management is on every plan.
- Project planning and budgets
- Projects have phases, milestones, tasks, templates and budget tracking on every plan. Project cost estimates and expenses are Pro features.
- Time tracking
- The Pro plan adds timesheets that are prefilled from the schedule or logged automatically, and time entries that can be locked.
- Reporting and forecasting
- Utilization trends, billable versus non-billable hours, budget burn and margin tracking are on every plan. Finance and people dashboards and estimates versus actuals need Pro.
- Integrations and API
- Google Calendar, Outlook Calendar, Slack, Zapier and custom API integrations are included on every plan. A Float MCP connector for Claude is in beta.
Plans
Birdview
Project Management Lite$9
per user / month, billed annually, for 1 to 10 users
Unlimited projects and tasks, table, Kanban, Gantt and calendar views, one custom workflow, API and webhooks, 100 GB storage.
Project Management Team$24
per user / month, billed annually, for 5 to 100 users
Adds time tracking, critical path, budgeting, resource workload, proofing, approvals, business intelligence and AI assistants; 500 GB storage.
PSA Team$37
per user / month, billed annually, for 5 to 100 users
Professional services edition with billing and invoicing, budget and cost tracking and professional services reports. Shown as a special price against a regular $41.
EnterpriseCustom
Volume pricing by user and license type, with SAML single sign-on, Active Directory integration and 1 TB of storage.
Float
Starter$7
per scheduled person / month, billed annually ($8.50 monthly)
Resource scheduling, capacity and time off management, project phases, budgets and templates, utilization reports, integrations and API access. 1 placeholder.
Pro$12
per scheduled person / month, billed annually ($14 monthly)
Adds time tracking, project cost estimates and expenses, client rate cards in up to 5 currencies, finance dashboards, AI experience profiles, SSO and domain restrictions.
EnterpriseCustom
Described as best for teams of 100 or more seats. Adds dedicated onboarding, SLAs, custom contracts, manual payment options, priority support and account management.
Ways to pay less
Birdview
No public discounts listed.
Float
- Annual discount
Lower rates with annual billing
On annual billing Starter is $7 instead of $8.50 per scheduled person / month, and Pro is $12 instead of $14.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, Birdview or Float?
As of Nov 12, 2026, Float is cheaper to start with: $7 a month for each person, against $9 a month for each person for Birdview. Birdview starts at $9 per user / month, billed annually, and Float starts at $7 per scheduled person / month, billed annually.
Which has a free plan, Birdview or Float?
As of Nov 12, 2026, neither Birdview nor Float has a free plan. Both have a free trial.
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How this page was made
- The verdict at the top follows a fixed rule. When both tools are in the same category and either is in our top three for it, the verdict follows that ranking: the higher-placed tool is our pick. The top three weigh who each tool suits as well as its grades, so a pick can go against the GPA. Otherwise the page does not pick one and says which grades higher: the higher GPA first; on a tie, the one with a free plan, then the one that starts cheaper in dollars a month, counted the same way for both; if they are still level, what the choice depends on.
- The grades are our own, from each tool’s review or report card. The GPA is their average.
- Prices, plans and platforms come from each tool’s listing. The table above says where each price was read and when.
- The differences and the answers to the questions are worked out from those listings.