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Acuity Scheduling vs Breathe HR

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Acuity Scheduling

Software

Scheduling made simple

From
$16/month
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
Breathe HR logo

Breathe HR

Software

Simple HR software for SMEs

From
£13/month
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • Each has a real cost: Acuity Scheduling starter tier limited to 1 calendar only; Breathe HR pricing is banded by headcount, starting at £24 per month for 1 to 10 people, £44 per month for 11 to 20 and £99 per month for 21 to 50
  • They diverge on capability: Acuity Scheduling covers Online booking, Breathe HR covers Employee Database.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Acuity Scheduling and Breathe HR actually diverge.

Attributes where Acuity Scheduling and Breathe HR differ
AttributeAcuity SchedulingBreathe HR
Starting price$16/month£13/month
PlatformsWebWeb, Ios, Android
Founded20032012

Identical on both: pricing model (subscription), free tier (No), user rating (Not yet rated), category (Unknown).

What each one covers

Drawn from each product's published feature list. An absence here means we hold no record of it - not that the product lacks it.

Only in Acuity Scheduling

  • Online booking
  • Appointment types
  • Calendar sync
  • Payment processing
  • Email reminders
  • Client self-scheduling
  • Packages & memberships
  • Timezone detection

Only in Breathe HR

  • Employee Database
  • Absence Management
  • Document Storage
  • HR Reporting
  • Performance Management
  • Training
  • Slack
  • Google Workspace

Both cover

  • QuickBooks

What people use each for

The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.

Acuity Scheduling

  • Client self-scheduling with automated time zone conversionnot Breathe HR
  • HIPAA-compliant scheduling for healthcare practitionersnot Breathe HR
  • Multi-location scheduling with multiple staff membersnot Breathe HR
  • Membership, package sales, and gift certificate managementnot Breathe HR

Breathe HR

  • Holiday, absence and sickness tracking for a UK small businessnot Acuity Scheduling
  • Storing HR documents, contracts and e-signaturesnot Acuity Scheduling
  • Performance reviews and onboarding workflows for small teamsnot Acuity Scheduling

Where each one falls short

Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.

Acuity Scheduling

  • Starter tier limited to 1 calendar only
  • SMS/text reminders, memberships, and gift certificates require Standard or Premium tier
  • HIPAA compliance (BAA signature) exclusive to Premium tier at $49/month
  • Custom API and CSS access, and Acuity branding removal require Premium tier

Breathe HR

  • Pricing is banded by headcount, starting at £24 per month for 1 to 10 people, £44 per month for 11 to 20 and £99 per month for 21 to 50
  • Plans are capped by band up to 151 to 200 people, so it is not sold to organisations above that range on the published ladder
  • The free trial is 14 days
  • Health and safety, e-learning and other modules are sold as add-ons on top of the core HR plan
  • Pricing is quoted in pounds and the product is marketed to UK SMEs

Pricing, plan by plan

Acuity Scheduling

$16/month

No published plan breakdown. See the Acuity Scheduling review.

Breathe HR

£13/month
  • Core$13/month
    • Employee Database
    • Absence Management
    • Documents
  • People Management$18/month
    • All Core features
    • Performance
    • Goals

Which should you pick?

Choose Acuity Scheduling if

  • You need online booking.
  • You also want appointment types.
Acuity Scheduling review

Choose Breathe HR if

  • You need employee database.
  • You work on Web, Ios, Android.
  • You also want absence management.
Breathe HR review

Questions people ask

Is Acuity Scheduling or Breathe HR better?
Neither clearly leads. Acuity Scheduling starts at $16/month and Breathe HR at £13/month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Acuity Scheduling or Breathe HR?
Acuity Scheduling starts at $16/month and Breathe HR at £13/month.
Does Acuity Scheduling or Breathe HR run on more platforms?
Acuity Scheduling runs on Web. Breathe HR runs on Web, Ios, Android.
What is Acuity Scheduling best used for?
Acuity Scheduling is most often used for client self-scheduling with automated time zone conversion, hipaa-compliant scheduling for healthcare practitioners, multi-location scheduling with multiple staff members, membership, package sales, and gift certificate management. Of those, client self-scheduling with automated time zone conversion and hipaa-compliant scheduling for healthcare practitioners are not what Breathe HR is typically brought in for.
What can Acuity Scheduling do that Breathe HR cannot?
Acuity Scheduling covers Online booking, Appointment types, Calendar sync, Payment processing. Breathe HR covers Employee Database, Absence Management, Document Storage, HR Reporting. Both handle QuickBooks.
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