How much does a website cost in Dubai?
The short answer
The cost depends on what the website has to do for your business. A few pages that explain your services cost less than an online store that takes card payments, or a booking site for a car rental, salon or restaurant where customers pick a time. Before you compare prices, write down what the site needs to do. Then compare quotes against that list.
What changes the cost
The number of pages, and who writes them
Ten service pages with real text take longer than a single page. If we write or edit the text, that is part of the work.
Selling online
An online store needs products, stock, delivery areas, card payments and order emails. The payment provider also has to approve your merchant account.
Taking bookings
A booking form that goes to WhatsApp is simple. Booking straight into your calendar or booking system takes more work.
More than one language
Each language needs its own text, checked by someone who speaks it, and its own pages for Google.
A design made for you
A template is quicker. A design built around your brand and your customers takes longer.
Connections to other systems
A CRM, a stock system, a WhatsApp chatbot or a property feed each add work.
Photos and video
Stock photos, a photo shoot or a filmed hero all cost differently.
Why quotes for the same site are so far apart
Two quotes can describe the same site in different ways. One includes the text, a page plan, speed checks and the Google setup. Another covers the design only and leaves the rest to you. Some quotes leave out hosting, the domain or changes after launch. Ask each company for the same written list of what is included, then compare.
What a very cheap website usually leaves out
A low price can be the right choice for a simple need. It helps to know what is often missing:
- The text. You get empty pages and have to write everything yourself.
- An admin you can use. Every change goes back to the designer.
- The Google setup: Search Console, a sitemap, page titles and speed.
- Testing on phones, where most of your visitors are.
- Ownership. The domain or the admin login stays with the designer.
- Help after launch, when something breaks or needs changing.
Costs after launch
Ask for these in writing at the start, so nothing comes as a surprise later.
- The domain, renewed every year
- Hosting, paid monthly or yearly
- Changes and fixes, if you do not make them yourself
- Your ad budget, paid to Google or Meta directly, if you run ads
- Meta's message charges, if you add a WhatsApp chatbot
Three sample scopes
These show the kind of difference that changes a quote. They are examples in words, not packages.
A company website
Five to eight pages: home, about, services, a page for each main service, contact. WhatsApp button and enquiry form on every page. You update text and photos yourself. Google setup before launch.
An online store
Everything above, plus product pages, stock, delivery areas, card payments through a UAE provider and order emails. You add products and prices yourself.
A booking site with a WhatsApp chatbot
A salon, restaurant, car rental or real estate office site with service, menu or listing pages, booking requests sent to WhatsApp, and a chatbot that answers common questions at night and passes the rest to your team.
How we quote
We start with a short call about what the site has to do. Then you get the scope in writing: the pages, the features, what is included and what is not, the launch date and the costs after launch. The quote shows the full amount you pay.
Questions to ask any web designer before you pay
- Is the text included, or do I write it?
- Can I change text, photos and prices myself?
- Who owns the domain and the admin login?
- Is the Google setup included?
- What do hosting and changes cost after launch?
- Can I see sites you built that are live today?
Website cost questions
Why don't you show prices?
Because two sites with the same number of pages can be very different jobs. A price list would be wrong for most people who read it. We prefer to quote your brief in writing.
Can I start small and add more later?
Yes. Many sites start with a few pages and add an online store, booking or a chatbot later. We plan the first version so it can grow.
Do you build cheap websites?
We build sites that your team can update and that are set up for Google, and we tell you plainly when a simpler option is enough for what you need.
Do I pay for hosting every year?
Yes, every website needs hosting and a domain. The quote shows both, so you know the yearly cost before you start.
How long does a website take?
A company site is quicker than an online store or a booking site. The launch date is in the written scope.
Tell us what your site needs to do
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