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The Breathe alternative with rotas and clocking included.

Breathe is well-liked UK HR software, but rotas and time and attendance are an extra £11–£142 a month. atlasHR and WfMHub include them, with clocking that even works offline.

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14-day free trialNo card neededRolling monthly, no lock-in

14features Breathe sells as add-ons that atlasHR and WfMHub include

£11–£142Breathe's monthly rota & attendance add-on

Includedrotas and clocking in WfMHub

Offlineclocking that works without signal

The short version

Both UK HR. One is built for shifts.

Choose atlasHR if…

Your team works shifts and you want rotas and clocking in the core plan
You want Working Time Directives checked as the rota is built
You want disciplinary cases with ACAS-style letters
You want a full document drive and stock control on the same platform

Breathe may suit you if…

You want an e-learning library (Breathe Learn add-on)

What switching looks like

Start a free 14-day trial; no card, every module on
Import your staff from a CSV export in minutes
Your trial converts in place: same data, logins and web address
Rolling monthly once you're live, with 30 days' notice

Feature by feature

atlasHR vs Breathe: the full comparison

47 features across rotas, time and attendance, leave, HR, payroll and the platform itself.

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atlasHR and WfMHub compared with Breathe
Feature	atlasHR · WfMHubby SA12	BreatheSME HR software
Trial & terms
Free trial	14 days, no card	14 days, no card
Contract	Rolling monthly, 30 days' notice	Rolling monthly
Rotas & scheduling
Drag-and-drop rota builder	Included	Paid add-on or higher plan
Rota templates & repeat patterns	Included	Paid add-on or higher plan
Open shifts staff can claim	Included	Paid add-on or higher plan
Shift swaps	Included	Paid add-on or higher plan
Staff availability	Included	Paid add-on or higher plan
Labour cost on the rotaSee wage cost as you build the rota	Included	Paid add-on or higher plan
Auto-fill / AI scheduling	Paid add-on or higher plan	Not published
Multiple sites	Included	Paid add-on or higher plan
Time & attendance
Clock in/out on a phone	Included	Paid add-on or higher plan
GPS / geofenced clocking	Included	Paid add-on or higher plan
Shared kiosk / tablet clock	Not offered	Paid add-on or higher plan
Photo at clock-in	Included	Not published
Timesheets & approvals	Included	Paid add-on or higher plan
Break tracking	Included	Paid add-on or higher plan
Overtime	Included	Paid add-on or higher plan
Working Time DirectivesRest breaks, 11-hour rest, 48-hour week	Included	Not published
Holiday & absence
Holiday requests & approvals	Included	Included
UK bank holidays built in	Included	Included
Pro-rata entitlements	Included	Partly / limited
Time off in lieu (TOIL)	Included	Included
Sickness recording	Included	Included
Bradford Factor	Included	Included
Return-to-work forms	Included	Partly / limited
Core HR
Employee records	Included	Included
Employee self-service	Included	Included
Onboarding	Included	Included
Document storage	Included	Included
E-signatures	Paid add-on or higher plan	Included
Contract & letter templates	Included	Partly / limited
Performance reviews	Included	Included
Training & certificate tracking	Included	Included
Expenses	Included	Paid add-on or higher plan
Recruitment / careers page	Included	Paid add-on or higher plan
Disciplinary & grievance cases	Included	Partly / limited
Right-to-work checks	Included	Partly / limited
Announcements & team chat	Included	Partly / limited
Reports & analytics	Included	Included
Payroll
Built-in UK payroll (PAYE/RTI)	Not offered	Not offered
Payroll software integrationsXero, Sage, QuickBooks and similar	Included	Partly / limited
Platform & support
iPhone app	Included	Included
Android app	Included	Included
UK/EU data hosting	Included	Included
Two-factor sign-in	Included	Included
Single sign-on	Included	Included
Open API	Included	Included
Multiple companies / agencies	Included	Partly / limited
White-label branding	Included	Not published

IncludedIncludedPartly / limitedPartly / limitedPaid add-on or higher planPaid add-on or higher planNot offeredNot offeredNot publishedNot published

Competitor information comes from each vendor's own website, help centre and price pages, checked on 19/10/2026. Prices are in pounds sterling, excluding VAT; where a vendor only publishes US dollars we converted at the rate shown on its page. "Not published" means we couldn't confirm it either way. Spotted something out of date? Tell us and we'll correct it. Full sources are listed on each comparison page.

Fair's fair

Where Breathe is strong

Flat per-business pricing by headcount band (from £24/month for up to 10 staff) rather than per-user fees, with a published price list and 14-day no-card trial. [source]
Reviewers repeatedly praise ease of use and minimal training needed, especially for holiday booking, absence tracking and the calendar. [source]
Employee mobile app is well rated on iOS (4.6 from 890 ratings) for booking leave, logging sickness and viewing shifts. [source]
Strong UK compliance/security positioning: UK (London) data hosting, ISO 27001 and ISO 42001 certification, 2FA and Google/Microsoft SSO. [source]
Core plans include e-signatures, unlimited document storage, performance reviews, workflows, Xero Payroll sync and API access at no extra cost. [source]

Why teams look elsewhere

Common themes in Breathe reviews

Most common complaint: support is chat/chatbot-first with no phone line; reviewers report slow or unanswered chat and difficulty reaching a person. [source]
Price increases criticised (one reviewer cites a 57% rise in two years) and disputes over renewals/refunds after cancellation attempts. [source]
Login and two-factor authentication problems reported by employees on Trustpilot and in App Store reviews. [source]
Rota, time & attendance, expenses, recruitment, H&S and e-learning are all paid add-ons priced by band, so a full HR + rota + T&A setup costs considerably more than the headline £24. [source]
Several features are tier-gated: surveys/eNPS, sickness triggers, holiday auto-approval, burnout monitor and finance users only from Regular (21-50 staff) up; Micro plan has 1 HR user. [source]

Why atlasHR

HR and the rota, finally in the same place

Breathe's core plans cover people records, leave, documents and performance well, priced by headcount band. Rotas, time and attendance, expenses, recruitment, health & safety and e-learning are each paid add-ons, and support is by chat and email.

With atlasHR and WfMHub, the rota, offline clocking, timesheets, overtime and TOIL sit next to your HR records, holiday, absence and documents, with UK phone support on weekdays.

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oakfield.wfmhub.co.uk/rota

The WfMHub rota calendar for Oakfield Kitchens: a week of colour-coded kitchen, front-of-house and bar shifts across two sites, two unassigned open shifts, 29 published shifts, 215 hours and £2,888.04 total labour cost

14:52

The WfMHub staff app home screen: clocked in at Market Street Café with GPS accuracy of 9 metres, a running shift timer, Clock out and Start break buttons, and today's shift

FAQ

atlasHR vs Breathe: your questions

How is pricing different?

Breathe charges a flat fee per headcount band and sells rotas, time and attendance, expenses, recruitment and health & safety as add-ons. atlasHR starts at £2.50 per user, and WfMHub includes the rota and clocking in the plan.

Does Breathe include rotas?

Only as a paid add-on, priced from £11 to £142 a month depending on your headcount band.

Can I speak to someone at SA12?

Yes. Call us on 0330 133 0716, Monday to Friday, 9am to 5:30pm.

How do I move from Breathe?

Export your employee list as a spreadsheet and import it into atlasHR as a CSV. Our team can help you set up leave types and sites.

Get started today

Put your HR and rotas together. Try it free.

Start a free trial and have your team set up in minutes, or book a 20-minute demo and we'll show you on your own shift patterns.

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