Irish Software Readiness Index

Signals defined

Methodology

Each signal is a boolean derived from the vendor's own published documentation. A signal is marked present only when a resolving evidence page (product page, pricing page, or trust/compliance documentation) confirms it. Claims without a resolving evidence URL are recorded as absent rather than estimated. The six signals are:

cro_active - CRO Active

The vendor's Irish legal entity is active and compliant on the Companies Registration Office register. A struck-off, dissolved, or non-filing entity is a procurement risk regardless of product quality. Source: CRO online register (cro.ie). Note: this signal was not populated in the April 2026 compliance scoring run - no vendor carries a confirmed cro_active: true in the current dataset. A separate CRO enrichment pipeline (enrich-cro.mjs) writes CRO status to a top-level cro_status field on vendor profiles; wiring that field into compliance_score.signals.cro_active is a planned data sprint (see open questions below).

revenue_integration - Revenue Integration

The vendor's product integrates with Revenue Online Service (ROS) - covering one or more of: PAYE Modernisation Payroll Submission Requests, Revenue Payroll Notifications, VAT3 returns, Return of Trading Details, or Relevant Contracts Tax (eRCT). Source: vendor product documentation and Revenue's published compatible software lists (revenue.ie).

paye_modernisation - PAYE Modernisation

The vendor explicitly supports PAYE Modernisation, the real-time payroll reporting regime mandatory in Ireland since January 2019. This means the software submits Payroll Submission Requests (PSRs) to Revenue before employees are paid and retrieves Revenue Payroll Notifications (RPNs). Source: vendor product documentation.

irish_bank_feeds - Irish Bank Feeds

The vendor offers automated bank feed connectivity for at least one major Irish bank (AIB, Bank of Ireland, Permanent TSB, Ulster Bank/AIB-owned, or Revolut/Wise for business). Source: vendor product documentation and open banking integration listings.

gdpr_eu - GDPR EU Residency

The vendor hosts customer data within the European Economic Area without mandatory onward transfer to the United States. This is the lowest-burden GDPR transfer posture: no Standard Contractual Clauses or Transfer Impact Assessments are required for EU-resident data subjects. Vendors that host in the US or use EU-US data flows are marked absent. Source: vendor privacy policy and data processing agreement.

irish_support - Irish Support

The vendor offers support channels accessible from Ireland - either a local Irish phone number, an Irish-based support team, or named Irish-market account management. Generic global support (US time zones only, no local contact) is marked absent. Source: vendor contact and support pages.

Corrections

If you represent a vendor listed here and believe a signal value is incorrect, contact Vendors.ie with the vendor name, the signal key in question, and a link to the resolving evidence page. Signal values are updated in the next scheduled verification run (weekly). This index displays data as-of the last verified date shown below.