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Breathe HR vs Cal.com

Breathe HR logo

Breathe HR

Software

Simple HR software for SMEs

From
£13/month
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
Cal.com logo

Cal.com

Software

Scheduling infrastructure for everyone

From
Free
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • Only Cal.com has a free tier, so it costs nothing to try first.
  • 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; Cal.com free plan limited to single user only
  • They diverge on capability: Breathe HR covers Employee Database, Cal.com covers Custom booking pages.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Breathe HR and Cal.com actually diverge.

Attributes where Breathe HR and Cal.com differ
AttributeBreathe HRCal.com
Starting price£13/monthFree
Pricing modelsubscriptionfreemium
Free tierNoYes
PlatformsWeb, Ios, AndroidWeb, Mobile app, Browser extension
Founded20122021

Identical on both: 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 Cal.com

  • Custom booking pages
  • Team scheduling
  • Collective scheduling
  • Routing forms
  • Webhooks
  • Google Calendar
  • Outlook
  • Zoom

Both cover

  • Web support

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 Cal.com
  • Storing HR documents, contracts and e-signaturesnot Cal.com
  • Performance reviews and onboarding workflows for small teamsnot Cal.com

Cal.com

  • Schedule meetings and manage availabilitynot Breathe HR
  • Accept payments via Stripe and PayPalnot Breathe HR
  • Integrate with Salesforce and HubSpotnot Breathe HR

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

Cal.com

  • Free plan limited to single user only
  • Free plan restricted to 1 user account
  • Teams plan requires yearly billing at $12/user/month
  • Organizations plan requires yearly billing at $28/user/month
  • Free plan lacks team collaboration features

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

Cal.com

Free

No published plan breakdown. See the Cal.com review.

Which should you pick?

Choose Breathe HR if

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

Choose Cal.com if

  • You need custom booking pages.
  • You want to start without paying.
  • You work on Web, Mobile app, Browser extension.
  • You also want team scheduling.
Cal.com review

Questions people ask

Is Breathe HR or Cal.com better?
Neither clearly leads. Breathe HR starts at £13/month and Cal.com at Free, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Breathe HR or Cal.com?
Cal.com has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at £13/month for Breathe HR and Free for Cal.com.
Does Breathe HR or Cal.com run on more platforms?
Breathe HR runs on Web, Ios, Android. Cal.com runs on Web, Mobile app, Browser extension.
Can I use Cal.com for free?
Yes. Cal.com has a free tier, so you can try it without paying. Breathe HR starts at £13/month.
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 Cal.com is typically brought in for.
What can Breathe HR do that Cal.com cannot?
Breathe HR covers Employee Database, Absence Management, Document Storage, HR Reporting. Cal.com covers Custom booking pages, Team scheduling, Collective scheduling, Routing forms. Both handle Web support.
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