Software · head to head
Breathe HR vs Recruiterbox
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; Recruiterbox pricing not publicly displayed; requires contacting sales for quotes
- They diverge on capability: Breathe HR covers Employee Database, Recruiterbox covers Applicant Tracking.
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which Breathe HR and Recruiterbox actually diverge.
| Attribute | Breathe HR | Recruiterbox |
|---|---|---|
| Starting price | £13/month | $250/month |
| Platforms | Web, Ios, Android | Web |
| Founded | 2012 | 2011 |
Identical on both: pricing model (subscription), 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
- Xero
- QuickBooks
Only in Recruiterbox
- Applicant Tracking
- Job Posting
- Candidate Management
- Team Collaboration
- Interview Scheduling
- Reporting
- Indeed
Both cover
- Slack
- Google Workspace
- Microsoft 365
- Web 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 Recruiterbox
- Storing HR documents, contracts and e-signaturesnot Recruiterbox
- Performance reviews and onboarding workflows for small teamsnot Recruiterbox
Recruiterbox
No use cases recorded yet. See the Recruiterbox 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
Recruiterbox
- Pricing not publicly displayed; requires contacting sales for quotes
- Limited integration marketplace compared to competitors
- Web-based only; no dedicated mobile app
- Smaller feature set for enterprise-level hiring compared to larger ATS platforms
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
Recruiterbox
$250/month- Trakstar Hire$250/month
- Unlimited Jobs
- Job Board Posting
- Candidate Tracking
Which should you pick?
Choose Breathe HR if
- You need employee database.
- You work on Web, Ios, Android.
- You also want absence management.
Questions people ask
- Is Breathe HR or Recruiterbox better?
- Neither clearly leads. Breathe HR starts at £13/month and Recruiterbox at $250/month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, Breathe HR or Recruiterbox?
- Breathe HR starts at £13/month and Recruiterbox at $250/month.
- Does Breathe HR or Recruiterbox run on more platforms?
- Breathe HR runs on Web, Ios, Android. Recruiterbox 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 Recruiterbox is typically brought in for.
- What can Breathe HR do that Recruiterbox cannot?
- Breathe HR covers Employee Database, Absence Management, Document Storage, HR Reporting. Recruiterbox covers Applicant Tracking, Job Posting, Candidate Management, Team Collaboration. Both handle Slack, Google Workspace, Microsoft 365, Web support.
Answered from the vendors’ own pages
Recruiterbox: What is Recruiterbox (now Trakstar Hire)?
Recruiterbox was rebranded as Trakstar Hire in 2021. It is a web-based applicant tracking system for managing recruitment, with features for job posting, candidate sourcing, interview scheduling, and collaborative hiring.
SourceRecruiterbox: Does Trakstar Hire integrate with other tools?
Yes, Trakstar Hire integrates with Slack for notifications, LinkedIn for candidate sourcing, and Google Workspace. Recruiters receive notifications in Slack when candidates move through stages or when interviews are scheduled.
SourceRecruiterbox: How many candidates can Trakstar Hire manage?
Trakstar Hire (formerly Recruiterbox) processes over 300,000 applicants added monthly, interviews over 1 million candidates annually, and handles 5,000+ new hires monthly.
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