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Breathe HR vs Humu

Breathe HR logo

Breathe HR

HR & Recruiting

Simple HR software for SMEs

From
£13/month
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
Humu logo

Humu

Employee Engagement

AI-powered employee coaching platform

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; Humu humu was sold in two named editions, Business and Enterprise, with no published figures for either (Internet Archive capture, 16 December 2021)
  • They diverge on capability: Breathe HR covers Employee Database, Humu covers AI behavioral coaching.

Where they differ

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

Attributes where Breathe HR and Humu differ
AttributeBreathe HRHumu
Starting price£13/monthOn request
PlatformsWeb, Ios, AndroidWeb
CategoryHR & RecruitingEmployee Engagement
Founded20122017

Identical on both: pricing model (subscription), free tier (No), user rating (Not yet rated).

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 Humu

  • AI behavioral coaching
  • Manager insights
  • Progress tracking
  • Mobile app
  • Analytics dashboard
  • Team health metrics
  • Action recommendations
  • Engagement tracking

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

Humu

No use cases recorded yet. See the Humu review.

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

Humu

  • Humu was sold in two named editions, Business and Enterprise, with no published figures for either (Internet Archive capture, 16 December 2021)

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

Humu

On request
  • Humu Coaching$undefined/month
    • AI coaching
    • Behavioral insights
    • Progress tracking

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 Humu if

  • You need ai behavioral coaching.
  • You also want manager insights.
Humu review

Questions people ask

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