Docket vs MYOB
You don't need a payroll product. You need your books to balance.
MYOB has been the default for Australian small business accounting for thirty years. It's good at what it's good at — payroll, multi-business, accountant integrations. For a sole trader, it's the sledgehammer where you wanted a hammer.
Honest version: where MYOB is the better fit, we say so.
Pricing
Plan structure
Docket ·
One tier covers all of Docket. No per-employee fees, no per-business fees.
MYOB
Solo / Lite / Pro / Plus tiers, with payroll add-ons charged per employee. Lite is the lowest, and it's still tiered around invoice count.
Annual cost (sole trader, no employees)
Docket ·
One flat monthly fee. Same number, every month.
MYOB
Solo / Lite is fine but you'll outgrow it faster than you'd think.
Mobile
Feature parity
Docket ·
Every feature works from your phone.
MYOB
Mobile app focuses on invoicing + capture. Most reporting + reconciliation lives on desktop / web.
Receipt capture
Docket ·
Built in, OCR via in-house API. No add-on.
MYOB
Capture is solid but historically a separate workflow.
Banking & BAS
Bank feeds
Docket
CDR-native via Basiq. Open Banking, every supported AU bank.
MYOB ·
Direct feeds + bank-supplied imports. Comprehensive AU coverage, longer history.
BAS preview
Docket
Real-time. 'If you lodged today, you'd owe $X.'
MYOB
Period-end BAS report. Direct ATO lodgement is in the box.
ATO lodgement
Docket
Coming. DSP accreditation in progress.
MYOB ·
Direct ATO lodgement, today.
Payroll
Payroll, STP
Docket
Out of scope for the MVP. We're sole-trader-first; if you have employees you almost certainly want a real payroll product.
MYOB ·
MYOB's strongest feature. Full STP, super, leave management, the works.
Payments
Customer pays the invoice
Docket ·
Public link, Stripe Connect, no bookkeeper needed. SMS or email.
MYOB
MYOB Invoice Payments + various integrations. Works, less integrated.
Recurring + auto-charge
Docket ·
Save the customer's card on the public pay page; recurring schedules auto-charge on the due date with a heads-up SMS / email.
MYOB
Recurring invoices yes; auto-charge of saved cards is a separate workflow.
Developer surface
Public API
Docket ·
Day one. SDKs in TypeScript, Python, Go, Ruby. MCP server bundled.
MYOB
API exists; partner tier and rate limiting on some endpoints.
Data egress
Docket
Free. Always.
MYOB
Free for most exports.
Where MYOB is the right call
You have employees and need real payroll. You're a multi-business owner who needs the accountant tools. You need ATO lodgement today. Your accountant lives in MYOB and switching them is harder than switching you.
We'll ship migration tooling that takes an MYOB export and lands it cleanly in Docket when you're ready.
Sounds like the right fit?
Join the waitlist on the home page — we open access in waves.