Real AED price ranges for every type of website built in Dubai — landing pages, corporate sites, e-commerce stores, and custom platforms — plus the running costs and hidden fees most quotes leave out.
Website development in Dubai costs between AED 1,500 and AED 150,000. The range is that wide because "a website" covers everything from a one-page campaign site to a custom marketplace. For most UAE small and medium businesses, the realistic budget is AED 4,000 – 15,000 for a professional bilingual business site, and AED 8,000 – 35,000 for an e-commerce store.
Four things move the number: how many pages you need, whether the design is custom or template-based, whether the site is bilingual, and how much of it is transactional. Everything else — hosting, domain, maintenance — is a smaller recurring cost that most businesses forget to budget for entirely.
If a Dubai quote comes in under AED 1,500, you are buying a template with your logo on it. If it comes in over AED 50,000, you are buying a web application, not a website. Both can be the right choice — but they should never be compared against each other.
| Website type | Typical cost (AED) | Timeline | Best for |
|---|---|---|---|
| Landing page (1–3 pages) | AED 1,500 – 5,000 | 3–7 days | Campaigns, product launches, lead capture |
| Business / corporate website (5–15 pages) | AED 4,000 – 15,000 | 1–3 weeks | Established companies, services, credibility |
| E-commerce store | AED 8,000 – 35,000 | 2–5 weeks | Selling products online with UAE payments |
| Booking / portal with logins | AED 15,000 – 45,000 | 4–8 weeks | Clinics, salons, real estate, membership sites |
| Custom web application | AED 40,000 – 150,000+ | 2–6 months | Marketplaces, SaaS, internal operations tools |
Every page needs layout, copy, images, and mobile testing. A 5-page site and a 40-page site are not the same job — page count is usually the single biggest line item.
A template starts at a fraction of the price. A design built around your brand — bespoke layouts, illustration, motion — is where mid-range budgets go.
Bilingual sites need RTL layouts, translated copy, and Arabic typography tested on every breakpoint. Budget roughly 30–40% on top of a single-language build.
Product catalogue, cart, checkout, UAE payment gateway, Tamara or Tabby, delivery zones, and an order dashboard all add real development hours.
CRM, ERP, accounting, POS, WhatsApp API, or a booking engine — each connection is scoped and tested separately, and each one moves the number.
Meta structure, schema, sitemap, speed work, and written copy. Skipping it is cheaper on day one and far more expensive when nobody finds the site.
A typical Dubai website quote splits roughly like this. The percentages shift with project type — an e-commerce store pushes weight into back-end work, a brand site into design.
Defining pages, audience, competitors, and success metrics. Short on a landing page, substantial on a portal. Skipping this step is the most common reason projects get rebuilt within a year.
Wireframes, then full designs for desktop and mobile. In Dubai, expect AED 800–2,500 per unique page template from a studio, less from a freelancer working off an existing design system.
Turning designs into a fast, responsive, accessible site. This is where performance is won or lost — and where a cheap build usually shows first, as a slow site on mobile data.
Content management so you can edit without a developer, plus any database, login system, or admin dashboard. E-commerce and portals live almost entirely in this line.
Copywriting, product photography, and Arabic translation. Most quotes exclude content by default — always check, because supplying it yourself is the fastest way to cut a quote.
Cross-browser and device testing, speed passes, analytics, Google Search Console, and training your team. Small line, high impact on whether the site actually performs.
| Item | Typical cost | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Domain (.ae or .com) | AED 100 – 400 / year | .ae domains cost more and need UAE trade licence details |
| Hosting | AED 400 – 3,000 / year | Shared hosting is fine for brochure sites; stores need more |
| SSL certificate | AED 0 – 800 / year | Free with most modern hosts — pay only for extended validation |
| Maintenance & updates | AED 200 – 1,500 / month | Security patches, backups, small content changes |
| Payment gateway fees | 2.5% – 3% per transaction | Plus setup fees on some UAE gateways |
| SEO / content marketing | AED 1,500 – 8,000 / month | Optional, but this is what turns a site into a channel |
| Option | Typical cost | Strengths | Trade-offs |
|---|---|---|---|
| DIY builder (Wix, Shopify, Squarespace) | AED 800 – 3,000 / year | Cheapest start, live in days | Your time, template look, limits on Arabic and custom features |
| Freelancer | AED 2,000 – 12,000 | Good value, direct communication | Availability risk, support usually ends at launch |
| Boutique studio / small agency | AED 8,000 – 40,000 | Design quality, accountability, ongoing support | Costs more, timelines are firmer |
| Large agency | AED 50,000 – 250,000+ | Full teams, strategy, enterprise process | Overkill for most UAE small and medium businesses |
We build UAE websites and online stores in-house — bilingual, SEO-ready, and hosted. Pricing depends on scope, and both payment plans below are zero interest, so the total is identical either way. See website packages, the e-commerce store, or full pricing.
A simple 1–3 page landing site typically runs AED 1,500–5,000 from a freelancer or small studio, and is usually live within a week. Below that range you are generally buying a template with your logo dropped in — which can be a reasonable choice for a first campaign, but not for a long-term business site.
Most UAE small-business stores land between AED 8,000 and AED 35,000 depending on catalogue size, payment methods, and delivery logic. 1Que builds a complete UAE store — catalogue, checkout, dashboard, domain, and server — from AED 2,500 one-time or 800 AED/month via Tamara.
A landing page takes 3–7 days, a corporate site 1–3 weeks, and an e-commerce store 2–5 weeks. The biggest cause of delay is almost never development — it is waiting on content, logos, and product photos from the client side.
Not required, but it helps. A .ae domain signals local presence to both customers and search engines for UAE searches. Registration requires UAE trade licence details and costs more than a .com — many businesses register both and redirect one to the other.
Yes. 1Que offers 4 interest-free payments via Tamara, or a direct 2-payment split — 50% at contract signing and 50% on delivery. Both plans are zero interest, so the total is the same as paying upfront.
Because they are rarely quoting the same job. One quote may cover a template with three pages of your own content; another may include bilingual copywriting, custom design, SEO setup, and a year of support. Compare scope line by line before comparing prices.
Tell us the scope and we'll price it — no templates, no guessing.