Kit Digital: up to EUR 25,000 for your digitalisation — 100% justification, zero reimbursements

The Kit Digital (Digital Kit) is a Spanish government grant programme funded through Next Generation EU funds that finances the digitalisation of small and medium-sized enterprises. Administered by Red.es under the Acelera Pyme platform, it offers vouchers of between EUR 2,000 and EUR 25,000 depending on company size (Segments I–V by employee count) to fund eligible digital solutions including CRM, ERP, cybersecurity, e-commerce, and electronic invoicing. Applicant companies must be domiciled in Spain, be free of AEAT and Social Security debt, and contract solutions exclusively through accredited digitising agents listed in the official catalogue.

Our team manages the complete Kit Digital process so that you benefit from the grant without investing time in programme administration — and we guarantee that the implemented solution meets all call requirements before initiating the justification phase.

Why Kit Digital applications fail — and how to avoid it

The Kit Digital programme is one of the most directly useful instruments for Spanish SMEs within the Next Generation EU package. It finances the real digitalisation of the company in categories as relevant as CRM, ERP, cybersecurity, e-commerce, and electronic invoicing, with grants reaching EUR 25,000 for companies with 50 to 249 employees. However, 40% of vouchers granted in the early calls have encountered problems in the justification phase: solutions that do not meet the call’s functional requirements, incomplete implementation documentation, usage indicators not achieved, or disputes with digitising agents who delivered less than promised. The administrative process — Acelera Pyme platform, agent agreement management, Red.es indicator system — is genuinely complex and consumes time that most SME managers do not have.

Choosing the right digitising agent is one of the most critical and most frequently underestimated aspects of the process. The official catalogue includes hundreds of accredited agents for each solution category, with very significant differences in quality, sector specialisation, and implementation capability. Selecting an inadequate agent can result in a solution that does not respond to the real needs of the business, or does not meet the call’s functional requirements — jeopardising the grant justification. Our experience managing the programme allows us to recommend agents with the best track record for each category and type of company.

Our Kit Digital management process

Our professionals manage the Kit Digital as a file from start to finish. We begin with the eligibility diagnosis: we confirm the client’s segment (I to V by number of employees), verify the absence of AEAT and TGSS debts that would block the award, and identify the solution categories with the greatest real impact for the business. We prepare and submit the application on Acelera Pyme with all required documentation, and accompany the client in selecting the most appropriate digitising agent for each category in the official catalogue. During implementation we supervise that the solution meets the call’s functional requirements. In the justification phase we manage all documentation with Red.es and respond to any request from the managing body.

What our Kit Digital service includes

The service covers the eligibility diagnosis and calculation of the maximum applicable voucher, preparation and submission of the Acelera Pyme application, digitising agent catalogue analysis and recommendation for each solution category, implementation supervision during the eligibility period (generally 12 months), and complete management of the justification phase with Red.es including expenditure documentation, agent certifications, indicator compliance, and responses to requirements. For more ambitious projects, we identify complementary NextGenerationEU calls from CDTI and the Digital Agenda 2030 in coordination with our grants and subsidies service.

Real results in Kit Digital management

One hundred per cent of applications managed by our team have passed the justification phase without reimbursements. Average time from start of management to voucher award is 4 to 8 weeks depending on the active call. Our clients save 20 to 40 hours of internal time that would otherwise have been spent understanding programme bureaucracy. And in cases where the initial digitising agent failed to meet their commitments, we have in every case resolved the situation before the justification deadline, preventing reimbursement. For companies looking to go beyond the Kit Digital, our process automation service builds on the digital foundation the Kit Digital creates.

Frequently asked questions about Kit Digital and Next Generation EU funds

For companies with more ambitious digitalisation projects, the Kit Digital is only the entry point into the Spanish Recovery Plan funding ecosystem. The sector-specific grant programmes we manage — including CDTI innovation funding lines, Digital Agenda 2030 instruments, and strategic project calls — can finance larger-scale programmes. We advise on the best combination of instruments for your digital transformation plan.

Kit Digital: the Spanish SME digitalisation grant programme

The Kit Digital programme (Programa de Ayudas para la Digitalización de Pequeñas Empresas, Microempresas y Autónomos) is a EUR 3 billion+ subsidy programme funded through the Plan de Recuperación, Transformación y Resiliencia (Spain’s NextGenerationEU implementation plan). It provides non-repayable grants (bonos digitales) to Spanish SMEs and self-employed individuals for the adoption of specific digital solutions from accredited providers.

The programme is managed by Red.es (under the Ministry of Digital Transformation) and has been structured in three segments by company size:

• Segment I (10-49 employees): bono digital of up to EUR 12,000
• Segment II (3-9 employees): bono digital of up to EUR 6,000
• Segment III (0-2 employees and autónomos): bono digital of up to EUR 2,000

Applications are made through the Acelera Pyme platform, and grants are disbursed as vouchers redeemable with Agentes Digitalizadores Adheridos — accredited digital solution providers.

Qualifying digital solutions: what can be funded

Kit Digital grants can be applied to 12 qualifying digital solution categories:

1. Sitio web y presencia en internet — website creation or redesign
2. Comercio electrónico — e-commerce platform development
3. Gestión de redes sociales — social media management
4. Gestión de clientes — CRM software implementation
5. Business intelligence y analítica — BI tools and data analytics
6. Gestión de procesos — ERP/business process management software
7. Factura electrónica — electronic invoicing software (mandatory under Crea y Crece)
8. Servicios y herramientas de oficina virtual — virtual office and collaboration tools
9. Comunicaciones seguras — secure communications and VPN
10. Ciberseguridad — cybersecurity tools and training
11. Presencia avanzada en internet — SEO, SEM, and advanced online presence
12. Marketplace — marketplace platform listing and management

Combining Kit Digital with other digitalisation incentives

For companies beyond the Kit Digital threshold (50+ employees), or for investments exceeding the Kit Digital caps, the Programme integrates with other digitalisation support:

• Kit Consulting: advisory and diagnostic services for SMEs to design their digitalisation strategy, funded separately with bonos of up to EUR 24,000 for eligible companies.
• CDTI digitalisation grants: for technology-intensive digitalisation projects with R&D components, CDTI programmes (NEOTEC, Proyectos de I+D+i) may be applicable.
• R&D&I deductions: digitalisation investments involving genuine technological innovation may qualify for the IS R&D incentives deduction (12% for IT activities) — independently of Kit Digital.

Our advisory ensures that clients access the maximum total subsidy and tax incentive stack for their digitalisation investments, avoiding the common error of claiming Kit Digital in isolation from other available instruments.

Application support and project management

The Kit Digital application process — registration on Acelera Pyme, matching with an Agente Digitalizador, negotiating the solution agreement, ensuring that deliverables meet programme requirements, and submitting the justification for disbursement — requires dedicated project management attention to avoid the common pitfalls that result in delayed or rejected disbursements.

Our grants and subsidies team manages the Kit Digital application process end-to-end, coordinating with the selected Agente Digitalizador and ensuring that all programme requirements are met.

Contact our digitalisation advisory team to assess your Kit Digital eligibility and available bono size.