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Bukku vs SQL Account

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

Which should you choose?

Bukku 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.

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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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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