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Breathe HR vs Oyster HR

Breathe HR logo

Breathe HR

Software

Simple HR software for SMEs

From
£13/month
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
Oyster HR logo

Oyster HR

Software

Global employer of record and contractor payments

From
Free
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • Only Oyster HR 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; Oyster HR employer of Record plan is priced per employee per month at USD 699, not a flat team rate

Where they differ

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

Attributes where Breathe HR and Oyster HR differ
AttributeBreathe HROyster HR
Starting price£13/monthFree
Pricing modelsubscriptionfreemium
Free tierNoYes
PlatformsWeb, Ios, AndroidWeb
Founded2012Unknown

Identical on both: 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
  • Slack
  • Google Workspace

Only in Oyster HR

Nothing recorded that Breathe HR does not also cover.

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

Oyster HR

No use cases recorded yet. See the Oyster HR 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

Oyster HR

  • Employer of Record plan is priced per employee per month at USD 699, not a flat team rate
  • Global Contractors plan is free for only the first 30 days, then USD 29 per contractor per month
  • A separate currency conversion fee applies whenever payment currency differs from contract currency
  • People Partner Services are billed at USD 300 per hour on top of the platform subscription

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

Oyster HR

Free

No published plan breakdown. See the Oyster HR review.

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 Oyster HR if

  • You want to start without paying.
Oyster HR review

Questions people ask

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