A platform direction shift with no plan
MYOB is steering Exo customers toward newer products, but the business does not yet have a migration project scoped or underway.
Technology
MYOB Exo Data Migration
Migrate, convert, or move to Xero, MYOB Acumatica, NetSuite, Business Central, or a connected stack.
Planning a move from MYOB Exo? We migrate and convert Exo data to Xero, MYOB Acumatica, NetSuite, Dynamics 365 Business Central, or a multi-app stack of Xero plus specialist apps. Full SQL extraction, integration rebuilds, and custom component migration.
Perth-based, working with Australian businesses nationwide. We handle data migration and integration. Your chosen platform partner handles the configuration.
- AU-wide Perth-based · servicing Australia
- 18+ yrs In erp & legacy systems
- Fixed Price scopes, no surprises
- Full Data & customisation migration
What We Do
MYOB Exo Migration & Replacement for Australian Businesses
MYOB Exo served Australian mid-market businesses well for years. It handled complex inventory, multi-entity structures, job costing, and the kind of payroll and compliance requirements that smaller platforms could not touch. Today, many Exo customers are reviewing their next platform move as MYOB focuses more of its investment on newer cloud products.
HELLO PEOPLE migrates businesses off MYOB Exo. We extract your complete data set via SQL, transform to the target platform schema, and load cleanly into Xero, MYOB Acumatica, NetSuite, or Dynamics 365 Business Central. We also handle the parts that get underestimated: Crystal Reports rebuilds, Exo scripting and custom screen replacements, and the integrations that currently connect Exo to your other business systems.
Perth-based, working with businesses across Australia. We quote fixed prices after reviewing your Exo environment — not before.
How it runs
An MYOB Exo replacement project, end to end
Three stages. No surprises. Your live MYOB Exo data stays untouched until cutover — delivered personally by the founder.
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Week 0
MYOB Exo System Audit
15-minute scoping call. We map your MYOB Exo data structure, customisations, integrations and the modern target platform best suited to the business. Fixed-price quote inside 48 hours.
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Weeks 1–N
Sandbox Migration & Parallel-Run
Full migration run in a sandbox first. Both systems then run in parallel — every transaction, contact, balance and report cross-checked against the legacy system. No risk to live operations.
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Cutover
Go-Live & Handover
Production cutover on a planned window — typically a weekend. Team training, monitoring active, 30 days post-launch support. MYOB Exo safely retired with full history preserved.
Sound Familiar?
Why businesses come to us about MYOB Exo
These are the situations we see most often from businesses still running Exo.
Years of customisations nobody wants to lose
Your Exo environment has scripting, custom screens, Crystal Reports, and SQL-based integrations built up over many years. The prospect of rebuilding all of it is the reason migration keeps getting deferred.
Integrations that break with every Exo patch
The SQL-based connections between Exo and your CRM, job management, or e-commerce platform break whenever Exo is updated. Your team spends hours each month repairing data flows that should just work.
What We Do
Services for MYOB Exo users
Data migration, conversion, move planning, integrations, dashboards, and custom extensions for MYOB Exo users moving to Xero, MYOB Acumatica, NetSuite, or Business Central. We do not handle the ERP configuration itself, that sits with your chosen platform partner.
Migrate, convert, or move your MYOB Exo data to Xero, MYOB Acumatica, NetSuite, or Business Central
MYOB Exo is now a transition platform for many businesses, with MYOB steering customers toward MYOB Acumatica and newer cloud products. That makes migration from Exo a planning priority for teams reviewing their long-term ERP direction.
We extract your full data set from MYOB Exo: general ledger, customers, suppliers, inventory, jobs, payroll records, and transaction history. We transform to the target platform schema and load cleanly into Xero, MYOB Acumatica, NetSuite, or Dynamics 365 Business Central. Every entity mapped and validated before production cutover.
MYOB Acumatica integrationConnect your existing apps to MYOB Exo while you plan the move
Even if you are still 12 months from a migration, your business systems should not be operating in silos today. We build integrations that connect MYOB Exo to your CRM, job management platform, e-commerce, or field management tools.
Common integrations include syncing Salesforce or HubSpot customer records with Exo, pushing orders from Shopify or WooCommerce into Exo for invoicing, pulling job completions from ServiceM8 or simPRO into Exo for billing, and connecting warehousing or inventory platforms.
