Breathe HR vs CharlieHR
A side-by-side comparison of two UK employee platforms — pricing, contract terms, feature coverage. Every claim below is sourced from each company's public website or filings, verified 2026-06-10. This page is published by WagePerks as part of our sourced-claims comparison series; you'll find a "third option" section at the end if you'd like to consider us too.
What you'll actually pay
Banded per-business: Micro £24 (1–10), Starter £44 (11–20), Regular £99 (21–50), Pro £175 (51–100), Premium £419 (101–150), Plus £579 (151–200)
- Contract: Rolling monthly
- Pricing published: Yes
- Category: UK HR-only platform for SMEs
- Customer count: 17,000+ UK SME customers (self-reported)
Banded per-business: £5/mo intro (1–4, rises to £20/mo), £45 (5–14), £105 (15–29), up to £735 (250+)
- Contract: Monthly
- Pricing published: Yes
- Category: UK HR platform for small companies and startups
- Customer count: 11,000+ small businesses (self-reported)
Feature-by-feature comparison
All rows sourced from each company's public website, verified 2026-06-10. See the full source list at the bottom of this page.
Where Breathe HR has depth
Sourced from https://www.breathehr.com/en-gb/, verified 2026-06-10.
- Native iOS and Android apps shipped
- Performance management module (reviews, appraisals, goals) included in Core HR
- 17,000+ UK SME customers since launch in 2012 (see renewal-pricing notes for one customer's report of a 57% rise post-acquisition)
Centric HR Ltd (trading as Breathe HR)
Incorporated 2012 (launch year). Ownership: ELMO Software (acquired Oct 2020); ELMO taken private by K1 Investment Management (2022).
Where CharlieHR has depth
Sourced from https://www.charliehr.com/, verified 2026-06-10.
- 30,000+ partner discount codes (charliehr.com)
- Startup-segment positioning aimed at small VC-backed teams
- Performance reviews, goals and 1:1 tracking built in
- Capterra rating 4.7/5 across ~36 reviews
CHARLIE HR LTD
Companies House 09787589
Incorporated 21 September 2015. Ownership: Independent.
WagePerks: one platform that covers both categories
Breathe HR and CharlieHR each cover different slices of the employee experience. WagePerks bundles eleven modules — benefits marketplace with voucher codes at purchase, HR, rotas, GPS clock-in, payslips, recognition, documents and an optional 24/7 GP + EAP add-on — at £4.50 per employee per month, rolling monthly.
£4.50 / employee / month
Published per-employee rate on the WagePerks pricing page. All eleven modules included at the headline price. Optional 24/7 GP + EAP add-on quoted on call.
Rolling monthly
Cancel with 30 days' written notice — no multi-year fixed-term contracts, no automatic renewals. Independent UK company (Wageperks Ltd, Companies House SC824820), no PE owner.
Eleven modules under one brand
Benefits marketplace, HR, rotas, GPS clock-in, payslips, documents, e-signatures, onboarding, recognition, absence, plus white-label branding — all included at the headline price.
Sources & verification
All claims on this page are sourced from each company's public website, App Store listing, or Companies House public filings — verified 2026-06-10. This page is published by WagePerks as part of our sourced-claims comparison series. We re-verify quarterly. Email us if anything's gone stale.
Breathe HR sources
- Pricing tiers
- Customer count & launch year
- About / founded 2012
- Feature list
- Rolling-monthly FAQ
- Mobile app
- ELMO Software acquisition (7 Oct 2020)
- Capterra reviews (incl. Alastair March 2025: 57% rise)