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What is Breezy HR?

Breezy HR is a recruiting and applicant tracking system aimed at small and mid-sized employers that want a visual pipeline without the cost of Greenhouse or Lever. It runs candidates as cards through stages, ties scorecards and questionnaires to each stage, and pushes jobs out to 50+ boards in one publish.

The product was founded in 2014 in Jacksonville, Florida and now serves more than 10,000 customers across SMB and lower mid-market. It is one of the more affordable serious ATS options and is a frequent shortlist pick for teams of 5 to 500.

Who Breezy HR is built for

Breezy fits small businesses, growing startups, and SMB-sized recruiting teams that hire 5 to 200 roles per year. Hiring managers like the visual pipeline because it reads like a board, not a database. Recruiters like the multi-channel job distribution because one publish covers most of the channels they care about.

It is a strong fit for teams without a dedicated talent ops function. The drag-and-drop pipeline is approachable for occasional users. It is less of a fit for high-volume enterprise hiring at thousands of roles per year where Workday Recruiting, iCIMS, or SmartRecruiters dominate.

Breezy HR pricing plans

Monthly billing is higher: Startup $157, Growth $273, Business $439 (note: these are the monthly-billing rates per Breezy's site, with annual billing including 2 months free). All paid plans include unlimited users and unlimited candidates.

Bootstrap is genuinely free with no time limit, capped at one active position or candidate pool. It works as a starter ATS for a single role. Startup is where most paying customers begin. Growth adds reference checks and offer eSignatures. Business unlocks advanced questionnaires, candidate comparison, and HRIS integrations.

Breezy HR core capabilities

The pipeline is the spine. Each open role has a board with stages like Sourced, Applied, Phone Screen, Onsite, Offer, Hired. Candidates flow left to right by drag, by automation, or by candidate action (apply, schedule, accept).

Job posts publish from one editor to 50+ boards: LinkedIn, Indeed, Glassdoor, ZipRecruiter, Google for Jobs, AngelList Talent (now Wellfound), and regional boards. Some are free, some require sponsored credits paid through Breezy or directly through the board.

Resume parsing extracts contact details, work history, education, and skills into structured fields. Sourcing extensions for LinkedIn and Chrome pull candidates into the pipeline with one click from a profile page.

Interview scheduling and video

Scheduling integrates with Google Calendar and Microsoft 365. Candidates pick from open slots; interviewers see the booking on their calendar. Video interviews work both async (candidates record answers to set questions) and live (built-in Breezy video room or via Zoom and Microsoft Teams).

Async video is a Startup-and-up feature and saves hours of phone screens for high-volume roles. Live video works inside the app or as a calendar invite linking out to the meeting tool you already use.

Scorecards and structured interviews

Scorecards turn each interview round into a rated checklist tied to the job requirements. Reviewers fill in scores and notes; hiring managers see all feedback aggregated on the candidate profile. This reduces gut-feel bias and supports structured-interview research that consistently outperforms unstructured.

Compliance and reporting

Breezy supports EEOC reporting in the US, OFCCP-ready exports for federal contractors, and GDPR-compliant candidate data handling for EU hiring. Diversity reports can run by source, stage, and outcome. The reporting layer is lighter than Greenhouse but covers SMB needs.

Integrations

Breezy connects to BambooHR, Gusto, Rippling, ADP, Paycor, Paylocity, Namely, Workable, Greenhouse (data transfer), LinkedIn Recruiter, Indeed, Slack, Microsoft Teams, Google Calendar, Microsoft 365, Zoom, Calendly, DocuSign, Checkr, GoodHire, Sterling, Vervoe, Codility, HackerRank, Zapier, and Make.

The HRIS integrations are a Business-tier feature. SMB teams without an HRIS use Breezy alone through hire; teams with BambooHR or Rippling push new hire data across automatically.

Candidate experience

Career sites carry the employer brand with a custom domain (like careers.acme.com), logo, colors, and job descriptions. Application forms are short by default; longer questionnaires are configurable per role.

Candidate communications run on email templates with merge fields. Automated nurture sequences (Growth and up) keep silver-medal candidates warm between rounds and across roles.

Breezy HR vs Greenhouse

Greenhouse is the standard at the upper mid-market and enterprise. Breezy is the standard at SMB. Greenhouse has deeper structured-interview tooling, stronger reporting, and more integrations. Breezy is faster to set up, cheaper at the entry level, and lighter to operate without a talent ops team.

Companies cross the line from Breezy to Greenhouse when they hire more than 100 roles per year, when they need DEI reporting depth, or when they want stronger compliance posture for IPO readiness.

Breezy HR vs Workable

Workable and Breezy compete head-to-head in SMB. Both have visual pipelines, AI candidate sourcing, and broad job board distribution. Workable's AI sourcing recommendations are more developed; Breezy's pricing is flatter at the lower tiers and has a more usable free plan. Pick on the specific feature gap that matters to your team.

Breezy HR vs JazzHR

JazzHR is the other long-standing SMB ATS. JazzHR has cheaper entry pricing but a dated UI. Breezy has the better-looking product and richer video interviewing. Most direct comparisons today favor Breezy on UX and JazzHR on raw cost at the smallest end.

Breezy HR vs Recruitee

Recruitee is the European SMB choice with strong GDPR posture and a similar visual pipeline. Breezy plays better in North America. Both have free plans and approachable pricing. Pick on hiring geography and HRIS integration alignment.

Buyer pitfalls to avoid

Three patterns hurt Breezy rollouts. First, treating Bootstrap as a permanent plan: with only one active position, real hiring teams outgrow Free in their first month. Second, ignoring scorecards: most teams skip the structured interview setup and miss the bias-reduction benefit. Third, over-distributing jobs: publishing to 50 boards when 5 cover the candidate pool dilutes signal and wastes sponsored credits.

Implementation and time to value

A small team is hiring through Breezy in a week. Onboarding includes self-serve setup wizards, template imports, and live chat support. Pro-tier customers get a dedicated customer success manager and structured onboarding. Migration from JazzHR, Workable, or Recruitee is supported with CSV imports and the Breezy success team can help on Pro contracts.

Customer support

All paid plans get email and live chat support during business hours. Pro tier adds a named customer success manager and priority response. The Breezy Help Center covers most setup questions; the user community is smaller than Greenhouse's but active.

The Bottom Line on Breezy HR

Breezy HR is the right call for SMB and lower mid-market teams that want a visual hiring pipeline, broad job distribution, and structured interviewing without the cost or complexity of Greenhouse.

Standout strengths: drag-and-drop pipeline that hiring managers actually use, 50+ job board distribution from one publish, video interviewing built in, generous Bootstrap free plan, unlimited users and candidates on every paid tier.

Pricing fits small-business budgets: Startup at $189/mo annual covers most small recruiting teams. Growth at $329/mo adds the offer eSignature flow most US companies need. Business at $529/mo unlocks HRIS integrations that matter once you cross 50 employees.

Trade-offs to weigh: reporting depth is lighter than Greenhouse or Lever. Bootstrap caps at one active role, so it works only as a trial. High-volume hiring at thousands of roles per year stretches the platform.

Alternatives worth comparing: Workable for AI sourcing depth, Greenhouse for upper mid-market and IPO-ready compliance, JazzHR for tightest budget, Recruitee for European GDPR-first SMB, SmartRecruiters for enterprise. Pricing and capabilities verified on breezy.hr/pricing on 2026-06-27.