Custom integrationsLive dashboards and management reporting built on top of MYOB Exo
MYOB Exo has reasonable native reporting, but real-time visibility is not its strong suit. Getting management dashboards out of Exo typically involves Crystal Reports, scheduled exports, or third-party BI tools with manual refresh cycles.
We build external dashboards connected to MYOB Exo via SQL. Live P&L by division, job profitability, debtor aging with trend lines, inventory velocity, and cash flow forecasting. Accessible in a browser by whoever needs them, without the reports person in between.
Dashboard & reporting softwareCustom tools and workflow extensions built around MYOB Exo
MYOB Exo supports customisation through its scripting layer and database access. But many Exo businesses have built workflows, portals, or data entry tools that sit outside Exo entirely and connect back via SQL or API.
We extend Exo with purpose-built tools: customer portals where clients can view invoices and raise purchase orders, approval workflows that sit outside Exo for sign-off before transactions are posted, and data entry interfaces built for field staff who cannot be expected to use the Exo desktop client.
Custom software development
Migration Targets
Where do Exo businesses migrate to?
Popular paths include Xero for simpler finance stacks, MYOB Acumatica for the MYOB-recommended path, NetSuite for complex multi-entity operations, and Business Central for Microsoft-aligned teams.
Replace Exo with a multi-app stack: Xero or MYOB plus specialist apps
You do not have to replace Exo with another big ERP. Many Exo businesses retire the platform by moving to a connected stack of best-of-breed apps: Xero or MYOB for core accounting, Deputy or Employment Hero for HR and payroll, simPRO or ServiceM8 for field service and jobs, Unleashed or Cin7 for inventory.
For the mid-sized Australian businesses Exo typically serves, this is usually cheaper, simpler, and less risky than a traditional ERP replacement. Each app is purpose-built, Australian-compliant, and can be swapped out later without rebuilding the whole stack. You avoid betting the business on another single vendor.
We migrate your Exo data into each app, then build the integration layer between them. Orders into Xero, timesheets into payroll, inventory into accounting, jobs into field service. A modern operating stack, delivered piece by piece.
Migrate to MYOB Acumatica, the MYOB-recommended path
MYOB Acumatica (formerly MYOB Advanced Business) is the platform MYOB is directing Exo customers toward. It runs on the Acumatica cloud ERP engine with MYOB-specific localisation for Australian payroll, GST, BAS, and STP compliance.
For most Exo businesses, it is the lowest-friction migration target: the data model is familiar, Australian compliance features are native, and your MYOB partner network can support the new platform. It handles everything Exo did: multi-entity, job costing, inventory, manufacturing modules, and project accounting.
The migration from Exo to Acumatica involves significant data transformation work. The two systems have different data models. We handle the full extraction, transformation, and load. Your MYOB Acumatica partner handles the configuration.
Migrate to NetSuite for growing and multi-entity businesses
NetSuite is the natural choice for MYOB Exo businesses that are growing fast, operating across multiple entities, or have international operations. It is a fully cloud-native ERP with a depth of functionality that suits complex businesses.
Where Exo required a server environment and regular patching, NetSuite runs in a browser, receives automatic updates, and scales without infrastructure cost. The API is mature and well-documented, making post-migration integrations significantly easier to maintain than Exo equivalents.
Migration from Exo to NetSuite is a larger project than moving to Acumatica. The data models are quite different. We scope NetSuite migrations carefully and handle the extract-transform-load side. Your NetSuite partner handles the platform setup.
Migrate to Dynamics 365 Business Central for Microsoft-centric organisations
For businesses already running Microsoft 365, Azure, or Teams, Dynamics 365 Business Central is the natural fit. It integrates natively across the Microsoft stack and supports the depth of customisation that Exo businesses often relied on.
Business Central handles multi-entity, project accounting, manufacturing, and warehouse management. The development platform (AL extensions) is well-supported.
The migration from Exo to Business Central involves rebuilding Australian payroll via a third-party payroll add-on (Exo Payroll is not natively replicated in BC). We handle Exo data migration to BC. Your Dynamics partner handles the configuration and payroll add-on.
An Alternative Path
Not every Exo business needs another all-in-one ERP.
The default assumption when leaving Exo is to move to another single ERP. MYOB Acumatica, NetSuite, or Business Central. One vendor, one tool, one big migration project.
A growing number of Australian mid-market businesses are retiring Exo by moving to a connected stack of specialist apps instead. Xero or MYOB for core accounting. Deputy or Employment Hero for HR and payroll. simPRO or ServiceM8 for field service. Unleashed or Cin7 for inventory. Each app does one thing well, costs less than a full ERP, and can be swapped out without rebuilding the whole stack.
