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Breathe HR vs Papaya Global

Breathe HR logo

Breathe HR

Software

Simple HR software for SMEs

From
£13/month
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
Papaya Global logo

Papaya Global

Software

Global payroll and payments platform

From
$12/month
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; Papaya Global the AWS Marketplace listing is by the vendor but carries no published rate, offering pricing only through a Private Offer with a promotional discount off recurring fees
  • They diverge on capability: Breathe HR covers Employee Database, Papaya Global covers Global Payroll.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Breathe HR and Papaya Global actually diverge.

Attributes where Breathe HR and Papaya Global differ
AttributeBreathe HRPapaya Global
Starting price£13/month$12/month
PlatformsWeb, Ios, AndroidWeb
Founded20122016

Identical on both: pricing model (subscription), free tier (No), 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 Papaya Global

  • Global Payroll
  • Payments
  • Compliance
  • Workforce Management
  • Analytics
  • EOR Services
  • Workday
  • SAP

Both cover

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

Papaya Global

No use cases recorded yet. See the Papaya Global 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

Papaya Global

  • The AWS Marketplace listing is by the vendor but carries no published rate, offering pricing only through a Private Offer with a promotional discount off recurring fees

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

Papaya Global

$12/month
  • Payroll Plus$12/month
    • Global Payroll
    • Compliance
    • Analytics
  • Full Service$undefined/month
    • All Payroll Plus features
    • EOR
    • Benefits

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 Papaya Global if

  • You need global payroll.
  • You also want payments.
Papaya Global review

Questions people ask

Is Breathe HR or Papaya Global better?
Neither clearly leads. Breathe HR starts at £13/month and Papaya Global at $12/month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Breathe HR or Papaya Global?
Breathe HR starts at £13/month and Papaya Global at $12/month.
Does Breathe HR or Papaya Global run on more platforms?
Breathe HR runs on Web, Ios, Android. Papaya Global 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 Papaya Global is typically brought in for.
What can Breathe HR do that Papaya Global cannot?
Breathe HR covers Employee Database, Absence Management, Document Storage, HR Reporting. Papaya Global covers Global Payroll, Payments, Compliance, Workforce Management. Both handle Web support.
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