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Breathe HR vs Pipedrive

Breathe HR logo

Breathe HR

Software

Simple HR software for SMEs

From
£13/month
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
Pipedrive logo

Pipedrive

Software

The CRM that sales teams love to use

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; Pipedrive email account connectivity restricted to maximum of five email accounts per user
  • They diverge on capability: Breathe HR covers Employee Database, Pipedrive covers Visual pipeline.

Where they differ

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

Attributes where Breathe HR and Pipedrive differ
AttributeBreathe HRPipedrive
Starting price£13/monthOn request
Founded20122010

Identical on both: pricing model (subscription), 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
  • Xero
  • QuickBooks

Only in Pipedrive

  • Visual pipeline
  • Deal tracking
  • Activity reminders
  • Email integration
  • Mobile apps
  • Reporting
  • Goal tracking
  • Lead management

Both cover

  • Slack
  • Google Workspace
  • Microsoft 365

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

Pipedrive

  • Sales pipeline management with kanban-style dashboardsnot Breathe HR
  • Multi-channel communication with email and calendar syncnot Breathe HR
  • Sales automation for small to mid-market teamsnot 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

Pipedrive

  • Email account connectivity restricted to maximum of five email accounts per user

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

Pipedrive

On request

No published plan breakdown. See the Pipedrive 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 Pipedrive if

  • You need visual pipeline.
  • You work on Web, iOS, Android.
  • You also want deal tracking.
Pipedrive review

Questions people ask

Is Breathe HR or Pipedrive better?
Neither clearly leads. Breathe HR starts at £13/month and Pipedrive at On request, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Breathe HR or Pipedrive?
Breathe HR starts at £13/month and Pipedrive at On request.
Does Breathe HR or Pipedrive run on more platforms?
Breathe HR runs on Web, Ios, Android. Pipedrive runs on Web, iOS, Android.
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 Pipedrive is typically brought in for.
What can Breathe HR do that Pipedrive cannot?
Breathe HR covers Employee Database, Absence Management, Document Storage, HR Reporting. Pipedrive covers Visual pipeline, Deal tracking, Activity reminders, Email integration. Both handle Slack, Google Workspace, Microsoft 365.
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