# Breathe Software Pricing, Alternatives & More 2026 | Capterra > With the help of Capterra, learn about Breathe Software - reviews, pricing plans, popular comparisons to other Human Resources products and more. Source: https://www.capterra.com/p/126547/BreatheHr --- # Breathe Software Review 2026: Features, Integrations, Pros & Cons Last updated on March 13, 2026 Provider data verified by our Software Research team, and reviews moderated by our Reviews Verification team. [Description](#description)[Use cases](#use-cases)[Alternatives](#alternatives)[Features](#features)[Pricing](#pricing)[Integrations](#integrations)[Support](#support)[Reviews](#reviews) Breathe ## What is Breathe? Breathe is an all-in-one HR solution, designed exclusively for SMEs. We believe putting people first is key to leading a successful business and we’re not the only ones. Over 16,000 SMEs and over 950 HR consultancies across the UK use Breathe’s award-winning platform to support their people and streamline their HR operations. For businesses looking for the essentials such as holiday management, leave and absence tracking and reporting, you could get started for as little as £22 per month per organisation. Plus we have a suite of add-ons available to enhance your software and give your people a more rounded experience: Breathe Learn; Breathe Rota, Time and Attendance; Breathe Expenses, and Breathe Recruitment. And with our no obligation 14-day free trial, you can see the benefits for yourself in your own time and at your own pace. ## What is Breathe used for? [Human Resources](https://www.capterra.com/human-resource-software/)[Leave Management System](https://www.capterra.com/leave-management-system-software/)[Performance Management System](https://www.capterra.com/performance-appraisal-software/) Overall rating Based on 46 user reviews Reviews sentiment Positive 87% Neutral 9% Negative 4% Starting price £22 Other, Per Month Free trial available Capterra Shortlist charts the highest-rated and most popular products... Our "Best of" badge program showcases products with the highest ratings... Our "Best of" badge program showcases products with the highest ratings... Do you work for Breathe?[Manage this product listing](https://digitalmarkets.gartner.com/get-listed/claim-bx?url=https://www.breathehr.com/&name=Breathe) ## Compare with a popular alternative Capterra selects software alternatives based on relevant features, verified user reviews and user interactions. Placement may be influenced by client status. ### Breathe 4.3 (46) VS. [4.3 (1,820)](https://www.capterra.com/p/86714/WebPay/reviews/) Starting Price £22 Other, Per Month Starting Price Contact vendor Free Trial Free Version Pricing Options Free Trial Free Version Ease Of Use 4.4 (41) Ease Of Use 4.3 (1,819) Value For Money 4.2 (31) Value For Money 4.2 (1,484) Customer Service 4.0 (32) Customer Service 4.1 (1,554) ## Breathe alternatives Highest Rated [4.9 (4,603)](https://www.capterra.com/p/172127/Rippling/reviews/) Starting price $8.00 Per User, Per Month [4.6 (5,044)](https://www.capterra.com/p/153140/Connecteam/reviews/) Starting price $29.00 Per User, Per Month [4.6 (3,108)](https://www.capterra.com/p/110968/BambooHR/reviews/) Starting price $10.00 Per User, Per Month [4.3 (3,033)](https://www.capterra.com/p/133745/Paycor-Perform/reviews/) Starting price Contact vendor for pricing [View all alternatives](https://www.capterra.com/p/126547/BreatheHr/alternatives/) ## Features Features with the highest number of reviews are displayed first. Those that have no reviews appear next, sorted alphabetically. Time Off Management 4.7 (15) 60.00% of 15 reviewers that rated this feature as important or highly important Track and manage employee time-off, vacation, and sick leave requests Employee Database 4.1 (14) 78.57% of 14 reviewers that rated this feature as important or highly important Electronic storage of staff/employee contact information and job status in a centralized repository HR Management 3.7 (9) 77.78% of 9 reviewers that rated this feature as important or highly important Automates core HR functions such as talent management, employee evaluation and learning management Vacation/Leave Tracking 4.5 (8) 50.00% of 8 reviewers that rated this feature as important or highly important Request, track, and manage time off requests and vacation time Reporting/Analytics 3.0 (7) 114.29% of 7 reviewers that rated this feature as important or highly important View and track pertinent metrics to find patterns and gain insights from data Time & Attendance 3.6 (7) 28.57% of 7 reviewers that rated this feature as important or highly important Track and manage employee's work hours to improve payroll accuracy Breathe 58 features Manage and track employee attendance Define levels of authorization for access to specific files or systems Dashboard to view the status of ongoing processes, identify current incidents and track past activities Alerts or notifications of various types such as pop-up messages, sounds, banners, or badges Application programming interface that