Humi vs. Breathe

Eliminate the inconvenience of juggling numerous platforms and spreadsheets by using Humi as your comprehensive resource for all employee-related information. Designed specifically for Canadian businesses, Humi offers an all-inclusive HR software solution. This unique platform integrates various aspects of people management, including HR, payroll, benefits, time off, time tracking, and recruitment, facilitating the entire employee experience. Empower your HR team and your workforce with a versatile all-in-one tool that addresses your organizational needs, allowing you to focus on managing every stage of the employee lifecycle—from hiring to separation and all steps in between. By streamlining your HR operations, our platform saves you valuable time, enabling you to concentrate on what truly matters: nurturing and supporting your employees. With Humi, you can transform your HR processes and enhance workplace efficiency.

If your employee details are spread across spreadsheets, emails and disconnected apps, Breathe brings them together. It's a UK HR platform launched in 2012 for small and medium-sized businesses. More than 17,000 of them use it, along with over 1,000 UK HR consultancies. Three everyday HR problems Breathe fixes Information everywhere: one central, accurate record for every employee. Endless chasing: staff book leave, sign documents electronically and follow shared workflows. A small HR team: start with the essentials and add more as you grow. The essentials: Core HR Store records and documents securely, manage holiday and leave, track sickness and absence, and let staff update their own details. Collect e-signatures, set goals, run one-to-ones and reviews, and spot trends with built-in reports. Optional extras Rota, Time and Attendance: plan shifts and track hours Expenses: claims, receipts and manager sign-off Recruitment: advertise roles and follow each candidate Health and Safety: risk assessments, incidents and compliance evidence e-Learning: assign UK-specific courses and see who's completed what Breathe is also building an AI Assistant to answer HR and policy questions, and plans to launch payroll in late 2026. Who gets the most from it UK organisations with up to 200 people, particularly charities, schools, healthcare, retail, start-ups and professional services firms with lean HR. If you need multinational payroll, global compliance or enterprise workforce planning, weigh it up first. Pricing, support and security Plans start from £24 a month for your whole organisation, with no long-term contracts or hidden fees. Try it free for 14 days, with UK-based support from setup onwards. Breathe holds ISO 27001 and ISO 42001 accreditation and keeps your data in UK data centres, protected by encryption and access controls.