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Breathe HR vs Officevibe

Breathe HR logo

Breathe HR

Software

Simple HR software for SMEs

From
£13/month
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
Officevibe logo

Officevibe

Software

Build better teams with pulse surveys and feedback

From
Free
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • Only Officevibe 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; Officevibe officevibe is now sold inside the Workleap platform and has no separate published price of its own
  • They diverge on capability: Breathe HR covers Employee Database, Officevibe covers Pulse surveys.

Where they differ

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

Attributes where Breathe HR and Officevibe differ
AttributeBreathe HROfficevibe
Starting price£13/monthFree
Free tierNoYes
PlatformsWeb, Ios, AndroidWeb, Ios, Android, Api

Identical on both: pricing model (subscription), user rating (Not yet rated), category (Unknown), founded (2012).

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
  • Microsoft 365
  • Xero

Only in Officevibe

  • Pulse surveys
  • eNPS tracking
  • Anonymous feedback
  • 1-on-1 meetings
  • Good vibes recognition
  • Custom surveys
  • Manager dashboards
  • Engagement reports

Both cover

  • Slack
  • Google Workspace

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

Officevibe

  • Running employee engagement pulse surveys and reading team sentimentnot Breathe HR
  • Collecting continuous feedback between managers and their teamsnot Breathe HR
  • Tracking performance conversations and one to onesnot 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

Officevibe

  • Officevibe is now sold inside the Workleap platform and has no separate published price of its own
  • There is no free plan; the entry Standard tier starts at $4,999 USD per year
  • SAML single sign on, API access and advanced security require the Pro tier starting at $11,999 USD per year
  • Plans are billed annually rather than monthly
  • Organisations of 250 or more employees are pushed to a custom Enterprise quote

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

Officevibe

Free
  • FreeFree
    • Pulse surveys
    • eNPS tracking
    • Anonymous feedback
  • Essential$5/month
    • Everything in Free
    • 1-on-1 meetings
    • Good vibes recognition
  • Pro$7/month
    • Everything in Essential
    • Advanced analytics
    • API access

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 Officevibe if

  • You need pulse surveys.
  • You want to start without paying.
  • You work on Web, Ios, Android, Api.
  • You also want enps tracking.
Officevibe review

Questions people ask

Is Breathe HR or Officevibe better?
Neither clearly leads. Breathe HR starts at £13/month and Officevibe at Free, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Breathe HR or Officevibe?
Officevibe has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at £13/month for Breathe HR and Free for Officevibe.
Does Breathe HR or Officevibe run on more platforms?
Breathe HR runs on Web, Ios, Android. Officevibe runs on Web, Ios, Android, Api.
Can I use Officevibe for free?
Yes. Officevibe 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 Officevibe is typically brought in for.
What can Breathe HR do that Officevibe cannot?
Breathe HR covers Employee Database, Absence Management, Document Storage, HR Reporting. Officevibe covers Pulse surveys, eNPS tracking, Anonymous feedback, 1-on-1 meetings. Both handle Slack, Google Workspace.
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