Plumm vs. Breathe

Plumm functions as an all-encompassing platform designed for human resources, payroll, and employee wellness, featuring AI-enhanced tools that cater to the needs of modern teams. By consolidating critical elements of human capital management with workflows, recruitment, training, payroll, performance assessment, and mental health resources, it allows businesses to reduce manual workloads while adopting a more compassionate approach to HR. Teams can effectively manage core HR responsibilities through a suite of tools that includes employee oversight, document management, administrative assistance, task management, leave tracking, automation, analytics, electronic signatures, and tailored one-on-one sessions. For improving performance, Plumm supports the development of high-achieving teams through structured reviews, goal setting, KPI monitoring, surveys, progress tracking, and comprehensive reporting. Furthermore, it enhances professional development by offering a range of resources such as extensive course libraries, clinician-led programs, leadership training, mental health first aid sessions, continuous professional development (CPD) opportunities, and compliance training. To further facilitate wellbeing, Plumm provides an extensive selection of tools including therapy options, coaching, insights, mood tracking, meditation, soundscapes, events, and resources, alongside the ever-present Emma AI support—all integrated into a cohesive framework. This multifaceted system not only enables organizations to enhance operational effectiveness but also underscores the importance of employee wellbeing, ultimately fostering a more inclusive and supportive workplace culture. By prioritizing both productivity and wellness, Plumm paves the way for sustainable growth and employee satisfaction.

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.