BGL CAS360 and its alternatives: a guide for accounting firms
BGL CAS360 is the dominant corporate secretarial software platform used by Australian accounting and legal firms. It manages company registrations, ASIC lodgements, share registers, director ID tracking, and annual review workflows. CAS360 is part of the BGL Corporate Solutions suite and is widely used in firms with 100 or more entities under management.
The main alternatives in 2026 are NowInfinity (owned by Class, part of HUB24, and integrated with Class Super for SMSF-heavy practices) and direct lodgement through ASIC’s own online services. Each has its place. ASIC’s online services cost nothing beyond ASIC fees but are operationally heavy for any volume of work.
CAS360’s strengths are its compliance calendar and automated reminder system, share register management with multi-class support, integration with practice management systems including APS, FYI, and Xero Practice Manager, and a dedicated support team. The main trade-offs are an annual subscription per company, a learning curve that can run several months for new users, and the need for a trained administrator to keep configurations clean.
NowInfinity offers similar functionality at a different price point and integrates with Xero Practice Manager, Class and FYI. Direct lodgement through ASIC’s online services works for low-volume firms (fewer than 20 entities) where the workload is manageable manually.
A third path that many firms overlook is not running any of these platforms in-house at all. Outsourcing means the platform is run by specialist corporate secretarial staff, rather than the firm training its own administrator. CoSec Partners runs CAS360 under our White Label model on behalf of accounting firms: the firm keeps its CAS360 platform, and our team runs it, so the firm avoids training and retaining its own administrator.
Frequently asked questions
Is CAS360 worth it for a small accounting firm?
It depends on entity volume and whether the firm has a trained administrator. Below roughly 20 entities, direct ASIC lodgement is usually manageable. The subscription and training cost is hard to justify unless the platform is being used properly, which requires someone whose job includes owning it.
What is the alternative to running corporate secretarial software in-house?
Outsourcing the function to a provider who operates the platform on the firm’s behalf. Under CoSec Partners’ white label model the firm keeps its own CAS360 subscription and remains registered agent, and our team runs the platform, so the firm avoids training and retaining its own administrator.
How does NowInfinity compare with CAS360?
The functionality is broadly comparable at a different price point, with different practice management integrations. Firms usually choose based on what the rest of their software stack looks like rather than on a feature-by-feature comparison, since both cover mainstream corporate secretarial work.
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