Vendus
Vendus is an online invoicing and point-of-sale system for small businesses in Portugal and Portuguese-speaking markets, including restaurants, cafes, bars and take-aways. It handles tables, kitchen orders, stock, cash control and tax-certified documents. The site now brands it Vendus by Shine, described as the same product under a new name.
Now Cegid Vendus; acquired by Cegid (2023, per search).
Last reviewed

- Best for
- Small restaurants, take-aways, food trucks and dark kitchens, Small businesses in Portugal that need certified invoicing
- Pricing
- From EUR 9 per month
- Runs on
- Web, iOS, Android
Who it is for
Small restaurants, take-aways, food trucks and dark kitchens
The restaurant page is written for small food service businesses that need quick service and tax-compliant invoicing.
Small businesses in Portugal that need certified invoicing
Software is certified by the Portuguese tax authority (certificate 2230/AT) with SAF-T export.
What it does
Table and room layout
Design dining rooms and terraces, view tables, transfer products between tables and split bills.
Kitchen order printing
Send orders to the kitchen and print order slips.
Composite menus and custom products
Create composite menus and personalised products.
Multiple POS on any device
Invoice from several POS on phone, tablet or computer, synchronised.
Cash control
Open and close cash drawers and record cash movements by payment type.
Users and permissions
Create users with different permission levels.
Stock, purchases and suppliers
Control stock and purchases, register suppliers and invoices, and track batches and expiry dates.
Multi-store and warehouse management
Manage several stores, tills and warehouses and transfer items between them.
Tax-authority certified invoicing and SAF-T
Certified documents with ATCUD setup and manual or automatic SAF-T export.
Real-time reports
Reports filtered by store, user, product, document or payment method.
Returns and exchanges
Process exchanges and returns and issue discount vouchers.
Vendus Pay
Accept Multibanco, MB Way and card payments via card terminal or online checkout, linked to the sale.
Thermal printer and hardware support
Works with ESC/POS thermal printers over USB, Bluetooth and Ethernet, barcode readers and cash drawers.
Pricing
- Starting price
- From EUR 9 per month
- Pricing model
- Subscription
- Free plan
- No
- Free trial
- Yes
Monthly prices excluding VAT: Base EUR 9 (invoicing, 2 users), Flex EUR 17 (POS retail, 5 users) and Pro EUR 22 (unlimited users, multiple POS, tables and orders, stock), with lower rates for quarterly and annual billing. A 30-day free trial of the Pro plan needs no credit card.
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.
- Its starting price is EUR 9 per month. That is below the category median of EUR 39, taken from the 15 products in this category that publish a EUR price per month. The median mixes prices quoted with and without tax, so treat it as a rough guide.
- Names 16 integrations. The median in this category is 8.
- Does not have a free plan. 28 of the 50 products in this category that say whether they have a free plan do.
- Has a free trial. 69 of the 70 products in this category that say whether they have a free trial do.
- One of 110 products in this category with an iOS app. One of 116 products in this category with an Android app. 218 products in this category state their platforms.
Works with
- Loyalty
- MGM Club
- Other
- 24agendaAliceBoommedCloudwareJumpsellerLoja CTTRegiboxShopifyShopkitWeasyWooCommerceZappyZarph
- Payments
- Cashmatic
- Reservations
- Aircourts/Playtomic
Most integrations connect online stores, booking and clinic tools to invoicing. The catalogue lists them without restaurant-specific grouping.
Where and how it runs
- Available in
- Portugal, Spain, Angola, Cabo Verde, Moçambique, São Tomé e Principe
- Languages
- Portuguese
- Platforms
- Web, iOS, Android
- Apps
- Vendus POS: Point of sale and invoicing. Vendus Pedidos: Manage restaurant, delivery and take-away orders. Vendus Print: Printer to POS communication
- Hardware
- Runs on any computer with Google Chrome, Android 10+ or iOS 13.4+ devices, with ESC/POS thermal printers, barcode readers and cash drawers.
Taken from the country selector on the pricing page.
The company
- Founded
- 2015
Security and support
- Security and compliance
- Software certified by the Portuguese tax authority (AT), certificate 2230/AT
- Support
- Free unlimited support by phone, email and live chat, with local support in Portugal.
Listing details
- Headquarters
- Portugal
- Built for
- Cafés, Restaurants, Food retail
- Focus
- General-purpose, used in food businesses
- Status
- Acquired
- Website
- vendus.pt
Alternatives to Vendus
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Last.app is a Spanish restaurant management system built around a POS that runs on Windows, Android and iOS.
Runs on iOS, Android and Windows, against Web, iOS and Android for Vendus.
Loyverse POS
Loyverse is a point of sale that runs on a phone or tablet and is free to use, with a web back office for reports, inventory, customers and multiple stores.
Has a free plan. Vendus does not.
Arcavis
Arcavis is a Swiss point of sale system with a cloud back office that covers sales, payments, stock, reporting, customer loyalty and time recording.
Names 17 integrations, against 16 for Vendus.
LithosPOS
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Runs on Web, iOS, Android and Windows, against Web, iOS and Android for Vendus.
Compare Vendus
Side-by-side tables built from the same profile data.
What we could not confirm
These points were not confirmed when this page was written.
- Acquisition by Cegid (not mentioned on the site; the site says Vendus is now Vendus by Shine)
- Legal entity, headquarters and company size
- Contract minimum term
- Named customers
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.
- Homepagehttps://www.vendus.pt/
- Plans and priceshttps://www.vendus.pt/planos-precos/
- POS featureshttps://www.vendus.pt/pos-software/
- Restaurant featureshttps://www.vendus.pt/software-faturacao-restaurantes/
- Integrationshttps://www.vendus.pt/integracoes/
- Hardwarehttps://www.vendus.pt/hardware/
- Paymentshttps://www.vendus.pt/vendus-pay/
- Founding year, rebrandhttps://www.vendus.pt/sobre-nos/
- Rebrand to Vendus by Shinehttps://www.vendus.pt/vendus-by-shine/