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Cubicost by Glodon 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. Cubicost by Glodon 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.
Cubicost by Glodon
Tier A · ListedBIM quantity takeoff and cost estimating (Cubicost TAS, TRB, TME, TBQ)
Cubicost is the 5D BIM cost-estimating suite of Glodon Company Limited, founded in China in 1998 and listed on the A-share market since 2010 (stock code 002410). Its Asia site lists a Malaysia office at Jaya One, Petaling Jaya, and case studies from Malaysian firms including WT Partnership and Sunline M&E. The suite includes TAS for quantity takeoff, TRB for rebar takeoff, and TME and TBQ.
Pros
- + BIM quantity takeoff with built-in local measurement rules
- + 3D rebar takeoff (TRB) with auto-deduction
- + Works with Revit BIM models
- + Malaysia office in Petaling Jaya and Malaysian case studies
Cons
- − No public prices: demo request only
- − Estimating and takeoff only: no accounting or e-invoicing
- − Separate products per trade (TAS, TRB, TME, TBQ)
- − Aimed at quantity surveyors and estimators, not small trade firms
Malaysia note
Glodon's Asia site lists a Malaysia office in Petaling Jaya (+603 7931 6081) and Malaysian case studies from QS and M&E firms. Cubicost is a takeoff and estimating tool, not an LHDN MyInvois tool, so it pairs with accounting software for e-invoicing.
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.
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