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Kyocera vs Canon Printer Lease in Australia
We lease Kyocera, HP, Toshiba and Brother. We do not lease Canon, so this page shows what a Kyocera lease gives you instead.
Both brands compete in the A3 colour multifunction class for Australian business leasing.
Kyocera is often weighed on consumable design because it builds the drum as its own unit.
The right choice depends on your volume, workflow integrations and service network coverage.
Before you enquire
How long am I locked in for?
Agreements run 36 to 60 months, with no shorter option available.
The length within that range is your decision before anything is signed rather than ours afterwards.
What are my options when the term ends?
You choose between three paths: move to a newer machine on a fresh agreement, continue on the equipment already in place, or hand it back.
Each one is priced and confirmed in writing before it starts.
Can I change device partway through?
Volumes rarely stay still, so the agreement allows a change of device once the swap is re priced and confirmed in writing.
Delivery is within 10 business days of a confirmed lease order, and installation is part of it.
Does leasing suit a small office?
If you print more than around 500 pages a month, an all inclusive lease is typically simpler to budget for.
It replaces a desktop inkjet plus cartridges and unplanned service callouts.
Maintenance, genuine toner and remote diagnostics are included in one monthly set plan for the contract term.
We are mid contract with another supplier. Is it worth asking?
Yes.
Being mid term does not stop us quoting.
The new installation is timed to your existing end date so the two never overlap, and we will map the changeover with you.
Notice windows are the part most often missed, so check yours early.
Enquired on Monday and had a printer installed by Friday. Fast, easy, and exactly what we needed.
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Is Kyocera or Canon better for a printer lease in Australia?
Kyocera TASKalfa and Canon imageRUNNER ADVANCE DX both cover A3 colour multifunction devices.
Both offer drive encryption, secure print release and scan to folder workflows.
Kyocera adds a long life drum design separate from the toner cartridge.
LeasemyPrinter leases the Kyocera range from $160 a month ex GST on a 36 to 60 month term.
Maintenance, genuine consumables and remote diagnostics are included.
A photocopier lease is this same agreement. Today's office copiers are multifunction devices, so one machine prints, copies and scans.
Toner, parts, service labour and call outs sit inside the set monthly payment, and paper is your only extra.
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1300 873 460Kyocera vs Canon: side by side
Class of device
- Kyocera
- A3 colour MFP (TASKalfa range), A4 (ECOSYS range)
- Canon
- A3 colour MFP (imageRUNNER ADVANCE DX range)
Consumable design
- Kyocera
- Long life drum and developer separate from the toner container
- Canon
- Quoted per model and volume by the provider
Security
- Kyocera
- Self encrypting drive, secure print PIN, data overwrite via security kit
- Canon
- Drive encryption, secure print release and data erase features
Scan workflow
- Kyocera
- Scan-to-encrypted-folder, HyPAS / KCMC connectors
- Canon
- Scan-to-folder and email, uniFLOW Online connectors
Finishing
- Kyocera
- Stapler, hole punch, booklet maker on most A3 models
- Canon
- Stapling and booklet finisher options on the A3 range
Mobile / cloud print
- Kyocera
- AirPrint, Mopria, KYOCERA Cloud Print
- Canon
- AirPrint, Mopria, Canon PRINT Business app
Fleet management
- Kyocera
- KYOCERA Fleet Services / KCMC reporting
- Canon
- uniFLOW Online print management platform
AU service network
- Kyocera
- Established service partners across metro and regional Australia
- Canon
- National service through Canon Australia
Available via LeasemyPrinter
- Kyocera
- Yes, from $160 a month ex GST on a 36 to 60 month term
- Canon
- No
| Factor | Kyocera | Canon |
|---|---|---|
| Class of device | A3 colour MFP (TASKalfa range), A4 (ECOSYS range) | A3 colour MFP (imageRUNNER ADVANCE DX range) |
| Consumable design | Long life drum and developer separate from the toner container | Quoted per model and volume by the provider |
| Security | Self encrypting drive, secure print PIN, data overwrite via security kit | Drive encryption, secure print release and data erase features |
| Scan workflow | Scan-to-encrypted-folder, HyPAS / KCMC connectors | Scan-to-folder and email, uniFLOW Online connectors |
| Finishing | Stapler, hole punch, booklet maker on most A3 models | Stapling and booklet finisher options on the A3 range |
| Mobile / cloud print | AirPrint, Mopria, KYOCERA Cloud Print | AirPrint, Mopria, Canon PRINT Business app |
| Fleet management | KYOCERA Fleet Services / KCMC reporting | uniFLOW Online print management platform |
| AU service network | Established service partners across metro and regional Australia | National service through Canon Australia |
| Available via LeasemyPrinter | Yes, from $160 a month ex GST on a 36 to 60 month term | No |
How we compare: this table is based on published manufacturer specifications and publicly available product documentation, reviewed September 2026, not independent lab testing.
