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Opening a company in the United Arab Emirates🇦🇪
Free zones in Dubai and Abu Dhabi, usually chosen together with residence.
Four steps, in the order they actually happen. For each one, the providers we would point a founder to — the ones that serve this country first.
Form the company
Registration, registered address and the founding documents.
- Creative Zonefrom $1,200serves this country
One of the largest UAE providers for Free Zone and Mainland setup. Wide network of local consultants.
- Meydan Free Zonefrom $1,500serves this country
Dubai free zone with commercial license, visa and bank account. One of the most affordable options to set up in the Emirates.
- Virtuzonefrom $1,000serves this country
Leader for company setup in UAE Free Zones. License, residence visa and bank account in a single package.
Open a business account
You need somewhere to be paid before you can sell.
- Wiofrom AED 0serves this country
First integrated digital bank for SMEs in the UAE. Business account, cards and lending in a single app.
- Wise Businessfrom €0serves this country
Multi-currency account for international businesses. Local IBAN in 10+ countries, real exchange rates, corporate cards.
- Airwallexfrom $0works across countries
Great for e-commerce and global scale-ups. Multi-currency accounts, virtual cards and international payments at competitive rates.
Set up bookkeeping and tax
Cheaper to start right than to reconstruct a year later.
- QuickBooksfrom $30/moworks across countries
The world's most used accounting software. Complete for invoicing, payroll and tax returns.
- Xerofrom $15/moworks across countries
Global standard for cloud accounting. 1000+ integrations, real-time bank feeds and multi-currency support.
Contracts and compliance
Terms, privacy and the licences your activity needs.
- Legalzoomfrom $79works across countries
Company formation, registered trademarks, contracts and legal compliance. The most used online legal service.
- Wonder.legalfrom €12works across countries
Generator of customized legal documents in many countries and languages. Contracts guided by smart questionnaires.
How this list is made
Providers are listed because they cover the step and the country, never because of a rating or a commission. Some links may earn FiscEdge a referral fee, at no cost to you. Prices are the ones the provider publishes and change without notice — check before you buy. This is information, not legal, tax or accounting advice.
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