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Breathe HR vs Browserbase

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Breathe HR

Software

Simple HR software for SMEs

From
£13/month
Rated
-
B

Browserbase

Software

Browserbase makes the web as reliable and programmable as APIs

From
On request
Rated
-

The short version

  • Each has a real cost: 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; Browserbase the free plan includes only 1 browser hour and a 15 minute maximum session duration; the $20 per month Developer plan raises that to 100 hours before $0.12 per hour overage, as of August 2026.

Where they differ

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

Attributes where Breathe HR and Browserbase differ
AttributeBreathe HRBrowserbase
Starting price£13/monthOn request
Pricing modelsubscriptionusage-based
PlatformsWeb, Ios, AndroidWeb
Founded2012Unknown

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 Breathe HR

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

Only in Browserbase

Nothing recorded that Breathe HR does not also cover.

What people use each for

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

Breathe HR

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

Browserbase

No use cases recorded yet. See the Browserbase review.

Where each one falls short

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

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

Browserbase

  • The free plan includes only 1 browser hour and a 15 minute maximum session duration; the $20 per month Developer plan raises that to 100 hours before $0.12 per hour overage, as of August 2026.

Pricing, plan by plan

Breathe HR

£13/month
  • Core$13/month
    • Employee Database
    • Absence Management
    • Documents
  • People Management$18/month
    • All Core features
    • Performance
    • Goals

Browserbase

On request

No published plan breakdown. See the Browserbase review.

Which should you pick?

Choose Breathe HR if

  • You need employee database.
  • You work on Web, Ios, Android.
  • You also want absence management.

Choose Browserbase if

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

Questions people ask

Is Breathe HR or Browserbase better?
Neither clearly leads. Breathe HR starts at £13/month and Browserbase at On request, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Breathe HR or Browserbase?
Breathe HR starts at £13/month and Browserbase at On request.
Does Breathe HR or Browserbase run on more platforms?
Breathe HR runs on Web, Ios, Android. Browserbase runs on Web.
What is Breathe HR best used for?
Breathe HR is most often used for holiday, absence and sickness tracking for a uk small business, storing hr documents, contracts and e-signatures, performance reviews and onboarding workflows for small teams. Of those, holiday, absence and sickness tracking for a uk small business and storing hr documents, contracts and e-signatures are not what Browserbase is typically brought in for.
What can Breathe HR do that Browserbase cannot?
Breathe HR covers Employee Database, Absence Management, Document Storage, HR Reporting.
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