Cubicost by Glodon vs IFCA MSC Berhad

BIM 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

Malaysian property and construction ERP vendor, listed on Bursa Malaysia

IFCA MSC Berhad is a Petaling Jaya-based software company, listed on Bursa Malaysia since July 2003 (stock code 0023). Its X-series suite includes ContractX for construction management, PropertyX for property developers, AccountX, HRX and an e-invoicing module. IFCA lists six offices in Malaysia plus offices in Singapore, China and Indonesia.

Pros

• + ContractX covers progress claims, variation orders, retention, subcontracts and purchasing
• + IFCA says its ERP suite, including ContractX, submits e-invoices to LHDN by direct API
• + Listed company that publishes annual and quarterly reports
• + Offices in Petaling Jaya, Penang, Johor Bahru, Kuantan, Kuching and Kota Kinabalu

Cons

• − No public prices: quote from IFCA only
• − Built for contractors running multiple projects; a large system for a sole trader
• − Construction, property, accounting and HR are separate products in the suite