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Adyen vs Breathe HR

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Adyen

Software

The payments platform built for growth

From
$29/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: Adyen there is a minimum monthly invoice, set by industry and business model and only disclosed through the sales team, so small volumes are not economic; 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: Adyen covers Payment processing, Breathe HR covers Employee Database.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Adyen and Breathe HR actually diverge.

Attributes where Adyen and Breathe HR differ
AttributeAdyenBreathe HR
Starting price$29/month£13/month
Pricing modelusage-basedsubscription
PlatformsWeb, Api, PosWeb, Ios, Android
Founded20062012

Identical on both: 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 Adyen

  • Payment processing
  • Risk management
  • Unified commerce
  • Issuing
  • Platform payments
  • SAP
  • Salesforce
  • Oracle

Only in Breathe HR

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

Both cover

  • Web support

What people use each for

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

Adyen

  • Card acquiring with interchange plus pricing for larger merchantsnot Breathe HR
  • Accepting local payment methods across multiple countriesnot Breathe HR
  • Settling in several currencies through linked bank accountsnot Breathe HR
  • Unified online and in-person paymentsnot Breathe HR

Breathe HR

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

Where each one falls short

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

Adyen

  • There is a minimum monthly invoice, set by industry and business model and only disclosed through the sales team, so small volumes are not economic
  • Published fees are indicative rather than a rate card, with real pricing negotiated
  • Interchange++ means the card cost varies per transaction rather than being a single predictable percentage
  • Alternative payment methods carry their own rates on top, such as 3.3 percent plus $0.10 for American Express in North America

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

Adyen

$29/month
  • CustomFree
    • Payment processing
    • Risk management
    • Unified commerce

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 Adyen if

  • You need payment processing.
  • You work on Web, Api, Pos.
  • You also want risk management.
Adyen 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 Adyen or Breathe HR better?
Neither clearly leads. Adyen starts at $29/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, Adyen or Breathe HR?
Adyen starts at $29/month and Breathe HR at £13/month.
Does Adyen or Breathe HR run on more platforms?
Adyen runs on Web, Api, Pos. Breathe HR runs on Web, Ios, Android.
What is Adyen best used for?
Adyen is most often used for card acquiring with interchange plus pricing for larger merchants, accepting local payment methods across multiple countries, settling in several currencies through linked bank accounts, unified online and in-person payments. Of those, card acquiring with interchange plus pricing for larger merchants and accepting local payment methods across multiple countries are not what Breathe HR is typically brought in for.
What can Adyen do that Breathe HR cannot?
Adyen covers Payment processing, Risk management, Unified commerce, Issuing. Breathe HR covers Employee Database, Absence Management, Document Storage, HR Reporting. Both handle Web support.
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