# Float vs Resource Guru

> Float and Resource Guru both put people, projects, availability, and workloads on a shared schedule, but they encourage different planning behavior. Float is strongest when a team wants to model capacity, utilization, project economics, and estimates over time. Resource Guru is strongest when bookings themselves are the operational record, including specific times, rooms, equipment, approvals, and clash handling. The old forecast-versus-booking distinction remains useful, but Resource Guru's Total Hours bookings, heatmaps, Gantt views, rates, budgets, and forecast-versus-actual reporting now blur the line. The better choice depends on whether a planning entry is mainly a forecast, a commitment, or both.

## Achievements

- Float combines resource scheduling, capacity planning, estimates, actuals, and project profitability in one planning layer.
- Resource Guru supports bookings for people, equipment, vehicles, and rooms, with clash management, waiting lists, and approval workflows.
- Both products offer a thirty-day trial and charge primarily by scheduled people or resources.

## Latest updates

- **2026-04** — Float published updated guidance connecting capacity planning, scheduling, project budgets, and profitability.
- **2026-07** — Float documented project estimates, cost and bill rates, and reusable rate cards.
- **2026-08** — Resource Guru documented Total Hours bookings with fluid, limited, and rigid flexibility settings.

## Links

- Website: https://www.float.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/float-schedule/
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/resourceguruapp
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/Float-com
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ResourceGuru

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Last updated: 2026-08-24