Is Automate.io or Breathe HR better?

Neither clearly leads. Automate.io starts at Free and Breathe HR at £13/month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.

Which is cheaper, Automate.io or Breathe HR?

Automate.io has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at Free for Automate.io and £13/month for Breathe HR.

Does Automate.io or Breathe HR run on more platforms?

Automate.io runs on Web, Mobile. Breathe HR runs on Web, Ios, Android.

Can I use Automate.io for free?

Yes. Automate.io has a free tier, so you can try it without paying. Breathe HR starts at £13/month.

What is Automate.io best used for?

Automate.io is most often used for workflow automation, data integration, process automation, app integration. Of those, workflow automation and data integration are not what Breathe HR is typically brought in for.

What can Automate.io do that Breathe HR cannot?

Automate.io covers Multi-step automations, Conditional logic, Data mapping, Error handling. Breathe HR covers Employee Database, Absence Management, Document Storage, HR Reporting. Both handle Slack, Web support.

Automation & Integration · head to head

Automate.io vs Breathe HR

Automate.io

Automation & Integration

Connect and automate your cloud applications

From: Free
Rated: -

Full review Website

Breathe HR

HR & Recruiting

Simple HR software for SMEs

From: £13/month
Rated: -

Full review Website

The short version

Only Automate.io has a free tier, so it costs nothing to try first.
Each has a real cost: Automate.io no longer exists as a product. automate.io redirects to notion.com, which acquired the company and wound the integration service down; 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: Automate.io covers Multi-step automations, Breathe HR covers Employee Database.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Automate.io and Breathe HR actually diverge.

Attributes where Automate.io and Breathe HR differ
Attribute	Automate.io	Breathe HR
Starting price	Free	£13/month
Pricing model	usage-based	subscription
Free tier	Yes	No
Platforms	Web, Mobile	Web, Ios, Android
Category	Automation & Integration	HR & Recruiting
Founded	2014	2012

Identical on both: user rating (Not yet rated).

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 Automate.io

Multi-step automations
Conditional logic
Data mapping
Error handling
Scheduling
Webhooks
API integrations
500+ apps

Only in Breathe HR

Employee Database
Absence Management
Document Storage
HR Reporting
Performance Management
Training
Google Workspace
Microsoft 365

Both cover

Slack
Web support

What people use each for

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

Automate.io

Workflow Automationnot Breathe HR
Data Integrationnot Breathe HR
Process Automationnot Breathe HR
App Integrationnot Breathe HR
API Connectivitynot Breathe HR

Breathe HR

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

Where each one falls short

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

Automate.io

No longer exists as a product. automate.io redirects to notion.com, which acquired the company and wound the integration service down
Existing automations were not portable to Notion, so users had to rebuild elsewhere

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

Automate.io

Free

FreeFree
- 250 tasks/month
- 2 automations
Starter$15/month
- 5000 tasks/month
- Unlimited automations
- Email support
Professional$50/month
- Unlimited tasks
- Priority support
- Advanced features

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 Automate.io if

You need multi-step automations.
You want to start without paying.
You work on Web, Mobile.
You also want conditional logic.

Automate.io 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 Automate.io or Breathe HR better?: Neither clearly leads. Automate.io starts at Free and Breathe HR at £13/month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Automate.io or Breathe HR?: Automate.io has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at Free for Automate.io and £13/month for Breathe HR.
Does Automate.io or Breathe HR run on more platforms?: Automate.io runs on Web, Mobile. Breathe HR runs on Web, Ios, Android.
Can I use Automate.io for free?: Yes. Automate.io has a free tier, so you can try it without paying. Breathe HR starts at £13/month.
What is Automate.io best used for?: Automate.io is most often used for workflow automation, data integration, process automation, app integration. Of those, workflow automation and data integration are not what Breathe HR is typically brought in for.
What can Automate.io do that Breathe HR cannot?: Automate.io covers Multi-step automations, Conditional logic, Data mapping, Error handling. Breathe HR covers Employee Database, Absence Management, Document Storage, HR Reporting. Both handle Slack, Web support.

Automate.io vs Breathe HR

Automate.io

Breathe HR

The short version

Where they differ

What each one covers

Only in Automate.io

Only in Breathe HR

Both cover

What people use each for

Automate.io

Breathe HR

Where each one falls short

Automate.io

Breathe HR

Pricing, plan by plan

Automate.io

Breathe HR

Which should you pick?

Choose Automate.io if

Choose Breathe HR if

Questions people ask

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