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Breathe HR vs Deel

Breathe HR logo

Breathe HR

Software

Simple HR software for SMEs

From
£13/month
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
Deel logo

Deel

Software

Global payroll and compliance made easy

From
Free
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • Only Deel 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; Deel contractor management starts at $49 per contractor per month, so cost scales linearly with every person engaged
  • They diverge on capability: Breathe HR covers Employee Database, Deel covers Global Payroll.

Where they differ

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

Attributes where Breathe HR and Deel differ
AttributeBreathe HRDeel
Starting price£13/monthFree
Free tierNoYes
Founded20122019

Identical on both: pricing model (subscription), platforms (Web, Ios, Android), 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
  • Google Workspace
  • Microsoft 365

Only in Deel

  • Global Payroll
  • EOR Services
  • Contractor Management
  • Compliance
  • Benefits Administration
  • Immigration Support
  • BambooHR
  • Greenhouse

Both cover

  • Slack
  • Xero
  • QuickBooks
  • Web support
  • Ios support
  • Android 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 Deel
  • Storing HR documents, contracts and e-signaturesnot Deel
  • Performance reviews and onboarding workflows for small teamsnot Deel

Deel

  • Hiring and paying contractors across multiple countriesnot Breathe HR
  • Employing staff abroad without opening a local entitynot 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

Deel

  • Contractor management starts at $49 per contractor per month, so cost scales linearly with every person engaged
  • Employer of Record starts at $599 per employee per month
  • Contractor of Record is $325 per contractor per month, far above plain contractor management
  • US PEO starts at $125 per employee per month
  • Payroll and HR support are not sold standalone and are bundled inside the EOR and PEO per person prices

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

Deel

Free
  • Contractors$49/month
    • Contractor Management
    • Payments
    • Compliance
  • EOR$599/month
    • Employee Hiring
    • Global Payroll
    • Benefits

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 Deel if

  • You need global payroll.
  • You want to start without paying.
  • You work on Web, Ios, Android.
  • You also want eor services.
Deel review

Questions people ask

Is Breathe HR or Deel better?
Neither clearly leads. Breathe HR starts at £13/month and Deel at Free, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Breathe HR or Deel?
Deel has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at £13/month for Breathe HR and Free for Deel.
Does Breathe HR or Deel run on more platforms?
Both run on Web, Ios, Android, so platform support will not decide this one for you.
Can I use Deel for free?
Yes. Deel 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 Deel is typically brought in for.
What can Breathe HR do that Deel cannot?
Breathe HR covers Employee Database, Absence Management, Document Storage, HR Reporting. Deel covers Global Payroll, EOR Services, Contractor Management, Compliance. Both handle Slack, Xero, QuickBooks, Web support.
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