PDV Legal
PDV Legal is a Brazilian point of sale and management system for food service and retail that runs on card machines (Smart POS), phones, tablets and self-service kiosks. It covers counter, table, tab, token, delivery and self-order modes, with automatic tax document issuance, stock, finance and loyalty modules. It is sold in Brazil, largely through authorised resellers and card acquirers.
Last reviewed
- Best for
- Restaurants, snack bars, pizzerias and cafes in Brazil, Food trucks, events and fast-paced venues
- Pricing
- Quote only
- Runs on
- Web
Who it is for
Restaurants, snack bars, pizzerias and cafes in Brazil
Table, counter, tab and delivery ordering with automatic sending of orders to the kitchen, bill splitting and stock control of ingredients.
Food trucks, events and fast-paced venues
A token mode and tab mode suit events, school canteens, festivals and nightclubs, and the system runs on card machines and phones.
Pay-by-weight restaurants and buffets
An automatic scale mode weighs the plate and calculates the price at checkout.
Bakeries, convenience stores and retail
The vendor also positions the system for retail, events and store chains, not only restaurants.
What it does
Counter mode
Registers quick sales for customers who order and collect on the spot, with queue control and tax document issued in a few taps.
Table mode
Controls open tables and orders per customer, sends items to production, and transfers tables and splits bills.
Tab (comanda) mode
Records each customer's consumption on an individual tab with bill splitting and several payment methods.
Token (ficha) mode
Customers pay and receive tokens to collect their food, for high-volume venues such as festivals and school canteens.
Delivery order centralisation
Brings orders from several delivery platforms into one system, from registration to completion.
Self-service ordering
Customers select items on a screen and the order is sent to production without staff.
Online menu by QR code
A digital menu opened by QR code on the customer's phone with up-to-date prices.
Automatic scale mode
Uses a scale connected to the system to weigh plates and calculate the value for pay-by-weight restaurants and buffets.
Back office, stock, finance and loyalty modules
System modules named on the solutions page: back office, stock, financial, loyalty, delivery and fiscal.
Automatic tax document issuance
Issues tax documents automatically at sale, in line with Brazilian rules.
Real-time reports from anywhere
Sales, stock and performance reports viewable remotely rather than from a single computer.
Menu and price control with kitchen routing
Menu and price control and automatic sending of orders to the kitchen.
Pricing
- Pricing model
- Quote only
No prices are published. The site directs visitors to speak to a specialist or an authorised reseller.
How it compares
Compared with the 235 products in Restaurant POS that have a profile on this site. These figures describe the category. They are not a recommendation.
- Names 25 integrations. The median in this category is 8.
- Lists Web only. Among the 218 products in this category that state their platforms, 110 list an iOS app and 116 list an Android app.
Works with
- Loyalty
- Fixe CRM
- Other
- GoomerTok MenuMigrate
The integrations page also lists ERP, hardware, hotel and BI connections (for example Elgin, Gertec, Landi, PosTech, Hits and Business Indicator); only the food-relevant ones are shown above.
Where and how it runs
- Available in
- Brazil
- Languages
- Portuguese
- Platforms
- Web
- Hardware
- Runs on card machines (Smart POS), mobile phones, tablets and self-service kiosks. The integrations page names hardware makers including Elgin, Gertec, Landi, PosTech and Transire.
The site is in Portuguese, the tax documents are Brazilian, and authorised resellers are listed across Brazilian states.
The company
- Founded
- 2016
- Headquarters
- Brazil
- Founders
- Aranquen Pagotto, Luis Garbelini
Security and support
- Security and compliance
- Privacy policy under LGPD (Brazilian data protection law)
- Support
- A help centre, WhatsApp contact and a network of authorised resellers across Brazilian states. The vendor describes its support as human and hands-on.
Listing details
- Built for
- Restaurants, Bars, Food retail
- Focus
- General-purpose, used in food businesses
- Status
- Active
- Website
- pdvlegal.com.br
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What we could not confirm
These points were not confirmed when this page was written.
- Any price or plan
- Contract term and renewal
- Named customers
- Legal entity name, registration number and headquarters city
- Team size and funding
- Native mobile apps and operating systems beyond Smart POS devices
- The vendor's claims of more than 11,000 active customers and R$ 7 billion transacted per year were not independently verified
Sources
Facts on this page come from the pages below, checked on 29 September 2026. Prices and features change, so confirm with the vendor before you buy.
- Homepage: positioning, restaurants, featureshttps://www.pdvlegal.com.br/
- Operating modes, modules and hardwarehttps://www.pdvlegal.com.br/solucoes/
- Integration listhttps://www.pdvlegal.com.br/integracoes/
- Timeline, founders, claimshttps://www.pdvlegal.com.br/sobre/
- Authorised resellers by statehttps://www.pdvlegal.com.br/franquias/
- Reseller programmehttps://www.pdvlegal.com.br/revenda/
- Terms and LGPD policyhttps://www.pdvlegal.com.br/conteudo-legal/
- Customer cases page (no names listed in plain HTML)https://www.pdvlegal.com.br/clientes/