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Bukku vs RIB CostX

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. RIB CostX 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 · 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

− Paid plans are charged 8% SST on top of the listed price
− SST and multi-currency are add-ons on the Seed and Grow plans
− Launch plan is aimed at companies under six months old
− 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.

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RIB CostX

Tier A · Listed

2D and BIM takeoff with estimating spreadsheets live-linked to drawings

RIB CostX, first sold as Exactal CostX, is a takeoff, estimating and reporting product from RIB Software, which says it is part of Schneider Electric. It measures from 2D drawings, PDFs and 3D BIM models into live-linked estimating workbooks, and comes in Complete, Core and Quantify packages. RIB lists APAC offices in Australia, China, India and New Zealand but none in Malaysia.

Pros

+ Takeoff from 2D drawings, PDFs and 3D BIM models
+ Estimating spreadsheets live-linked to drawings
+ Automatic revision handling
+ Standalone, network or cloud (CostX Cloud) licensing

Cons

− No public prices: custom quote only
− No Malaysian office listed by RIB
− Estimating only: no accounting or e-invoicing
− Aimed at quantity surveyors and estimators, not small trade firms

Malaysia note

RIB lists no Malaysian office, so Malaysian buyers get prices through RIB's global quote form. CostX is a takeoff and estimating layer only; it does no LHDN MyInvois or SST work, so pair it with local accounting software.

Typical Malaysia pricing: Quote-based; no public prices. RIB gives custom prices for its Complete, Core and Quantify packages through a form on its site.

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