Brand and product names on this page are trade marks of their respective owners. LeasemyPrinter is an independent printer leasing business. We are not an authorised dealer for, affiliated with, or endorsed by any brand we do not lease.
How Kyocera and Canon weigh up
Each side's device class, weighed on the same points, resolving to the brands we lease.
Kyocera strengths
- Imaging parts replaced on their own published schedule, not at every toner change.
- HyPAS extension platform for custom workflow integrations.
- KYOCERA Fleet Services for multi-location reporting.
Canon strengths
- Wider colour production range at the top of the line up, above the everyday A3 office class.
- uniFLOW Online print management, aimed at large deployments reporting across many departments.
- Canon Australia dealer coverage, which suits organisations already invoicing through that channel.
When Kyocera is the starting point
- Organisations that want fewer drum and developer replacements across the term.
- High volume environments where component longevity is a decision factor.
- Workflow-customisation use cases that benefit from HyPAS extensions.
When Canon is the starting point
- Existing Canon fleets being expanded for fleet-management consistency.
- Organisations that have standardised print management on uniFLOW.
- Centralised print rooms already running Canon production devices.
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How to choose between Kyocera and Canon
- Estimate your monthly print volume and your colour-versus-mono split, because that sizes the device class before any brand decision.
- Decide whether you need A3 or only A4. Kyocera TASKalfa covers A3 and the ECOSYS range covers A4; Canon imageRUNNER ADVANCE DX is A3. Confirm the largest sheet size your workflow uses.
- Weigh consumable design: Kyocera uses a long life drum separate from the toner, so ask each provider how consumables are covered across the term.
- Check the local service network for your location, because next business day onsite response matters more than headline specs once the device is installed. LeasemyPrinter leases the Kyocera range, not Canon.
- Request a Kyocera TASKalfa lease quote for your volume and term, and compare the total monthly cost with maintenance and consumables included against your current arrangement.
Before you sign
Seven things to check on the quote, whichever of Kyocera and Canon you pick
Brand comparisons tend to stop at speed and price.
The complaints that show up a year later are usually about none of that.
These are the operating details that decide whether a device suits your office, and the exact question to ask about the model you are quoted.
We have not bench-tested these machines, so the figures below are the ones to request rather than ones we assert.
1. Warm-up and first-page-out time
A device that sleeps deeply saves power and then makes everyone wait. In an office of short, frequent jobs this is felt more than the headline speed.
Ask: Ask for first-page-out time from sleep, not just pages per minute, on the exact model quoted.
2. Scan resolution and duplex scanning
If paper enters your document system through this machine, scan quality and whether it captures both sides in one pass matter more than print speed.
Ask: Ask for the optical scan resolution and whether the feeder is single-pass duplex.
3. Recommended monthly volume, not maximum duty cycle
Maximum duty cycle is a survival figure. The recommended monthly volume is the one the device is built to run at without accelerating wear.
Ask: Ask for the recommended monthly volume and compare it to your actual monthly pages.
4. Toner yield and what a full set costs
Yield varies widely between models at similar prices. On an all-inclusive agreement this is our cost rather than yours, but it tells you how the device was specified.
Ask: Ask for the rated yield per cartridge at 5 per cent coverage for the model quoted.
5. Driver and firmware support on your systems
The most common post-install complaint in IT forums is not hardware. It is a driver that fights a particular operating system, print server or scan-to-folder setup.
