Grow Digital Voucher explained: up to €5,000 for business software
Already online and need new off-the-shelf software? The €5,000 Grow Digital Voucher may help — it's a different grant from the €2,500 Trading Online Voucher, with different rules. Here's the plain-English breakdown.
By Harvey Kubath, Agentic Builds · 22 May 2026 · Updated 23 September 2026
Most Irish small business owners have heard of the Trading Online Voucher. Far fewer know about its bigger sibling — the Grow Digital Voucher, which pushes the cap to €5,000 but pays for off-the-shelf software subscriptions, not custom builds. If you already have a website and need new tools to run the business online, it may be the right grant.
The headline numbers
- Up to €5,000 grant.
- 50% match-funding — you spend €10,000, the LEO refunds €5,000.
- Open to businesses with 1–50 employees (broader than TOV's 10) that have completed a Digital for Business project in the last two years.
How it's different from TOV
The Trading Online Voucher is designed to get businesses online for the first time. The Grow Digital Voucher is for businesses already online that need new software: off-the-shelf subscriptions (for up to a year) such as an ecommerce platform, CRM, booking, accounting, cybersecurity or analytics tools. Custom or bespoke software isn't eligible. If you've already had a TOV, ask your LEO whether it affects a Grow Digital application.
What's claimable under Grow Digital
- Ecommerce platform subscriptions (off-the-shelf, new to the business).
- CRM, booking and accounting software subscriptions.
- Subscription-based website tools.
- Analytics software.
- Cybersecurity improvements.
- Training and IT configuration (together capped at 50% of project costs).
Which voucher should you apply for?
- No website yet, or a very basic one — start with the Trading Online Voucher.
- Already have a working site and need new off-the-shelf software (an ecommerce platform, CRM, booking, accounting), and you've completed a Digital for Business project in the last two years — Grow Digital Voucher.
- Spending more than €5,000 on new digital software this year — Grow Digital is the bigger pot.
Application process
Talk to your LEO first: the application must go in before the project starts, and anything ordered or bought beforehand can make you ineligible. Then submit through your LEO portal, wait for evaluation, complete the work and claim the rebate. Ask your LEO for current approval times and the window to finish.
Our take
If you're an Irish small business about to pay for new off-the-shelf software, the Grow Digital Voucher can pay for half of it. A custom-built website isn't covered, so check with your LEO before you commit.