HR & Recruiting · head to head
Breathe HR vs Logseq

Logseq
Writing & Documentation
Free open-source note-taking with linked thoughts
- From
- Free
- Rated
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The short version
- Only Logseq has a free tier, so it costs nothing to try first.
- 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; Logseq aGPL-3.0 licensing requires derivative works to be open-source
- They diverge on capability: Breathe HR covers Employee Database, Logseq covers Markdown-based notes.
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which Breathe HR and Logseq actually diverge.
| Attribute | Breathe HR | Logseq |
|---|---|---|
| Starting price | £13/month | Free |
| Pricing model | subscription | open-source |
| Free tier | No | Yes |
| Platforms | Web, Ios, Android | macOS, Linux, Windows, iOS, Android, Web |
| Category | HR & Recruiting | Writing & Documentation |
| Founded | 2012 | 2020 |
Identical on both: 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
- Slack
- Google Workspace
Only in Logseq
- Markdown-based notes
- Bidirectional linking
- Graph visualization
- Backlinks
- Tags
- Daily notes
- Journaling
- Search and filtering
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 Logseq
- Storing HR documents, contracts and e-signaturesnot Logseq
- Performance reviews and onboarding workflows for small teamsnot Logseq
Logseq
- Privacy-first knowledge management with local data storagenot Breathe HR
- Open-source alternative to proprietary note-taking platformsnot Breathe HR
- Markdown and Org-mode file support with PDF annotationnot Breathe HR
- Extensible through plugin ecosystem for custom workflowsnot 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
Logseq
- AGPL-3.0 licensing requires derivative works to be open-source
- Mobile apps (iOS and Android) still in alpha/beta development stage
- Self-hosted with local-first architecture, no built-in cloud sync option
- No native synchronisation between desktop and mobile versions without setup
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
Logseq
FreeNo published plan breakdown. See the Logseq review.
Which should you pick?
Choose Breathe HR if
- You need employee database.
- You work on Web, Ios, Android.
- You also want absence management.
Choose Logseq if
- You need markdown-based notes.
- You want to start without paying.
- You work on macOS, Linux, Windows, iOS, Android, Web.
- You also want bidirectional linking.
Questions people ask
- Is Breathe HR or Logseq better?
- Neither clearly leads. Breathe HR starts at £13/month and Logseq at Free, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, Breathe HR or Logseq?
- Logseq has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at £13/month for Breathe HR and Free for Logseq.
- Does Breathe HR or Logseq run on more platforms?
- Breathe HR runs on Web, Ios, Android. Logseq runs on macOS, Linux, Windows, iOS, Android, Web.
- Can I use Logseq for free?
- Yes. Logseq has a free tier, so you can try it without paying. Breathe HR starts at £13/month.
- 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 Logseq is typically brought in for.
- What can Breathe HR do that Logseq cannot?
- Breathe HR covers Employee Database, Absence Management, Document Storage, HR Reporting. Logseq covers Markdown-based notes, Bidirectional linking, Graph visualization, Backlinks.
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