Software · head to head
Pinpoint vs Breathe HR
The short version
- Each has a real cost: Pinpoint pinpoint's homepage describes its applicant tracking system features in depth but every pricing action is a bare 'Request pricing' link, with no edition names or figures published anywhere on the site; 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: Pinpoint covers Applicant Tracking, Breathe HR covers Employee Database.
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which Pinpoint and Breathe HR actually diverge.
| Attribute | Pinpoint | Breathe HR |
|---|---|---|
| Starting price | On request | £13/month |
| Pricing model | quote | subscription |
| Platforms | Web | Web, Ios, Android |
| Founded | 2017 | 2012 |
Identical on both: 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 Pinpoint
- Applicant Tracking
- Career Site Builder
- Employer Branding
- Candidate Experience
- Analytics
- Automation
- Indeed
Only in Breathe HR
- Employee Database
- Absence Management
- Document Storage
- HR Reporting
- Performance Management
- Training
- Xero
- QuickBooks
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.
Pinpoint
No use cases recorded yet. See the Pinpoint review.
Breathe HR
- Holiday, absence and sickness tracking for a UK small businessnot Pinpoint
- Storing HR documents, contracts and e-signaturesnot Pinpoint
- Performance reviews and onboarding workflows for small teamsnot Pinpoint
Where each one falls short
Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.
Pinpoint
- Pinpoint's homepage describes its applicant tracking system features in depth but every pricing action is a bare 'Request pricing' link, with no edition names or figures published anywhere on the site
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
Pinpoint
On request- Pinpoint ATS$undefined/month
- ATS
- Career Site Builder
- Employer Branding
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 Breathe HR if
- You need employee database.
- You work on Web, Ios, Android.
- You also want absence management.
Questions people ask
- Is Pinpoint or Breathe HR better?
- Neither clearly leads. Pinpoint starts at On request and Breathe HR at £13/month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, Pinpoint or Breathe HR?
- Pinpoint starts at On request and Breathe HR at £13/month.
- Does Pinpoint or Breathe HR run on more platforms?
- Pinpoint runs on Web. Breathe HR runs on Web, Ios, Android.
- What can Pinpoint do that Breathe HR cannot?
- Pinpoint covers Applicant Tracking, Career Site Builder, Employer Branding, Candidate Experience. Breathe HR covers Employee Database, Absence Management, Document Storage, HR Reporting. Both handle Slack, Google Workspace, Microsoft 365, Web support.