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Breathe HR vs LiquidPlanner

Breathe HR logo

Breathe HR

HR & Recruiting

Simple HR software for SMEs

From
£13/month
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
LiquidPlanner logo

LiquidPlanner

Project Management

Predictive project management

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; LiquidPlanner rebranded to Tempo Portfolio Manager; the pricing page shows no published figures, only an early access sign-up
  • They diverge on capability: Breathe HR covers Employee Database, LiquidPlanner covers Predictive scheduling.

Where they differ

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

Attributes where Breathe HR and LiquidPlanner differ
AttributeBreathe HRLiquidPlanner
Starting price£13/monthOn request
PlatformsWeb, Ios, AndroidWeb
CategoryHR & RecruitingProject Management
Founded20122006

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 LiquidPlanner

  • Predictive scheduling
  • Resource management
  • Time tracking
  • Analytics
  • Workload management
  • Jira
  • Salesforce
  • SOC 2

Both cover

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

LiquidPlanner

  • Productivitynot Breathe HR
  • Collaborationnot Breathe HR
  • Task managementnot Breathe HR
  • Organizationnot 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

LiquidPlanner

  • Rebranded to Tempo Portfolio Manager; the pricing page shows no published figures, only an early access sign-up

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

LiquidPlanner

On request
  • Essentials$15/month
    • Project management
    • Basic scheduling
  • Professional$25/month
    • Predictive scheduling
    • Resource management
    • Analytics

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 LiquidPlanner if

  • You need predictive scheduling.
  • You also want resource management.
LiquidPlanner review

Questions people ask

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