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Find the Best Shopify Experts in Portugal

MB WAY and Multibanco are the payment methods Shopify lists specifically for stores in Portugal, and both run through Shopify Payments, so neither needs a separate provider. Getting them live, with VAT set up and a Portuguese-language checkout, is the core of a Portuguese launch. That's where an expert earns the fee; the theme is the easy part.

As of October 2026, 12 Shopify experts in Portugal are listed on shopexperts: 8 agencies and 4 freelancers, in Lisbon, Porto, Braga and towns such as Coimbra and Funchal. All 12 offer store setup and management, 10 list Shopify development, and half list finance, tax and compliance work.

The Portuguese profiles appear first below. Pick two or three of them and send each the same short brief.

Top-rated Shopify experts in Portugal

Andrei Babor
AB
Front-End DeveloperBucharest, RomaniaFrom $50
Not yet rated
shopexpertsscore
35

I’ve been a Shopify developer for over 9 years and I help brands turn their e-commerce ideas into high-performing Shopify stores using Liquid, HTML, CSS, and JavaScript. I've worked in complex tasks such as integrating Shopify apps, Shopify Admin API, custom design development, apps extensions development, theme development and much more. I specialize in: Store migration Theme customization Store build or redesign Checkout upgrade Email marketing

Red Gorilla
RG
AgencyCanberra, AustraliaFrom $1000
5.00(3 reviews)
shopexpertsscore
50

We design, build, and optimise Shopify and Shopify Plus stores with a focus on performance, scalability, and long-term growth. Our team has deep experience delivering complex Shopify Plus builds, multi-store and POS rollouts, CRO-driven redesigns, and full platform migrations from legacy systems such as WordPress and custom builds.

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YourStoreMatters
Y
AgencyBrussels, BelgiumFrom $500
4.97(17 reviews)
shopexpertsscore
95

YourStoreMatters: The Shopify Growth Agency for Ambitious Brands. We help established brands scale their revenue on Shopify and Shopify Plus. We don't just build stores; we build systems that sell. Our focus is simple: High-Converting Design + Automated Customer Retention. How We Help You Grow: Shopify Store Builds: We design fast, premium stores that are easy for your team to manage. No messy code, just a stable foundation for growth. Email & SMS Marketing: As Klaviyo Master Silver Partners, we turn your email list into a consistent revenue engine (usually 30%+ of total sales) using automated flows and segmentation. Subscriptions & Loyalty: We implement Recharge and Love Loyalty to turn one-time buyers into recurring subscribers. Pain-Free Migrations: We handle the complex move from Magento, WooCommerce, or older Shopify themes so you don't lose data or rankings. Why Merchants Trust Us: We operate as your long-term partner, not a one-off freelancer. We are obsessed with your ROI, your site speed, and your customer's experience. Our Certified Tech Stack: We are official experts in the tools that power modern ecommerce: Growth: Klaviyo, Omnisend Apps: Recharge, Judge.me, Loox, Shopify Flow Themes: Specialized in customizing premium themes like Horizon, Archetype & Out of the Sandbox Themes. VERIFIED PARTNER PROFILE: Shopify · Klaviyo Master Silver · Rebuy Bronze · Recharge · Trustpilot · Judgeme · LoyaltyLion · TextYess Elite

Maik Gossen
MG
Shopify Setup SpecialistBerlin, GermanyFrom $100
5.00(4 reviews)
shopexpertsscore
75

I’m a german Shopify developer with over 5 years of experience working on e-commerce projects. My work focuses on custom Shopify development, store optimization, automations, and SEO foundations. I build and customize themes and apps using Liquid, HTML, CSS, GraphQL and JavaScript, and I regularly work with Shopify Flow and n8n to automate workflows and connect external tools. Projects I’m especially proud of include custom Shopify theme builds, clean migrations from WooCommerce and Shopware, and automation setups that significantly reduced manual work for store owners. I value clean code, clear communication, and solutions that are easy to maintain and scale over time.

Stellar Soft
SS
AgencyTallinn, EstoniaFrom $1000
5.00(5 reviews)
shopexpertsscore
80

Stellar Soft is a full-cycle software development company with a strong focus on e-commerce, which accounts for around 60% of our project portfolio. We specialize in Shopify, Adobe Commerce (Magento), and WordPress, with all development handled entirely in-house. Our Shopify practice covers the full scope - from building Shopify and Shopify Plus stores using themes or fully custom designs, to platform migrations from Magento, SFCC, WooCommerce, and OpenCart. We also work on theme customization and performance optimization, headless commerce with Hydrogen, and the development of both private and public Shopify apps and themes. Ongoing maintenance and support are a core part of how we work with long-term clients. For custom development projects, we work across a broad technology stack including JavaScript, TypeScript, React, Vue.js, Angular, Node.js, PHP (Laravel, Symfony), and Java with the Spring ecosystem. We also have the flexibility to bring in developers with specific expertise when a project calls for it, ensuring the right fit at every stage.

