Productive.io vs Float
Productive.io and Float answer different questions. Float is resource scheduling, from $7 per scheduled person a month, with guests free. Productive is agency software with time-off and capacity inside it, from $10 per user billed yearly and a three-seat minimum. Choose Float when the schedule is the whole job; choose Productive when the plan sits inside wider agency work.
What each one costs
| Product | Price | Basis |
|---|---|---|
| Float Starter | $7 | per scheduled person / month |
| Float Pro | $12 | per scheduled person / month |
| Float Enterprise | Custom | priced per customer |
| Productive Essential | $10 | per user / month, billed yearly ($12 billed monthly) |
| Productive Professional | $25 | per user / month, billed yearly ($29 billed monthly) |
| Productive Ultimate | Custom | priced per customer |
| PeopleMuster | $3 | per person / month, every module included |
Float figures read from float.com in September 2026; Float guests are free. Productive figures read from productive.io/pricing on 24 September 2026, with a three-seat minimum and a 14-day trial. PeopleMuster, the row we added, is our product.
Why teams choose PeopleMuster
- Plan and actual meet in one place. Hours are planned on the capacity grid, logged daily against the same projects, approved by a manager and read back as utilisation.
- You set a logging window that decides how far back anyone may add hours, and every sheet shows whether it's a draft, submitted or approved.
- The HR side comes in the same subscription: fingerprint terminal or browser check-in, leave quotas per type, and a directory with reporting lines that draws the org chart.
- Client records hold several contacts and each client's local time, right beside the projects you run for them.
- Every change is traced field by field in the activity log, with the value before and after. Access runs on 64 permissions across five roles, plus custom roles.
- One price covers it all: $3 per person a month, every module, no seat minimum.
Questions people ask
Is Float or Productive.io cheaper for a small agency?
Float Starter is $7 per scheduled person a month and guests are free. Productive Essential is $10 per user billed yearly, or $12 monthly, and every plan starts at three seats. For scheduling alone Float costs less per head, while Productive's rate pays for its wider agency toolset.
Do Float and Productive.io both handle time off?
Yes, both ship time off. Productive also ships capacity planning, and for the full employee record it integrates out to BambooHR, Personio and Rippling. Float keeps time off beside its schedule, priced per scheduled person.
Which tool ties the resource plan to leave approvals?
In PeopleMuster, leave is approved in the same database the capacity grid reads, so approved days and company holidays are subtracted from the plan on their own. That's $3 per person a month with every module, 14 days free and no card.