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AutoCount vs SQL Account

Two Malaysia software options, compared side by side for Malaysia trades.

Which should you choose?

AutoCount and SQL Account 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 prices

Malaysian 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.

Typical Malaysia pricing: Cloud Accounting: Lite RM70/month (1 user plus 1 accountant), Basic RM100, Plus RM140, Pro RM180 per month; 12-month plans list at RM840-RM2,160 per year, with a limited-time 60% discount shown. Prices exclude SST. Desktop Accounting 2.0: no public prices; sold through dealers.

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SQL Account

Tier S · Published prices

Malaysian accounting and payroll software, desktop or cloud, with LHDN e-Invoice

SQL Account is developed by E Stream MSC Sdn Bhd, founded in 2003, with offices in Shah Alam and Kuala Lumpur. It runs on the desktop, on SQL Cloud or on a private cloud, alongside SQL Payroll, SQL HRMS and other add-on products. E Stream says more than 320,000 companies use SQL and that it has over 1,000 business partners.

Pros

+ Published cloud prices from RM79 per month
+ E-invoice, consolidated and self-billed e-invoices to LHDN MyInvois
+ Desktop, public cloud or private cloud deployment
+ Support centres across Malaysia, including Sabah and Sarawak

Cons

− No public prices for desktop licences
− Additional cloud users cost RM60 per month each
− SST treatment of the listed prices not stated
− General accounting, not a construction-specific product

Malaysia note

E Stream says SQL Account submits e-invoices to LHDN MyInvois in one click, supports consolidated and self-billed e-invoices, and can generate a QR code so customers enter their own details for an e-invoice. E Stream MSC Sdn Bhd is a Peppol certified access point under MDEC, and its site says SQL Account covers SST.

Typical Malaysia pricing: SQL Account Cloud: Essential RM79/month, Pro RM109/month, plus RM60/month per additional user. SQL Payroll Cloud from RM69/month per company (up to 20 staff). E Stream's pricing page does not say whether SST is included. Desktop licences: no public prices; sold through partners.

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