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: 47
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Reviews
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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: 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: Nonprofit Organization Management
- Company size: 51–200 Employees
- Used Daily for 2+ years
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- Likelihood to recommend 5.0 /10
Functional HR System
Reviewed on 09/10/2020
It is a good basic tool for Employee records, but getting data back out can be cumbersome
It is a good basic tool for Employee records, but getting data back out can be cumbersome
Pros
It is relatively simple to navigate the system and complete tasks quickly using the it's basic interface
Cons
It needs updating. There is no drag and drop functionality, integration with Office 365 or CRM and data cannot be exported en masses.
- Industry: Information Technology & Services
- Company size: 51–200 Employees
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Simple, efficient, cost saving and value for money
Reviewed on 31/05/2016
ramsac have been using BreatheHR to manage our HR needs for our 50+ team, for the best part of two...
ramsac have been using BreatheHR to manage our HR needs for our 50+ team, for the best part of two years now. I have found nothing on the market that compares in terms of functionality and price. Providing our team with a self service HR dashboard has helped us to stand out as a modern employer, whilst at the same time driving increased efficiency and ensuring a more up to date, tighter controlled HR database. We use it to manage staff details, payroll info, holidays and leave, 121s and performance meetings, expenses and more.
I particularly like the efficient way of ensuring staff have read and accepted company wide documents, as well as the easy way in which we can administer leave requests and expense claims - perfect for our very mobile work force.
It's also enabled us to make job offers and HR documentation entirely paper free - and having no paper based HR records whatsoever is really useful when managers are working away from the HQ.
Support is friendly and efficient and the cost is very attractive. I can't say enough positive things about breathehr!
Pros
Drives efficiency
Low monthly fee
Simple to use -for hr users and employees
Cloud based - no set up costs or hardware needs
Mobile
Allows for better control of documents, records and leave/expense requests
Cons
It is what it is, you can't tailor massively, but then you're comparing a product that costs £50 a month, with a bespoke database that costs £20k+ - I think the functionality is more than adequate for the vast majority of SMEs.
- Company size: 11–50 Employees
- Used Weekly for 6-12 months
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- Likelihood to recommend 8.0 /10
Basic But Effective!
Reviewed on 15/05/2018
The biggest benefit is the ability to centrally manage HR in a concise and simple manner, saving...
The biggest benefit is the ability to centrally manage HR in a concise and simple manner, saving time for both HR managers and users alike.
Pros
Without a doubt, the best part about BreatheHR is its simplicity. For the user, the web interface is clear with all features signposted in the expected places with not an ounce of bloatware in sight. Furthermore, the features themselves are extremely easy to use, with intuitive mechanisms and design choices that mean the system is suitable for users of all abilities and backgrounds. This makes the software perfect for any sort of industry, not just those that work on computers all day.
Cons
Perhaps BreatheHR's biggest strength is also its biggest weakness. This is because the system lacks the customisability to incorporate more advanced features specific to a company, meaning sometimes it is impossible to build something into the system that supports all business specific HR policies. Furthermore, the interface is dated, and does not provide a particularly responsive experience for users.
Response from Centurion Management Systems
Thank you so much for your honest opinion Ryan.
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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