Now in beta: estimate and price projects

Estimate work before it kicks off. Whether you’re quoting a brand-new project or reassessing scope midstream, Estimates can help you quickly price projects with confidence.

Plan for profitability from day one

At best, pricing out projects can feel like educated guesswork. This is only amplified when aligning people’s availability and billable rates with client expectations. Now, you can estimate the resource plan and the bottom line upfront and check in on how it’s going along the way.

In the beta, you can:

• Allocate team members and their rates to forecast delivery costs and build budgets
• Adjust timelines and resources to see how changes impact margins
• Measure how you’re tracking against an estimate baseline as your plans unfold

Built to make fuzzy internal estimation workflows concrete, interactive, and quick

For example, as a project manager, you might use Estimates to:

• Align internal planning with what’s sent to clients
• Understand budget constraints before kickoff
• Reassess costs fast when scope changes
• Keep margins in their target zone

Or, a resource manager might use Estimates to:

• Ensure planned resources match delivery
• Support sales or client teams with accurate effort and price modeling
• Course-correct when the project scope evolves

What’s coming next

Coming later this summer:

• Role-based planning (e.g., start planning with generic roles like “Senior Designer”, then assign the right person later)
• Fixed cost and expense line items to capture non-resource costs
• Additional enhancements based on YOUR feedback!

Try the beta

Estimates beta is available on Float’s Pro and Enterprise plans. On Starter, you can try it out by starting a free 30-day Pro trial.

Note: we give all of our managed customers a little extra time during roll-outs. If you’re a managed account, and want immediate access, reach out to your CSM.

Share your feedback

Get started with Estimates, and tell us what you think. Your feedback (add it here or reach out to support) will help shape the full release.