Simployer vs. Breathe

Simployer is a comprehensive HR management platform that covers the entire employee lifecycle, from onboarding to offboarding. This solution seamlessly integrates an intuitive HRM system with functionalities for monitoring absences and time, overseeing recruitment processes, boosting employee engagement, conducting equal-pay evaluations, and automating various workflows. Employees and managers can both utilize a self-service portal to request leave, electronically sign documents, access policies, and engage with a multilingual AI chatbot for support. HR teams gain access to real-time analytics, valuable insights, and ready-to-use templates for critical tasks such as drafting contracts, absence tracking, and handbook creation, all within a secure, cloud-based environment compliant with GDPR and equipped with role-based access controls. The recruitment module features Kanban-style pipelines, customized career pages, automated interview scheduling, and integrated tools designed to reduce bias, enabling organizations to hire more effectively and fairly. Overall, Simployer not only simplifies HR functions but also cultivates a culture of inclusivity within the workplace, promoting a more engaged and motivated workforce. This comprehensive approach ensures that both employees and managers have the resources they need to thrive.

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.