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Bukku vs Globe3 ERP

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

Which should you choose?

Bukku is Tier S: our check found its prices published on its own website. Globe3 ERP 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.

Bukku

Tier S ยท Published prices

Malaysian cloud accounting with a free invoicing plan and LHDN e-Invoice

Bukku is a cloud accounting product from Nukleus Ventures Sdn Bhd, with a free invoicing plan for new companies and four paid accounting plans, all with unlimited users. Nukleus Ventures is a Peppol certified access point under MDEC, Malaysia's Peppol authority. Bukku says 65,000+ companies have activated its software.

Pros

  • + Free Launch invoicing plan for new companies and startups
  • + Published prices from RM35 per month, with unlimited users
  • + Peppol certified access point (MDEC)
  • + Standard, consolidated and self-billed e-invoices to MyInvois

Cons

  • โˆ’ Paid plans are charged 8% SST on top of the listed price
  • โˆ’ SST and multi-currency are add-ons on the Seed and Grow plans
  • โˆ’ Launch plan is aimed at companies under six months old
  • โˆ’ No construction job-costing features found on its pages

Malaysia note

Bukku says e-invoice submission to LHDN MyInvois is one click from its invoices and that it handles consolidated and self-billed e-invoices, on every plan including the free one. Its developer, Nukleus Ventures Sdn Bhd, is on the Peppol list of certified access points under MDEC.

Typical Malaysia pricing: Launch: free (invoicing, for new companies and startups). Seed RM35/month or RM350/year; Grow RM65/month or RM650/year; Prime RM95/month or RM950/year; Elite RM135/month or RM1,350/year; all paid plans plus 8% SST, unlimited users.

Globe3 ERP

Tier A ยท Listed

ERP with construction project accounting, progress claims and an LHDN e-invoice module

Globe3 ERP comes from TNO Systems Pte Ltd of Singapore, which says the business started in 2002, and is sold in Malaysia by Globe3 Systems Sdn Bhd from Damansara Heights, Kuala Lumpur. It targets construction, trading, manufacturing, field service, equipment rental and other industries. Globe3's Singapore site says it serves 1,200+ businesses.

Pros

  • + Construction project costing, WIP accounting and progress claims
  • + Subcontractor approval, backcharges and a sub-con e-submission portal
  • + E-Invoice Malaysia module for LHDN submissions
  • + Malaysian office in Kuala Lumpur

Cons

  • โˆ’ No public prices
  • โˆ’ Full ERP scope is more than many small contractors need
  • โˆ’ E-invoice page does not detail consolidated or self-billed support
  • โˆ’ Developed by a Singapore company, sold locally by its Malaysian arm

Malaysia note

Globe3 says its E-Invoice Malaysia module automates LHDN-compliant submissions and that it offers integration services for e-invoicing. Its construction module covers project costing, construction WIP accounting, progress and certified claims and subcontractor backcharges, with local sales from Globe3 Systems Sdn Bhd in Kuala Lumpur.

Typical Malaysia pricing: Quote-based; no public prices on Globe3's Malaysian site.

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