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Breathe HR vs Freedcamp

Breathe HR logo

Breathe HR

Software

Simple HR software for SMEs

From
£13/month
Rated
-
Freedcamp logo

Freedcamp

Software

Free project management for everyone

From
On request
Rated
-

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; Freedcamp plans are differentiated mainly by file upload size, at 10 MB on free, 25 MB on Pro, 100 MB on Business and 250 MB on Enterprise
  • They diverge on capability: Breathe HR covers Employee Database, Freedcamp covers Tasks.

Where they differ

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

Attributes where Breathe HR and Freedcamp differ
AttributeBreathe HRFreedcamp
Starting price£13/monthOn request
Pricing modelsubscriptionfreemium
Founded20122010

Identical on both: free tier (No), 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
  • Slack
  • Google Workspace

Only in Freedcamp

  • Tasks
  • Kanban
  • Gantt
  • Calendar
  • Time tracking
  • Google Drive
  • Dropbox
  • OneDrive

Both cover

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

Freedcamp

  • Task and project management with unlimited projects on a free tiernot Breathe HR
  • Adding issue tracking, wiki and invoicing to project workspacesnot 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

Freedcamp

  • Plans are differentiated mainly by file upload size, at 10 MB on free, 25 MB on Pro, 100 MB on Business and 250 MB on Enterprise
  • The issue tracker, wiki, CRM, invoices and reports all require the Business plan at $7.49 per user per month
  • Backups start at Business and are weekly, becoming daily only on Enterprise
  • SAML SSO and white labelling are Enterprise only at $16.99 per user per month
  • AI usage is banded by plan rather than metered in stated units, described as limited, high and almost unlimited

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

Freedcamp

On request
  • FreeFree
    • Unlimited users
    • Unlimited projects
    • Core features
  • Pro$1.49/month
    • Advanced features
    • Subtasks
    • Private tasks

Which should you pick?

Choose Breathe HR if

  • You need employee database.
  • You work on Web, Ios, Android.
  • You also want absence management.

Choose Freedcamp if

  • You need tasks.
  • You work on Web, Ios, Android.
  • You also want kanban.

Questions people ask

Is Breathe HR or Freedcamp better?
Neither clearly leads. Breathe HR starts at £13/month and Freedcamp at On request, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Breathe HR or Freedcamp?
Breathe HR starts at £13/month and Freedcamp at On request.
Does Breathe HR or Freedcamp run on more platforms?
Both run on Web, Ios, Android, so platform support will not decide this one for you.
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 Freedcamp is typically brought in for.
What can Breathe HR do that Freedcamp cannot?
Breathe HR covers Employee Database, Absence Management, Document Storage, HR Reporting. Freedcamp covers Tasks, Kanban, Gantt, Calendar. Both handle Web support, Ios support, Android support.

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