Float vs Resource Guru
Float and Resource Guru both put people on a visual schedule, and the price ladder is where they part. Choose Resource Guru when the entry rate matters most: Grasshopper is $5 per person a month, with a trial that needs no card. Choose Float when you pay only for the people you schedule: Starter is $7 and guests are free.
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 |
| Float guests | Free | guests are not charged |
| Resource Guru Grasshopper | $5 | per person / month |
| Resource Guru Blackbelt | $8 | per person / month |
| Resource Guru Master | $12 | per person / month |
| PeopleMuster | $3 | per person / month, every module included |
Float figures read from float.com in September 2026. Resource Guru figures read from resourceguruapp.com/pricing on 24 September 2026, where annual billing gives two months free and there is no setup fee. PeopleMuster, the row we added, is our product: $3 per person from the first person, with 14 days free and no card.
Why teams choose PeopleMuster
- Your schedule and your staff file are one record. The PeopleMuster capacity grid sits in the same database as attendance, leave quotas, the team directory and the org chart.
- Leave that a manager approves drops out of the grid on its own, and company holidays show as marked days before anyone reads a total.
- Each person's day is shaded under, partial, full or over, so you'll spot the overbooked designer before the week starts.
- Skills are mapped to people. Whoever plans next month sees who knows what right beside who is free.
- Hours logged against the same projects come back as utilisation by person, project and department, with a week-over-week trend.
- Three dollars per person a month covers every module, with no setup fee and no seat minimum. Annual billing is $30 per person per year.
Questions people ask
Is Float or Resource Guru cheaper for a small team?
Resource Guru has the lower entry rate: Grasshopper is $5 per person a month, against $7 for Float Starter. Both top published plans land at $12. Float charges only for people on the schedule and guests are free, so count who you'd really schedule before you compare.
Does Float handle time off?
Yes. Float includes time off beside the schedule, so a planner can see who is away when booking work. Its price is set per scheduled person, at $7 on Starter and $12 on Pro, as read on float.com in September 2026.
Is there one tool for the resource plan and the HR records?
PeopleMuster keeps both in one database for $3 per person a month. The capacity grid reads approved leave and holidays from the same system that holds attendance, the directory and the org chart, and timesheets feed utilisation from the same projects.