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BMC Helix vs Breathe HR

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BMC Helix

Customer Support

AI-driven IT service management for the modern enterprise

From
On request
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
Breathe HR logo

Breathe HR

HR & Recruiting

Simple HR software for SMEs

From
£13/month
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • Each has a real cost: BMC Helix no pricing is listed on the site; buyers must submit a Request Pricing form or Contact Sales to speak with a rep, per helixops.ai (BMC Helix product page), August 2026; 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

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which BMC Helix and Breathe HR actually diverge.

Attributes where BMC Helix and Breathe HR differ
AttributeBMC HelixBreathe HR
Starting priceOn request£13/month
Pricing modelquotesubscription
PlatformsWebWeb, Ios, Android
CategoryCustomer SupportHR & Recruiting
FoundedUnknown2012

Identical on both: free tier (No), 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 BMC Helix

Nothing recorded that Breathe HR does not also cover.

Only in Breathe HR

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

What people use each for

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

BMC Helix

No use cases recorded yet. See the BMC Helix review.

Breathe HR

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

Where each one falls short

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

BMC Helix

  • No pricing is listed on the site; buyers must submit a Request Pricing form or Contact Sales to speak with a rep, per helixops.ai (BMC Helix product page), August 2026

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

BMC Helix

On request

No published plan breakdown. See the BMC Helix 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 BMC Helix if

Nothing in the data separates BMC Helix from Breathe HR on the points above - pick on price and on how each one feels to use.

BMC Helix 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 BMC Helix or Breathe HR better?
Neither clearly leads. BMC Helix starts at On request and Breathe HR at £13/month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, BMC Helix or Breathe HR?
BMC Helix starts at On request and Breathe HR at £13/month.
Does BMC Helix or Breathe HR run on more platforms?
BMC Helix runs on Web. Breathe HR runs on Web, Ios, Android.
What can BMC Helix do that Breathe HR cannot?
Breathe HR covers Employee Database, Absence Management, Document Storage, HR Reporting.
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