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Access UBS (formerly Sage UBS) vs SQL Account
Two Malaysia software options, compared side by side for Malaysia trades.
Which should you choose?
SQL Account is Tier S: our check found its prices published on its own website. Access UBS (formerly Sage UBS) 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.
Access UBS (formerly Sage UBS)
Tier A · ListedUBS 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
Malaysia note
The Access Group says UBS Evo generates SST-02, SST-02A and Laporan CJ(P) Jadual C-01 forms and maps product classification codes for the LHDN e-invoice mandate, with e-invoices sent and received from within UBS. Existing Sage UBS users should check which UBS version they need for e-invoicing.
SQL Account
Tier S · Published pricesMalaysian 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.
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