Across the Dubai market a professional small-business website usually costs AED 6,000 to 18,000, template sites AED 3,500 to 8,000, and custom bilingual sites with booking or a store AED 18,000 to 45,000. Our WordPress business sites start from AED 3,950 excluding VAT, plus hosting and care each month.
You asked three companies for a quote. One said AED 1,500, one AED 15,000, one “depends”. Here’s why, and what you should actually pay.
Price by type of website
| Type | Typical price (AED) | What you get |
|---|---|---|
| Template | 3,500–8,000 | A theme with your logo and text, a few pages |
| Professional / bespoke | 6,000–18,000 | Custom design, up to ~8 pages, SEO basics |
| Custom bilingual with booking or store | 18,000–45,000 | Arabic + English, integrations, performance work |
✓ Market ranges come from published 2026 agency guides and vary widely. Treat them as ranges, not quotes.
Why quotes differ ten times
Prices differ because the work differs: who designs, who writes, whether Arabic is a real translation or a plugin, whether the site is fast on a phone, who owns the code and what happens after launch. A cheap quote often omits half of this.
Hidden costs to ask about
- Hosting and domain (AED 75–550 a month for good hosting)
- Arabic content and right-to-left layout
- Photos and copywriting
- Licences or plugins that renew every year
- Care: updates, backups and security
Freelancer vs Dubai agency vs offshore
| Freelancer | Large Dubai agency | Us | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small business website | AED 1,500–5,000 | AED 18,000–40,000+ | AED 3,950–9,950 |
| Fixed price in writing | Sometimes | Usually | Always, in AED |
| Arabic included | Extra | Extra | Included |
| Contract lock-in | None | 6–12 months | None |
Does Arabic double the cost?
No. Done properly, Arabic adds roughly 15–25% because the layout is mirrored and the text is written, not translated. Done badly, it costs nothing and shows.
Questions to ask before you pay a deposit
- Is the price fixed and in writing?
- Who owns the code and the domain?
- Is Arabic written by a native writer?
- What is the mobile speed score?
- What does care cost, and can I cancel?
Our prices
Business site AED 3,950 (2–4 weeks), custom site AED 9,950, WooCommerce or bookings AED 22,000. All exclude 5% VAT. See the pricing page for every service.
Questions
You can get a template with your logo. It will rarely be fast, bilingual or easy to grow.
Yes. You get a fixed price in writing within 48 hours of our call.