How much does a website cost in Dubai?

It is quoted per engagement rather than from a rate card, because the same brief can differ several fold in real effort depending on integrations, content readiness and how much of an existing system has to be untangled first. What we commit to is a written scope before any figure is discussed, a stage by stage breakdown, explicit exclusions, and no charge for the initial conversation.

How long does a website take?

It depends on scope and, more often, on how quickly decisions and content arrive. A focused corporate site is a materially different piece of work from a platform with accounts and payments. We give a stage by stage timeline with the proposal rather than one number, so you can see what moves if something slips.

Can you build the Arabic version only?

Yes. An Arabic first site is a legitimate choice for a business whose customers are primarily Arabic speaking, and it is architecturally simpler than a bilingual build. We would still set the language and direction properly and structure the metadata so it can rank.

Do you provide hosting?

We set hosting up in your own accounts and configure it, rather than reselling it to you. You should never have to ask a supplier for permission to keep your own website running.

Can you take over a site another agency built?

Usually. We start with a review of the codebase, hosting and dependencies so we can tell you honestly what condition it is in, and whether maintaining it or rebuilding it is the better use of your budget.

Will the site work on mobile?

It is designed for mobile first, because that is where most of this audience arrives. That means layouts that work at 320 pixels wide, tap targets large enough to hit, and a page weight budget that assumes a mobile network rather than an office connection.

United Arab Emirates

Web Development Company for Dubai and the UAE

Bilingual by design, not by translation.

Websites and platforms for businesses selling in the UAE: Arabic and English built together, quick on a phone on a mobile network, and secured as part of the build rather than after it.

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Why this matters

Most websites aimed at this market are built in English and given an Arabic version late, usually by running the copy through a translator and reversing the text alignment. The result is a page that reads as an afterthought to half the audience: navigation that opens the wrong way, icons pointing the wrong direction, forms whose labels sit on the wrong side of the field, and Arabic set in a fallback font that does not match the brand. Building both directions from the start costs less than repairing that later, and it is the difference between a site that serves the market and one that merely covers it.

Websites for UAE businesses

Corporate and brand sites
The credibility check a prospect performs before they call. Clear structure, fast pages and content that answers what people actually arrive asking.
Property and listing platforms
Search that stays quick as the catalogue grows, and enquiries that arrive carrying the context of what the buyer was looking at.
Ecommerce storefronts
Catalogue, checkout and payment integration, with the failure paths tested rather than assumed.
Booking and enquiry journeys
Hospitality, clinics and services businesses, where the booking flow is the product and every extra step costs a conversion.
Content and editorial platforms
A structured content model your marketing team can publish into in both languages without a developer.
Rebuilds and rescues
An honest review of what exists first. Sometimes the right answer is to improve it; sometimes it is a rebuild, and we will say which.

Arabic and English, built together

Bilingual is an architectural decision, not a content task. These are the parts that have to be right before any copy is written.

Genuine right to left layout, using logical CSS properties rather than mirrored overrides
Arabic typefaces selected to sit with the brand, not a system fallback
Each language on its own URL, with reciprocal hreflang and a self referencing canonical
Numerals, dates and currency formatted per language rather than per site
Forms, validation messages and error states translated, not just labels
A language switcher that keeps the reader on the page they were reading

Performance on a real connection

Most of this audience arrives on a phone, often on mobile data. Performance is treated as a budget held through the build rather than an optimisation pass at the end, and it is measured on the finished site rather than asserted.

Core Web Vitals treated as a build constraint, with a page weight budget per template
Server rendered HTML, so content is readable before any JavaScript executes
Images served in modern formats at the size they are actually displayed
Fonts subset per language, so an English page never downloads Arabic glyphs
Third party scripts justified individually, because each one is someone else's performance decision

Security as part of the build

A website is a public interface to a business. It is treated as one from the first commit rather than assessed once at the end.

Security headers set at the framework level so every route inherits them
Input validated on the server, never only in the browser
Dependencies audited and kept current, since known vulnerable components are the most automated attack there is
Administrative interfaces not left reachable without a reason
Enquiry forms that reject credentials rather than quietly storing them

How a project runs

01
Scoping conversation
What the site has to achieve, what already exists, and the real constraints. No charge and no obligation.
02
Written scope and stages
What is included, what is explicitly not, and what happens if requirements change. Surprises belong in the proposal, not the invoice.
03
Structure and design
Information architecture and interface design in both languages at once, so neither is retrofitted.
04
Build and review
Work arrives in reviewable pieces while feedback is still cheap to act on.
05
Launch and handover
Accounts in your name, documentation written for whoever maintains it next, and measurements from your own site.

Talk to us in the UAE

Call or message the UAE line and tell us what you are building or protecting. There is no charge for the first conversation.

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Questions

Frequently asked questions

: It is quoted per engagement rather than from a rate card, because the same brief can differ several fold in real effort depending on integrations, content readiness and how much of an existing system has to be untangled first. What we commit to is a written scope before any figure is discussed, a stage by stage breakdown, explicit exclusions, and no charge for the initial conversation.
: It depends on scope and, more often, on how quickly decisions and content arrive. A focused corporate site is a materially different piece of work from a platform with accounts and payments. We give a stage by stage timeline with the proposal rather than one number, so you can see what moves if something slips.
: Yes. An Arabic first site is a legitimate choice for a business whose customers are primarily Arabic speaking, and it is architecturally simpler than a bilingual build. We would still set the language and direction properly and structure the metadata so it can rank.
: We set hosting up in your own accounts and configure it, rather than reselling it to you. You should never have to ask a supplier for permission to keep your own website running.
: Usually. We start with a review of the codebase, hosting and dependencies so we can tell you honestly what condition it is in, and whether maintaining it or rebuilding it is the better use of your budget.
: It is designed for mobile first, because that is where most of this audience arrives. That means layouts that work at 320 pixels wide, tap targets large enough to hit, and a page weight budget that assumes a mobile network rather than an office connection.

Services for UAE businesses

Planning a website for the UAE market?

Tell us who it is for and what it has to do. We will come back with an approach and an honest view of what it involves.

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Why this matters

Websites for UAE businesses

Corporate and brand sites

Property and listing platforms

Ecommerce storefronts

Booking and enquiry journeys

Content and editorial platforms

Rebuilds and rescues

Arabic and English, built together

Performance on a real connection

Security as part of the build

How a project runs

Scoping conversation

Written scope and stages

Structure and design

Build and review

Launch and handover

Talk to us in the UAE

Frequently asked questions

Services for UAE businesses

Planning a website for the UAE market?