Speed Boostr
SB
AgencyWashington, United StatesFrom $450
5.00(24 reviews)
shopexpertsscore
60

Speed Boostr is a specialized Shopify performance and optimization agency focused on improving store speed, Core Web Vitals, and conversion performance. Our team works hands-on with Shopify merchants to identify and resolve real-world performance bottlenecks across themes, apps, and custom code. We specialize in Shopify theme optimization, JavaScript and Liquid cleanup, image and asset optimization, and technical performance audits. Our work is fully Shopify-native and focused on measurable outcomes. Faster load times, better user experience, and higher conversion rates. We work primarily with established Shopify stores that want expert-level technical improvements without sacrificing design, functionality, or scalability.

Offered services
Shopify Development
Technical Support & Maintenance
Store Setup & Management
Simon Davies
SD
Shopify App DeveloperLondon, United KingdomFrom $75
Not yet rated
shopexpertsscore
30

I’m a senior Shopify App developer with 8+ years of experience building and scaling both custom and public Shopify applications for small startups to enterprise level companies. I build Shopify applications using Laravel, React and Polaris, I have extensive knowledge of Shopify's APIs and the Shopify ecosystem. I have helped grow public shopify apps to over 7k installs and handling 350K daily webhooks. I bring 17 years of overall web development experience, with a strong focus on clean architecture, performance, and long-term maintainability, especially important for Shopify apps that need to pass review, scale reliably, and evolve with Shopify’s ecosystem.

Arktic Studio
AS
AgencyMadrid, SpainFrom $80
5.00(44 reviews)
shopexpertsscore
60

A Scandinavian Shopify agency based in Barcelona and Aarhus, working exclusively with Shopify to design, build, and scale high-performing Shopify stores. We're an award-winning agency that does everything from migrations to conversion rate optimization and custom theme designs.

Offered services
Store Setup & Management
Shashank Kumar
SK
Technical ArchitectSingapore, SingaporeFrom $250
Not yet rated
shopexpertsscore
30

Former founder of PushOwl, the Shopify web push notification platform used by 50,000+ brands (acquired by Brevo). IIT Jodhpur alumnus and ex-Microsoft engineer. I help Shopify merchants deploy OpenClaw, an open-source AI assistant platform, on their own infrastructure. For $250, I will set up OpenClaw on a VPS, connect it to your Shopify store via API keys, and walk you through managing it yourself.

MS
CRO SpecialistBangkok, ThailandFrom $500
Not yet rated
shopexpertsscore
15

Versatile growth marketer and Shopify expert with over 15 years of experience across eCommerce. Proven success in scaling D2C brands through CRO, acquisition strategy, and full-funnel optimisation. Deep experience owning and evolving Shopify ecosystems, leading platform-wide upgrades and integrations that drive performance, compliance, and customer insight.

Offered services
Marketing & Growth

A broad Portuguese list that works in English and Spanish

Eight agencies, four freelancers. The Portuguese list splits two to one in favour of agencies. Four freelancers on a list of 12 is a genuine choice for smaller or ongoing work, not a token option. Hand the freelancers defined jobs and the agencies anything that runs from build into marketing.

Broad skills for a short list. Store Setup & Management appears on all 12 profiles, Shopify Development on 10, Marketing & Growth on 8 and Consulting & Strategy on 7. Design, UX & Branding, Copywriting & Content and Finance, Taxes & Compliance are each listed by 6. Half the list offering tax and compliance work is useful for any store that sells across the EU and needs VAT handled properly.

English and Spanish on the profiles. All 12 list English and 10 list Spanish; two profiles add French and one adds Dutch. Portuguese isn't among the languages these profiles state, so if you need copy written in European Portuguese, ask each expert directly rather than assume.

Where they are. Lisbon, Porto and Braga come up most often, with other profiles in towns such as Coimbra, Maia and Funchal. A face-to-face kick-off is possible in the capital and in the north.

How the listing works. Experts based in Portugal come first. After them, the page moves on to experts from other countries who count European merchants among their clients.

