Breathe HR: features, editions and UK prices

Checked 28 October 2026 · 3 min read · HR

Breathe HR is a HR and payroll software from Breathe. This page sets out what Breathe's own UK pages say about it: the editions and what they cost, which features are built in and which need an app or add-on. It is a factual summary to help you build a shortlist, not a recommendation for or against Breathe HR.

In total we confirmed 15 features for Breathe HR from public information: 11 built in and 4 through an app, add-on or separate Breathe product. Each is listed below with the vendor's own words and a link to the source.

Breathe HR editions and UK prices

Prices as published by Breathe on 28 October 2026. Prices change; always confirm the current price and terms with Breathe before you buy.

Finance and accounting: Breathe HR

• Full audit trail – built in. “You can track task progress, store important paperwork securely, and keep a full audit trail.” (breathehr.com)

Purchasing and payables: Breathe HR

• Employee expenses – through an app or add-on. “Keep claims moving make it simple for your team to submit expense claims and upload receipts.” (breathehr.com)

People, HR and payroll: Breathe HR

• Employee records – built in. “It reduces admin for the owner and keeps employee records in one place.” (breathehr.com)
• Holiday and absence – built in. “Give your team full visibility of their leave.” (breathehr.com)
• Rotas / shift scheduling – through an app or add-on. “Build and share team rotas as well as manage timesheets instantly with breathe rota, time and attendance add-on.” (breathehr.com)
• Time and attendance – through an app or add-on. “Build and share team rotas as well as manage timesheets instantly with breathe rota, time and attendance add-on.” (breathehr.com)
• Employee self-service app – built in. Listed on breathehr.com: “give your people more control and free up hr time with employee self-service.”
• Performance reviews – built in. “Ensures performance reviews are fair, and highlights cases where it isn't.” (breathehr.com)
• Recruitment / applicant tracking – through an app or add-on. “Does breathe have recruitment functionalities? yes, it does!” (breathehr.com)
• Onboarding – built in. “Early access to onboarding portal: let new team members explore tasks early.” (breathehr.com)

Reporting, platform and integrations: Breathe HR

• Cloud (no servers to run) – built in. “Cloud-based Access anywhere, anytime.” (breathehr.com)
• Mobile app – built in. “Mobile App i Let employees manage time off, rota and expenses on the go from their phone.” (breathehr.com)
• Custom reports – built in. “Streamline reports Spot the trends that really matter with custom reports that show only the information you need.” (breathehr.com)
• Open API – built in. “Breathe offers an open-source API which enables you to easily integrate with other systems in your business.” (breathehr.com)
• Role-based permissions – built in. “But don't worry - you can set specific user roles to manage who can see and change what.” (breathehr.com)

How to compare Breathe HR with other systems

The useful comparison is against the features your business actually needs. Write down the five or six processes you cannot work without, check each against the list above and against the same list for other systems, and ask each vendor to show those processes in a demo using your own examples.

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