Kelio vs. Breathe

Kelio is a powerful workforce management software suite designed to manage employees efficiently from A to Z. It centralizes time and attendance, HR administration, staff planning, and access control into one integrated platform. Kelio allows organizations to monitor working hours, manage absences, and build compliant staff schedules with ease. Its HRIS system digitalizes administrative processes while securely storing and managing employee data. Access control software and hardware help protect premises and regulate entry across facilities. Kelio’s clocking terminals support reliable time tracking and enable employee self-service features. The platform integrates smoothly with payroll systems to ensure accurate salary calculations and reduced manual work. Mobile workforce management tools allow employees to clock in, request leave, and view schedules remotely. Kelio’s modular architecture makes it adaptable for small businesses through to large enterprises. Built to meet European labor laws and GDPR requirements, it ensures regulatory compliance. Trusted by over 20,000 clients, Kelio is supported by expert implementation and ongoing customer support. Overall, Kelio helps organizations increase productivity, reduce errors, and gain full control over workforce operations.

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.