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Breathe HR vs PracticePanther

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Breathe HR

HR & Recruiting

Simple HR software for SMEs

From
£13/month
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
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PracticePanther

Professional Services

Legal practice management software for law firms

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; PracticePanther trust accounting and operating accounting tools are reserved for the top Business Pro tier at $124/month per user, unavailable on the $59 Solo or $79 Essential plans, per practicepanther.com, August 2026

Where they differ

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

Attributes where Breathe HR and PracticePanther differ
AttributeBreathe HRPracticePanther
Starting price£13/monthOn request
PlatformsWeb, Ios, AndroidWeb
CategoryHR & RecruitingProfessional Services
Founded2012Unknown

Identical on both: pricing model (subscription), free tier (No), user rating (Not yet rated).

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 PracticePanther

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

PracticePanther

No use cases recorded yet. See the PracticePanther 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

PracticePanther

  • Trust accounting and operating accounting tools are reserved for the top Business Pro tier at $124/month per user, unavailable on the $59 Solo or $79 Essential plans, per practicepanther.com, August 2026

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

PracticePanther

On request

No published plan breakdown. See the PracticePanther 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 PracticePanther if

Nothing in the data separates PracticePanther from Breathe HR on the points above - pick on price and on how each one feels to use.

PracticePanther review

Questions people ask

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