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Start a software development company in the UAE.Licensed in UAE free zones · fully remote · priced line by line

Building software, apps or platforms for clients or your own product needs a licence that actually covers development work, and the official activity names for it differ across UAE authorities. Verified Setups works from the official records themselves, so you can see the exact activities behind a software business, which free zones license them, and your own itemised price before you commit.

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AED 4,888*

The licence behind it.

These are the official licensed activities our engine maps to software development: the exact names the authorities use, and every zone writes its own list in its own words. Our engine recognises them as one business, so your setup is built on the real activity behind it, not a guess. Where a zone’s own record notes an authority approval for an activity, it’s shown beside that zone: the licence is priced now, and an approval’s fee is scoped with you when it applies.

Computer programming activitiesAjman NuVentures Centre · SPC Free Zone · Ajman Free Zone · Shams · Innovation City · Dubai South · Meydan Free Zone
Computer Systems and Software DesigningAjman NuVentures Centre · SPC Free Zone · Ajman Free Zone · Shams · RAKEZ · Innovation City
Design of Computer Systems and SoftwareMasdar City Free Zone
Software Development ServicesAjman NuVentures Centre · Innovation City
Software HouseAjman NuVentures Centre · RAKEZ · Innovation City
CodingInnovation City
Designing the structure and content of, and/or writing the computer code necessary to create and implement: • Systems software (including updates and patches) • Software applications (including updates and patches) • Databases • Web pagesSPC Free Zone · Shams
Designing The Structure And Content Of, And/Or Writing The Computer Code Necessary To Create And Implement Systems Software and Application (Including Updates And Patches), Database and WebpagesDubai South · Meydan Free Zone

Where it’s licensed.

Free zones on our platform whose official activity lists cover this business, with each zone’s own licence-only starting price.

Ajman NuVentures CentreAjmanSetups from AED 4,888* SPC Free ZoneSharjahSetups from AED 4,999* Ajman Free ZoneAjmanSetups from AED 5,565* ShamsSharjahSetups from AED 5,760* RAKEZRas Al KhaimahSetups from AED 6,000* Innovation CityRas Al KhaimahSetups from AED 6,600* Masdar City Free ZoneAbu DhabiSetups from AED 7,000* Dubai SouthDubaiSetups from AED 12,500* Meydan Free ZoneDubaiSetups from AED 12,500*

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