Ask five web designers in Dubai for a price and you can get five answers between AED 500 and AED 50,000. The difference is rarely just quality: it is the type of website, who builds it, and what is quietly added every year. This guide breaks down real 2026 prices in dirhams so you can budget with confidence.
What decides the price of a website in the UAE
- The type of website: one landing page, a 5 to 10 page company website, or an online store with payments.
- Who builds it: a big Dubai agency, a freelancer, a website builder, or a small studio.
- Languages: English only, or English and Arabic with a right-to-left layout.
- Features: booking, WhatsApp ordering, payment gateway, product catalogue, CMS.
- Yearly costs: domain, hosting, plugins, maintenance and support.
Typical website prices in Dubai in 2026
Landing page
One page that explains your offer and sends visitors to WhatsApp or a form. Big agencies often charge AED 2,000 to 5,000. With arafatbin.com a landing page starts from about AED 192 (OMR 20), with a free domain for the first year, hosting and SSL.
Company website (5 to 10 pages)
Service pages, about, contact, Google Maps and enquiry forms. Agency prices in Dubai usually start around AED 5,000 to 15,000. Our business website plan starts from about AED 239 (OMR 25), including English and Arabic.
Online store
Product catalogue, cart, card payments, Apple Pay or buy now, pay later, and order emails. Expect AED 10,000 and up from agencies. Our online store plans start from about AED 239 (OMR 25) for a starter store; payment gateway fees are charged by the gateway.
The yearly costs nobody mentions
- Hosting: often AED 300 to 1,500 a year. Our websites are hosted free on Cloudflare.
- Domain renewal: around AED 40 to 60 a year for a .com; .ae domains cost more.
- Premium plugins and themes on WordPress: easily AED 500+ a year.
- Maintenance and security updates: AED 200 to 1,000 a month at many agencies.
Before you sign, ask for the total cost over three years, not just the first invoice.
How to get a professional website without overpaying
- Start with what brings customers: a fast landing page or a 5-page site, then grow.
- Choose a website you can edit yourself, so small changes are not paid jobs.
- Insist on owning your domain, in your name.
- Ask to see a demo link before launch.
- Compare the three-year cost, not only the price today.
Arabic or English for a UAE website?
Most UAE businesses start in English because the audience is international. If you sell to Emirati families, government or the wider Gulf, add Arabic with a proper right-to-left layout. Google indexes both, so a bilingual website reaches more people.