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Breathe HR vs Peakon by Workday

Breathe HR logo

Breathe HR

Software

Simple HR software for SMEs

From
£13/month
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
Peakon by Workday logo

Peakon by Workday

Software

Turn employee feedback into business success

From
On request
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; Peakon by Workday pricing is not published; sold by quote through a sales process
  • They diverge on capability: Breathe HR covers Employee Database, Peakon by Workday covers Continuous listening.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Breathe HR and Peakon by Workday actually diverge.

Attributes where Breathe HR and Peakon by Workday differ
AttributeBreathe HRPeakon by Workday
Starting price£13/monthOn request
Pricing modelsubscriptionquote
PlatformsWeb, Ios, AndroidWeb
Founded20122014

Identical on both: 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
  • Google Workspace
  • Microsoft 365

Only in Peakon by Workday

  • Continuous listening
  • Pulse surveys
  • AI-powered insights
  • Real-time dashboards
  • Benchmarking
  • Action planning
  • Manager enablement
  • DEI analytics

Both cover

  • Slack

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

Peakon by Workday

  • Employee engagement measurementnot Breathe HR
  • Real-time sentiment trackingnot Breathe HR
  • Turnover forecastingnot Breathe HR
  • Leadership developmentnot 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

Peakon by Workday

  • Pricing is not published; sold by quote through a sales process

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

Peakon by Workday

On request

No published plan breakdown. See the Peakon by Workday 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 Peakon by Workday if

  • You need continuous listening.
  • You also want pulse surveys.
Peakon by Workday review

Questions people ask

Is Breathe HR or Peakon by Workday better?
Neither clearly leads. Breathe HR starts at £13/month and Peakon by Workday at On request, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Breathe HR or Peakon by Workday?
Breathe HR starts at £13/month and Peakon by Workday at On request.
Does Breathe HR or Peakon by Workday run on more platforms?
Breathe HR runs on Web, Ios, Android. Peakon by Workday 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 Peakon by Workday is typically brought in for.
What can Breathe HR do that Peakon by Workday cannot?
Breathe HR covers Employee Database, Absence Management, Document Storage, HR Reporting. Peakon by Workday covers Continuous listening, Pulse surveys, AI-powered insights, Real-time dashboards. Both handle Slack.
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