Compare Breathe vs. Sincron HR Software

Breathe (also written Breathe HR or BreatheHR) has helped UK small and medium-sized businesses manage their people since 2012. Instead of juggling spreadsheets and separate tools, you get one place for records, leave, documents, performance, reporting and compliance. What you get as standard Core HR covers secure employee records and documents, holiday and leave, sickness and absence, self-service, e-signatures, performance (goals, feedback, one-to-ones and reviews), and reporting and analytics. Add more when you need it Recruitment: job ads, hiring workflows and candidate tracking e-Learning: UK-specific courses and completion tracking Health and Safety: risk assessments, incidents and certifications Expenses: claims, receipts and manager approvals Rota, Time and Attendance: shifts, availability and hours Coming soon: an AI Assistant that answers HR and policy questions from your company information, and payroll in late 2026. The difference it makes One accurate record means no more typing details twice. Self-service and shared workflows cut the chasing. And you can start with Core HR and add modules later, so it works even when HR is one person's part-time job. Is Breathe right for you? It works best for UK businesses with up to 200 employees moving HR off spreadsheets, especially with lean or shared HR roles. With 200+ staff or needs like multinational payroll or complex global compliance, look carefully first. Breathe isn't a global enterprise HCM (human capital management) suite. Why businesses choose Breathe Used by 17,000+ businesses and 1,000+ UK HR consultancies From £24 a month per organisation, with no long-term contracts or hidden fees Free 14-day trial, no obligation UK-based support from setup onwards ISO 27001 and ISO 42

Most HR platforms are built for the enterprise, then squeezed to fit organizations that were never really their intended customer. Ours works the other way around. Since 2007, our team has focused specifically on serving nonprofits, social-service agencies, and small-to-midsize businesses, supporting workforces anywhere between 30 and 10,000 people. Pricing reflects that same philosophy. The software itself is free, what you’re actually paying for is consulting and support, so every relationship starts with a free demo and follow-up conversations before anything is decided. From there, a free 60-day Implementation Trial (FIT) gives your team two full months of guided setup, configuration, and training with your implementation consultant, real time to properly evaluate the system instead of a rushed, 30-day decision. Walk away at any point if it isn’t the right fit, at no cost. When you’re ready, a one-time Go Live fee ($1,799, $899 for nonprofits) covers full platform activation and rollout, with no long-term contract after that. Every core module is included in the ongoing subscription, at $12.50 per user per month ($10 for nonprofits); optional add-ons are priced separately for extra functionality. Compliance works the same way. Because a CARF surveyor is part of our team, guidance on Community Living, Ministry of Children and Families, and equivalent U.S. state reporting requirements is built into how the platform operates, not offered as an afterthought. We’re also recognized as a TechSoup partner (Canada and US), and we’ve rolled this platform out to more than 100 organizations across the EU, Canada, and the United States.