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Breathe HR vs D-ID

Breathe HR logo

Breathe HR

HR & Recruiting

Simple HR software for SMEs

From
£13/month
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
D-ID logo

D-ID

AI Tools

AI-powered talking avatar generation

From
Free
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • Only D-ID 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; D-ID maximum video length capped at 5 minutes
  • They diverge on capability: Breathe HR covers Employee Database, D-ID covers Photo-to-video.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Breathe HR and D-ID actually diverge.

Attributes where Breathe HR and D-ID differ
AttributeBreathe HRD-ID
Starting price£13/monthFree
Free tierNoYes
PlatformsWeb, Ios, AndroidWeb
CategoryHR & RecruitingAI Tools
Founded20122017

Identical on both: pricing model (subscription), user rating (Not yet rated).

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 D-ID

  • Photo-to-video
  • Talking avatars
  • Voice cloning
  • API access
  • API access
  • ChatGPT integration
  • Web SDK
  • Api support

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

D-ID

  • AI video generation with digital avatarsnot Breathe HR
  • Multilingual video creation in 120+ languagesnot Breathe HR
  • API-driven video automationnot 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

D-ID

  • Maximum video length capped at 5 minutes
  • Image upload limited to 10 MB; JPEG, JPG, PNG formats only
  • Premium avatars unavailable on Lite plan

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

D-ID

Free

No published plan breakdown. See the D-ID 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 D-ID if

  • You need photo-to-video.
  • You want to start without paying.
  • You also want talking avatars.
D-ID review

Questions people ask

Is Breathe HR or D-ID better?
Neither clearly leads. Breathe HR starts at £13/month and D-ID at Free, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Breathe HR or D-ID?
D-ID has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at £13/month for Breathe HR and Free for D-ID.
Does Breathe HR or D-ID run on more platforms?
Breathe HR runs on Web, Ios, Android. D-ID runs on Web.
Can I use D-ID for free?
Yes. D-ID 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 D-ID is typically brought in for.
What can Breathe HR do that D-ID cannot?
Breathe HR covers Employee Database, Absence Management, Document Storage, HR Reporting. D-ID covers Photo-to-video, Talking avatars, Voice cloning, API access. Both handle Web support.
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