Float vs Streamtime (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 13, 2026, Float grades higher than Streamtime: 2.4 against 2.0 out of 4.0.
Checked Oct 5, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 · graded Oct 10, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 by ToolGPA
Float grades higher on the free plan and ease of use. Streamtime grades higher on features. They get the same grade on value for money and platforms.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
Float
Resource scheduling and capacity planning for delivery teams
Streamtime
Job planning, time tracking and invoicing for creative agencies
Which one is for you
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
Pick Streamtime if
- Fits if you run a design or marketing agency and bill by the job
- Works for teams on Xero, QuickBooks or MYOB who want invoices tied to jobs
Look elsewhere if
- Skip it if you want to see a price first, as none is published
- Not for you if you use Android, since only an iOS app is mentioned
- Watch out: accounting syncs cover Xero, QuickBooks and MYOB AccountRight only
- Too light for general teams, as it is built around creative agency jobs
- Tight if you want a free start, as no plan or trial is listed
How we grade them
| 2.4GPAFloatFair | 2.0GPAStreamtimeFair | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | 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. | CNo price is published. A quote is built from team size, freelancers and annual revenue, and the vendor says there is no fixed per-user fee. |
| Free plan and trial | 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. | FNo free plan and no trial is listed anywhere on the pricing page. |
| Features | 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. | BJob planning, scheduling, time tracking, quoting, invoicing, reports and a Kanban board, with nothing in the listing missing for an agency's workflow. |
| Ease of use | 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. | CNo store rating on record. Agencies build job templates and connect accounting first, which takes some setup. |
| Platforms and integrations | 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. | BWeb and iOS apps with Xero, QuickBooks, MYOB, Slack, Google Calendar, Jira, Zapier, Outlook and an API. No Android app. |
| Best for | scheduling people across client projects | creative agencies that quote, schedule and invoice jobs |
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: Float and Streamtime. How we grade
Where they differ
- Streamtime also covers kanban boards, invoicing, quotes and estimates and dashboards.
At a glance
| Float | Streamtime | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free trial | Paid |
| Starts at | $7 per scheduled person / month, billed annually | Not published |
| Free plan | None | None |
| Free trial | 30-day free trial of the Pro plan, no credit card required | None listed |
| Web | ||
| iOS | ||
| Android | ||
| Made by | Float | Streamtime Australia Pty Ltd |
| Price read from | float.com | Not confirmed |
| Checked | Oct 5, 2026 | Nov 13, 2026 |
Worth knowing
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.
Streamtime
- No prices are published: the pricing page builds a quote from team size, freelancers and annual revenue, so pricing is recorded as unverified.
- The vendor says it does not charge a fixed per-user fee, so the cost depends on your usage.
- The FAQ recommends the latest Chrome for best performance; only an iOS app is mentioned, with no Android app.
- Native accounting syncs cover Xero, QuickBooks and MYOB AccountRight only.
Key features
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.
Streamtime
- Job planning with rates and timelines
- Jobs are set up with rates, teams, timelines and planned profit, and progress is followed on a burn-up chart.
- Scheduling and time tracking
- Drag-and-drop planning shows availability, including unscheduled hours, and the vendor says time is tracked without timesheets.
- Quoting and invoicing
- Job plans turn into quotes and invoices, with expenses rolled into the bill, and sync to Xero, QuickBooks or MYOB AccountRight.
- Reporting
- Reports cover utilization, profitability and job cost recovery, can be filtered and customized, and export with a click.
- Kanban board
- A Kanban board tracks every job stage and shows sell totals and status for each job.
- AI assistant connector
- An MCP connector lets assistants such as Claude, ChatGPT and Copilot read hours and create jobs; quotes and invoices land as drafts.
Plans
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.
Streamtime
Pricing could not be confirmed. See streamtime.net.
Ways to pay less
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.
Streamtime
No public discounts listed.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, Float or Streamtime?
As of Nov 13, 2026, Float starts at $7 per scheduled person / month, billed annually, and Streamtime has no price we could confirm.
Which has a free plan, Float or Streamtime?
As of Nov 13, 2026, neither Float nor Streamtime has a free plan. Float has a free trial.
Which platforms do Float and Streamtime run on?
As of Nov 13, 2026, only Float lists an Android app. Both list a web app and an iOS app. A platform missing from a listing is one its maker's pages did not mention.
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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.