Big time and money saver - Daily cashflow particularly useful
Vorteile
Works great for short to medium term cashflow management and the integration with both Xero and FreeAgent is good. Easy to use and provides us with very intelligent data.
Nachteile
Takes a bit of management and doesn't always do everything you want - not so useful for long term cashflow projections but has become an invaluable tool for us. Small issues.
Great tool for simple cash flow management, and even better to get rid of manual Excel tracking!
Better cash flow overview, minimizes the need for Excel.
Vorteile
Float easily integrates with Xero, allows you to easily configure which banks get synced for display purposes, and provides excellent insight into the sources of cash and also where cash is being spent.
The invoices due and bills to pay reports are an easy way to access overdue bills and invoices without clicking through the accounting system.
This is ideal for anyone who wants to get an idea of their cash flow history and projections.
Nachteile
The product would be infinitely better if it supported multi-currency accounts, especially with more businesses holding more than 1 currency. Currently, details on cash is based on GL accounts. It might be way more usable if it gave us the option to view this from a customer/vendor name perspective, since we plan our cash flow on that basis, rather than by the GL account.
The concept with this program is so excellent, and I am holding out on new features being released that totally eliminate the need for other products (such as Excel) for tracking and projecting cash flow. If Float can make that leap, it'll easily be the #1 cash flow app.
Why wouldn't you?
I've loved it since I first got involved, over 3 years ago. I can't imagine life without it!
Vorteile
The ability to be Agile with my financial modelling, to allow me to make tactical decisions, without violating strategic objectives.
Nachteile
If I had to say, it would be price. The tool is probably of most use to SME's and the entry price point should be more like £20 / month
Easy way to track workload
Used a trial version for a month to see which task management software would work best for our small marketing team. While Float was easy (and even kinda fun) to implement, its functionality was too limited to continue use. I think it would be most useful in a situation where you have to focus on managing others and gauging the workload and hours spent on each client or project.
Vorteile
Super easy to use and figure out. Took almost no time at all to start implementing it in the workplace. It also makes it really easy to manage others - you can pass tasks from one person to the other, postpone them easily, and see at a glance whether someone is overbooked.
Nachteile
The capabilities are a little limited. While it can help you track workflow and task progression, it doesn't grant you a lot of flexibility in storing info about clients, setting due dates, etc.
Great cash flow forecasting tool!
Having an online c/f which links to Xero has enabled me to have c/f conversations real-time with clients and run multiple scenarios. It has eliminated the need for excel s/s which in turn has made my time more efficient. It has increased client engagement and provided me with more time for data analysis rather than s/s checking and data entry.
Vorteile
Option of manual link-up to Xero so forecast can reflect Xero updates immediately.
Ability to run multiple scenarios so clients can see the impact of making different business choices on the cashflow.
Nachteile
It would be useful to be able do s/s upload of scenario budgets - can currently only do for the main forecast I think.
Float Cash Flow Software
Overall I have found this software very helpful and also the customer service is really good. I always get a fast response and I love the fact that they are always looking to improve the software. The new function of multiple budgets in one cell was a bonus for our company.
Vorteile
What I like most about this software is how easy it is to use, even if you are not a professional accountant or bookkeeper. I also find the Scenario layers very helpful.
Nachteile
The one function I would love to have in Float is to be able to change the date of budget project to the next month without having to delete the budget in one month and enter to the next when our projects are prolonged to another month.
Float
Float provides crystal clear visibility on our cashflow. Something we had always struggled with in the past.
Vorteile
Ease of use, clarity of information. Focus.
Nachteile
Nothing in particular.
Excellent tools for forecasting
We have for sure a forecast accurate
Vorteile
Easy to use, also gives you the chance to create scenarios and most important can predict the cash movement. You can even add companies
Nachteile
Its not multilanguage and multicurrency, you can add companies but cant be useful if having companies in different countries
Simple software with amazing features
Vorteile
I mainly use Float for its forecasting or “what if” scenarios feature. Float is one of the software that offers this feature. It is a feature that most f of our clients looks forward to. Float can also integrate well with QuickBook and Xero, another accounting software my team and I use. The software together is seamless.
Nachteile
The inability to use more than one type of currency is a difficulty most of the times. But it is all tolerable, given the feature of the software.
Great direct forecasting tool
- Keeps me sane, and saves me quite literally hours every week.
Vorteile
- Easy to set up and use
- Xero integration
- basic scenario planning
- Complex, but not complicated
- Uses direct method
Nachteile
- Could do with a good mobile view - the current one is very frustrating (I don't need an app, but a great mobile view would be high on my list)
Great tool
Vorteile
This is a great tool to know my schedule, to know my co-workers schedule
Nachteile
There is nothing I don't like at this moment.