allows for integration with other systems/databases Find and manage potential candidates and their applications and resumes through the recruiting life cycle Track, manage and store the applications of potential future members, customers or candidates Manage the process of evaluating documents or requests submitted for approval Manage attendance for classes, shifts, meetings, or events Track the attendance of specific individuals or groups Monitor and analyze the availability of resources to help plan and streamline the service delivery to clients Record employee's benefit plans and selections throughout career progression Track and manage schedules and meetings via an integrated calendar Manages compensation such as salary, bonus, and benefits processes, aligning with policies Customize data fields to support various needs and use cases Alter the layout and content of reports Pre-designed layouts that can be customized to match preferences and requirements Import and export data to and from software applications Store, manage, and track all electronic documents in a centralized location Store and organize documents in a centralized system Electronic storage of staff/employee contact information and job status in a centralized repository Track employee schedules, availability, and performance across projects and tasks Online portal where employees can access and track their own information Centralized storage for employee data, records, and performance metrics Gateway through which employees can access the system Establish measurable goals and objectives and track their progress over a specific period of time Automates core HR functions such as talent management, employee evaluation and learning management Facilitate training materials that help employees grow and progress in their positions Manage and track employee attendance Access software remotely via mobile devices Closing out contracts by reviewing contract/project completion, finalizing payments, and ensuring terms and compliance as been achieved Process of familiarizing new clients, stakeholders or employees with the company, a new location, or a service Manage employee salary processes, data, taxes, and records administration efficiently View and track payroll metrics including tax liabilities, pay rates, working hours, deductions and more Evaluation process that provides feedback on an employee's job performance Organize and manage the accomplishments and development of employees or performance of applications or systems Create, fill out, and send performance reviews to individual employees Measure time to completion or hours worked for projects Based on availability, instantly confirm or deny a request when a new booking is made Tools to find, assess, and hire suitable candidates for a job within an organization Timed notification for any upcoming task, deadline, appointment, or activity Collection, analysis, and representation of numerical data and generation of reports to understand various patterns View and track pertinent metrics to find patterns and gain insights from data Allocate and manage resources, such as employees, equipment, facilities, and other assets Set & manage permission levels based on user roles and restrict access to only authorized individuals Plan availability and assign specific time slots for tasks and resources Online portal through which end users can access the system, manage tasks, or obtain information Track and manage sick leave time Create, manage and track all task activities and progression Track and manage the scheduling of tasks Track tax-related transactions, tax remittance and tax reporting for various groups of employees and contractors Set up connections to third-party platforms to improve business processes Track and manage employee's work hours to improve payroll accuracy Track and manage employee time-off, vacation, and sick leave requests Tools that allow employees to request/schedule time off Track the amount of time spent on a job or task Track employee/learner's progression through training programs Request, track, and manage time off requests and vacation time Get Advice We can help you find the software with the features you need. Features 4.1 (39) 4.1 Based on 39 reviews ## Pricing Value for money 4.2 (31) Free Trial [View pricing plan details](https://www.capterra.com/p/126547/BreatheHr/pricing/) Core HR £22.00 Other,Per Month It includes: - Document Storage - HR Dashboard and Reporting - HR Database - Performance Management - Sickness and Absence Tracking - Staff Holiday Planner Rota, Time and Attendance £32.00 Other,Per Month It includes: - Location and User Management - Push Email Notifications - Rota Templates - Team Management - Time and Attendance - Timeclock Learn £34.00 Other,Per Month It includes: - Compliant With Business Requirements - Onboarding Process - Value-Packed Courses Value for money 4.2 (31) 4.2 Based on 31 reviews ## Integrations [ Google Calendar](https://www.capterra.com/p/213340/Google-Calendar/)[ Xero](https://www.capterra.com/p/120109/Xero/)[ Microsoft