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Breathe HR vs WorkTango

Breathe HR logo

Breathe HR

Software

Simple HR software for SMEs

From
£13/month
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
WorkTango logo

WorkTango

Software

Employee experience platform for surveys and recognition

From
$4/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; WorkTango no publicly available pricing information
  • They diverge on capability: Breathe HR covers Employee Database, WorkTango covers Engagement surveys.

Where they differ

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

Attributes where Breathe HR and WorkTango differ
AttributeBreathe HRWorkTango
Starting price£13/month$4/month
PlatformsWeb, Ios, AndroidWeb

Identical on both: pricing model (subscription), free tier (No), user rating (Not yet rated), category (Unknown), founded (2012).

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 WorkTango

  • Engagement surveys
  • Peer recognition
  • Goals and OKRs
  • Continuous feedback
  • Analytics
  • Mobile app
  • Action planning
  • Rewards

Both cover

  • Slack

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

WorkTango

  • Employee surveysnot Breathe HR
  • Recognition programsnot Breathe HR
  • Goal alignmentnot Breathe HR
  • Continuous feedbacknot 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

WorkTango

  • No publicly available pricing information
  • Limited integration ecosystem compared to larger HR platforms
  • Smaller customer base than established players

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

WorkTango

$4/month
  • Essentials$4/month
    • Surveys
    • Recognition
    • Mobile app
  • Complete$undefined/month
    • Goals and OKRs
    • Advanced analytics
    • Integrations

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 WorkTango if

  • You need engagement surveys.
  • You also want peer recognition.
WorkTango review

Questions people ask

Is Breathe HR or WorkTango better?
Neither clearly leads. Breathe HR starts at £13/month and WorkTango at $4/month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Breathe HR or WorkTango?
Breathe HR starts at £13/month and WorkTango at $4/month.
Does Breathe HR or WorkTango run on more platforms?
Breathe HR runs on Web, Ios, Android. WorkTango 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 WorkTango is typically brought in for.
What can Breathe HR do that WorkTango cannot?
Breathe HR covers Employee Database, Absence Management, Document Storage, HR Reporting. WorkTango covers Engagement surveys, Peer recognition, Goals and OKRs, Continuous feedback. Both handle Slack.

Answered from the vendors’ own pages

WorkTango: What are the core features of WorkTango?

WorkTango's Employee Experience Platform includes Recognition & Rewards, Surveys & Insights for gathering employee feedback, and Manager Enablement tools for responding to insights.

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WorkTango: Does WorkTango support multi-language and remote work?

Yes. WorkTango is designed to support hybrid and remote work environments with a social media-style interface and features accessible to all employee levels regardless of location.

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WorkTango: What integrations does WorkTango offer?

WorkTango integrates with HRIS systems and provides analytics tools, though specific integrations and API details are available upon request from the vendor.

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WorkTango: Does WorkTango pricing include all features?

Pricing is not publicly available. Organizations must contact WorkTango directly to receive customized pricing based on company size and feature requirements.

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WorkTango: Can WorkTango provide industry benchmarking?

Yes. WorkTango includes benchmarking tools for comparing employee engagement metrics against industry standards to identify performance gaps.

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