Software · head to head
Breathe HR vs Payoneer
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; Payoneer an annual account fee of $29.95 USD applies if the account receives less than $6,000 USD in any 12 consecutive months
- They diverge on capability: Breathe HR covers Employee Database, Payoneer covers Receive payments.
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which Breathe HR and Payoneer actually diverge.
| Attribute | Breathe HR | Payoneer |
|---|---|---|
| Starting price | £13/month | $29/month |
| Pricing model | subscription | usage-based |
| Founded | 2012 | 2005 |
Identical on both: free tier (No), platforms (Web, Ios, Android), 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 Payoneer
- Receive payments
- Multi-currency accounts
- Working capital
- Mass payouts
- Marketplace integrations
- Amazon
- Fiverr
- Upwork
Both cover
- Web support
- Ios support
- Android 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 Payoneer
- Storing HR documents, contracts and e-signaturesnot Payoneer
- Performance reviews and onboarding workflows for small teamsnot Payoneer
Payoneer
- Receiving marketplace and platform payouts as a freelancer or sellernot Breathe HR
- Holding receiving accounts in several currenciesnot Breathe HR
- Paying suppliers and withdrawing to a local bank accountnot 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
Payoneer
- An annual account fee of $29.95 USD applies if the account receives less than $6,000 USD in any 12 consecutive months
- The Payoneer card carries a $29.95 USD annual fee and $12.95 USD for a replacement
- Converting between Payoneer balances in different currencies costs 0.50%
- Receiving into a non local currency receiving account costs 1%, minimum $1.00 USD
- Receiving by credit card costs up to 3.99% plus $0.49 USD
- Withdrawing to a bank in the recipient's local currency costs 1.2% to 4%
- ATM withdrawals cost $3.15 USD plus up to 1.8%, rising to 3.5% when currency is converted
- Card purchases requiring conversion cost up to 3.5%
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
Payoneer
$29/month- StandardFree
- Receive payments
- Multi-currency
- Marketplace connections
Which should you pick?
Choose Breathe HR if
- You need employee database.
- You work on Web, Ios, Android.
- You also want absence management.
Choose Payoneer if
- You need receive payments.
- You work on Web, Ios, Android.
- You also want multi-currency accounts.
Questions people ask
- Is Breathe HR or Payoneer better?
- Neither clearly leads. Breathe HR starts at £13/month and Payoneer at $29/month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, Breathe HR or Payoneer?
- Breathe HR starts at £13/month and Payoneer at $29/month.
- Does Breathe HR or Payoneer run on more platforms?
- Both run on Web, Ios, Android, so platform support will not decide this one for you.
- 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 Payoneer is typically brought in for.
- What can Breathe HR do that Payoneer cannot?
- Breathe HR covers Employee Database, Absence Management, Document Storage, HR Reporting. Payoneer covers Receive payments, Multi-currency accounts, Working capital, Mass payouts. Both handle Web support, Ios support, Android support.
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