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BoldSign vs Breathe HR

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BoldSign

Software

eSignature API and app for developers and teams

From
On request
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: BoldSign overage envelopes beyond the plan allowance are billed individually at $0.25 to $0.75 each depending on plan tier; 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 BoldSign and Breathe HR actually diverge.

Attributes where BoldSign and Breathe HR differ
AttributeBoldSignBreathe HR
Starting priceOn request£13/month
Pricing modelusage-basedsubscription
PlatformsWebWeb, Ios, Android
FoundedUnknown2012

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 BoldSign

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.

BoldSign

No use cases recorded yet. See the BoldSign review.

Breathe HR

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

Where each one falls short

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

BoldSign

  • Overage envelopes beyond the plan allowance are billed individually at $0.25 to $0.75 each depending on plan tier

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

BoldSign

On request

No published plan breakdown. See the BoldSign 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 BoldSign if

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

BoldSign 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 BoldSign or Breathe HR better?
Neither clearly leads. BoldSign 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, BoldSign or Breathe HR?
BoldSign starts at On request and Breathe HR at £13/month.
Does BoldSign or Breathe HR run on more platforms?
BoldSign runs on Web. Breathe HR runs on Web, Ios, Android.
What can BoldSign do that Breathe HR cannot?
Breathe HR covers Employee Database, Absence Management, Document Storage, HR Reporting.
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