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Breathe HR vs Ramp

Breathe HR logo

Breathe HR

HR & Recruiting

Simple HR software for SMEs

From
£13/month
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
Ramp logo

Ramp

Accounting & Finance

The corporate card that helps you spend less

From
Free
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • Only Ramp has a free tier, so it costs nothing to try first.
  • 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; Ramp procurement module unavailable on Free plan; available as add-on on Plus
  • They diverge on capability: Breathe HR covers Employee Database, Ramp covers Corporate cards.

Where they differ

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

Attributes where Breathe HR and Ramp differ
AttributeBreathe HRRamp
Starting price£13/monthFree
Pricing modelsubscriptionUnknown
Free tierNoYes
PlatformsWeb, Ios, AndroidWeb, Mobile apps
CategoryHR & RecruitingAccounting & Finance
Founded20122019

Identical on both: 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 Ramp

  • Corporate cards
  • Expense management
  • Bill pay
  • Accounting automation
  • Spend insights
  • NetSuite
  • Sage Intacct
  • SOC 2

Both cover

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

Ramp

  • Corporate expense management and automationnot Breathe HR
  • Accounts payable automation with AI invoice processingnot Breathe HR
  • Multi-currency travel and policy managementnot 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

Ramp

  • Procurement module unavailable on Free plan; available as add-on on Plus
  • Workday and Oracle Fusion integrations limited to Enterprise tier only
  • Multi-entity functionality requires Plus tier or higher
  • Local card issuance in 30+ countries limited to Enterprise tier
  • Advanced ERP integrations require higher tier selection

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

Ramp

Free

No published plan breakdown. See the Ramp 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 Ramp if

  • You need corporate cards.
  • You want to start without paying.
  • You work on Web, Mobile apps.
  • You also want expense management.
Ramp review

Questions people ask

Is Breathe HR or Ramp better?
Neither clearly leads. Breathe HR starts at £13/month and Ramp at Free, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Breathe HR or Ramp?
Ramp has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at £13/month for Breathe HR and Free for Ramp.
Does Breathe HR or Ramp run on more platforms?
Breathe HR runs on Web, Ios, Android. Ramp runs on Web, Mobile apps.
Can I use Ramp for free?
Yes. Ramp has a free tier, so you can try it without paying. Breathe HR starts at £13/month.
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 Ramp is typically brought in for.
What can Breathe HR do that Ramp cannot?
Breathe HR covers Employee Database, Absence Management, Document Storage, HR Reporting. Ramp covers Corporate cards, Expense management, Bill pay, Accounting automation. Both handle Xero, QuickBooks, Web support, Ios support.
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