Breathe
About Breathe
Back in 2012, Breathe built their multi-award-winning software with one thing in mind: to set SMEs free from time-consuming HR admin so they can focus on their people, build strong company cultures & drive their organisations forward.
Owned by leading cloud-based solution provider, ELMO Software, Breathe offers simple & cost-effective software that makes it super-easy to manage up to 200 employees.
From employee data, leave, sickness and HR documents to training & performance, expenses, recruitment, rota scheduling and e-learning – Breathe already helps over 15,000 UK SMEs to leave time-consuming tasks behind, without breaking the bank.
Breathe is 100% cloud-based, GDPR-compliant and ISO27001-accredited, offering the highest level of data security.
Pricing starting from:
£18.00/month
- Free Version
- Free Trial
- Subscription
Key benefits of Breathe
Free time to manage people and company culture rather than HR admin with task automation.
Get access to all employee information from anywhere with secure cloud storage.
Streamline holiday booking and allowance management and setup approval workflows.
Securely store employee documents online
Boost employee motivation with regular 1-1s and timely feedback.
ISO 270001 accredited software
Typical Customers
- Freelancers
- Small Businesses (2-50)
- Mid-size Companies (51-500)
- Large enterprises (500 and more)
Deployment
- Cloud-based
- On-premise
Countries available
United Kingdom
Supported Languages
English
Pricing starting from:
£18.00/month
- Free Version
- Free Trial
- Subscription
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Features
Total features of Breathe: 48
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- Industry: Accounting
- Company size: 11–50 Employees
- Used Daily for 1+ year
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- Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10
A Great Human Resource Software
Reviewed on 13/01/2023
It's a very useful software which helps for the HR management and leave tracking purposes. Not only...
It's a very useful software which helps for the HR management and leave tracking purposes. Not only that it can be used for personal goal setting and training activities too.
Pros
It has the option to track our goals and maintain our qualification, training , and learning which help us to keep our records up to date. In addition it has an easy process to apply for the leave and track them and get the approvals. Further the organization chart will provide the details about the organization and the relevant person whom the first tier employees need to contact for their leaves
Cons
The way how the organization chart presented need some updates
- Industry: Internet
- Company size: 2–10 Employees
- Used Daily for 1+ year
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- Likelihood to recommend 9.0 /10
Good for SMEs
Reviewed on 30/09/2024
Good value for the functionality and feels like it's been designed by actual users, rather than...
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.
- Industry: Accounting
- Company size: 201–500 Employees
- Used Daily for 2+ years
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- Value for Money
- Ease of Use
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- Likelihood to recommend 5.0 /10
Breathe review
Reviewed on 25/10/2024
I have used it for multiple different companies and overall it is a very user friendly system,...
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 HRReasons for Switching to Breathe
Cost predominantly, although also due to the relatively small size of the company- Industry: Information Technology & Services
- Company size: 2–10 Employees
- Used Daily for 2+ years
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- Likelihood to recommend 7.0 /10
Good overall
Reviewed on 17/07/2023
Mostly been good overall a few teething problems at all but this is expected with any system
Mostly been good overall a few teething problems at all but this is expected with any system
Pros
The majority of the system is easy to use both as an administrator and also for employees. If all information is entered correctly the reminders on the system are great as well i.e passport and visa expiry reminders. Booking time off / leave requests work well
Cons
Documents and timesheets / time logs - not being able to have bulk upload functionality is really frustrating at times. The report functionality isn't great also. Not having version control and a log of version controls for documents as well is also annoying
- Industry: Medical Practice
- Company size: 11–50 Employees
- Used Weekly for 6-12 months
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- Ease of Use
- Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10
Intuitive and Effective
Reviewed on 18/04/2024
Very positive. From a user perspective I can't seen ay reason to change for something else.
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.
Breathe FAQs
Below are some frequently asked questions for Breathe.Q. What type of pricing plans does Breathe offer?
Breathe offers the following pricing plans:
- Starting from: £18.00/month View Pricing Plans
- Pricing model: Subscription
- Free Trial: Available
Breathe have 5 price plans to suit businesses from 1 to 250 employees, what make us unique is that we don't charge per employee, our plans are per business account: Micro: Up to 10 employees: £12 a month per business Starter: 11- 20 employees: £24 a month per business Regular: 21-50 employees: £61 a month per business Pro: 51-100 employees: £123 a month per business Premium: 101-250 employees: £251 a month per business
Q. Who are the typical users of Breathe?
Breathe has the following typical customers:
Self Employed, 2–10, 11–50, 51–200, 201–500
Q. What languages does Breathe support?
Breathe supports the following languages:
English
Q. Does Breathe support mobile devices?
Breathe supports the following devices:
Q. What other apps does Breathe integrate with?
Breathe integrates with the following applications:
Google Calendar, Microsoft Outlook, TeamOrgChart, WeThrive
Q. What level of support does Breathe offer?
Breathe offers the following support options:
Email/Help Desk, FAQs/Forum, Knowledge Base, Phone Support, Chat
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