Outlook](https://www.capterra.com/p/227138/Microsoft-Outlook/)[ WeThrive](https://www.capterra.com/p/128803/WeThrive/) Connect with a Capterra advisor for a free 15-minute consultation Get a personalized software list aligned to your business needs with guidance from our expert advisors. Our team has helped 1 million+ businesses like yours find options that fit their needs. ## Support, customer service and training options Customer Service 4.0 (32) Support - Email/Help Desk - FAQs/Forum - Knowledge Base - Phone Support - 24/7 (Live rep) - Chat Training - In Person - Live Online - Webinars - Documentation - Videos Deployment - Web - Android - iPhone/iPad Typical users - Freelancers - Small businesses - Mid size businesses - Enterprises Customer Service 4.0 (32) 4.0 Based on 32 reviews ## User reviews Overall rating 4.3 Based on 46 reviews Filter by rating 5(24) 4(16) 3(4) 2(0) 1(2) Mentioned topic Sorted by most recent MK Michal K. IT Engineer Education Management ### "Great platform to manage employees" 5.0 Overall Rating 5.0 5.0 Ease of Use 5.0 5.0 Features 5.0 5.0 Customer Service 5.0 5.0 Likelihood to Recommend 10/10 January 12, 2026 Pros I use Breathe to manage my annual leave. It is super easy to use. It has handy calendar and option to cancel the leave by the user. Cons There is not much you can dislike about Breathe. It does the job. It combines Annual leave, sickness, courses. Review source Incentivized review: software users are invited to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive for their time and effort. All incentivized reviews are subject to our verification process prior to publication. EB Ellie B. Business Operations and HR Support Hospitality ### "Great user friendly, simple HR system" 5.0 Overall Rating 5.0 5.0 Ease of Use 5.0 5.0 Features 5.0 5.0 Customer Service 5.0 5.0 Likelihood to Recommend 10/10 May 16, 2025 Overall, Breathe is a really user friendly system, with great reporting tools, document storage, and a really useful dashboard where you can see key metrics for your employees. Pros Breathe is an incredibly well laid out and easy to use software. It's simple to use as a HR user and manager, and easy to use as an employee. All staff documents can be held in the cloud, and employees have access to the documents only you choose. There is also an option to make it necessary for an employee to view a document you have uploaded which can be really useful for Health & Safety documents etc. Cons It can be a bit 'clunky' trying to change some employee details, especially for those that aren't too great with IT. Review source Incentivized review: software users are invited to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive for their time and effort. All incentivized reviews are subject to our verification process prior to publication. EB Ellie B. Head of People and Development Financial Services ### "Great for a first time HRIS or smaller business" 3.0 Overall Rating 3.0 3.0 Ease of Use 5.0 5.0 Features 3.0 3.0 Customer Service 3.0 3.0 Likelihood to Recommend 7/10 May 6, 2025 It does the job, especially for a smaller business or first time using a HRIS. Staff easily adapt to it and know how to use it. It just doesn't have the level of tools and reporting that I would choose from a HRIS. Good for the price though. Pros Really easy to use, intuitive, and modern looking. It was quick and easy to set people up on and establish bug fixes etc. I could easily alter settings to work to our business needs. Cons Just a bit too basic! The reporting wasn't as in depth as required, and it was very much an entry level solution. Review source Incentivized review: software users are invited to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive for their time and effort. All incentivized reviews are subject to our verification process prior to publication. MS Michael S. Financial Controller Construction ### "Decent HR portal" 4.0 Overall Rating 4.0 4.0 Ease of Use 3.0 3.0 Features 5.0 5.0 Customer Service 5.0 5.0 Likelihood to Recommend 9/10 March 26, 2025 Solid HR portal with lots of bells and whistles Pros I like the variety of features and the level of control over switching them on/off Cons The number of "clicks" to get to the desired function sometimes seems too many. Review source Incentivized review: software users are invited to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive for their time and effort. All incentivized reviews are subject to our verification process prior to publication. NW Natalie w. Ops Manager Events Services ### "Sadly Not a fan " 3.0 Overall Rating 3.0 3.0 Ease of Use 2.0 2.0 Features 1.0 1.0 Customer Service 1.0 1.0 Likelihood to Recommend 0/10 March 14, 2025 We did a trail and didn't find the cocking in to be accurate so didn't proceed with the sale Pros I found it to be clean and fresh looking Cons Unfortunately i was not a fan of the platform Review source Incentivized review: software users are invited to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive for their time and effort. All incentivized reviews are subject to our verification process prior to publication. AT Alastair T. Managing Director Staffing and Recruiting ### "Massive price hikes, decreased usability and manual export of files when you leave." 