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Blink vs Breathe HR

Blink logo

Blink

Software

Employee app for frontline and deskless workers

From
$3.4/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: Blink aPI access, advanced admin controls and compliance features are Enterprise only, with pricing on request; 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: Blink covers Mobile-first design, Breathe HR covers Employee Database.

Where they differ

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

Attributes where Blink and Breathe HR differ
AttributeBlinkBreathe HR
Starting price$3.4/month£13/month
PlatformsWebWeb, Ios, Android
Founded20152012

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 Blink

  • Mobile-first design
  • News and updates
  • Chat messaging
  • Recognition
  • Forms and surveys
  • Document hub
  • Analytics
  • Integrations

Only in Breathe HR

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

Both cover

  • Microsoft 365
  • Google Workspace

What people use each for

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

Blink

  • Employee communications app for frontline and deskless staffnot Breathe HR
  • Company news feed and targeted announcementsnot Breathe HR
  • Single sign-on hub to internal tools from a phonenot Breathe HR
  • Multi-language publishing for distributed workforces on Pronot Breathe HR

Breathe HR

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

Where each one falls short

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

Blink

  • API access, advanced admin controls and compliance features are Enterprise only, with pricing on request
  • Events management, multi-language publishing and the AI assistant require Pro at $5 per user per month
  • Monthly billing costs about 40 percent more than annual, at $5.60 against $3.75 on Core

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

Blink

$3.4/month
  • Essential$3.4/month
    • News feed
    • Chat
    • Recognition
  • Business$undefined/month
    • Forms and surveys
    • Analytics
    • Integrations

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 Blink if

  • You need mobile-first design.
  • You also want news and updates.
Blink 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 Blink or Breathe HR better?
Neither clearly leads. Blink starts at $3.4/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, Blink or Breathe HR?
Blink starts at $3.4/month and Breathe HR at £13/month.
Does Blink or Breathe HR run on more platforms?
Blink runs on Web. Breathe HR runs on Web, Ios, Android.
What is Blink best used for?
Blink is most often used for employee communications app for frontline and deskless staff, company news feed and targeted announcements, single sign-on hub to internal tools from a phone, multi-language publishing for distributed workforces on pro. Of those, employee communications app for frontline and deskless staff and company news feed and targeted announcements are not what Breathe HR is typically brought in for.
What can Blink do that Breathe HR cannot?
Blink covers Mobile-first design, News and updates, Chat messaging, Recognition. Breathe HR covers Employee Database, Absence Management, Document Storage, HR Reporting. Both handle Microsoft 365, Google Workspace.
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