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Breathe HR vs CrowdStrike Falcon

Breathe HR logo

Breathe HR

Software

Simple HR software for SMEs

From
£13/month
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
CrowdStrike Falcon logo

CrowdStrike Falcon

Software

Stop breaches with AI-native cybersecurity

From
$7.99/month
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

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; CrowdStrike Falcon falcon Go tier limited to maximum of 100 devices
  • They diverge on capability: Breathe HR covers Employee Database, CrowdStrike Falcon covers Next-gen antivirus.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Breathe HR and CrowdStrike Falcon actually diverge.

Attributes where Breathe HR and CrowdStrike Falcon differ
AttributeBreathe HRCrowdStrike Falcon
Starting price£13/month$7.99/month
PlatformsWeb, Ios, AndroidWindows, macOS, Linux
Founded20122011

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 Breathe HR

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

Only in CrowdStrike Falcon

  • Next-gen antivirus
  • Endpoint detection and response
  • Threat intelligence
  • IT hygiene
  • USB device control
  • Firewall management
  • Threat graph
  • Real-time response

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 CrowdStrike Falcon
  • Storing HR documents, contracts and e-signaturesnot CrowdStrike Falcon
  • Performance reviews and onboarding workflows for small teamsnot CrowdStrike Falcon

CrowdStrike Falcon

  • Small endpoint deployments via Falcon Go with per-device pricingnot Breathe HR
  • Mid-market organisations via Falcon Pro or Enterprise with advanced threat detectionnot Breathe HR
  • Organisations requiring custom managed detection and response via Falcon Completenot 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

CrowdStrike Falcon

  • Falcon Go tier limited to maximum of 100 devices
  • Falcon Complete Next-Gen MDR requires custom quote; pricing not published
  • Higher tiers (Enterprise and above) feature gatekeeping for threat hunting and identity protection

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

CrowdStrike Falcon

$7.99/month

No published plan breakdown. See the CrowdStrike Falcon 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 CrowdStrike Falcon if

  • You need next-gen antivirus.
  • You work on Windows, macOS, Linux.
  • You also want endpoint detection and response.
CrowdStrike Falcon review

Questions people ask

Is Breathe HR or CrowdStrike Falcon better?
Neither clearly leads. Breathe HR starts at £13/month and CrowdStrike Falcon at $7.99/month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Breathe HR or CrowdStrike Falcon?
Breathe HR starts at £13/month and CrowdStrike Falcon at $7.99/month.
Does Breathe HR or CrowdStrike Falcon run on more platforms?
Breathe HR runs on Web, Ios, Android. CrowdStrike Falcon runs on Windows, macOS, Linux.
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 CrowdStrike Falcon is typically brought in for.
What can Breathe HR do that CrowdStrike Falcon cannot?
Breathe HR covers Employee Database, Absence Management, Document Storage, HR Reporting. CrowdStrike Falcon covers Next-gen antivirus, Endpoint detection and response, Threat intelligence, IT hygiene.
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