Quick summary: Many Irish businesses are stuck in long-term phone system contracts — paying for a system they’ve outgrown, can’t change, and can’t leave without a penalty. Dromlik, a cloud phone system for Irish businesses, offers a monthly VoIP subscription with no lock-in contract — pay month to month, cancel any time, scale up or down as your business changes. Plans start from €15/user/month on monthly billing, or €12/user/month on an annual plan if you want the discount. No setup fees, free number porting, and a 7-day free trial before you commit to anything.
Why Irish Businesses Are Looking for Monthly VoIP
The Irish SMB market has a difficult history with phone system contracts. Legacy providers — and some modern ones — have locked businesses into 24 or 36-month agreements. The business changes, the system doesn’t fit anymore, and there’s no way out without paying a significant early termination fee.
The businesses searching for a monthly VoIP subscription are usually in one of these situations:
- Currently mid-contract with a provider that isn’t working — and counting down the months until they can leave
- Recently burned by a long contract and unwilling to commit to another one without testing properly first
- Growing fast and uncertain about their requirements six months from now — annual commitment feels risky
- Seasonally variable — hospitality, retail, or events businesses whose call volume changes significantly throughout the year
- Just starting out — not ready to commit to an annual plan before knowing the system works for them
All of these businesses need the same thing: a proper business phone system on flexible, monthly terms.
A monthly VoIP subscription isn’t a lesser version of an annual plan — it’s the same system, the same features, the same support. The only difference is the commitment length and the monthly price. You pay slightly more per month, but you’re never trapped.
What a Monthly VoIP Subscription Includes With Dromlik
A monthly Dromlik subscription is not a stripped-down version of the product. Every feature available on annual billing is available on monthly billing — the only difference is the per-user price.
Nucleus — €15/user/month (monthly billing)
- Irish local business number (from €5/month per number)
- Smart call routing and hunt groups
- IVR / auto attendant
- Voicemail to email
- Call recording (EU-hosted)
- Mobile and desktop apps
- Microsoft Teams integration
- Free number porting
Orbit — €27/user/month (monthly billing)
- Everything in Nucleus, plus:
- Omnichannel inbox (calls, WhatsApp, SMS, web chat, Facebook)
- CRM integration (HubSpot, Salesforce, Zoho, Zendesk)
- Call centre queues and ACD
- Visual call flow designer
- AI transcription
- Supervisor tools and real-time wallboards
AI Receptionist (Niamh) — +€100/month system-wide
- 24/7 AI call answering
- 200 minutes included
- Booking system integration (OpenTable, TheFork, ZenChef)
- WhatsApp follow-ups
- Available as an add-on to either plan, monthly or annual
Monthly vs Annual: What’s the Difference?
| Monthly | Annual | |
|---|---|---|
| Nucleus | €15/user/month | €12/user/month |
| Orbit | €27/user/month | €22/user/month |
| AI Receptionist | €100/month | €100/month |
| Commitment | None — cancel any time | 12 months |
| Features | Full | Full |
| Support | Included | Included |
| Setup fees | None | None |
| Number porting | Free | Free |
The annual plan saves approximately 20% on per-user costs — €36/year per user on Nucleus, €60/year per user on Orbit. For a business that knows it’s staying, annual billing is the better value. For a business that wants to test, scale, or maintain flexibility, monthly billing is the right starting point.
Many Dromlik customers start on monthly billing and switch to annual once they’ve confirmed the system works for their business.
When Monthly Billing Makes More Sense Than Annual
You’re Testing Before Committing
A 7-day free trial gives you a taste of the system. A monthly subscription gives you a proper evaluation period — long enough to see how the system handles your real call volume, how your team adapts to the app, and whether the routing logic works as expected.
For businesses that have been through a painful contract experience, testing thoroughly before committing is the right approach. Monthly billing supports that.
Your Team Size Fluctuates
Adding a user for a busy period — a summer season, a product launch, a temporary project — is straightforward on a monthly plan. You add the user, pay for the month, remove them when the period ends. On an annual plan, adding a short-term user creates a partial-year commitment.
You’re Growing Fast
A 10-person team today might be a 30-person team in six months. On monthly billing, scaling is frictionless — add users as you hire, remove them if needed. The plan adjusts to the business rather than the business adjusting to the plan.
You Have Seasonal Call Volume
Hospitality, retail, and events businesses in Ireland see significant variation in call volume across the year. A restaurant that needs three agents handling reservation calls in summer may only need one in January. Monthly billing supports this variation without penalty.
You’re Mid-Contract Elsewhere
If you’re currently locked into a contract with another provider but want to start evaluating alternatives, a monthly Dromlik subscription lets you run both systems in parallel — porting a secondary number to Dromlik to test the system while your existing contract runs out.
No Setup Fees. No Hidden Costs.
Monthly billing on Dromlik has no setup fees, no installation charges, no minimum term, and no early termination fee. The costs are:
- Per-user monthly plan (Nucleus or Orbit)
- Irish local number (€5/month per number)
- AI Receptionist add-on if required (€100/month system-wide)
- Calling pack if required (unlimited inbound / 1,000 outbound minutes: €15/month system-wide)
That’s it. No activation fee. No porting fee. No hardware required. No engineer visit.
The 7-day free trial is also genuinely free — no credit card required to start, no automatic conversion to a paid plan without confirmation.
What Happens to Your Number If You Leave?
Your Irish business number belongs to you — not to Dromlik. If you decide to leave, your number can be ported to any other provider. Dromlik will initiate the outbound port on request. Your number doesn’t disappear, doesn’t change, and doesn’t get held hostage.
This is how it should work. Any provider that makes it difficult to leave with your number is not one worth staying with.
Comparing Monthly VoIP Options for Irish Businesses
| Traditional landline | Legacy VoIP contract | Dromlik monthly | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Minimum term | 12–36 months | 12–36 months | None |
| Setup fee | Often | Often | None |
| Exit penalty | Yes | Yes | None |
| Number portability on exit | Sometimes | Sometimes | ✓ Always |
| Full features from day one | Limited | Full | ✓ Full |
| Scale up/down freely | ✗ | Restricted | ✓ |
| Irish local numbers | ✓ | Sometimes | ✓ |
| AI receptionist | ✗ | Rarely | ✓ Add-on |
| Monthly cost (5 users) | €150–€300+ | €100–€200 | €75–€135 |
Starting Your Monthly Subscription
Getting started on Dromlik’s monthly plan takes minutes:
- Start the 7-day free trial — no credit card required
- The Dromlik team configures your system — routing, IVR, greetings, and number
- Your team downloads the app on existing devices
- If you want to port an existing number, Dromlik manages the process free of charge (5–10 business days)
- At the end of the trial, choose monthly or annual billing — or cancel with no charge
See the full pricing breakdown.
Start a monthly VoIP subscription with no lock-in
7-day free trial, no credit card required, no setup fees. Switch to monthly or annual billing after the trial — or cancel with no penalty.
