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Officevibe vs Breathe HR

Officevibe logo

Officevibe

HR & Recruiting

Build better teams with pulse surveys and feedback

From
Free
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
Breathe HR logo

Breathe HR

HR & Recruiting

Simple HR software for SMEs

From
£13/month
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • Only Officevibe has a free tier, so it costs nothing to try first.
  • Each has a real cost: Officevibe officevibe is now sold inside the Workleap platform and has no separate published price of its own; 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
  • They diverge on capability: Officevibe covers Pulse surveys, Breathe HR covers Employee Database.

Where they differ

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

Attributes where Officevibe and Breathe HR differ
AttributeOfficevibeBreathe HR
Starting priceFree£13/month
Free tierYesNo
PlatformsWeb, Ios, Android, ApiWeb, Ios, Android

Identical on both: pricing model (subscription), user rating (Not yet rated), category (HR & Recruiting), 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 Officevibe

  • Pulse surveys
  • eNPS tracking
  • Anonymous feedback
  • 1-on-1 meetings
  • Good vibes recognition
  • Custom surveys
  • Manager dashboards
  • Engagement reports

Only in Breathe HR

  • Employee Database
  • Absence Management
  • Document Storage
  • HR Reporting
  • Performance Management
  • Training
  • Microsoft 365
  • Xero

Both cover

  • Slack
  • Google Workspace

What people use each for

The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.

Officevibe

  • Running employee engagement pulse surveys and reading team sentimentnot Breathe HR
  • Collecting continuous feedback between managers and their teamsnot Breathe HR
  • Tracking performance conversations and one to onesnot Breathe HR

Breathe HR

  • Holiday, absence and sickness tracking for a UK small businessnot Officevibe
  • Storing HR documents, contracts and e-signaturesnot Officevibe
  • Performance reviews and onboarding workflows for small teamsnot Officevibe

Where each one falls short

Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.

Officevibe

  • Officevibe is now sold inside the Workleap platform and has no separate published price of its own
  • There is no free plan; the entry Standard tier starts at $4,999 USD per year
  • SAML single sign on, API access and advanced security require the Pro tier starting at $11,999 USD per year
  • Plans are billed annually rather than monthly
  • Organisations of 250 or more employees are pushed to a custom Enterprise quote

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

Pricing, plan by plan

Officevibe

Free
  • FreeFree
    • Pulse surveys
    • eNPS tracking
    • Anonymous feedback
  • Essential$5/month
    • Everything in Free
    • 1-on-1 meetings
    • Good vibes recognition
  • Pro$7/month
    • Everything in Essential
    • Advanced analytics
    • API access

Breathe HR

£13/month
  • Core$13/month
    • Employee Database
    • Absence Management
    • Documents
  • People Management$18/month
    • All Core features
    • Performance
    • Goals

Which should you pick?

Choose Officevibe if

  • You need pulse surveys.
  • You want to start without paying.
  • You work on Web, Ios, Android, Api.
  • You also want enps tracking.
Officevibe review

Choose Breathe HR if

  • You need employee database.
  • You work on Web, Ios, Android.
  • You also want absence management.
Breathe HR review

Questions people ask

Is Officevibe or Breathe HR better?
Neither clearly leads. Officevibe starts at Free and Breathe HR at £13/month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Officevibe or Breathe HR?
Officevibe has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at Free for Officevibe and £13/month for Breathe HR.
Does Officevibe or Breathe HR run on more platforms?
Officevibe runs on Web, Ios, Android, Api. Breathe HR runs on Web, Ios, Android.
Can I use Officevibe for free?
Yes. Officevibe has a free tier, so you can try it without paying. Breathe HR starts at £13/month.
What is Officevibe best used for?
Officevibe is most often used for running employee engagement pulse surveys and reading team sentiment, collecting continuous feedback between managers and their teams, tracking performance conversations and one to ones. Of those, running employee engagement pulse surveys and reading team sentiment and collecting continuous feedback between managers and their teams are not what Breathe HR is typically brought in for.
What can Officevibe do that Breathe HR cannot?
Officevibe covers Pulse surveys, eNPS tracking, Anonymous feedback, 1-on-1 meetings. Breathe HR covers Employee Database, Absence Management, Document Storage, HR Reporting. Both handle Slack, Google Workspace.
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