The catch is integration. The apps only work as a coherent business system when they are properly connected. That is what we do. We migrate your Exo data into each app, then build the integration layer that keeps them in sync. Modern architecture, lower cost, less risk.
Multi-App Architecture
A typical connected stack replacing MYOB Exo
An example of what a modern multi-app architecture looks like. Specific apps depend on your industry and workflows. We help you choose the right pieces.
Core Accounting
Xero or MYOB for the general ledger, AP/AR, bank feeds, invoicing, and BAS. Australian-built, STP-compliant, with rich ecosystems of connected apps.
HR & Payroll
Deputy or Employment Hero for rostering, time and attendance, leave, and payroll. Native Australian compliance. A proper replacement for Exo Payroll with mobile access.
Field Service & Jobs
simPRO, ServiceM8, or Tradify for job management, scheduling, quoting, and invoicing. Mobile-first. Covers the job costing workflows many Exo businesses run.
Inventory & Wholesale
Unleashed, Cin7, or Dear for inventory, purchasing, and multi-warehouse stock. Sits between your sales channels and Xero or MYOB. Handles the Exo inventory use cases without the SQL overhead.
Integration Layer
This is where we come in. We build the connections between each app so your stack works as one business system. Exo data migrated in, then integrations that keep everything in sync. Monitored, alerted on failure.
Unified Reporting
One dashboard layer pulling data from Xero, payroll, field service, and inventory into a single view. Live P&L, cash flow, team utilisation, job profitability.
Case Study
MYOB Exo to MYOB Acumatica: 180 custom screens rebuilt, zero disruption
A wholesale distribution business with 80 staff migrated from MYOB Exo to MYOB Acumatica. Eight years of inventory and transaction data migrated. Custom order entry screens rebuilt on Acumatica. All six integrations reconnected. Business live to the agreed cutover plan.
Read the full case study 8 yrs Data migrated
6 Integrations rebuilt
On time Planned cutover
Who This Is For
Situations we handle for MYOB Exo users
If you recognise your situation here, we have done this before.
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Businesses with an Exo transition notice or internal target date
If you have received a support or transition notice from MYOB, or have set an internal date to move off Exo, the project timeline is clearer. We help scope and deliver the migration against that agreed window.
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Finance teams who want to move before they have to
The best time to run an ERP migration is not under pressure from a vendor deadline. Businesses that plan ahead get to choose their timeline, their go-live date, and their pace of change.
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Businesses running Exo with disconnected systems
Your CRM, job management tool, and e-commerce platform connect to Exo via fragile integrations that break whenever Exo is patched. You want everything rebuilt on a platform with a proper API and an active development roadmap.
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Organisations that have outgrown Exo
Multi-entity consolidation, international currencies, or advanced project accounting requirements. Exo was built for a particular tier of business, and sometimes that tier is not where the business is anymore.
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Businesses with heavy Exo customisations
You have scripting, custom screens, and bespoke SQL queries built into your Exo environment over many years. None of it can migrate directly. You need a team that can audit what you have and rebuild it properly on the new platform.
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IT managers who need a plan before management asks for one
The CFO has not asked about Exo yet, but you know it is coming. You need a realistic scope, timeline, and cost estimate so you can present a credible migration plan when the conversation happens.
How We Deliver
How an MYOB Exo migration project works
Every Exo environment is different. This is the structure we follow to keep migrations clean, on schedule, and low-risk.
Technical Capabilities
What we bring to an Exo migration project
The specific technical capabilities we apply across migration, integration, and customisation rebuild work.
MYOB Exo SQL Extraction
Direct SQL access to the MYOB Exo database for complete data extraction. We know the Exo schema: all entity tables, relationships, and the custom field structures that vary across Exo installations.
Target Platform APIs
MYOB Acumatica, NetSuite, and Dynamics 365 all have mature REST APIs. We use the official APIs for data import rather than CSV workarounds, ensuring clean, supported migrations.
ETL & Data Transformation
Purpose-built ETL pipelines that extract from Exo, run data quality rules, transform to the target schema, and load into the new platform. Built to be re-runnable for test migrations.
Custom Report Rebuilds
Crystal Reports built in Exo need rebuilding on the target platform. We catalogue every report in use, confirm which are needed, and rebuild in the target reporting tools or in external dashboards.
