IFCA MSC Berhad vs Access UBS (formerly Sage UBS)

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

UBS accounting, billing, inventory and payroll, now Access UBS Evo

UBS, formerly sold as Sage UBS, is now marketed in Malaysia as Access UBS Evo by The Access Group, which bought Sage's Australia and Asia business in 2021. Access Group Malaysia, based at Exchange 106 in Kuala Lumpur, sells UBS accounting, billing, inventory, POS, building service maintenance and UBS Payroll modules. Sage's own Malaysian site could not be read, so Sage 300 and X3 are not covered here.

Pros

• + Accounting, billing, inventory, POS and payroll modules
• + Generates SST-02 and SST-02A forms
• + Classification-code mapping for LHDN e-invoicing
• + Local Access Group office in Kuala Lumpur

Cons

• − No public prices
• − Name change from Sage UBS to Access UBS can confuse buyers
• − E-invoice submission method not stated on its pages
• − No construction job-costing module named on its UBS pages