Ireland is recognized as one of Europe’s major tech hubs. In the software field, the country has been attracting businesses and talent both domestically and from other parts of the world. Here are some of the software companies helping to secure Ireland’s standing as an influential player in the international tech scene.
Software Companies in Ireland to Know
- Enfusion
- Squarespace
- Zalando
- SoapBox Labs
- Sweepr
- Bizimply
- Phorest Salon Software
Top Software Companies in Ireland
Dynatrace makes an observability platform that sets users up to collect the data generated by their use of various software programs. This data allows them to analyze how they are using different software processes, and gain insights to improve business processes. Dynatrace uses AI and automations in IT incident triage for extremely fast and accurate monitoring and response. It maintains Dublin offices for its Ireland team.
Squarespace’s products allow entrepreneurs to build websites, as well as establish and grow their online brand presence. From email marketing solutions and SEO tools to e-commerce templates and appointment scheduling capabilities, Squarespace’s offerings are designed to give emerging businesses the resources to effectively connect with their target customers. The company established a Dublin office in 2013 that’s continuing to grow.
VelocityEHS offers digital products for managing worksite environmental health and safety. Through targeted focus on areas like hazardous chemical management, ergonomics, incident management and job safety analysis, its products facilitate a data-driven approach to worker safety, which has a direct impact on profits and productivity, particularly for clients in high-risk sectors like manufacturing and chemical industries.
Phorest makes organizational software for small and medium-sized salon businesses, such as barber shops, beauty salons and spas. Its product’s features include appointment and reservation management, a point-of-sale system, inventory management and support for other critical industry-specific elements of running a salon.
Qualtrics provides brands in sectors like retail, government, healthcare and more with solutions for delivering improved frontline experiences, building efficient teams and designing products. Qualtrics’ software works to help business-to-consumer companies optimize theri customer and employee experiences.
Bizimply offers HR software for companies that run shifts of frontline employees in the hospitality, healthcare and retail spaces. Its workforce management solution serves as a single digital hub for handling operational components like scheduling, clock in systems, timecards, task lists and shift diaries. Businesses can also use Bizimply’s technology for company-wide communications and e-signatures.
CSC provides a wide range of consultancy services, including tax solutions, investment and capital market advising, business administration, cybersecurity and digital branding. A one-stop shop for many of the primary areas of corporate entity concern, it focuses equally on offering software solutions in these spaces and on connecting clients with bespoke strategic guidance. The company’s presence in Ireland is an important part of its work serving clients in the nearby United Kingdom.
Personio makes HR software products that allow client businesses to handle their essential HR operations like scheduling, payroll and recruitment from one centralized location. Its tools also manage talent acquisition, applicant tracking and team member retention, while also addressing specific HR areas like training, whistleblowing and compensation management. Personio has an office in Dublin.
Tegus offers software to institutional consultancies, corporations and investors that simplifies investment research. It provides its users with expertise, tools, data and documents. The company says its Irish headquarters are in Waterford.
Toast provides software to help restaurants build teams, increase revenue, optimize operations and improve their guest experience. The company offers solutions to help restaurants connect all aspects of their business operations, from front-of-house and payments to kitchen and restaurant partner integrations. Toast has worked with several Irish hospitality businesses to help similar restaurants operate more efficiently.
Smartling makes cloud-based translation software powered by artificial intelligence. It offers a range of language services for multimedia digital content, including transcription, subtitling and captioning, voiceovers, narration and dubbing. Smartling relies on a portfolio of AI tools like AI-to-human translation and language services from machine translation providers, including GPT, Amazon Translate, Prompsit and SYSTRAN, each of which approach the challenge of translating language with a slightly different method.
ServiceNow makes software for managing complex workflows and business processes, from risk and resilience to portfolio management, to cybersecurity and facilities management. Both its comprehensive platform and its industry-specific software tools prioritize automations and use AI to create an ecosystem that is as fluid and low-touch as possible.
dbt Labs is a software development company that offers an open-source software engineering tool for the data process known as ETL, “extract, transform, load.” The company’s name is short for “data build tool,” which is a succinct explanation of what it does and what it offers. Its tool allows developers and engineers to work collaboratively on workflows for data transformation.
Nasuni’s Irish office is located in the Victorian Quarter of Cork. The company provides enterprise clients with cloud computing software that creates data clouds. Its cloud-native system allows its clients to build and run applications and file storage solutions, which grants them more security, scalability and file access efficiency. The system includes automated backup and centralized management that can be incorporated into companies’ existing systems.
Zalando makes technology that serves the fashion and lifestyle spaces, connecting customers with brands and brands with partners. Its online platform functions as an e-commerce hub, selling curated products from international brands and private-label Zalando goods. The company develops various solutions to enable a more efficient digital shopping experience, such as size recommendations based on a combination of human expertise and technology.
SoapBox Labs applies artificial intelligence and voice recognition technology to children’s entertainment and education. Solutions for language learning, early literacy, language fluency and play use the SoapBox voice engine to create game-based products that are immersive and intuitively operated through voice commands and interactive conversational storytelling.
Sweepr makes software that gives smart home technology providers the tools to offer “superior digital care.” Its platform uses AI and natural language processing to provide personalized customer support for the various products and services that comprise a connected home. Consumers can use its solutions to solve issues with things like billing or connectivity.
Notion makes digital planning and collaboration tools. The company provides its users with virtual workspaces they can personalize to meet their specific needs. Its product comes with an AI-powered assistant that can help users with writing, for example, or provide them with insights from their documents.
DraftKings is a mobile gaming developer that creates betting experiences to cater to competitive sports fans. The company’s offerings include DraftKings Sportsbook which is live with mobile and retail sports betting operations in several states and Ontario, Jackpocket a digital lottery app and a daily fantasy sports product available in the U.S., Canada and the U.K.
Businesses use Asana’s software to manage projects, resources, goals and workflows. The company’s technology comes with AI-enabled capabilities that generate goal and project statuses based on real-time work data, for example, and provide insights on tasks and projects in response to user questions. Asana’s flagship office for its European operations is based in Dublin.
Fintech company Enfusion works to remove operational barriers for asset managers such as institutional investment managers, hedge funds and family offices. The company’s cloud-native platform allows portfolio managers can see what the trading desk sees, making it easier for the buy-side marketplace to manage workflows, monitor risk and make good investment decisions for their clients.
