Software · head to head
Recruiterbox vs Breathe HR
The short version
- Each has a real cost: Recruiterbox pricing not publicly displayed; requires contacting sales for quotes; 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: Recruiterbox covers Applicant Tracking, Breathe HR covers Employee Database.
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which Recruiterbox and Breathe HR actually diverge.
| Attribute | Recruiterbox | Breathe HR |
|---|---|---|
| Starting price | $250/month | £13/month |
| Platforms | Web | Web, Ios, Android |
| Founded | 2011 | 2012 |
Identical on both: pricing model (subscription), 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 Recruiterbox
- Applicant Tracking
- Job Posting
- Candidate Management
- Team Collaboration
- Interview Scheduling
- Reporting
- Indeed
Only in Breathe HR
- Employee Database
- Absence Management
- Document Storage
- HR Reporting
- Performance Management
- Training
- Xero
- QuickBooks
Both cover
- Google Workspace
- Microsoft 365
- Slack
- Web support
What people use each for
The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.
Recruiterbox
No use cases recorded yet. See the Recruiterbox review.
Breathe HR
- Holiday, absence and sickness tracking for a UK small businessnot Recruiterbox
- Storing HR documents, contracts and e-signaturesnot Recruiterbox
- Performance reviews and onboarding workflows for small teamsnot Recruiterbox
Where each one falls short
Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.
Recruiterbox
- Pricing not publicly displayed; requires contacting sales for quotes
- Limited integration marketplace compared to competitors
- Web-based only; no dedicated mobile app
- Smaller feature set for enterprise-level hiring compared to larger ATS platforms
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
Recruiterbox
$250/month- Trakstar Hire$250/month
- Unlimited Jobs
- Job Board Posting
- Candidate Tracking
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 Recruiterbox or Breathe HR better?
- Neither clearly leads. Recruiterbox starts at $250/month and Breathe HR at £13/month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, Recruiterbox or Breathe HR?
- Recruiterbox starts at $250/month and Breathe HR at £13/month.
- Does Recruiterbox or Breathe HR run on more platforms?
- Recruiterbox runs on Web. Breathe HR runs on Web, Ios, Android.
- What can Recruiterbox do that Breathe HR cannot?
- Recruiterbox covers Applicant Tracking, Job Posting, Candidate Management, Team Collaboration. Breathe HR covers Employee Database, Absence Management, Document Storage, HR Reporting. Both handle Google Workspace, Microsoft 365, Slack, Web support.
Answered from the vendors’ own pages
Recruiterbox: What is Recruiterbox (now Trakstar Hire)?
Recruiterbox was rebranded as Trakstar Hire in 2021. It is a web-based applicant tracking system for managing recruitment, with features for job posting, candidate sourcing, interview scheduling, and collaborative hiring.
SourceRecruiterbox: Does Trakstar Hire integrate with other tools?
Yes, Trakstar Hire integrates with Slack for notifications, LinkedIn for candidate sourcing, and Google Workspace. Recruiters receive notifications in Slack when candidates move through stages or when interviews are scheduled.
SourceRecruiterbox: How many candidates can Trakstar Hire manage?
Trakstar Hire (formerly Recruiterbox) processes over 300,000 applicants added monthly, interviews over 1 million candidates annually, and handles 5,000+ new hires monthly.
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