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Breathe HR vs DuckDB

Breathe HR logo

Breathe HR

Software

Simple HR software for SMEs

From
£13/month
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
DuckDB logo

DuckDB

Software

Fast in-process analytical database

From
Free
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • Only DuckDB 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; DuckDB client-server setup remains in beta and not recommended for production distributed scenarios
  • They diverge on capability: Breathe HR covers Employee Database, DuckDB covers In-process Execution.

Where they differ

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

Attributes where Breathe HR and DuckDB differ
AttributeBreathe HRDuckDB
Starting price£13/monthFree
Pricing modelsubscriptionopen-source
Free tierNoYes
PlatformsWeb, Ios, AndroidLinux, macOS, Windows, WebAssembly
Founded20122019

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 DuckDB

  • In-process Execution
  • Columnar Storage
  • Vectorized Execution
  • Rich SQL Support
  • Parquet Support
  • CSV/JSON Import
  • Zero Dependencies
  • Python

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

DuckDB

  • Analytics and data warehousingnot Breathe HR
  • OLAP queries and data explorationnot Breathe HR
  • Data science and machine learning workflowsnot Breathe HR
  • Multi-format data ingestion and processingnot 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

DuckDB

  • Client-server setup remains in beta and not recommended for production distributed scenarios

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

DuckDB

Free

No published plan breakdown. See the DuckDB 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 DuckDB if

  • You need in-process execution.
  • You want to start without paying.
  • You work on Linux, macOS, Windows, WebAssembly.
  • You also want columnar storage.
DuckDB review

Questions people ask

Is Breathe HR or DuckDB better?
Neither clearly leads. Breathe HR starts at £13/month and DuckDB at Free, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Breathe HR or DuckDB?
DuckDB has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at £13/month for Breathe HR and Free for DuckDB.
Does Breathe HR or DuckDB run on more platforms?
Breathe HR runs on Web, Ios, Android. DuckDB runs on Linux, macOS, Windows, WebAssembly.
Can I use DuckDB for free?
Yes. DuckDB 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 DuckDB is typically brought in for.
What can Breathe HR do that DuckDB cannot?
Breathe HR covers Employee Database, Absence Management, Document Storage, HR Reporting. DuckDB covers In-process Execution, Columnar Storage, Vectorized Execution, Rich SQL Support.
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