Best for
Best for teams that need billable timesheets on their own infrastructure rather than in a subscription cloud.
- Freelancers
- Small and mid-sized
- Enterprise
Time Tracking Comparison
actiTIME vs. Float
At a glance
At a glance
Best for
Best for agencies and teams whose main need is clear capacity planning and utilization.
- Small and mid-sized
- Enterprise
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Full Comparison
| Criterion | actiTIME | Float |
|---|---|---|
| Starting price | Free for 3 users; paid from $6 / user / month Billed yearly for 1 to 40 users, $5 per user and month for 41 to 200, a fixed cost for unlimited users above 200. The self-hosted edition is a one-time $120 per user. | Starter from ~$7 / scheduled person / month Billed annually. Pro ~$12 per scheduled person and month, Enterprise on request. |
| Free trial | Free trial, no credit card required, plus a free version for up to 3 users | 30-day trial |
| Users | Free version up to 3 users | Not stated |
| API | Yes, a REST API on paid plans; the free version has none | Not stated |
| Hosting | Cloud on Amazon servers, or self-hosted on your own Windows or Unix server | Not stated |
| Made in | Canada | Australia |
| Time tracking | Yes, weekly timesheet, calendar view with start and stop times, iOS and Android apps and a Chrome extension that logs online activity automatically | Yes, built in, with pre-filled timesheets |
| Invoicing | Yes, branded PDF invoices from billing rates and recorded time, with leave and overtime costs and a QuickBooks export | No native invoicing |
| Reporting and controlling | Yes, staff performance, time balances and overtime, estimated versus actual, detailed time-track and cost and billing reports, with charts and real-time widgets; the free version exports CSV only | Yes, utilization and project budgets with margin tracking |
| Integrations and API | Yes, a REST API on paid plans, plus QuickBooks, Zapier, the Chrome extension and actiPLANS | Yes, integrations |
| Deployment | more entries Cloud (SaaS), Browser-based, On-premise | Cloud (SaaS), Browser-based |
| Support | Email helpdesk | Not stated |
| Onboarding | Documentation and knowledge base, Video tutorials, Live online demos and webinars | Not stated |
| Company size | more entries Freelancers, Small and mid-sized, Enterprise | Small and mid-sized, Enterprise |
| Integrations | QuickBooks, Zapier, actiPLANS, Chrome | more entries Jira, Asana, Slack, Google Calendar, Trello |
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The short version
Key Differences
- Starting price actiTIME Free for 3 users; paid from $6 / user / month Float Starter from ~$7 / scheduled person / month
- Free trial actiTIME Free trial, no credit card required, plus a free version for up to 3 users Float 30-day trial
- Deployment actiTIME Cloud (SaaS), Browser-based, On-premise Float Cloud (SaaS), Browser-based
- Company size actiTIME Freelancers, Small and mid-sized, Enterprise Float Small and mid-sized, Enterprise
- Made in actiTIME Canada Float Australia
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The trade-offs
Strengths and Limitations
actiTIME
Strengths
- Self-hosted licence as a one-time payment, with the data on your own server
- Billing rates, cost-of-work rates and branded invoices are part of the product
- Free version for up to three users
- Chrome extension logs online activity and imports it into the timesheet
Limitations
- Major upgrades of the self-hosted edition cost 100 percent of the initial price
- The free version has no API and exports only CSV
- The per-user rate only drops above 40 users
Float
Strengths
- Intuitive drag-and-drop scheduling
- Capacity forecasting and utilization
- Built-in time tracking and budgets
Limitations
- Scheduling-first, lighter financials than a full PSA
- No native invoicing
Plans
Pricing
actiTIME
- Free $0 Up to 3 users, limited functionality, CSV reports, no API.
- actiTIME Online $6 / user / month Billed yearly for 1 to 40 users. $5 per user and month for 41 to 200 users, a fixed cost for unlimited users above 200.
- actiTIME Self-Hosted $120 / user One-time payment, installed on your own server, with direct database access. Minor upgrades are free, major upgrades cost 100 percent of the initial price. A fixed cost for unlimited users is also offered.
Float
- Starter ~$7 Per scheduled person and month, billed annually.
- Pro ~$12 Per scheduled person and month, billed annually.
- Enterprise Custom On request.
What users say
Review Scores · opens after launch
actiTIME
- Ease of use
- Not rated yet
- User interface
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- Onboarding
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- Support and service
- Not rated yet
- Value for money
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- Features
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Float
- Ease of use
- Not rated yet
- User interface
- Not rated yet
- Onboarding
- Not rated yet
- Support and service
- Not rated yet
- Value for money
- Not rated yet
- Features
- Not rated yet
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Where this comes from
Where this comes from
actiTIME https://www.actitime.com · no check date recorded yet
Float https://www.float.com · no check date recorded yet
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