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AutoCount HRMS (formerly AutoCount Cloud Payroll) vs SQL Payroll
Two Malaysia payroll software options, compared side by side for Malaysia trades.
Which should you choose?
AutoCount HRMS (formerly AutoCount Cloud Payroll) and SQL Payroll are both Tier S: our check found each one's prices published on its own website, so you can compare their costs before talking to sales. The tier is not a quality ranking: weigh the pros, cons, pricing and Malaysia-specific notes below against your trade and region.
AutoCount HRMS (formerly AutoCount Cloud Payroll)
Tier S · Published pricesAutoCount's cloud payroll and HR suite (now branded AutoCount HRMS) for Malaysian employers
AutoCount HRMS, sold by some dealers as AutoCount Cloud Payroll, is the cloud payroll and HR product of Auto Count Sdn Bhd of Petaling Jaya, which has developed accounting software since 1996. Its group holding company, Autocount Dotcom Berhad, listed on Bursa Malaysia in May 2023 and, news reports say, moved to the Main Market on 25 February 2026. AutoCount says it has about 300 authorised dealers and that more than 190,000 employees have used AutoCount HRMS since its May 2019 launch.
Pros
- + Free mode for payroll up to 3 employees (eLeave, eClaim, eAttendance up to 10)
- + Published plan prices
- + Covers EPF, SOCSO, EIS, PCB, Zakat and EA forms, AutoCount says
- + On LHDN's list of MTD-compliant payroll software providers
Cons
- − Premium plan starts at 5 headcount
- − Express plan is payroll only, billed yearly from 30 headcount
- − Prices exclude SST and, on dealer pages, implementation
- − Buyers may deal with a dealer rather than AutoCount directly
Malaysia note
AutoCount says the system complies with LHDN, KWSP (EPF), SOCSO and EIS requirements and covers income tax (PCB), Zakat, Tabung Haji and ASN deductions and EA forms. Auto Count Sdn Bhd is on LHDN's list of payroll software providers whose computerised PCB (MTD) calculation meets LHDN's specification (effective 24 June 2014), so employers using it need no separate LHDN verification. Its plan table lists payroll posting to cloud accounting, which suits a contractor already keeping its books in AutoCount Cloud Accounting.
SQL Payroll
Tier S · Published pricesMalaysian payroll software on LHDN's MTD-compliant list, with EPF, SOCSO, EIS, PCB and HRDF
SQL Payroll is made by E Stream, the Shah Alam developer of SQL Account, and is sold as a cloud subscription or a permanent desktop licence. It calculates EPF, SOCSO, EIS, HRDF and PCB, produces the statutory forms and creates bank giro files for more than 25 Malaysian banks. LHDN's list of payroll software that meets its MTD calculation specifications (as at 29 September 2026) includes SQL Payroll, effective 19 July 2012.
Pros
- + On LHDN's list of payroll software meeting its MTD calculation specifications
- + Published cloud prices from RM69 a month per company
- + Produces EPF Borang A, SOCSO Borang 2/3/8A, EA, CP39, CP22 and CP8D/Borang E
- + Bank giro payment files for more than 25 Malaysian banks
Cons
- − Cloud price tiers cap active staff at 20 or 50
- − Extra users cost RM59 each; billing period not stated
- − Permanent desktop licence price not published
Malaysia note
Covers Malaysian statutory deductions (EPF, SOCSO, EIS, PCB, HRDF) and forms, with MyKad reader support. LHDN says employers using software on its MTD list need not obtain further verification of their tax-deduction calculations.
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