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Breathe HR vs Glint

Breathe HR logo

Breathe HR

Software

Simple HR software for SMEs

From
£13/month
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
Glint logo

Glint

Software

Employee engagement powered by AI

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; Glint glint.com is now a domain sale listing operated by Digimedia and carries no Glint product, documentation or pricing
  • They diverge on capability: Breathe HR covers Employee Database, Glint covers AI-powered insights.

Where they differ

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

Attributes where Breathe HR and Glint differ
AttributeBreathe HRGlint
Starting price£13/monthOn request
PlatformsWeb, Ios, AndroidWeb
Founded20122014

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 Glint

  • AI-powered insights
  • Engagement surveys
  • Pulse surveys
  • Real-time listening
  • Predictive analytics
  • Action planning
  • Engagement roadmap
  • Manager tools

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

Glint

  • Employee engagement pulse surveysnot Breathe HR
  • Manager-level engagement dashboards and action planningnot Breathe HR
  • Tracking employee sentiment trends over timenot 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

Glint

  • glint.com is now a domain sale listing operated by Digimedia and carries no Glint product, documentation or pricing
  • There is no vendor-published rate, plan or minimum for Glint at its original domain

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

Glint

On request
  • Engage$undefined/month
    • Engagement surveys
    • Pulse surveys
    • AI insights

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 Glint if

  • You need ai-powered insights.
  • You also want engagement surveys.
Glint review

Questions people ask

Is Breathe HR or Glint better?
Neither clearly leads. Breathe HR starts at £13/month and Glint at On request, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Breathe HR or Glint?
Breathe HR starts at £13/month and Glint at On request.
Does Breathe HR or Glint run on more platforms?
Breathe HR runs on Web, Ios, Android. Glint 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 Glint is typically brought in for.
What can Breathe HR do that Glint cannot?
Breathe HR covers Employee Database, Absence Management, Document Storage, HR Reporting. Glint covers AI-powered insights, Engagement surveys, Pulse surveys, Real-time listening. Both handle Slack.
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