Comparison

Breathe HR vs Perkbox

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.

Pricing

What you'll actually pay

Breathe HR

£24–£579 / business / month

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)

Perkbox

Quote on request (not published)

No per-employee figure published. Contracts Finder records a £28,800 contract to Epping Forest District Council (March 2023–April 2025).

Contract: 12-month initial term with automatic 12-month renewals; 90–180 day notice window
Pricing published: No (quote on request)
Category: UK employee perks and wellbeing platform
Customer count: Not publicly listed

Features

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.

Feature	Breathe HR	Perkbox
UK brand discounts	Not included	"Thousands of global offers" (Perkbox's wording)
Discount voucher codes	Not advertised	Not advertised
24/7 GP access	Not included	Optional (Premium Programme tier)
Employee Assistance Programme	Not included	Optional (Premium Programme tier)
HR management	Yes	Not advertised
Rota / shift management	Paid add-on (Rota T&A module)	Not advertised
GPS clock in/out	Paid add-on (Rota T&A module)	Not advertised
Absence & leave	Yes	Not advertised
Payslip / P60 access	Via paid Xero integration	Not advertised
Document management	Yes	Not advertised
Recognition & rewards	Not advertised	Yes
White-label branding	Logo upload only	Not advertised
Mobile app	Yes (iOS + Android shipped)	Yes (iOS + Android shipped)
Contract length	Rolling monthly	12-month, auto-renews

Breathe HR

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).

Perkbox

Where Perkbox has depth

Sourced from https://www.perkbox.com/uk, verified 2026-06-10.

Large discount catalogue: "thousands of global offers" (perkbox.com/uk/platform/perks)
Salary-sacrifice schemes in the Benefits module (cycle-to-work, EV)
Native iOS and Android apps shipped
NHS / local-authority procurement frameworks via Perkbox Vivup (relevant for public-sector buyers)

Perkbox Limited

Companies House 07355963

Incorporated 24 August 2010. Ownership: Great Hill Partners (since July 2024); merged with Vivup September 2025.

A third option to consider

WagePerks: one platform that covers both categories

Breathe HR and Perkbox 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.

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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.