HR & Recruiting · head to head
Breathe HR vs Seismic
Seismic
CRM & Sales
Sales enablement and content management platform
- From
- On request
- Rated
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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; Seismic weak digital sales room and micro-site functionality with low customer engagement
- They diverge on capability: Breathe HR covers Employee Database, Seismic covers Content management.
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which Breathe HR and Seismic actually diverge.
| Attribute | Breathe HR | Seismic |
|---|---|---|
| Starting price | £13/month | On request |
| Pricing model | subscription | Unknown |
| Platforms | Web, Ios, Android | Web, API |
| Category | HR & Recruiting | CRM & Sales |
| Founded | 2012 | 2010 |
Identical on both: 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
- Google Workspace
- Microsoft 365
Only in Seismic
- Content management
- LiveDocs automation
- Content analytics
- Learning & coaching
- Buyer engagement
- Salesforce
- Microsoft Dynamics
- HubSpot
Both cover
- Slack
- 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 Seismic
- Storing HR documents, contracts and e-signaturesnot Seismic
- Performance reviews and onboarding workflows for small teamsnot Seismic
Seismic
- Content managementnot Breathe HR
- Sales trainingnot Breathe HR
- Proposal automationnot Breathe HR
- Buyer engagementnot 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
Seismic
- Weak digital sales room and micro-site functionality with low customer engagement
- Search feature lacks keyword depth, making content discovery difficult
- Limited learning and LMS capabilities with underwhelming analytics and reporting
- Complex implementations requiring dedicated internal resources and strong change management
- High price point with multi-year contracts and no free trial option
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
Seismic
On requestNo published plan breakdown. See the Seismic review.
Which should you pick?
Choose Breathe HR if
- You need employee database.
- You work on Web, Ios, Android.
- You also want absence management.
Choose Seismic if
- You need content management.
- You work on Web, API.
- You also want livedocs automation.
Questions people ask
- Is Breathe HR or Seismic better?
- Neither clearly leads. Breathe HR starts at £13/month and Seismic at On request, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, Breathe HR or Seismic?
- Breathe HR starts at £13/month and Seismic at On request.
- Does Breathe HR or Seismic run on more platforms?
- Breathe HR runs on Web, Ios, Android. Seismic runs on Web, API.
- 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 Seismic is typically brought in for.
- What can Breathe HR do that Seismic cannot?
- Breathe HR covers Employee Database, Absence Management, Document Storage, HR Reporting. Seismic covers Content management, LiveDocs automation, Content analytics, Learning & coaching. Both handle Slack, Web support, Ios support, Android support.
Answered from the vendors’ own pages
Seismic: How is Seismic priced?
Seismic uses custom, quote-based pricing without published list rates. Typical pricing ranges from $30-60 per user for Professional Edition, with mid-market teams spending $20,000-60,000 annually and enterprises exceeding $100,000 per year. Seismic Learning is priced as an incremental per-user fee.
SourceSeismic: What does Seismic's Enablement Cloud include?
Seismic Enablement Cloud spans five areas: Content Management, Learning & Coaching, Program Strategy & Execution, Meeting Intelligence, and Digital Sales Rooms. An AI engine called Aura runs across all functions, powering content recommendations, learning content generation, meeting summaries, and conversational search.
SourceSeismic: Does Seismic integrate with Salesforce?
Yes, Seismic provides real-time, two-way sync with Salesforce to embed personalized content, playbooks, and AI-driven recommendations directly into Sales Cloud and Experience Cloud workflows. Seismic also integrates with 150+ platforms including Microsoft Teams, Slack, Zoom, Webex, and sales engagement tools like Salesloft and Outreach.
SourceSeismic: What was Seismic's recent acquisition?
On February 12, 2026, Seismic announced a definitive agreement to merge with Highspot. The combined company operates as Seismic, led by CEO Rob Tarkoff, with Highspot founder Robert Wahbe joining the board. The deal creates a platform worth north of six billion dollars.
SourceSeismic: What are Seismic's main limitations?
Key limitations include weak micro-site and digital sales room functionality with low customer engagement, search features that miss keywords, limited learning and LMS capabilities, complex implementations requiring dedicated resources, and high pricing with multi-year contracts and no free trial.
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