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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.
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I help ecommerce brands build, migrate and improve their Shopify stores. With 10+ years of Shopify experience, I’ve built and launched 40+ stores and worked with over 100 merchants on everything from theme fixes to complex migrations. Shopify Intensives — a dedicated day for your to-do list Have a backlog of improvements that keeps getting pushed back? Book a dedicated development day for theme customizations, product-page fixes, app integrations, custom functionality and other changes your store needs. We’ll review your list, set priorities and agree on a realistic plan before your booked day. Store builds & redesigns Starting fresh or outgrowing your current theme? I build and redesign Shopify stores with thoughtful layouts, custom functionality and a shopping experience that fits your brand. Migrations to Shopify Move from WooCommerce, Lightspeed, Squarespace, BigCommerce, Magento or another platform with an experienced partner handling the technical details. We’ll scope the data, integrations and store setup you need for a smooth transition. I also help with: Bundles, subscriptions and custom product options Cart and checkout improvements Shopify POS setup and migration Ongoing store support, with limited availability You’ll work directly with me, your Shopify developer. I keep things simple: clear communication, realistic expectations and practical solutions that make your store easier to shop and manage. Send me your store URL and what you’d like to tackle, or book a free 30-minute consultation to talk it through.
Hi, my name is Thom Knepper and I own the company Athom.Agency. I am a freelancer with a lot of experiences in different areas. You can say that I am a generalist. On top of that I very diverse network of professionals, which I continuously work with to make sure my clients get the best of everything from Designers to Copywriters and beyond. I love setting up stores and helping you build your business.
We are a performance-driven Shopify Plus agency helping DTC brands grow through better design, smarter data, and continuous optimization. We specialize in conversion rate optimization (CRO), UX/UI enhancements, and Shopify development for high-growth brands. Whether it’s improving product storytelling, streamlining checkout, or optimizing multi-region performance, our focus is on measurable results — not just pretty pixels. Our clients include fashion, lifestyle, and wellness brands that want to elevate their online experience and drive consistent revenue growth.
Adfix is a performance marketing agency that helps eCommerce brands scale sustainably through data-driven paid media and retention strategies. We specialize in Google Ads, Meta Ads, and Klaviyo lifecycle marketing for Shopify stores and direct-to-consumer retailers in the U.S. Our team combines creative strategy, data analytics, and conversion-focused optimization to deliver measurable growth. We manage full-funnel campaigns, from prospecting and UGC ad testing to automated email and SMS flows, ensuring consistent results and strong ROI. We also provide Shopify store management, conversion rate optimization, and design services to create seamless customer journeys that convert visitors into loyal buyers. Tech stack: Asana, Slack, Shopify, Klaviyo, Postscript, Triple Whale, Figma, and Looker Studio. We work with brands that want to grow profitably and build long-term success, not just chase short-term revenue.
Gloross helps ambitious D2C brands to migrate and accelerate growth on Shopify (Plus). Whether it's migrating to Shopify, increasing revenue and CR, improving user experience, or optimizing performance, we tailor our expertise to your specific needs and goals. With a dedicated team of experts in strategy, UX, design, development, and data-driven conversion optimization, we are committed to delivering solutions that drive measurable results.
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Digital Fresh was founded by Joe Barr after more than a decade working with ecommerce brands across development, optimisation and technical strategy. The studio was built around a simple idea: keep the team deliberately small, stay close to the work and give every client direct access to experienced Shopify specialists. We work with a limited number of brands at any one time, giving every client direct access to experienced Shopify specialists who understand the business they're helping to grow.
Glaze Digital is a Belfast-based Shopify Premier Partner agency (top 0.3% of agencies worldwide) working with brands globally, with over 250 stores launched and more than £20 million in monthly revenue generated across our client base. We are a fully in-house team of Shopify and Klaviyo specialists, holding Klaviyo Gold Partner status alongside Google and Meta accreditations. From migration and new builds to CRO, email marketing and ongoing growth, we handle everything under one roof.
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
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.










