Is Breezy HR profitable?

No public profitability figures exist. Third-party estimates from ZoomInfo and Datanyze put Breezy HR revenue at roughly 3.7 million dollars, with no independent financial disclosures since it became a subsidiary of Learning Technologies Group in April 2019.

Breezy HR is owned by Learning Technologies Group plc, which acquired it in April 2019. LTG itself was taken private by US firm General Atlantic for about 802.4 million pounds, with the deal closing March 31, 2025 and LTG delisted from AIM April 1, 2025.

Could AI replace Breezy HR?

Breezy's core functions, resume screening, candidate scoring, and job description drafting, are exactly what generative AI commoditizes. Breezy launched its own AI add-on, Breezy Intelligence, in April 2026, but it is a paid credit-based layer with no structural lock-in.

Is Breezy HR laying off staff?

No layoffs are documented. Headcount estimates range from 20 to 50 across data vendors (Builtin: 26, Datanyze: 36, ZoomInfo: 11 to 50 band) as of 2026, with no evidence of recent hiring surges or cuts, consistent with a flat, mature team.

Who is Breezy HR's biggest competitor?

Breezy HR competes against SMB-focused ATS rivals JazzHR, Workable, Wizehire, Zoho Recruit, and newer entrant JuggleHire, while Greenhouse dominates the enterprise tier as of 2026, per third-party comparison sites like leonstaff.com and jugglehire.com.

What is Breezy Intelligence?

Breezy Intelligence is Breezy HR's AI add-on launched April 2026, covering Resume Audit, Applicant Insights, Candidate Sourcing, and Help Me Write drafting, priced at 30 dollars per 100,000 credits with a 100,000 credit free trial, per Breezy's own help documentation.

Job boards and HR platforms · subsidiary of Learning Technologies Group plc (General Atlantic portfolio company as of March 31, 2025) · United States

Breezy HR

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Visual drag-and-drop hiring software (ATS) for small businesses, owned by a PE-backed holding company.

Little protection left

Assessed 22 July 2026 · Evidence as of 22 July 2026

Not much stands between this business and its pressures.

On the recordSince 22 July 2026 · Checkable from H2 2026 · Every call on the record Checkpoint: General Atlantic's decision on consolidating, spinning out, or divesting Breezy within the LTG portfolio

The call

A small ATS brand sitting inside a bigger private equity portfolio, competing in a field where AI tools can copy its core features and its parent company is deciding what to do with it.

Breezy HR is a resume-screening and candidate-ranking tool for small businesses, owned by a private equity firm. It is easy to copy because its main job, reading resumes, scoring applicants, and writing job descriptions, is exactly what artificial intelligence now does, and competitors like Greenhouse and Workable already do these things well. The one thing that could change this is if the parent company decides to merge Breezy with other HR software it owns, spin it off separately, or sell it entirely in the next year or two.

Why

AI pressure: Generic LLM tools (ChatGPT, Claude) plus AI-native ATS entrants. Resume screening, JD writing, and candidate scoring are exactly what generative AI does for free or cheap now. Could AI do the core job? Yes, likely.

Bigger players: Greenhouse, JazzHR, Workable, Zoho Recruit, Wizehire. Crowded, undifferentiated SMB ATS field where any player can copy Breezy's visual pipeline feature within a quarter. Could a giant copy it? Yes, easily.

What protects it. Its own paid 'Breezy Intelligence' AI add-on and sunk switching cost for small teams already trained on the pipeline UI.

What would change this call

General Atlantic announces consolidation, spin-out, or sale of Breezy within the LTG portfolio. Would show Breezy is being treated as a divestable asset, not a growth priority.
Breezy HR headcount or web traffic changes reported by ZoomInfo, Datanyze, or Similarweb over next 2 quarters. Would indicate whether customer base and usage are shrinking or stabilizing.
New Capterra or G2 reviews citing billing disputes or contract issues after 2025 incident. Would show whether customer trust problems are recurring or resolved.

Key numbers

Revenue estimated around $3.7M (2026)
Only 2,013 active installations found live (Jul 2026)
Headcount flat at 25-36 employees (2026)

Named risks

Core screening and drafting workflows are directly commoditized by generative AI. Severity: high
Declining website traffic in 2026 (678K to 579.6K visits) signals shrinking demand. Severity: medium
Parent LTG under General Atlantic mid-restructuring, consolidation or divestiture possible. Severity: high
2025 billing dispute reported on Capterra signals customer trust and churn risk. Severity: medium
No regulatory or data moat versus well-capitalized SMB ATS rivals. Severity: medium

Rivals, as read in July 2026

Rival	Direction	Evidence
JazzHR	losing to	Cited as leading low-cost SMB ATS option in 2026-07-02 pricing comparison
Wizehire	losing to	Named 'best ATS for small businesses' in 2026-06-17 third-party roundup
Workable	contesting	Rated stronger on AI sourcing in 2026-07-01 ATS software guide
Greenhouse	losing to	Called 'No. 1 ATS on G2' and enterprise standard in 2026-06-29 comparison
JuggleHire	losing to	Flat $79/mo pricing undercuts Breezy's $157+/mo tiers as of 2026

Questions people ask

Is Breezy HR profitable?: No public profitability figures exist. Third-party estimates from ZoomInfo and Datanyze put Breezy HR revenue at roughly 3.7 million dollars, with no independent financial disclosures since it became a subsidiary of Learning Technologies Group in April 2019.
Who owns Breezy HR?: Breezy HR is owned by Learning Technologies Group plc, which acquired it in April 2019. LTG itself was taken private by US firm General Atlantic for about 802.4 million pounds, with the deal closing March 31, 2025 and LTG delisted from AIM April 1, 2025.
Could AI replace Breezy HR?: Breezy's core functions, resume screening, candidate scoring, and job description drafting, are exactly what generative AI commoditizes. Breezy launched its own AI add-on, Breezy Intelligence, in April 2026, but it is a paid credit-based layer with no structural lock-in.
Is Breezy HR laying off staff?: No layoffs are documented. Headcount estimates range from 20 to 50 across data vendors (Builtin: 26, Datanyze: 36, ZoomInfo: 11 to 50 band) as of 2026, with no evidence of recent hiring surges or cuts, consistent with a flat, mature team.
Who is Breezy HR's biggest competitor?: Breezy HR competes against SMB-focused ATS rivals JazzHR, Workable, Wizehire, Zoho Recruit, and newer entrant JuggleHire, while Greenhouse dominates the enterprise tier as of 2026, per third-party comparison sites like leonstaff.com and jugglehire.com.
What is Breezy Intelligence?: Breezy Intelligence is Breezy HR's AI add-on launched April 2026, covering Resume Audit, Applicant Insights, Candidate Sourcing, and Help Me Write drafting, priced at 30 dollars per 100,000 credits with a 100,000 credit free trial, per Breezy's own help documentation.

Timeline

2026-04-15Breezy Intelligence AI add-on launches with credit-based pricing (30 dollars per 100K credits)
2025-04-01LTG shares delisted from AIM following General Atlantic take-private close
2025-03-31General Atlantic take-private acquisition of LTG becomes effective
2024-12-04LTG agrees to 802.4 million pound take-private deal with General Atlantic
2022-10-12Breezy ships earlier AI-powered Candidate Match Score feature
2021-08-05Datrec LLC v. Breezy HR patent suit identifies Peoplefluent Holdings Corp as parent
2019-04-16Learning Technologies Group plc acquires Breezy HR
2014Breezy HR founded by Darren Bounds

Revision history

22 July 2026

First assessed. Little protection left. The text above is fixed as of this date and is not edited afterwards.

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