BreatheHR is UK HR software for SMEs with holiday, absence, and performance management. See pricing tiers from £24/month and key features.
Category
HR
Pricing
Subscription (tiered by employee count), from £24/month
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Last updated
July 18, 2026
Founded
2012
Headquarters
Horsham, West Sussex, UK
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Overview
Breathe (BreatheHR) is a cloud HR platform founded in 2012 for UK small and medium-sized businesses, now part of the ELMO Software group. It's headquartered in Horsham, West Sussex, and serves over 16,000 SMEs and 950+ HR consultancies.
Key Features
The core platform covers holiday and absence management with UK-pattern entitlement calculations, real-time sickness tracking, document and policy storage, and performance management (1:1s, goals, reviews) across 40+ features.
Optional add-ons extend the platform into rota and time tracking, e-learning, recruitment, and expenses, which can be bundled as a discounted "Business Essentials" package.
Pricing
Pricing scales with headcount across six tiers from Micro (1-10 employees, £24/month) to Plus (151-200 employees, £579/month), all sharing the same core feature set. Annual billing saves roughly 10-15%, and a 14-day free trial is available.
Key Features
Holiday & Absence Management — Request, approval, and entitlement-calculation workflows built around UK working patterns.
Performance Management — 1:1s, goal-setting, and review tools for ongoing employee performance tracking.
Document & Policy Management — Secure storage for HR documents and company policies.
HR Reporting Dashboard — Reporting on absence, headcount, and other core HR metrics.
Breathe Rota / Time & Attendance — Optional add-on for shift scheduling and clock-in tracking.
Breathe Learn — Optional add-on for e-learning and training record management.