Best Free Resource Scheduling Software

Runn is a real-time resource management platform with integrated time tracking and powerful forecasting capabilities. Intuitively plan projects and schedule resources with allocations, project phases, milestones, and time off. Flick between monthly, quarterly and half-yearly views to plan for the short and long term. Get a dynamic bird’s-eye view of your entire organization to manage capacity, workload and availability changes as you create your plans. Track project budgets, view forecasts, and get relevant metrics with in-depth reports, charts and dashboards. Use Runn’s time tracker and timesheets to monitor project progress. Direct integrations with Harvest, WorkflowMax, and Clockify. Use the API to connect your favorite tools with Runn.

Ganttic is a flexible drag and drop scheduler for resource planning. Its resource-centric Gantt charts provide a comprehensive overview of your equipment, personnel, facilities, and vehicles. Helping you see who or what, is doing what and when. Leverage your projects' resources to achieve more. And in addition to simple scheduling, dive into more comprehensive resource management and project portfolio management. Optimize resource utilization, build comprehensive reports, and create project or resource-breakdown structures which streamline the planning process. Unlimited Custom Views help segment large resource pools and data fields allow you to incorporate data that matters. A real-time planner that can be used for daily tasks, weekly planning meetings, or long-term scheduling. Suitable for any industry and management style, Ganttic is often seen as a more flexible and affordable "lite ERP" solution. Take advantage of a free 14 day trial with complimentary onboarding.

Tempo Portfolio Manager (formerly LiquidPlanner) is the only project and resource management tool that calculates when work will be done with 90% confidence. Our groundbreaking predictive scheduling engine is based on ranged estimates to generate best-case/worst-case scenarios to model when tasks and projects can realistically start and finish. As a result, one of the biggest differentiators with Tempo Portfolio Manager is how effectively our project management tool helps project teams manage uncertainty and deal with change. Tempo Portfolio Manager factors your organization’s priorities into your project plans from the beginning, so teams are always focused on the most critical work. The availability of your resources is also accounted for, so you can see if your team really can take on a new project.

Wrike’s powerful work management platform enables distributed teams to collaborate in real-time on complex projects. Our versatile, cloud-based software is trusted by top tech companies across the globe, including Siemens and Fitbit. Wrike’s award-winning features include cross-tagging, custom item types, dynamic request forms, and automated workflows. With our 400+ app integrations, you can streamline tasks and keep all your favorite tools in one place. Experience the power of voice commands and smart replies with our Work Intelligence™ software. We also offer pre-built templates designed for specific teams, helping you kick-start your sprint planning, manage Agile projects, assess risks, and adapt to unforeseen changes with ease. Worried about keeping your data secure in the cloud? No problem! Our enterprise-grade security boasts 99.9% uptime, as well as continuous data backup, user authentication, role-based access control, and data encryption. Start your free trial today.

Avaza is a cloud-based professional services automation tool that streamlines project collaboration, resource scheduling, time and expense tracking, retainer management, and invoicing. Trusted by teams across industries, it combines essential business functions into a single, efficient platform. Avaza’s all-in-one approach removes the need for multiple subscriptions and duplicate workflows. By integrating project management, financials, and retainer functionality, it provides businesses with real-time insights into project profitability, employee utilization, and retainer usage, all in one unified system. The retainer feature simplifies ongoing client engagements by automating payments and applying credits for completed work. This ensures seamless billing, efficient resource allocation, and greater transparency. Available across desktop, tablet, and mobile devices, Avaza ensures true on-the-go operational management for companies seeking flexibility and efficiency.