How Much Does an Online Shop Cost in Ireland? (2026 Pricing)
Quick answer: What an online shop really costs in Ireland in 2026 — setup, running costs and hidden extras. Digital Bridge shops start from €999.
Answer Summary
A Digital Bridge online shop in Ireland starts from €999 setup, with roughly €10–€40/month running cost for hosting, domain and email tools. The final setup price depends on product count, shipping, payments and integrations, and is agreed in writing before work starts.
The full 2026 price breakdown for an Irish online shop
Digital Bridge online shops start from €999. The final figure depends on product count, shipping zones, payment options and integrations such as accounting or ERP. It is fixed in a written quote before any work starts.
- Hosting (Digital Bridge owned build) — €10–€20/month, no platform fee on top
- Template platform alternatives — €29–€89/month forever, plus per-transaction surcharges
- Domain — €15–€20/year (so ~€1.50/month)
- Email tool — Free under 500 contacts, then €15–€45/month
- Card processing — standard rates of ~1.4% + €0.25 per Irish/EU card
- Optional Digital Bridge SEO and GEO retainer — quoted separately
- Stock photography — €0–€500 if you don't already have product photos. We help avoid this entirely.
- Copywriting — €0–€4,500. Digital Bridge includes product copywriting as standard.
- Custom features — quoted up-front in writing, no surprise invoices.
- Migration from a template platform — quoted in writing based on product count.
Does Grow Digital reduce the cost of a custom shop?
No. Bespoke website development is excluded. Grow Digital is intended for qualifying new off-the-shelf software and limited related setup or training after Digital for Business. Read our current Grow Digital Voucher guide and confirm expenditure with your Local Enterprise Office before committing.
How quickly does an Irish online shop pay for itself?
It depends on your margin and sales. As an illustration, a shop built from €999 that sells €2,500 a month at a 30% margin earns €750 a month, so it covers its build cost in under two months. The biggest variable is mobile checkout speed and Apple Pay availability. Getting those right can lift conversion substantially.
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How much does it cost to start an online shop in Ireland?
A Digital Bridge online shop starts from €999 setup, with the final price fixed in a written quote. Running costs are typically €10–€40 per month, depending on hosting, email and software.
What ongoing costs come after the build?
Typical monthly running cost on a Digital Bridge owned build: €10–€20 hosting, €1.50 domain, free-to-€45 email tool, plus standard card processing of ~1.4% + €0.25 per Irish card. Total €20–€80 per month for a typical small store — with zero monthly platform fee, because you own the site outright.
Does Grow Digital fund an online shop build?
It does not fund bespoke website development. It may support qualifying new off-the-shelf e-commerce software subscriptions and limited related setup or training after Digital for Business, subject to approval by the Local Enterprise Office before spending.
What is the starting price for an online shop in Ireland?
Digital Bridge online shops start from €999, fully owned by you. The alternative you are paying for a template you never own at €29–€89/month, which costs €1,000–€3,200 over three years and disappears the moment you stop paying.
How fast does an Irish online shop pay for itself?
It depends on margin and sales. As an illustration, a shop built from €999 selling €2,500 a month at a 30% margin covers its build cost in under two months. The single biggest accelerator is mobile checkout speed and Apple Pay/Google Pay — they typically double conversion versus card-form checkout, and they ship as standard on every Digital Bridge build.
Does the price include product photography and copywriting?
Digital Bridge includes product copywriting as standard. Photography is included if you supply raw product photos — we edit, resize and optimise them. Professional product photo shoots are quoted separately and typically cost €200–€500 for a small range.
What ongoing costs come with running an online shop beyond the build price?
Beyond the initial build cost, an online shop carries recurring costs including payment processing fees charged per transaction, hosting, and often a platform subscription if built on Shopify or a similar service. Product photography, either done in-house or hired periodically as the catalogue changes, is frequently underestimated, as is the ongoing time needed to update stock levels, prices, and seasonal offers. Businesses should also budget for basic SEO or marketing spend to drive traffic to the new shop, since building the store is only the first step and does not itself generate customers. A realistic first-year budget adds the build cost to an estimated monthly running total covering hosting, transaction fees, and at least some marketing activity.
How does store size affect which build option makes sense in Ireland?
A business selling a handful of products with simple variants, such as size or colour, can often launch cost-effectively without needing complex inventory or subscription management, keeping the project closer to Digital Bridge's e-commerce starting price of A larger catalogue with dozens or hundreds of products, multiple categories, or specific needs like subscriptions or wholesale pricing tiers requires more setup time for product structuring, filtering, and search, which increases both the build cost and the time needed to launch properly. Being honest about catalogue size and complexity at the quoting stage avoids the common problem of a shop being under-built for its actual product range and needing significant rework within the first year.
What happens next
You get a reply from Joey Bray the same working day. You get a fixed written quote within 48 hours — one price, one delivery date. Work starts only when you have signed the scope, with 50% up front and 50% at launch. Starting prices: Brochure from €1,200, Growth from €2,500, Authority from €4,250, Custom from €5,000, E-commerce from €6,000, AI integration from €2,500, SEO from €650 a month. All prices are ex-VAT starting points.
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