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Breathe HR vs Fond

Breathe HR logo

Breathe HR

Software

Simple HR software for SMEs

From
£13/month
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
Fond logo

Fond

Software

Employee experience platform for modern teams

From
On request
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; Fond acquired by Reward Gateway and now sold as part of their employee engagement suite rather than independently
  • They diverge on capability: Breathe HR covers Employee Database, Fond covers Social recognition.

Where they differ

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

Attributes where Breathe HR and Fond differ
AttributeBreathe HRFond
Starting price£13/monthOn request
PlatformsWeb, Ios, AndroidWeb
Founded20122013

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
  • Google Workspace
  • Microsoft 365

Only in Fond

  • Social recognition
  • Engagement tools
  • Culture programs
  • Mobile app
  • Analytics dashboard
  • Manager resources
  • Customizable workflows
  • Reporting

Both cover

  • Slack

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

Fond

  • Peer-to-peer recognition with points employees send each othernot Breathe HR
  • Redeeming points against a rewards cataloguenot Breathe HR
  • Corporate perks and discounts for staffnot Breathe HR
  • Running a recognition programme across international officesnot 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

Fond

  • Acquired by Reward Gateway and now sold as part of their employee engagement suite rather than independently

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

Fond

On request
  • Fond Platform$undefined/month
    • Recognition
    • Engagement tools
    • Culture building

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 Fond if

  • You need social recognition.
  • You also want engagement tools.
Fond review

Questions people ask

Is Breathe HR or Fond better?
Neither clearly leads. Breathe HR starts at £13/month and Fond at On request, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Breathe HR or Fond?
Breathe HR starts at £13/month and Fond at On request.
Does Breathe HR or Fond run on more platforms?
Breathe HR runs on Web, Ios, Android. Fond 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 Fond is typically brought in for.
What can Breathe HR do that Fond cannot?
Breathe HR covers Employee Database, Absence Management, Document Storage, HR Reporting. Fond covers Social recognition, Engagement tools, Culture programs, Mobile app. Both handle Slack.
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