Exo Customisation Rebuild
Exo scripting, custom screens, and SQL-based tools do not migrate to any platform. We audit your customisations and rebuild the ones the business needs on the new system.
BI Dashboards & Live Reporting
External dashboards built on React, Metabase, or Power BI, connected to Exo today and rearchitected for the new platform after cutover. No loss of management visibility during migration.
We had been putting off the Exo migration for two years because of the customisations. HELLO PEOPLE audited the whole environment, told us what could be retired and what needed rebuilding, then delivered exactly that. We went live three weeks before our target date with everything working.
Why us
Why HELLO PEOPLE
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We build, not just advise
We write the ETL pipelines, rebuild the integrations, recreate the Crystal Reports, and support everything long-term. No subcontracting, no offshore handoffs.
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Fixed-price quoting
You get a clear price after we review your Exo environment. No hourly billing that spirals and no surprise invoices mid-project.
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Built for Australian business
We understand Australian payroll, BAS, STP, and the mid-market ERP landscape. MYOB Acumatica, NetSuite, and Business Central are platforms we work in every week.
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Senior team, direct access
You talk to the people doing the work. No account managers or ticket queues. If something needs resolving, you call the person who built it.
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Full code ownership
Any custom integrations, reports, or extensions we build are yours. Full source code, documentation, and the ability to take it elsewhere if needed.
FAQs
Common questions about MYOB Exo migration
Is MYOB Exo being discontinued?
MYOB has been steering Exo customers toward MYOB Acumatica and newer cloud products, which is why many businesses now treat Exo as a platform to transition from rather than keep investing in long term. Support position can vary by contract and circumstance, so we recommend confirming the latest MYOB guidance directly while planning your migration timeline.
What should we migrate to from MYOB Exo?
For most Exo businesses, MYOB Acumatica is the natural landing point. It handles the same complexity as Exo and is the platform MYOB is steering customers toward. Businesses with more complex multi-entity, international, or manufacturing needs sometimes find NetSuite a better fit. Microsoft-centric organisations often go to Dynamics 365 Business Central. We make a specific recommendation after reviewing your current Exo environment.
Can you extract all of our data from MYOB Exo?
Yes. MYOB Exo has a SQL Server backend with a well-structured schema. We extract directly via SQL: general ledger, customers, suppliers, inventory, jobs, payroll, open AP/AR, and transaction history. Custom fields are also captured. Data extraction is mapped and documented before migration runs.
What happens to our MYOB Exo customisations?
Exo scripting, custom screens, and SQL-dependent tools do not migrate automatically to any platform. During the audit phase, we catalogue every customisation in your environment. We then confirm which are still needed and rebuild them on the target platform. Some Exo customisations are addressed by standard features in MYOB Acumatica or Business Central, which reduces the rebuild scope.
What happens to our Crystal Reports?
Crystal Reports built in MYOB Exo are not portable to any of the migration targets. We take a full inventory of reports in use, confirm which are genuinely needed (many are historical artefacts), and rebuild them in the target platform's native reporting tools or in an external dashboard tool. This is one of the more underestimated parts of an Exo migration.
How long does an MYOB Exo migration take?
A straightforward migration to MYOB Acumatica for a business with moderate data volumes and few customisations typically takes 3 to 5 months. More complex environments with significant Exo customisations, multiple integrations, or large inventory data sets typically take 5 to 9 months. We scope properly before quoting a timeline.
Can you handle the integrations that currently connect to Exo?
Yes. Exo integrations need to be rebuilt for the target platform. As part of the migration scope, we catalogue all current integrations, confirm which are still needed, and rebuild them for MYOB Acumatica, NetSuite, or Business Central. In most cases, rebuilding on a proper REST API is simpler and more reliable than the SQL or file-based integrations that Exo typically required.
Can the business keep operating during the migration?
Yes. You continue using MYOB Exo throughout the project. A full test migration runs in a sandbox. Both systems run in parallel during the validation period. Cutover happens at an agreed date, usually aligned to end-of-month or end-of-financial-year. Exo stays available in read-only mode for historical reference after cutover.
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Talk to Us About MYOB Exo Migration
Tell us about your Exo environment: version, data volumes, customisations, integrations, and your preferred migration timing. We will come back with a realistic plan and fixed-price quote. No jargon, no pressure.
Prefer a quick chat? Call 0425 531 127. We answer the phone in Perth.
