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Booker by Mindbody vs Breathe HR

Booker by Mindbody logo

Booker by Mindbody

Software

Complete spa management solution

From
$129/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: Booker by Mindbody only the Starter plan carries a published price, from $139 per month; Accelerate, Ultimate and Enterprise are quote only; 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: Booker by Mindbody covers Online booking, Breathe HR covers Employee Database.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Booker by Mindbody and Breathe HR actually diverge.

Attributes where Booker by Mindbody and Breathe HR differ
AttributeBooker by MindbodyBreathe HR
Starting price$129/month£13/month
PlatformsWeb, Ios, Android, ApiWeb, Ios, Android
Founded20012012

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 Booker by Mindbody

  • Online booking
  • Client management
  • Point of sale
  • Inventory tracking
  • Marketing automation
  • Gift cards
  • Packages & memberships
  • Reporting & analytics

Only in Breathe HR

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

Both cover

  • QuickBooks
  • Web support

What people use each for

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

Booker by Mindbody

  • Booking and managing appointments for spas and salonsnot Breathe HR
  • Running point of sale, payments and staff scheduling in one systemnot Breathe HR
  • Listing a business on the Mindbody consumer app to attract clientsnot Breathe HR

Breathe HR

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

Where each one falls short

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

Booker by Mindbody

  • Only the Starter plan carries a published price, from $139 per month; Accelerate, Ultimate and Enterprise are quote only
  • The Starter plan limits staff logins and provides basic reporting only
  • Marketing automation, reviews and referrals, and unlimited two way text messaging are restricted to the Ultimate tier
  • The Messenger AI chatbot is a paid add on even on the higher tiers

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

Booker by Mindbody

$129/month
  • Essential$129/month
    • Online booking
    • Client management
    • POS
  • Accelerate$259/month
    • Everything in Essential
    • Advanced marketing
    • Inventory management
  • Ultimate$399/month
    • Everything in Accelerate
    • Premium support
    • Advanced analytics

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 Booker by Mindbody if

  • You need online booking.
  • You work on Web, Ios, Android, Api.
  • You also want client management.
Booker by Mindbody 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 Booker by Mindbody or Breathe HR better?
Neither clearly leads. Booker by Mindbody starts at $129/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, Booker by Mindbody or Breathe HR?
Booker by Mindbody starts at $129/month and Breathe HR at £13/month.
Does Booker by Mindbody or Breathe HR run on more platforms?
Booker by Mindbody runs on Web, Ios, Android, Api. Breathe HR runs on Web, Ios, Android.
What is Booker by Mindbody best used for?
Booker by Mindbody is most often used for booking and managing appointments for spas and salons, running point of sale, payments and staff scheduling in one system, listing a business on the mindbody consumer app to attract clients. Of those, booking and managing appointments for spas and salons and running point of sale, payments and staff scheduling in one system are not what Breathe HR is typically brought in for.
What can Booker by Mindbody do that Breathe HR cannot?
Booker by Mindbody covers Online booking, Client management, Point of sale, Inventory tracking. Breathe HR covers Employee Database, Absence Management, Document Storage, HR Reporting. Both handle QuickBooks, Web support.
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