Payroll software · Malaysia
BrioHR
All-in-one Malaysian HRMS & payroll, recruitment to payslip
Market position
A KL-HQ'd (founded 2018) Malaysia-born modular HRMS that raised a ~US$6.5M Series A and is expanding across ASEAN — aimed at growing SMEs that want a full HR suite, not just payroll.
Malaysia-specific note
Fully LHDN-compliant — it streamlines EPF/SOCSO/EIS/HRDF/PCB and Malaysian public holidays inside a broader recruitment-to-payslip platform, fitting a contractor scaling its back office.
Pros
- + Full-suite HRMS (recruitment → payroll)
- + Well-funded local company with regional ambition
- + Automates ~80% of routine HR tasks
- + 1,000+ companies
Cons
- − Pricing quote-based (less transparent)
- − Broad suite is more than a payroll-only buyer needs
- − Younger installed base than SQL/AutoCount
- − Onboarding heavier
Typical Malaysia pricing
Custom/quotation-based.
Why this matters for Malaysia trades
CIDB (the Construction Industry Development Board) registers and grades contractors G1–G7 by project value and issues the mandatory Green Card for site workers under Act 520 — registration is required to undertake or bid construction work; LHDN/IRBM runs income tax, SST and the MyInvois e-invoicing system (XML/JSON with a validated UIN and QR code); SSM (the Companies Commission of Malaysia) handles company incorporation; the Board of Engineers Malaysia (BEM) registers engineers; and employers must register every worker with EPF/KWSP (provident fund), SOCSO/PERKESO (social security) and EIS.
Malaysian construction & trades software selection is shaped above all by MyInvois — the national e-invoicing system run by LHDN/IRBM (the Inland Revenue Board), phasing in by turnover (largest firms since August 2024, mid-market through 2025, businesses above RM1m from January 2026, and the smallest firms following). Construction is treated as a special case: many progress claims and certain transactions must be e-invoiced individually rather than batched into a monthly consolidated e-invoice — so "MyInvois-ready / LHDN-compliant" is the lead selling point for local accounting and construction-ERP vendors. Add the Ringgit (MYR), SST (Sales & Service Tax, not VAT), CIDB G1–G7 contractor grading across ~130,000 registered contractors, and a government digitalisation grant nudging SMEs onto the software. Business runs in English.
Frequently asked
Is BrioHR a good fit for Malaysia trades?
A KL-HQ'd (founded 2018) Malaysia-born modular HRMS that raised a ~US$6.5M Series A and is expanding across ASEAN — aimed at growing SMEs that want a full HR suite, not just payroll. Fully LHDN-compliant — it streamlines EPF/SOCSO/EIS/HRDF/PCB and Malaysian public holidays inside a broader recruitment-to-payslip platform, fitting a contractor scaling its back office.
What does BrioHR cost in Malaysia?
Custom/quotation-based.. Pricing and availability can change by region — confirm current Malaysia pricing on the vendor's site before committing.