TL;DR: Float is a polished resource scheduler billed per scheduled person, with Starter around $7 and Pro around $12 a month each. Taskade Genesis builds the agency utilization and capacity board from one prompt, on your own data, next to the delivery work, with AI agents and automations included. Free Forever, Pro $10/mo billed annually. Try Taskade Genesis free →
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| Capability | Float | Taskade Genesis |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing (starting) | ~$7-12 per scheduled person | $0 Free · $10/mo Pro billed annually (10 seats) |
| Build your own utilization app | ❌ | ✅ |
| Built-in AI agents | Limited | ✅ built-in tools |
| Utilization next to delivery tasks | Integrations | ✅ Same workspace |
| Workspace DNA loop | ❌ | ✅ ▲ Memory · ■ Intelligence · ● Execution |
Utilization next to delivery, not another seat tax
Utilization is four Monday questions: who is overbooked, who has slack, which clients burned the retainer, and what happens if the pitch closes. Float answers with a beautiful schedule. Taskade Genesis answers by making capacity a first-class board beside client work.
Deep guide: Float alternative for agency utilization (2026).
What is Taskade Genesis?
Taskade Genesis is the AI app builder inside the Taskade workspace. Founded by John Xie, Dionis Loire, and Stan Chang in 2017, Taskade is a Y Combinator-backed platform.
Genesis takes a single prompt and ships a deployed app - UI, database (Table view), AI agents, workflow automations, custom domains, and built-in auth.
What is Float?
Float is a resource scheduling and capacity planning product for agencies and services teams. It is widely praised for schedule clarity, heat maps, and planner UX.
Float at a glance: Per scheduled person pricing. Starter ~$7, Pro ~$12 (public 2026 ranges). Strong schedule UX. Confirm live pricing.
Strengths are real. Trade-offs for contractor-heavy agencies:
- Per-person seat tax. Every designer on the grid is a billable seat.
- Visibility fear. Finance hesitates to seat flex contractors, so shadow spreadsheets return.
- Schedule vs delivery gap. Capacity lives in one tool; client work lives in another.
- Floor effects elsewhere. Tools like Runn often floor paid plans at 20 seats, which punishes 12-person studios.
Why agencies choose Taskade Genesis
Capacity as a living board
- App generation: Seats, retainers, week-ahead load from one prompt
- AI agents: Ask who is free for a pitch, flag over-100-percent rows
- Automations: Weekly digest to Slack, nudge soft bookings to confirmed
- Same workspace: Utilization argues with the delivery board in one system
Flat-rate vs per-scheduled-person math
Taskade flat-rate (annual billing):
- Free Forever: Full app builder access
- Pro: $10/month total, up to 10 seats
- Business: $25/month total, unlimited seats
- Max / Enterprise: $100 / $250 per month
The seat-tax loop agencies hate
Taskade Genesis breaks the loop by putting capacity on a workspace plan, not a headcount meter for every grid name.
The Workspace DNA advantage
Every Taskade Genesis app runs on Workspace DNA.
- Memory: People, retainers, and projects across Board, Table, and Calendar
- Intelligence: Agents with built-in tools over live capacity records
- Execution: Durable automations across 100+ integrations
Float brilliantly executes the schedule canvas. Taskade Genesis runs the full Memory → Intelligence → Execution loop next to client delivery.
Seat math sketch
| Team on schedule | Float Starter ~$7 | Float Pro ~$12 | Taskade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8 people | ~$56 | ~$96 | Free / $10 Pro |
| 15 people | ~$105 | ~$180 | $25 Business |
| 25 people | ~$175 | ~$300 | $25 Business |
| 40 people | ~$280 | ~$480 | $25 Business |
Choose Taskade if...
- You need utilization next to delivery tasks and client portals
- Per-scheduled-person pricing fights your contractor model
- You want agents that query live capacity
- You prefer flat workspace plans over headcount meters
Choose Float if...
- Schedule UX is the product and you want the best planner canvas
- Your whole team fits comfortably on Starter or Pro seat math
- You do not need capacity living inside the same app as delivery
- Finance dashboards in a dedicated RM tool are the priority
Clone a living agency utilization system
Capacity beside delivery - not a disconnected spreadsheet.
Get started with Taskade Genesis
Build an agency utilization board from one prompt. Database, agents, and automations included.
Explore Taskade Genesis
- AI App Builder - Build complete apps from one prompt
- AI Agent Platform - Digital teammates that work 24/7
- AI Automation Platform - Workflow automation across 100+ tools
- Community Gallery - Clone and customize live apps
- Pricing - Flat-rate plans, no per-person schedule tax
Learn the Taskade Genesis architecture
- First-app guide - 5-minute tutorial
- How Workspace DNA Works - The architecture explained
- Custom AI Agents - The Intelligence pillar
- Projects & Databases - The Memory pillar
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Related reading
- The Build Without Permission article - Our manifesto
- Float Alternative for Agency Utilization 2026 - Capacity guide
- How Workspace DNA Works - The architecture