Payroll + HR · United Kingdom
Breathe pricing: what it actually costs per employee
On its cheapest published plan, Breathe costs £24 a month for 10 employees, which is £2.40 per employee per month.
Price status: Published list price · Last verified 2026-08-20 · Last recorded change none since we started tracking
What the vendor publishes
| Plan | Base / month | Per employee / month | Conditions as published |
|---|---|---|---|
| Micro | £24 | — | Up to 10 employees. Minimum 1 employees. "£24"/month for 1-10 employees. Pricing is "per business account and not per person". Annual billing ~15% cheaper. HR only — no payroll processing. |
| Starter | £44 | — | Up to 20 employees. Minimum 11 employees. "£44"/month for 11-20 employees. Annual billing ~15% cheaper. |
| Regular | £99 | — | Up to 50 employees. Minimum 21 employees. "£99"/month for 21-50 employees. Annual billing ~15% cheaper. |
| Pro | £175 | — | Up to 100 employees. Minimum 51 employees. "£175"/month for 51-100 employees. Annual billing ~15% cheaper. |
| Premium | £419 | — | Up to 150 employees. Minimum 101 employees. "£419"/month for 101-150 employees. Annual billing ~10% cheaper. |
| Plus | £579 | — | Up to 200 employees. Minimum 151 employees. "£579"/month for 151-200 employees. Annual billing ~10% cheaper. |
What that works out at per employee
Vendors quote a per-employee fee and a base fee separately. What you actually pay per employee is both of them divided by your headcount, so the smaller your team, the further the real figure sits above the advertised one. This table is Breathe's published prices put through that division.
| Plan | 1 | 5 | 10 | 25 | 50 | 100 | 250 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Micro | £24.00 | £4.80 | £2.40 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Starter | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Regular | n/a | n/a | n/a | £3.96 | £1.98 | n/a | n/a |
| Pro | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | £1.75 | n/a |
| Premium | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Plus | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
Columns are employee counts. Scroll sideways on a phone.
No other adjustment is applied. We do not add estimated tax-filing fees, discounts, or promotional pricing. The full method is at Method.
Who this suits, and who it does not
- If price is the only thing you are deciding on, Breathe is the cheapest published option we hold for payroll + hr in this market at 10 employees.
- If your headcount is under 5, the base fee of £24 dominates the bill. Check the per-employee column at your actual size before comparing anything.
- If you are not ready to decide, wait. Published prices change without notice and the figures here are only as current as 2026-08-20. Confirm on the vendor's own page before you sign.
Where to check this yourself
Go to Breathe and open its pricing page. Everything above comes from https://www.breathehr.com/en-gb/hr-software/hr-software-prices, read on 2026-08-20.
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Page last updated: 2026-09-06. Sources: vendor pricing pages only. Figures checked between 2026-08-20 and 2026-09-06. I have not used these products. Nothing here is a personal test result.
Ranking method and formulas: Method. Listing position on this site is not for sale.
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