Float vs Retain International
On the evidence we track, Float leads this comparison with a composite score of 60/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.
Capabilities
Feature-by-feature on the axes that matter for resource management. “-” means undocumented, not absent.
What each one is
The product in its own terms, so the numbers below have context.
Float
LeaderFloat is a resource management system that helps professional services teams schedule people and work, track time and costs, and monitor project profitability across the delivery lifecycle.
Retain International
Resource management software that helps organizations track team availability, balance workloads, forecast capacity, and deliver projects profitably and on schedule.
Pricing
List pricing as published by each vendor, with the date we read it. Always verify at the source before you buy.
Float
LeaderFrom $7/scheduled person/month. 30-day free trial. Enterprise available on quote.
- Starter$7/scheduled person/month
- Resource scheduling
- Capacity & time off management
- Project scoping
- Project role suggestions
- API & integrations access
- +13 more
- Pro$12/scheduled person/month
- Everything in Starter, plus:
- Time tracking
- People experience profiles (AI)
- Client rate cards with multi-currency
- Project cost estimation
- +24 more
- EnterpriseContact sales
- Everything in Pro, plus:
- Onboarding setup, rollout, and training
- Technical consulting on integrations & data imports
- Custom contracts
- Service level agreements (SLAs)
- +3 more
Retain International
Pricing not documented yet.
Platform & deployment
Where each product runs and how it can be hosted. A dash means undocumented, not unsupported.
Integrations
What each product connects to. Counts come from the vendor's own integration directory where one exists.
- Outlook
Float
Leader- Google Calendar
- Slack
- Jira
- Asana
- Monday.com
- ClickUp
- Wrike
- NetSuite
- Zapier
- Basecamp
- Karbon
- Aprimo
- Claude
- Outlook Calendar
Retain International
- Microsoft Logic Apps
- Microsoft Power Automate
- Abacus
- IRIS Practice Management
- Workday
- Microsoft 365
- MuleSoft
- Azure Logic Apps
Float or Retain International: which one depends on you
A composite score cannot know your constraints. Describe them and both get re-weighted against what you actually need, with the evidence behind every position.
Free to run, no account needed to start. How the evaluation works
Comparison generated from independently-sourced facts. Every value links to its source and retrieval date. See the method.