OneBookPlus vs MYOB
The complete MYOB alternative

They aim at different jobs. MYOB is a well-known Australian accounting platform with a strong payroll engine and the new AI BAS feature. But it focuses on accounting, you'll need separate tools for CRM, bookings, and marketing. OneBookPlus is a modern, mobile-first platform that includes invoicing, CRM, online bookings, job management, email marketing, POS, and accounting in one app. MYOB's strength is deep accounting and payroll (especially for complex awards); OneBookPlus's strength is breadth, one platform replacing 3-5 subscriptions.

Yes. OneBookPlus handles the core accounting features small to medium businesses use MYOB for, GST-compliant invoicing, expense tracking, profit and loss reports, BAS summaries, and ABN validation. Plus you get CRM, online bookings, job management, email marketing, and review management included at no extra cost. MYOB's edge is in complex payroll (award interpretation) and their new AI BAS feature. For sole traders, freelancers, and small teams who don't need enterprise payroll, OneBookPlus is the modern alternative.

Checked against myob.com/au/pricing on 2 August 2026, MYOB Business runs Solo at $99/year for sole traders, Business Lite at $315/year, Business Pro at $70/month with payroll and inventory, AccountRight Plus at $165/month, and a payroll-only plan at $15/month. AccountRight Premier, which adds multi-currency and multi-location inventory, is presented as an upgrade on AccountRight Plus rather than a separately priced tier, so ask MYOB for that figure. Those are the standard rates, and MYOB usually runs an intro discount over the first months on top. Note that MYOB merged the old Essentials and AccountRight products into the unified MYOB Business range, so an MYOB Essentials price quoted elsewhere is out of date. None of the tiers include CRM, bookings, or marketing. OneBookPlus starts free and includes invoicing, CRM, bookings, email marketing, job management, and accounting for $0 to $69/month. What you actually save depends on which subscriptions you retire, so price it against your own stack rather than a headline figure.

Yes, MYOB is rolling out AI BAS in 2026, which automates BAS preparation from data collection to lodgement readiness. They also have AI-powered category suggestions for bank transaction matching. These are strong accounting-specific AI features. OneBookPlus focuses on giving you a complete business platform at an affordable price. If AI-powered BAS is your top priority, MYOB's AI BAS is the sharper tool. If the problem is running the whole business out of one app rather than four, that breadth is what OneBookPlus is built for.

The ones who switch are usually running MYOB for the accounting and paying separately for a booking tool, a CRM and a mailer. Unlike MYOB, which focuses on accounting and payroll, OneBookPlus includes GST invoicing, CRM, online bookings, job management, email marketing, POS, review management, and full accounting, all in one book. It's mobile-first and starts free, so the saving is the consolidation of those subscriptions, not a figure we've measured for you. The ones who should stay are award-heavy and inventory-heavy businesses: MYOB's payroll handles modern-award interpretation (penalty rates, overtime tiers, allowances) more deeply than a standard pay run, MYOB lodges STP Phase 2 pay events to the ATO where OneBookPlus does not, AccountRight Premier covers multi-currency and multi-location inventory, and MYOB's AI BAS workflow is landing in 2026 (myob.com/ai). Thirty years of AU-trained MYOB bookkeepers is a real advantage too.

No. OneBookPlus does not lodge Single Touch Payroll to the ATO, in Phase 1 or Phase 2, and we are not an approved Digital Service Provider for STP yet. What we do have is the Rostering and Payroll add-on at $29/month with a 14 day trial: rosters, timesheets, pay runs, PAYG withholding calculated to the ATO Schedule 1 coefficients, penalty rates, leave accrual, superannuation worked out and recorded against its quarterly due date, payslips by email or download, and an ABA file for paying staff through your bank. Super is calculated and recorded, not remitted through SuperStream, and because the STP pay event is not sent from here you still report each pay run to the ATO through STP-enabled software. MYOB lodges STP Phase 2, so if lodgement from the same product matters to you, that is a point for MYOB.