Guide · Website cost
What a website costs in Dubai.
Published guides from Dubai web agencies put a small business website in the low thousands of dirhams, and a custom corporate site or a large online store far higher. The spread is wide because the cost follows the work: page types, languages, custom design, ecommerce, integrations and upkeep. The ranges below are quoted from their publishers, with links and the date we read them.
Published market ranges, as their publishers wrote them
These are market figures published by UAE web agencies about their own market, not our prices. They are marketing pages, not independent surveys, and each agency defines a basic or a custom site its own way. Read them as a map of the market.
| Website | Published range | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Basic business website | AED 1,500 to 6,000 | Element8 |
| Basic business website | AED 3,500 to 18,000 | Tenet |
| Basic informative website | AED 2,000 to 10,000 | Digital Graphiks |
| Small business website, five to ten pages with lead forms | AED 8,000 to 20,000 | Ron Studios |
| Smaller website with basic features | AED 15,000 to 30,000 | Digital Nexa |
| Medium sized website with more functionality | AED 30,000 to 50,000 | Digital Nexa |
| Small business website with CMS and integrations | AED 7,000 to 55,000 | Tenet |
| Corporate or custom website | AED 6,000 to 25,000+ | Element8 |
| Custom corporate website | AED 20,000 to 50,000 | Ron Studios |
| Customised website with unique design | AED 20,000 to 100,000+ | Digital Graphiks |
| Fully custom website | up to AED 145,000 | Tenet |
| Ecommerce website | AED 10,000 to 50,000+ | Element8 |
| Ecommerce website | AED 10,000 to 50,000 | Digital Graphiks |
| Ecommerce, small | AED 15,000 to 35,000 | Ron Studios |
| Ecommerce, large | AED 35,000 to 110,000+ | Ron Studios |
| Ecommerce website | AED 30,000 to 200,000+ | Digital Nexa |
| Basic Shopify store | AED 5,000 to 15,000 | Lucidly |
| WooCommerce store | AED 12,000 to 35,000 | Lucidly |
| Custom ecommerce platform | AED 45,000 to 120,000+ | Lucidly |
| Hosting, per year | AED 300 to 3,000 | Digital Graphiks |
| Maintenance, per month | AED 500 to 5,000 | Digital Graphiks |
Sources
- Element8. Website design cost in Dubai, a pricing guide. Posted March 2026. Read on .
- Tenet. Website design and development cost in Dubai, a guide. Dated April 2025. Read on .
- Digital Nexa. How much a website design costs in Dubai, a pricing guide. Dated July 2026. Read on .
- Ron Studios. Website cost in Dubai, a pricing guide. Dated March 2026. Read on .
- Digital Graphiks. Website development cost in the UAE, a pricing guide. Dated January 2026. Read on .
- Lucidly. Ecommerce website cost in the UAE, by store type. Dated February 2026. Read on .
01 · The spread
Why the published ranges disagree
One agency calls a five page template a basic website. Another means a custom designed site with a content system. Both publish a range for it, and the ranges barely overlap. The figures are honest about their own offer, and they describe different products.
So the useful question is not the average. It is which of the drivers below your site actually needs.
02 · Design
Template or custom design
A template gives you a proven layout and someone else’s look. Custom design starts from your brand: type, grid, imagery and motion made for you, then built as a small system of page types. The number of page types moves the cost more than the number of pages.
Cinematic work, such as scroll films rendered in 3D, sits at the far end of custom and is scoped separately.
03 · Arabic
A second language is a second site
A bilingual Arabic and English site needs its own copy, a right to left layout, Arabic type that reads well on a phone and testing in both directions. Of the guides above, Ron Studios puts a number on it: bilingual work typically adds 20 to 35 percent to the project budget.
Machine translation lowers that figure and reads like machine translation. For buyers who search in Arabic, the Arabic pages need to be written, not converted.
04 · Ecommerce
A store costs what its catalogue and checkout demand
Catalogue size, product options, payment in dirhams, shipping rules, VAT invoices and stock sync all add scope. The platform matters too, and Lucidly prices Shopify, WooCommerce and custom stores as separate bands for that reason.
05 · Integrations and AI
Every connection is its own small project
A CRM, a booking engine, the WhatsApp Business API, a property portal feed or an AI assistant each needs setup, testing and a plan for when the other side changes. AI features also carry running costs for model usage, which belong in the quote as their own line.
06 · After launch
Hosting, care and change
Hosting, the domain, security updates and small changes continue after launch. Guides quote them per year or per month, and what a maintenance plan includes varies as much as the build price. Ask for it in writing.
07 · The quote
What a good website quote lists
A quote you can compare names the page types and how many of each, the languages, who writes the copy, the content system, every integration, the search and AI visibility work included, the hosting, and what support costs after launch. It also states the timeline and the payment stages.
If two quotes do not list the same things, they are not quoting the same website. Ask each agency to fill the same list before you compare the totals.
08 · Our pricing
How Althea Growth prices a website
We do not publish prices, and the ranges above are not ours. A project is scoped on a short call and priced once in a written proposal with a fixed scope and timeline, paid in stages. Ongoing work runs month to month with 30 days' notice, with no hidden line items.
Questions, answered.
Why do two quotes for the same website differ so much?
They usually describe different sites. Compare the page types, the languages, whether the design is custom, what is integrated and what happens after launch. A quote that leaves these out is not cheaper, only vaguer.
Does a bilingual Arabic and English site cost more?
Yes, because it is more work: a second set of copy, a right to left layout and testing in both languages. The guides above treat it as an addition to the project, not a switch.
What keeps costing after the site is live?
Hosting, the domain, updates, security and changes. Some agencies bundle them in a monthly plan and some charge per request. Ask what is included before you compare.
What does Althea Growth charge for a website?
We do not publish prices. Every project is scoped on a short call and priced once in a written proposal with a fixed scope and timeline, paid in stages.
How long does it take to build a website in Dubai?
It follows the same drivers as the cost: page types, languages, custom design, ecommerce and integrations. Content is often the slowest part, so ask who writes it and when it is due. A good proposal states the timeline next to the scope.
Is a template website enough for a small business?
Often, yes. A template site is fast and fine when the site only has to inform and collect enquiries. Custom design pays off when the site itself has to justify a premium price, as it does for developers, hotels and luxury brands.
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