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Affinity vs Breathe HR

Affinity logo

Affinity

Software

Relationship intelligence platform for professionals

From
$49/month
Rated
-
Breathe HR logo

Breathe HR

Software

Simple HR software for SMEs

From
£13/month
Rated
-

The short version

  • Each has a real cost: Affinity built specifically for private capital firms, so it is not a general purpose CRM; 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: Affinity covers Contact management, Breathe HR covers Employee Database.

Where they differ

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

Attributes where Affinity and Breathe HR differ
AttributeAffinityBreathe HR
Starting price$49/month£13/month
PlatformsWebWeb, Ios, Android
Founded20132012

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 Affinity

  • Contact management
  • Deal tracking
  • Intelligence engine
  • Relationship mapping
  • Integration aggregation
  • Gmail
  • Outlook
  • LinkedIn

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.

Affinity

  • Deal sourcing and pipeline management for venture capital and private equitynot Breathe HR
  • Automatic capture of email and meeting activity into relationship recordsnot Breathe HR
  • Finding warm introductions through existing relationship networksnot Breathe HR
  • Investor relations and fundraising trackingnot Breathe HR
  • Portfolio company support and reportingnot Breathe HR

Breathe HR

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

Where each one falls short

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

Affinity

  • Built specifically for private capital firms, so it is not a general purpose CRM
  • Pricing is not published and requires a demo

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

Affinity

$49/month
  • Pro$49/month
    • Contact management
    • Deal tracking
    • Intelligence
  • Enterprise$undefined/month
    • Everything in Pro
    • Advanced customization
    • Dedicated support

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 Affinity if

  • You need contact management.
  • You also want deal tracking.

Choose Breathe HR if

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

Questions people ask

Is Affinity or Breathe HR better?
Neither clearly leads. Affinity starts at $49/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, Affinity or Breathe HR?
Affinity starts at $49/month and Breathe HR at £13/month.
Does Affinity or Breathe HR run on more platforms?
Affinity runs on Web. Breathe HR runs on Web, Ios, Android.
What is Affinity best used for?
Affinity is most often used for deal sourcing and pipeline management for venture capital and private equity, automatic capture of email and meeting activity into relationship records, finding warm introductions through existing relationship networks, investor relations and fundraising tracking. Of those, deal sourcing and pipeline management for venture capital and private equity and automatic capture of email and meeting activity into relationship records are not what Breathe HR is typically brought in for.
What can Affinity do that Breathe HR cannot?
Affinity covers Contact management, Deal tracking, Intelligence engine, Relationship mapping. Breathe HR covers Employee Database, Absence Management, Document Storage, HR Reporting. Both handle Web support.

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