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Breathe HR vs Wise Business

Breathe HR logo

Breathe HR

HR & Recruiting

Simple HR software for SMEs

From
£13/month
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
Wise Business logo

Wise Business

HR & Recruiting

The smart way to send and receive business payments

From
$29/month
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; Wise Business opening a Wise Business account in the UK carries a one off setup fee of 50 GBP
  • They diverge on capability: Breathe HR covers Employee Database, Wise Business covers Multi-currency accounts.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Breathe HR and Wise Business actually diverge.

Attributes where Breathe HR and Wise Business differ
AttributeBreathe HRWise Business
Starting price£13/month$29/month
Pricing modelsubscriptionusage-based
PlatformsWeb, Ios, AndroidWeb, Ios, Android, Api
CategoryHR & RecruitingUnknown
Founded20122011

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
  • Slack
  • Google Workspace

Only in Wise Business

  • Multi-currency accounts
  • International transfers
  • Batch payments
  • API access
  • Team management
  • Various
  • FCA regulated
  • Bank-level security

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

Wise Business

  • Holding and converting multiple currencies as a businessnot Breathe HR
  • Paying international suppliers and contractors at the mid market ratenot Breathe HR
  • Receiving payments into local currency account details in several countriesnot 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

Wise Business

  • Opening a Wise Business account in the UK carries a one off setup fee of 50 GBP
  • Volume discounts on transfers start only above 20,000 GBP equivalent sent per month

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

Wise Business

$29/month
  • StandardFree
    • Multi-currency account
    • Real exchange rate
    • Batch payments

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 Wise Business if

  • You need multi-currency accounts.
  • You work on Web, Ios, Android, Api.
  • You also want international transfers.
Wise Business review

Questions people ask

Is Breathe HR or Wise Business better?
Neither clearly leads. Breathe HR starts at £13/month and Wise Business at $29/month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Breathe HR or Wise Business?
Breathe HR starts at £13/month and Wise Business at $29/month.
Does Breathe HR or Wise Business run on more platforms?
Breathe HR runs on Web, Ios, Android. Wise Business runs on Web, Ios, Android, 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 Wise Business is typically brought in for.
What can Breathe HR do that Wise Business cannot?
Breathe HR covers Employee Database, Absence Management, Document Storage, HR Reporting. Wise Business covers Multi-currency accounts, International transfers, Batch payments, API access. Both handle Xero, QuickBooks, Web support, Ios support.
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