Ask: Name your operating systems and whether you use a print server, before you sign, not after.
6. Finishing fitted at install
Stapling, hole punch and extra trays are fitted to the device. Adding them later is not a simple upgrade on a three to five year agreement.
Ask: Describe the documents you actually produce so the finisher is specified once, correctly.
7. Who attends, and how fast
Two identical machines differ entirely depending on whether a technician is local or dispatched from a capital city.
Ask: Ask where the nearest technician is based and what the onsite response commitment is in writing.
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Quick formBefore you enquire
How long am I locked in for?
Agreements run 36 to 60 months, with no shorter option available.
The length within that range is your decision before anything is signed rather than ours afterwards.
What are my options when the term ends?
You choose between three paths: move to a newer machine on a fresh agreement, continue on the equipment already in place, or hand it back.
Each one is priced and confirmed in writing before it starts.
Can I change device partway through?
Volumes rarely stay still, so the agreement allows a change of device once the swap is re priced and confirmed in writing.
Delivery is within 10 business days of a confirmed lease order, and installation is part of it.
Does leasing suit a small office?
If you print more than around 500 pages a month, an all inclusive lease is typically simpler to budget for.
It replaces a desktop inkjet plus cartridges and unplanned service callouts.
Maintenance, genuine toner and remote diagnostics are included in one monthly set plan for the contract term.
We are mid contract with another supplier. Is it worth asking?
Yes.
Being mid term does not stop us quoting.
The new installation is timed to your existing end date so the two never overlap, and we will map the changeover with you.
Notice windows are the part most often missed, so check yours early.
Frequently asked questions
Does LeasemyPrinter lease Canon?
LeasemyPrinter leases Kyocera, HP, Toshiba and Brother.
We do not currently lease Canon.
If a Canon imageRUNNER-class device is the right fit for your business, the closest match in our range is the Kyocera TASKalfa A3 colour family, leasing from $160 a month ex GST on a 36 to 60 month term.
Is Kyocera comparable to Canon on security?
Both ranges ship with drive encryption, secure print release and user authentication on standard configurations.
Both meet the typical Australian business privacy and audit requirements for handling client records.
Why is drum life a factor when comparing Kyocera with Canon?
Kyocera builds its devices around a long life drum and developer that sit separately from the toner container.
Drum replacements happen less often across the device lifecycle, which means fewer service interruptions over a 3 to 5 year term.
On any brand, ask how consumables and parts are covered: on a LeasemyPrinter Kyocera lease, maintenance and genuine consumables are included in the one monthly fee.
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Print security and procurement: the numbers behind a Kyocera or Canon lease
Independent, sourced data on why a managed, single vendor print fleet matters and how the lease versus buy decision is treated for tax.
Each figure links to its source.
Australian businesses are small
97.3%
Of Australia's 2,729,648 actively trading businesses were small businesses with fewer than 20 employees at 30 June 2025.
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That is the segment a printer lease is built for.
It trades a large upfront purchase for a predictable monthly cost.
According to Australian Bureau of Statistics · ABS Counts of Australian Businesses, 30 June 2025 (n = 2,729,648)
Print related data loss
56%
Of organisations reported at least one print related data loss in the past year.
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An unmanaged printer stores and routes confidential documents.
For medical, legal, accounting and local government offices, that is a genuine exposure.
According to Quocirca Print Security Landscape 2025 · Quocirca, July 2025. International survey of 400 IT decision makers (US and Europe)
ATO instant asset write off, 2025 to 2026 window now closed
$20,000
If you bought equipment outright, the write off applied to eligible small businesses with an aggregated annual turnover under $10 million.
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It covered the business portion of eligible assets costing less than $20,000.
The asset had to be first used, or installed ready for use, between 1 July 2025 and 30 June 2026.
That window has closed.
The threshold for 2026 to 2027 is not yet law, so check the current figure at ato.gov.au.
Genuine operating lease payments are instead deductible as a business expense each period.
General information, not tax advice.
Confirm the right structure for your situation with your accountant.
According to Australian Taxation Office · Australian Taxation Office, 2025 to 2026 income year