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AutoCount vs Financio (by ABSS)
Two Malaysia software options, compared side by side for Malaysia trades.
Which should you choose?
AutoCount and Financio (by ABSS) 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
Tier S · Published pricesMalaysian accounting, POS, HRMS and cloud accounting with LHDN e-Invoice
AutoCount is developed by Auto Count Sdn Bhd of Petaling Jaya, a wholly owned subsidiary of Autocount Dotcom Berhad, which moved from the ACE Market to the Main Market of Bursa Malaysia on 26 February 2026. It sells the on-premise Accounting 2.0 in five editions plus Cloud Accounting, POS and HRMS. AutoCount says over 240,000 companies use its accounting software and that it has 300+ dealers.
Pros
- + On-premise and cloud editions
- + Direct LHDN MyInvois submission through its own e-Invoice Platform
- + Cloud plans include standard, consolidated and self-billed e-invoices
- + Dealer and training network (300+ dealers and 200+ training centres, per AutoCount)
Cons
- − No public prices for the desktop Accounting 2.0 editions
- − SST, project and multi-currency are plug-ins on desktop editions
- − Annual cloud discount is a limited-time promotion
- − General accounting, not a construction-specific product
Malaysia note
AutoCount says its AutoCount e-Invoice Platform (AIP) connects directly to LHDN MyInvois for standard, consolidated and self-billed e-invoices, and queues and retries submissions while MyInvois is down. Auto Count Sdn Bhd is also a Peppol certified access point under MDEC. Its Cloud Accounting plans include e-Invoice at no extra cost; on the desktop editions SST is an optional plug-in.
Financio (by ABSS)
Tier S · Published pricesCloud accounting and payroll for Malaysian SMEs from ABSS
Financio is the cloud accounting and payroll product of Asian Business Software Solutions (ABSS), the former MYOB South Asia, which rebranded to ABSS in 2018 and launched Financio in Malaysia and Singapore in 2017. The Star reported in June 2022 that Censof Holdings had raised its stake in ABSS to 97%. ABSS also sells the desktop ABSS Accounting and Premier range and says more than 400,000 SMEs use its software.
Pros
- + Published prices from RM50 per month
- + LHDN e-invoices included in both plans
- + Payroll product from the same vendor
- + 30-day free trial of the Premier plan
Cons
- − Essentials plan includes only 25 LHDN e-invoices
- − No permanently free plan
- − SST treatment of the listed prices not stated
- − No construction job-costing features found on its pages
Malaysia note
Financio says its users can send, receive and track e-invoices with LHDN, and its e-invoice guide covers consolidated and self-billed e-invoices and credit or debit notes. The Essentials plan includes 25 LHDN e-invoices and Premier 5,000, so check the quota against your invoice volume.
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