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Overview

Breathe provides intuitive HR software for UK SMEs, which helps in centralizing employee data and automate administrative tasks. While the scalability features can be enhanced, its user-friendly interface and effective core features make it a reliable choice for managing people and saving time.

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Overall Rating

Based on 59 users reviews

4.2

Rating Distribution

Positive

86%

Neutral

14%

Negative

0%

Starting Price
Custom

Breathe Specifications

Employee Information Management

Recruitment and Applicant Tracking

Performance Management

Attendance and Time Tracking

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What Is Breathe?

Breathe is a cloud-based software that is built specifically for small and medium-sized businesses (SMEs). The platform replaces time-consuming spreadsheets by centralizing all people-related tasks and data. It features holiday and sickness tracking, document management, and performance monitoring. This helps business owners and office managers save significant administrative time, ensure GDPR compliance, and focus more on their people instead of paperwork.

Breathe Pricing

Breathe HR pricing follows a simple subscription model based on the size of your business, with flexible add-ons available for advanced features. Every plan comes with a 14-day free trial, allowing you to explore the platform before committing.

  • Micro: £22/month/business for 1–10 employees
  • Starter: £39/month/business for 11–20 employees
  • Regular: £89/month/business for 21–50 employees
  • Pro: £159/month/business for 51–100 employees
  • Premium: £369/month/business for 101–150 employees
  • Plus: £525/month/business for 151–200 employees
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Disclaimer: The pricing is subject to change.

Breathe Integrations

The software supports integration with multiple systems and platforms, such as:

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Who Is Breathe For?

Is Breathe Right For You?

Breathe is the ideal fit for SMEs looking to adopt their first formal HR system. The standout feature of the platform is its simplicity, which makes it perfect for business owners or office managers who handle HR alongside other duties. Breathe software offers an intuitive, efficient, and cost-effective platform to manage their people.

Still doubtful if Breathe software is the right fit for you? Connect with our customer support staff at (661) 384-7070 for further guidance.

Breathe Features

This feature simplifies holiday and sickness tracking with a central team calendar and employee self-service portal. Managers can approve requests with a single click, gaining full visibility of leave allowances and identifying absence patterns to ensure adequate team coverage.

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The platform facilitates employee development with tools for setting objectives, logging one-to-one meetings, and conducting appraisals. The Kudos feature allows for peer-to-peer recognition, helping to improve morale and foster a positive company culture by celebrating achievements across the team.

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Users can securely store all HR-related files, from employment contracts to policy documents, in one GDPR-compliant, cloud-based location. This feature provides unlimited storage and ensures sensitive employee information is safe, organized, and easily accessible to authorized personnel when needed.

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Breathe simplifies the hiring process with a built-in applicant tracking system (ATS) by managing vacancies, tracking candidates from application to offer, and effortlessly converting new hires into employee profiles. Digital onboarding tools help get new starters up and running quickly.

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Ideal for businesses with shift-based workers, this add-on helps you build and publish staff rotas, manage timesheets, and track employee clock-in and clock-out times. It simplifies scheduling and ensures accurate hour-tracking for payroll and labor cost management.

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Pros And Cons of Breathe

Pros

  • Clear and logical layout for easy leave and absence tracking

  • Effective management of documents, leave, and employee records

  • Professionalizes HR administration and drives efficiency

Cons

  • New employee setup process can be time-consuming

  • Modern functionalities like drag-and-drop can be included

Breathe Reviews

Total 59 reviews

4.2

All reviews are from verified customers

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JI

Jelka I.

Small-Business, 51-100 employees

4.0
December 2024

Clear team calendar visibility

Pros

I love that I can peek at the calendar and see when my teammates are off. It makes planning my own vacation so much easier because I can pick dates when I know the office won't be super busy. Logging a sick day is also really simple and it's handy to be able to look back if I need to.

Cons

I think you have to pay extra for this. If someone cancels a holiday, we have to say yes before they can book something else. This can slow things down. Also HR people do not show up in the main staff list. You have to look for them. They also do not show on the team calendar. So you cannot see when they are off. In a small company, it helps to see everyone, even the boss and HR.

Rating Distribution

Ease of use

7

Value for money

8

Customer Support

9

Functionality

7

JI

Jelka I.

Small-Business, 11-50 employees

4.0
December 2024

Simple UI with great features

Pros

I love being able to see when my coworkers have time off, which helps me choose dates that are more likely to be approved. Recording sick days is easy and it's simple to look back at previous entries when needed.

Cons

Cancelling holidays requires authorization before I can book anything else, which causes delays. I think this might be an extra paid feature. HR users aren't listed with the rest of the company, so I have to search for them separately and they're not included in the group calendar either which means I can't see when they're off. For small businesses, having visibility of everyone, including HR and Managing Directors would be really helpful.

Rating Distribution

Ease of use

8

Value for money

7

Customer Support

8

Functionality

8

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Anonymous

Small-Business, 500+ employees

4.0
December 2024

my daily go to tool

Pros

Okay, so there's a bit of a setup at the start but once you have got it configured, it just makes everything so much simpler. I am in there almost every day whether it's to book some leave or log a training session. It really helps me stay on top of my stuff.

Cons

You only get back what you put in. If we want to stay on top of HR, we have to add the information first.

Rating Distribution

Ease of use

9

Value for money

9

Customer Support

9

Functionality

9

Frequently Asked Questions

Yes, Breathe provides an API.

Yes, Breathe offers a mobile app.

Breathe currently supports English.

Breathe pricing starts at £22/month for the Micro plan (1–10 employees), followed by Starter at £39 (11–20 employees), Regular at £89 (21–50 employees), Pro at £159 (51–100 employees), Premium at £369 (101–150 employees), and Plus at £525 (151–200 employees), with a 14-day free trial included. Get a personalized Breathe cost estimate for your business today.

Breathe provides support through online chat, a knowledge base, and FAQs.

Breathe integrates with key business tools like hireful ATS, Mintago, iThink 365 Connect Sync, Harriet, and Xero Payroll.

The typical users are in industries like consultancy, legal hospitality, services, manufacturing, marketing.