Splitting the work between Portuguese and European experts

Twelve local profiles cover most Portuguese launches, but not every skill in depth.

Keep Portugal-specific work local. Switching on MB WAY and Multibanco, checking how VAT appears in euro prices and testing a Portuguese checkout go faster with someone who has done it for stores here. Ask for two live Portuguese stores and click through each checkout as far as the payment step.

Widen the search for capacity. If your project needs a designer, a copywriter and a developer at once, six local profiles in design and six in copy may not give you enough choice. The experts further down the listing add options; ask them for a store they've delivered in Portuguese.

Start with a paid test. Give a new agency a small Portugal-specific job first, such as enabling the local payment methods or auditing the tax settings. You'll see how it scopes, communicates and documents a job before you trust it with a full build.

What the brief needs. Product count, whether you sell only in Portugal or across Iberia, the payment methods you want at checkout, who files your VAT, and whether POS is in scope. POS changes the shopping list, because hardware for Portugal comes from third-party retailers.

Shopify in Portugal: payments, POS and VAT details to get right

Shopify Payments and local methods. Shopify Payments is open to Portuguese stores and pays out in euro. Shopify's documentation lists MB WAY and Multibanco as local payment methods available through it, so a good expert enables both and puts a test transaction through each before launch.

POS hardware is bought elsewhere. Shopify's hardware store doesn't ship to Portugal. Shopify's advice is to source supported POS devices through third-party retailers instead, so have your expert confirm each model is compatible before money changes hands. If POS isn't in scope yet, say so, and the expert can leave locations ready for later.

VAT is your filing, not Shopify's. Shopify does not file or remit EU VAT, so the expert's job is to make the store's settings match what your accountant reports. New stores can use Shopify Tax or enter rates through Manual Tax. If you report through the Union One-Stop Shop, Manual Tax won't do: OSS needs Shopify Tax, or Basic Tax, though Basic Tax is open only to stores set up to collect EU tax before 13 May 2026.

Portuguese from admin to checkout. Shopify offers Portuguese (Portugal) in the admin and at checkout, so your team and your customers can work in European Portuguese throughout. Ask your expert to check that checkout and notification wording reads as European rather than Brazilian Portuguese.

What Portugal's Shopify experts offer

Every category below is listed by at least half of the 12 experts based in Portugal.

Store Setup & Management

All 12: launches, settings, catalogue and upkeep

Shopify Development

10 of 12: theme code, custom sections and integrations

Marketing & Growth

8 of 12: acquisition, SEO and retention

Consulting & Strategy

7 of 12: audits, roadmaps and platform decisions

Finance, Taxes & Compliance

6 of 12: VAT configuration and EU tax settings

Design and copywriting

6 of 12 list each: brand, UX and site copy

Hiring Shopify experts in Portugal: your questions answered

Can one freelancer handle a full Shopify launch in Portugal?

For a small catalogue and standard settings, often yes: payments with MB WAY and Multibanco, VAT, a theme and a Portuguese checkout are configuration work. A solo freelancer struggles with breadth, meaning design, copy and marketing at once. If you need all three, hire an agency or pair a freelancer with a copywriter from the list. Four of the 12 experts based in Portugal are freelancers.

Can a Portuguese developer connect Shopify to my invoicing or ERP system?

Ten of the 12 Portuguese profiles list Shopify Development, so the skills are there; whether a given expert has connected your particular system is another matter. Name the system in your brief, ask for a store where they built a similar connection, and agree who maintains it when either side updates. Integrations tend to break quietly, so ask how they'd monitor it.

Is a Portuguese expert a good choice for a brand based outside Portugal?

Often, yes. Every expert based in Portugal lists English, so a brand run from the UK, Ireland or further afield can brief them directly. What a local expert adds is checkout knowledge: which local payment methods to switch on and how a European Portuguese store should read. Ask for a live Portuguese store they set up, and have a native reader check its checkout wording.

Can a Portuguese expert run my Spanish store too?

Often, yes. Ten of the 12 experts based in Portugal list Spanish, so an Iberian brand can keep one supplier for both stores. Check they've built for Spanish customers, not only Portuguese ones, and agree who writes the Spanish copy. Six list copywriting, so ask which languages that covers.

Is Shopify Payments enough for a store in Portugal?

For most stores, yes. It pays out in euro and carries MB WAY and Multibanco, so the local methods don't need a separate provider. Add another payment provider only if you need a method Shopify Payments doesn't offer, and weigh that against a second set of payouts to reconcile every month.