Free tools
Tools for Irish Businesses Choosing Software
Free, no-signup tools to help Irish businesses choose, cost, audit and document software decisions. All built on the verified Irish vendor data behind Vendors.ie.
Find the right software
Narrow the catalogue down to a shortlist that fits your Irish business.
Find My Stack
AI-powered software stack recommender. Answer a few questions about your Irish business and get three matched vendors in under a minute.
Open tool →Software Finder
Filter the full vendor catalogue by category, size, sector and Irish compliance signals. Best when you already know roughly what you want.
Open tool →Smart Vendor Compare
Generate an AI-written side-by-side comparison of any two vendors in the directory, framed for Irish buyers.
Open tool →Calculate the cost
Model real spend, savings and return in euro before you commit.
True Cost Calculator
Sticker price is never the whole story. Add implementation, training, migration and hidden fees to model real annual cost in euro.
Open tool →AI ROI Calculator
Estimate the return on adopting AI tools for your Irish business across productivity, support, sales and marketing.
Open tool →AI Customer Service Savings Calculator
Model the cost reduction from deploying AI in your customer support function, sized to Irish wage data.
Open tool →Umbrella vs Limited Company Calculator
Irish IT contractor take-home comparison. Built on Budget 2026 income tax, PRSI 4.2%, USC and corporation tax 12.5%.
Open tool →Audit what you already have
Score your stack and your readiness against Irish compliance reality.
Irish Compliance Checker
Score your current software stack against Irish compliance signals - Revenue, PAYE Modernisation, GDPR residency, Irish bank feeds.
Open tool →AI Readiness Check
Quick diagnostic on whether your Irish business is ready to adopt AI tools - data, processes, GDPR posture and team skills.
Open tool →AI Search Visibility Audit
See how your site shows up in AI search engines and ChatGPT-style answers. Tailored for Irish queries.
Open tool →Create deliverables
Generate the artefacts buyers and sellers actually need - briefs, summaries, profiles.
Migration Assistant
Step-by-step guidance for switching software safely - data export, parallel run, cutover - sized to Irish accounting and payroll cycles.
Open tool →Share With Accountant
Package a software shortlist into a one-page PDF brief for your accountant. Pre-fills from a Find My Stack run; no login, no email sent on your behalf.
Open tool →RFP Generator
Generate a clean professional RFP brief in minutes. Drops in Irish compliance asks (Revenue, PAYE, GDPR) automatically.
Open tool →Tender Summariser
Paste any Irish procurement notice. Get a structured summary of scope, value, requirements and deadline.
Open tool →Vendor Profile Enricher
Generate the Irish-context fields for any software vendor - compliance signals, pricing notes, GDPR residency, NACE fit.
Open tool →Start with Find My Stack
If you're not sure where to begin, the AI stack recommender is the fastest path to a shortlist tailored to your Irish business.
Find My Stack →