1.0 Overall Rating 1.0 1.0 Ease of Use 2.0 2.0 Features 2.0 2.0 Customer Service 1.0 1.0 Likelihood to Recommend 0/10 March 4, 2025 Used to be good, but since they were sold it rapidly went down hill. Pros Used to be really good for small business. It was good value for money and simple to use. Cons We have been with BreathHR for 10 years, but the new update is a step backwards. We have now had another price increase so the product has gone up 57% in two years. Unfortunately since the company got taken over a couple of years ago its rapidly going backwards. We found a new product which is cheaper and a lot more functionality. After informing BreatheHR that we are leaving it transpires they have no data transfer software so all our files/documents have to be manually download for every employee. Another reason to really think twice about signing with BreatheHR. Review source Non-incentivized review: any software user can leave a review for any product listed on our site. All submitted reviews are subject to our verification process prior to publication. AC Andy C. Managing Director Design ### "Competent HR for a small business" 5.0 Overall Rating 5.0 5.0 Ease of Use 5.0 5.0 Features 5.0 5.0 Customer Service 5.0 5.0 Likelihood to Recommend 8/10 February 15, 2025 Pros For my small business this was really helpful in managing their contracts, holidays and many other aspects of their employment. Cons It has a lot of configurability and honestly didn't have and cons for me. Review source Incentivized review: software users are invited to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive for their time and effort. All incentivized reviews are subject to our verification process prior to publication. JB JOHN B. Payroll Co-Ordinator Accounting ### "Breathe review" 3.0 Overall Rating 3.0 3.0 Ease of Use 4.0 4.0 Features 3.0 3.0 Customer Service 3.0 3.0 Likelihood to Recommend 5/10 October 25, 2024 I have used it for multiple different companies and overall it is a very user friendly system, although it lacks the functionality of some larger systems Pros The easy and clear reporting that came as part of the system Cons The inability for it to expand with the company Alternatives considered [Cezanne HR](https://www.capterra.com/p/12452/Cezanne-HR/) Reasons for choosing Breathe Cost predominantly, although also due to the relatively small size of the company Review source Incentivized review: software users are invited to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive for their time and effort. All incentivized reviews are subject to our verification process prior to publication. RS Rachel S. CEO Internet ### "Good for SMEs" 5.0 Overall Rating 5.0 5.0 Ease of Use 5.0 5.0 Features 5.0 5.0 Customer Service 5.0 5.0 Likelihood to Recommend 9/10 September 30, 2024 Good value for the functionality and feels like it's been designed by actual users, rather than some bright spark with an idea. Pros It's quite easy to use once you're in there, and links people, function, teams etc - as well as providing different access depending on admin rights. Personal, private and public information is well set out, and the features are comprehensive, eg performance such as 1:1s, appraisals, employment details and holiday records. Holidays are easy to book and amend. Cons The holiday calendar display is a little clunky, but not massively detrimentally so, and the navigation generally can take a little getting used to. Switched from [BambooHR](https://www.capterra.com/p/110968/BambooHR/) Costwise Breathe was better and was providing better access rights to different admin level users than BambooHR Review source Incentivized review: software users are invited to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive for their time and effort. All incentivized reviews are subject to our verification process prior to publication. BG Benjamin G. Private Practice Administrator Medical Practice ### "Intuitive and Effective" 5.0 Overall Rating 5.0 5.0 Ease of Use 5.0 5.0 Features 4.0 4.0 Customer Service 0.0 0.0 Likelihood to Recommend 10/10 April 18, 2024 Very positive. From a user perspective I can't seen ay reason to change for something else. Pros Very clear and logical layout, made it easy to track who was off when so making sure there were enough staff at any time was guaranteed. You could book off specific hours and periods, which is useful for appointments and carrying leave over, with no time getting wasted. Cons We only used it for booking leave and tracking absence, and I couldn't imagine a way to improve it. Perhaps other features aren't as sound, but I can't comment on those. Review source Non-incentivized review: any software user can leave a review for any product listed on our site. All submitted reviews are subject to our verification process prior to publication. 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