Accounting · head to head
Medius vs MYOB

Medius
Accounting
Accounts payable automation and supplier payments for mid-market finance teams, Marlin Equity owned
- From
- On request
- Rated
- -

MYOB
Accounting
Australian accounting and business management software for small and mid-sized businesses
- From
- 12/year
- Rated
- -
The short version
- Each has a real cost: Medius the sourcing, contract and procurement modules are considerably less developed than the AP core, so buying Medius as a full source-to-pay suite means accepting weak upstream tooling.; MYOB every published price is promotional and reverts to a higher regular rate after an introductory period, for example Business Pro rises from AUD 21/month to AUD 70/month after 6 months
- Prices and features above were last checked on 31 August 2026.
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which Medius and MYOB actually diverge.
Identical on both: free tier (No), user rating (Not yet rated), category (Accounting).
What each one covers
Drawn from each product's published feature list. An absence here means we hold no record of it - not that the product lacks it.
Only in Medius
- Invoice capture and coding
- Matching and exception handling
- Fraud and anomaly detection
- Supplier payments
- Approval workflow
- ERP integration
Only in MYOB
Nothing recorded that Medius does not also cover.
What people use each for
The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.
Medius
- A mid-market finance team where most spend arrives as an invoice with no purchase order to match againstnot MYOB
- A group with several legal entities on different ERPs that wants one AP process across all of themnot MYOB
- Reducing invoice fraud exposure with automated detection of supplier bank detail changesnot MYOB
- Replacing a scanning bureau and a shared AP inbox with automated capture and exception-based reviewnot MYOB
MYOB
- Tracking income and unlimited expenses for tax lodgementnot Medius
- Processing payroll with automated superannuation contributionsnot Medius
- Managing GST compliance and Business Activity Statement filingnot Medius
- Reconciling bank transactions and monitoring cash flownot Medius
Where each one falls short
Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.
Medius
- The sourcing, contract and procurement modules are considerably less developed than the AP core, so buying Medius as a full source-to-pay suite means accepting weak upstream tooling.
- Pricing is quote-only and driven by invoice volume, so a business with many low-value invoices pays disproportionately relative to the spend being controlled.
- Payments are billed on transaction volume separately from the AP subscription, which is easy to omit from a cost comparison against a licence-only AP tool.
- Private equity ownership since 2017 has produced an acquisition-driven product line, so payments and adjacent capability come from bought-in technology rather than the original platform.
- ERP integration depth varies sharply by system, and organisations on less common or heavily customised ERPs face integration work that lengthens the implementation.
MYOB
- Every published price is promotional and reverts to a higher regular rate after an introductory period, for example Business Pro rises from AUD 21/month to AUD 70/month after 6 months
- Adding payroll employees beyond the included allowance costs an extra AUD 3/month per additional employee on top of the plan price
Pricing, plan by plan
Medius
On request- Medius AP Automation$undefined/year
- Two packaged AP automation tiers
- Priced by invoice volume and entity count
- Sourcing, contracts and procurement modules sold separately
MYOB
12/year- Solo by MYOB$99/year
- First year $12 (70% off)
- Business Lite$315/year
- First year $94.50 (70% off)
- Payroll $3/month per employee max 2
- Business Pro$70/month
- First 6 months $21 (70% off)
- Unlimited payroll employees
- 14-day free trial
- Business AccountRight Plus$165/month
- First 3 months $66 (60% off)
- Unlimited payroll
- 14-day free trial
Which should you pick?
Choose Medius if
- You need invoice capture and coding.
- You work on Web, iOS, Android.
- You also want matching and exception handling.
Choose MYOB if
Nothing in the data separates MYOB from Medius on the points above - pick on price and on how each one feels to use.
Questions people ask
- Is Medius or MYOB better?
- Neither clearly leads. Medius starts at On request and MYOB at 12/year, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, Medius or MYOB?
- Medius starts at On request and MYOB at 12/year.
- Does Medius or MYOB run on more platforms?
- Medius runs on Web, iOS, Android. MYOB runs on Web.
- What is Medius best used for?
- Medius is most often used for a mid-market finance team where most spend arrives as an invoice with no purchase order to match against, a group with several legal entities on different erps that wants one ap process across all of them, reducing invoice fraud exposure with automated detection of supplier bank detail changes, replacing a scanning bureau and a shared ap inbox with automated capture and exception-based review. Of those, a mid-market finance team where most spend arrives as an invoice with no purchase order to match against and a group with several legal entities on different erps that wants one ap process across all of them are not what MYOB is typically brought in for.
- What can Medius do that MYOB cannot?
- Medius covers Invoice capture and coding, Matching and exception handling, Fraud and anomaly detection, Supplier payments.
Answered from the vendors’ own pages
Medius: Is Medius a procurement suite or an AP tool?
Primarily an AP automation platform with procurement modules attached. If sourcing is your main requirement, look elsewhere.
MYOB: How much does MYOB cost?
MYOB pricing starts at $12 AUD per year (first year only) for Solo, with plans ranging to $165 AUD per month for AccountRight Plus after introductory periods expire.
SourceMedius: Who owns Medius?
Marlin Equity Partners, which acquired it in 2017 and has funded several bolt-on acquisitions since.
MYOB: What is MYOB's introductory pricing?
MYOB offers 60-70% off introductory pricing for the first 3-12 months depending on plan selection, after which regular pricing applies with no lock-in contracts.
SourceMedius: How is it priced?
By quote, driven by invoice volume and entity count, with payments billed separately on transaction volume.
MYOB: Does MYOB include payroll pricing?
Payroll starts at $3/month per employee (limited on lower tiers) and is included unlimited on Business Pro and AccountRight Plus plans.
SourceMedius: Does it replace our ERP?
No. It sits alongside the ERP and posts approved invoices into it.
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