Analyzing my business via Float kept us alive
I run a small business that does large projects. Cash flow and budgeting is paramount to success. Before I found float I was running my business like most folks. Looking backwards to go forward. I was paying myself and employees unsustainable money, not timing expenditures correctly that were needed to grow but could wait. I am still in business and making healthier decisions based on the future numbers because of the insights Float gives me.
Vorteile
The ease of integration with Xero is simple and over the past couple years the software has become easier to configure and setup. Jump in and go!
Nachteile
There is always room for improvement, and the support staff listen. Currently there is nothing that "must" be done besides never stopping the innovation.
easy to forecast based on your real data in Xero, scenarios allow testing of different events
able to see cashflow, which helps with investments and dividends
Vorteile
The sync with Xero means I don't need to worry about losing transactions, and can quickly compare forecast with actuals.
The scenarios tool enables me to examine whatif for any ledger/ sales or expense.
The weekly email tells you how much cash you have in the business too.
Nachteile
It's a little fun to setup, but you only have to do that once. Tweeking the budget is easy.
Perhaps an app.
indispensable
Vorteile
We can overlay cash flows for ease of viewing upcoming months and forecasts of scenarios. with ability to edit
Nachteile
cannot really think of anything. As I cannot think of anything it is impracticable for me to put much else
Better than sliced bread .....
Our relatively new business operation is experiencing exponential growth. Float gives us the ability to plan and tweak cashflow projections instantly and accurately with access to current and historical data seamlessly through the Xero integration.
Vorteile
Simplicity, functionality, Xero integration.
Nachteile
The nightmares it gives me over the years I spent trying to maintain cashflow data on cumbersome excel spreadsheets that were already out of date by the time I had updated them :(
Review of Float cashflow forecasting
Cash flow reporting is more timely and accurate as is cashflow forecasting
Vorteile
Good layout, good features, simple to understand layout, flexible
Nachteile
Not able to enter formulas or percentage calculations when entering budget figures
Business critical cashflow
Cashflow piece of mind
Vorteile
- amazingly simple to use
- instant accurate cashflow and runway
- so much better that the spreadsheets we used to use
- allows us to model different scenarios
Nachteile
There isn't much to dislike - it's a great bit of software
Instrumental to our business.. excellent product
Vorteile
Fantastic for forecasting cashflow and it's integration with freeagent makes the experience seamless
Nachteile
Few features could be added which would make the details a little better, but know they're on the roadmap
my experience with float has been little but quite pleasant, since it allows to take control of the
Vorteile
what I like the most is its integration with quickbooks and how easy it is to see the arrears with payments to suppliers as well as customer charges, it makes us see that attack immediately and also allows us to see the details of the transactions when we click on a transaction in the cash flow
Nachteile
what I like the least is what it takes updating by giving it the refresh button, I think it's a slow nose if it is for the data handled but I would like it to be faster
Useful tool
Vorteile
Ease of setting a forecast - makes it very easy to see in a format that is easy to read
Nachteile
Difficulty of editing fields & make accruals for future payments. Also, if you have over forecasted something, the difference rolls into the next month which is often not accurate.
Easy to use, very intuitive
Vorteile
Overall simplicity and ability to seamlessly sync with our other business software such as Xero. Well priced as well.
Nachteile
Nothing - it's pretty great. Any glitches are addressed or explained by the helpdesk team who reasons quickly.
Float is just great
Vorteile
We used Excel for predicting our forecast cashflow. It was very time consuming to maintain this system. Float integrated with our bookkeeping software, Xero, made cashflow forecasting very easy!
Excel-like functionality in the browser makes editing easy. The single-page view for an overview is great.
Nachteile
No Excel-like bulk-edit for scenarios except base!
Cash Flow for Everyday People
Just starting to use this product and I like the clean (non-cluttered) layout of the screens. Easy to use, easy to setup and like the fact that you can readily track where the figures come from in xero.
Vorteile
User friendly and easy to understand. Logical layout for the everyday business person.
Nachteile
Would be could to pull in a 3 way budget if required . An upgraded version of the product.
Needs to integrate with myob, as this accounting platform is still used by a lot of larger construction companies who need cash flow advice.
Float
Vorteile
Ease of use
Direct integration with accounting and bookkeeping software!
Nachteile
Slightly expensive for basic or start-up businesses - perhaps a reduced functionality package that's a bit more affordable?
Great tool for managing your finances
Float provides better visibility of our cash flow, allowing us to take action sooner
Vorteile
Speed and ease of the integration with Xero; intuitive interface and flexibility of the forecasting.
Nachteile
A daily automatic re-syncing with Xero would be helpful.
We use Float every day and is the best Cash Flow software we tried when evaluating - it gets slow but regular updates and the support team are relatively responsive. It's not cheap but we feel the ROI is completely worth it.