3.6
ParkAppsHub score
Zul+
Zul+ Tudo pra quem dirige (Estapar)
Street parking payment · Free
Best for: Drivers in Brazilian cities who need to pay municipal street parking (Zona Azul) digitally without paper scratch cards, plus toll payments in the same app
3.4
Google Play · 156K
4.9
App Store
5M+
Downloads
1
Country
Latin America
AndroidiOS
100+ cities
About this app
Zul+ is the Estapar-owned app that digitized São Paulo's Zona Azul, the world's largest paid on-street parking system. Instead of buying paper cards, drivers activate a CAD (Cartão Azul Digital) at the official CET rate in about three taps, get an alert before it expires, and renew remotely from anywhere. Beyond São Paulo, the same flow works in roughly 21 Brazilian cities, including Belo Horizonte, Curitiba, Fortaleza and Salvador. What separates Zul+ from single-purpose parking apps is its breadth: Tag Zul+ is a toll sticker with no monthly fee accepted on highways nationwide and at over 1,300 parking lots, and the app can also quote insurance, pay IPVA, licensing and traffic fines in up to 12 installments, reserve airport and arena parking, log maintenance, track FIPE resale value and warn São Paulo drivers about the rodízio rotation scheme. Payment is flexible — credit, debit, Pix and digital wallets, including Google Pay. The app is free and claims more than 8.5 million users. The trade-off is reliability: its 3.4-star Play rating reflects recurring complaints about duplicate charges, toll billing errors and chatbot-first support. Registration requires a Brazilian CPF and phone number, so visiting foreigners cannot sign up.
- Activate São Paulo Zona Azul CAD at official CET rates in about three taps
- Expiry alerts with remote renewal from anywhere
- Tag Zul+ toll sticker: no monthly fee, valid on highways nationwide and 1,300+ parking lots
- Pay IPVA, licensing and traffic fines in up to 12 installments
- Reserve parking at airports, arenas and Estapar garages
- Pix, credit, debit and digital wallet payments including Google Pay
- São Paulo rodízio alerts, FIPE value tracking and maintenance log
Pricing & fees
Free · CADs at official city rates, no markup · toll tag R$19.90 one-off, no monthly fee
- App download and account setup are free, no subscription fee
- CADs (digital parking credits) are sold at the official municipal rate set by each city hall, no markup added by Zul
- Automatic toll tag (tag pedagio) costs a one-off R$19.90 with no monthly maintenance fee, unlike many bank-issued tags
- Street parking session pricing varies by city, following each city hall's own Zona Azul hourly rate
- Wallet top-ups (recarga) can be done via Pix, credit card or boleto
Accepted payment methods
PixCredit cardBoleto bancarioIn-app wallet balance
Ratings & scores
Editorial score set by the ParkAppsHub team using our five-criteria grid — see how we rate. Store ratings shown for reference.
What users say
▲ Most praised
- Much faster than hunting for physical Zona Azul scratch cards or street vendors
- Pix top-up makes reloading the wallet balance almost instant
- Combines parking and toll payment in a single app, cutting down on the number of apps needed while driving
▼ Common complaints
- Occasional GPS or location bugs register the wrong parking zone or city
- Customer support is slow to respond when a session fails to register and a fine is issued anyway
- Some users report the app crashing or freezing during payment confirmation, requiring a retry
Summarised from recent user reviews on Google Play, the App Store and consumer platforms. Themes, not verbatim quotes.
Pros & cons
What we like
- Accredited CAD vendor — parking credit costs the same as official city rates, with no service markup
- Unmatched feature breadth for Brazilian drivers: parking, tolls, taxes, fines, insurance and fuel in one app
- Flexible payments including Pix and Google Pay, so no card number entry is required
- Expiry notifications and remote renewal genuinely reduce the risk of a fine
- Toll tag has no monthly fee and supports porting an existing tag
What could improve
- Recurring Reclame Aqui complaints about duplicate or undue charges on both Zona Azul credits and the toll tag
- Requires a Brazilian CPF and phone number, locking out tourists and short-term visitors
- Support is chatbot-heavy with slow refunds — average complaint response time is over 8 days
- Users report lag and activation failures that in some cases resulted in parking fines despite payment attempts
How to use Zul+
- Install Zul+ and create an account with your CPF and a Brazilian mobile number
- Register your vehicle's license plate (multiple vehicles are supported)
- Add a payment method: credit or debit card, Pix, or a digital wallet like Google Pay
- Park in a Zona Azul spot, then activate a CAD for the correct zone and duration in about three taps
- When the expiry alert arrives, renew remotely if the local rules allow an extension
- Optionally order the Tag Zul+ toll sticker or use the IPVA, fines and reservation modules from the home screen
Editor’s tips
- Buy CADs in bulk blocks when your city hall offers a discount to avoid repeated per-session purchases
- Set a reminder or use the app's alert before your parking session expires to avoid a municipal fine
- Register your plate once and reuse it across every city Zul covers instead of re-entering it each time
- Activate the toll tag inside the same app to skip the separate signup and issuance fees charged by traditional toll-tag providers
Editor’s verdict
Zul+ is the closest thing Brazil has to a driver super-app, and in São Paulo it is nearly unavoidable: it turned the city's paper Zona Azul cards into a three-tap digital purchase at official CET prices, with expiry alerts and remote renewal. The scope is remarkable — a no-monthly-fee toll tag, IPVA and fines in installments, airport parking reservations, insurance quotes, even rodízio alerts — and Pix support makes payment friction minimal. But scale has not brought polish. A 3.4-star Play rating across 156K reviews tells the real story: Reclame Aqui is full of duplicate-charge and toll-billing disputes, refunds route through a chatbot-first support system averaging eight-day responses, and some users report activation failures that ended in fines. The CPF requirement also shuts out foreign visitors entirely. For residents of its 21 cities, Zul+ is genuinely useful and fairly priced; it simply demands more vigilance over its billing than a utility this essential should.
