Software · head to head
Breathe HR vs Darwinbox
Darwinbox
Software
Indian AI-native HCM platform for next-generation HR management
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- Rated
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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; Darwinbox no pricing is published anywhere on the site; visitors are directed only to schedule a demo or request early access rather than see a figure
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which Breathe HR and Darwinbox actually diverge.
| Attribute | Breathe HR | Darwinbox |
|---|---|---|
| Starting price | £13/month | On request |
| Pricing model | subscription | quote |
| Platforms | Web, Ios, Android | Web |
| Founded | 2012 | Unknown |
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 Darwinbox
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 Darwinbox
- Storing HR documents, contracts and e-signaturesnot Darwinbox
- Performance reviews and onboarding workflows for small teamsnot Darwinbox
Darwinbox
No use cases recorded yet. See the Darwinbox 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
Darwinbox
- No pricing is published anywhere on the site; visitors are directed only to schedule a demo or request early access rather than see a figure
- The vendor's own homepage frames access around demos and early access programs rather than self-serve signup, meaning evaluation requires a sales conversation before any cost is known
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
Darwinbox
On requestNo published plan breakdown. See the Darwinbox 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 Darwinbox if
Nothing in the data separates Darwinbox 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 Darwinbox better?
- Neither clearly leads. Breathe HR starts at £13/month and Darwinbox at On request, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, Breathe HR or Darwinbox?
- Breathe HR starts at £13/month and Darwinbox at On request.
- Does Breathe HR or Darwinbox run on more platforms?
- Breathe HR runs on Web, Ios, Android. Darwinbox 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 Darwinbox is typically brought in for.
- What can Breathe HR do that Darwinbox cannot?
- Breathe HR covers Employee Database, Absence Management, Document Storage, HR Reporting.