Software · Malaysia · Head-to-head
BuildSpace (BuildSpace Pro) vs Financio (by ABSS)
Two Malaysia software options, compared side by side for Malaysia trades.
Which should you choose?
Financio (by ABSS) is Tier S: our check found its prices published on its own website. BuildSpace (BuildSpace Pro) is Tier A. Compare the typical pricing shown for each below. The tier is not a quality ranking: weigh the pros, cons, pricing and Malaysia-specific notes below against your trade and region.
BuildSpace (BuildSpace Pro)
Tier A · ListedMalaysian cloud platform for construction tendering, estimating and project delivery
BuildSpace is made by Global PCK Solutions Sdn Bhd of Kuala Lumpur, which cites research dating back to 2011. Its eProject platform covers project cost preparation, tender submission and on-site progress evaluation for developers, main contractors, subcontractors and consultants, alongside the BuildSpace Pro estimating tool and the ProcureX procurement platform. Its site shows clients including Gamuda, PKNS and YTL Construction.
Pros
- + Built for Malaysian developers, contractors and consultants
- + Covers cost preparation, tendering and progress evaluation
- + Estimating tool with built-in quantity surveyor procedures
- + Procurement platform (ProcureX) for suppliers and materials
Cons
- − No public prices: demo request only
- − Construction-only: no general accounting
- − No e-invoicing features described; needs separate accounting software
- − Aimed at project teams more than small trade firms
Malaysia note
BuildSpace is a Kuala Lumpur product used on Malaysian projects by developers and contractors such as Gamuda, PKNS and YTL Construction, according to its site. It covers tendering, estimating and progress evaluation, not LHDN e-invoicing, so pair it with accounting software for MyInvois submission.
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.
More Malaysia options
See all Malaysia software vendors and the rest of the Malaysia directory.