— The ParkAppsHub editorial team · 2026-08-06
How it compares
vs EasyPark
EasyPark operates across Europe and parts of the US with broader international coverage; Zul is Brazil-focused and tied to official municipal Zona Azul rates, so it is the better pick specifically for Brazilian cities.
vs Parclick
Parclick focuses on pre-booking off-street parking garages across Latin America and Europe, while Zul is built for on-street metered parking (Zona Azul) plus tolls, so pick Zul for street parking and Parclick for garage reservations.
vs PayByPhone
PayByPhone covers North American and European cities with card-based payment; Zul is tailored to Brazilian Pix payments and integrates a toll tag, making it the natural choice for drivers in Brazil.
Frequently asked questions
Is Zul+ an official way to pay for São Paulo's Zona Azul?
Yes. Zul+ is an accredited CAD (Cartão Azul Digital) vendor for CET São Paulo, and the digital card it issues costs the same as the official city rate with no markup.
Which cities does Zul+ work in?
Around 21 Brazilian cities, headlined by São Paulo and including Belo Horizonte, Curitiba, Fortaleza and Salvador, plus smaller cities mostly in São Paulo and Minas Gerais states. The Tag Zul+ toll sticker works on highways nationwide.
Does Zul+ charge service fees?
The app is free and Zona Azul credit is sold at the official tariff. The Tag Zul+ toll sticker costs R$19.90 one-off with no monthly fee; installment payments for IPVA and fines carry financing costs.
Can tourists or foreigners use Zul+?
Not practically. Account creation requires a Brazilian CPF tax ID and a Brazilian mobile number, which visitors typically don't have — a limitation users flag in store reviews.
What is Tag Zul+?
A windshield toll tag with no monthly fee, accepted at toll plazas across Brazil and at more than 1,300 parking lots. You can also port an existing tag from another provider into the app.
What happens if I get a parking fine while using Zul?
Fines are issued by the municipality, not Zul, based on whether a valid session was active for your plate at that time; if a technical failure caused the session not to register, you generally need to contest the fine directly with the city hall using your Zul payment history as evidence.
Can I use Zul for a business or fleet of vehicles?
Zul supports registering multiple plates under one account, which lets small fleets or families manage several vehicles' parking and toll payments from a single wallet, though it is not marketed as a dedicated enterprise fleet product.
Does Zul work if I have no internet connection when parking?
Since sessions and CAD purchases are validated through the app in real time, a working data connection is generally required to start or confirm a parking session; there is no documented full offline mode.
About the developer
Zul is developed by Zul Digital, part of Grupo Estapar, one of Latin America's largest parking operators, which also runs off-street garages and lots across Brazil. Estapar positions Zul as its digital arm for municipal street parking (Zona Azul) and highway toll payments, extending its parking infrastructure business into a consumer mobile app. The company markets the app around transparent, no-markup pricing set directly by city halls, differentiating it from resellers of parking credits.
Additional information
Developer
Zul+ Tudo pra quem dirige (Estapar)
Founded
2016
Headquarters
Sao Paulo, Brazil
Ownership
Estapar (Grupo Estapar)
Category
Street parking payment
Price
Free
Coverage
100+ cities
Downloads
5M+
Languages
Portuguese
Reviewed
2026-08-06
Where it works
100+ cities — including Sao Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, Belo Horizonte, Curitiba, Porto Alegre, Salvador, Recife, Fortaleza.
Brazil
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Independent review. ParkAppsHub is not affiliated with Zul+ Tudo pra quem dirige (Estapar). App name, logo and screenshots belong to their owners and are shown for identification and review purposes. Coverage, prices and features change — verify current conditions with the publisher. Last reviewed 2026-08-06.