Starting prices
Starting prices for the most common projects. Each one links to the full details for that type of site.
| What you need | Starting from | Typical time |
|---|---|---|
| Landing page One focused page for a launch, an ad campaign or a single service, with a contact form and WhatsApp button. | AED 1,200 | 1 week |
| Business website Up to 6 pages, mobile-first design, contact form, WhatsApp, Google Analytics and the SEO basics set up. | AED 2,500 | 2 weeks |
| WordPress website A lean WordPress site you can edit yourself, without a heavy page builder slowing it down. | AED 2,000 | 2 weeks |
| WooCommerce store Products, cart and checkout with UAE card payments, shipping by emirate and order emails. | AED 3,500 | 2–3 weeks |
| Booking or listings platform Car rental, hotels, clinics with booking, or any site built around a calendar or a database of listings. | AED 4,500 | 3–5 weeks |
| Custom online store Your own checkout and admin: Stripe and Apple Pay, accounts, stock, discount codes and WhatsApp order alerts. | AED 5,500 | 4–6 weeks |
| AI automation A WhatsApp or website assistant that answers common questions and passes leads to your team. | AED 2,500 | 1–2 weeks |
| SEO and speed audit A written audit of your current site with the fixes ranked by impact, and the quick ones done. | AED 750 | 1 week |
| Maintenance and care Updates, backups, uptime checks and small monthly changes so nothing breaks quietly. | AED 250/mo | monthly |
Prices are in UAE dirhams. Clients outside the UAE are billed the same amount in their currency.
What moves the final price
The starting price is the simplest version of each project. The final quote moves up only with what the site has to do, and you see exactly why before anything starts:
- Number of pages or products. Six pages and sixty pages are different projects. Large catalogues are imported by script, not by hand, which keeps this fair.
- Arabic and English. A second language with right-to-left layout is planned into the design, not translated at the end.
- Things the site has to do. Booking calendars, payments, customer accounts, staff roles, pay links, a connection to your CRM or a mobile app.
- Content. If you already have text and photos, it costs less. Copywriting and product photo editing can be added.
- Moving from an old site. Migrating products, orders and customers, with redirects so Google keeps your rankings.
Send a short brief and you get a written quote with the scope and launch date within one business day. No surprise invoices after that.
In every price
01Mobile-first designDesigned for phones first, then desktop
02Fast pagesLean code, compressed images, caching
03SEO basicsTitles, sitemap, schema and Search Console
04WhatsApp & formsEnquiries straight to your phone and inbox
05AnalyticsGoogle Analytics and a visitor dashboard
06SSL & securityHTTPS, spam protection, backups set up
07Your codeSource code and accounts handed over
08Launch supportFixes and small tweaks after going live
How payment works
- 50% to start, 50% at launch. Larger builds can be split into milestones.
- No lock-in. The source code, the domain and the hosting accounts are yours. You can take the site anywhere.
- No monthly platform fee on custom builds. You pay for hosting, and for a care plan only if you want one.
- Changes after launch are quoted per task, or covered by a monthly care plan.
Cheap website or custom build: what to compare
Quotes for "a website" in Dubai range from a few hundred dirhams to six figures, and the cheapest one is not always the worst. What matters is what you get for the price. When you compare quotes, check:
- Live sites they built. Ask for links you can open on your phone, not a PDF of mock-ups.
- Who owns the code and the accounts. Some agencies keep the hosting and the domain in their own name.
- What the price leaves out. Premium theme and plugin licences, hosting, SSL, business email and SEO set-up are often extras.
- Speed on a phone. Run their past sites through Google PageSpeed Insights. Slow sites lose visitors and rank lower.
- Who changes things after launch, and how fast they reply.
For the longer version, read how much a website costs in Dubai and what drives the price, or try one of the demo websites in the Lab to see what each kind of build can do.
Questions
01How much does a website cost in Dubai?
A one-page landing page starts from AED 1,200 and a business website of up to six pages from AED 2,500. Online stores start from AED 3,500 on WooCommerce and AED 5,500 fully custom. The exact price depends on pages, languages and features, and you get a written quote within one business day.
02How much does an e-commerce website cost in Dubai?
A WooCommerce store starts from AED 3,500 and a custom online store with its own checkout and admin from AED 5,500. Catalogue size, payment options, shipping rules and integrations decide the final quote.
03Why are your starting prices lower than many agencies?
Sites are hand-coded by a small studio without agency overheads, and the starting price covers the simplest version of each project. You only pay more when the project genuinely needs more, and the quote explains every line.
04Are there monthly fees?
Custom builds have no platform fee. You pay for hosting, and a care plan from AED 250 a month is optional for updates, backups and small changes.
05Do you build Arabic websites?
Yes. Arabic and English sites with proper right-to-left layouts. The second language is included in the quote when you need it.
06How long does a website take?
A landing page takes about a week and a business website about two weeks. Online stores and booking platforms take three to six weeks depending on the features.