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Custom software · Dubai
Custom software development in Dubai, at one fixed price
We build the software a spreadsheet or an off-the-shelf tool can no longer carry: internal tools, client portals, and the links between the systems you already use. You get a written scope, one price set before work starts, and the code in your company's accounts.
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- Step one
- Scope first A written scope before any price. It is free, and you keep it.
- Price
- One figure Fixed before work starts. If our estimate is wrong, the extra work is on us.
- Last payment
- On acceptance You pay the final 20% once you accept the finished build.
- Ownership
- Your accounts Code, cloud and app store accounts registered to your company from day one.
How much does custom software cost in Dubai?
Wisdom IT Solutions puts a simple internal tool in Dubai at AED 40,000 to 90,000 and a mid-complexity business system at AED 150,000 to 350,000 in 2026. Decipher Zone gives AED 80,000 to 250,000 for a focused first version across the UAE. Several other guides start at AED 146,000, which is USD 40,000 converted, so they are less independent than they look. The figure to compare is a price against a written scope.
Sources: Wisdom IT Solutions, Decipher Zone, Cubix, read 30 October 2026.
Business software our founder has built
Before Nakhoda, Antonin Ribeaud was CTO of startups and built tools that teams use every day. Each entry says where and in which role. All of it, or the full record on arelion.dev.
Campaign managers create a campaign in half the clicks
- Analytics on 400M+ events a month
- Releases without downtime, through automated deployment
Built a document AI product, then sold its IP and code in 2025
- Teams ask their own files a question and get the answer with its source, scanned PDFs and several languages included
Able to understand the goals of what we are trying to build and make technical decisions that get us closer to those objectives rather than just directly answering the bell. Strategic technical thinkers like this are often hard to find.
What the price covers
Each item below is in the scope we price, unless the scope says otherwise.
The process, written first
The steps the software takes over, who uses each screen, and what data goes in and out.
Roles and permissions
Who can see, change and approve what, down to the record when your clients log in.
Connections to the systems you keep
Accounting, CRM, payment or messaging tools: if a system has an API, the scope names what the software reads and writes in it.
Moving your existing data
Customers, products and history from spreadsheets or the old system, checked after the move.
Reports and admin screens
The views your managers need, built into the software so nobody has to export to a spreadsheet.
Hosting in your account
In the UAE when the data requires it, with backups and monitoring.
Handover
Documentation, the repository in your organisation, and every account in your company's name.
Software billed by the hour with no scope
Wisdom IT Solutions puts the hourly rate of a reputable Dubai agency at around AED 300. Billed by the hour against a loose brief, every misunderstanding becomes paid time, and the final price is known at the end. A written scope moves that risk to the vendor: our price is set before work starts, and extra work from our own estimate is on us.
What changes for software in the UAE
Where the data sits
Most companies follow the UAE Personal Data Protection Law; companies in the DIFC or ADGM follow their own data protection laws. The scope settles which one applies before the hosting is chosen.
Sign-in with UAE PASS
UAE PASS, the national digital identity, offers sign-in to private companies with a valid UAE trade licence. Useful when your users are residents.
Payments
When the software takes payments, the gateway is part of the scope. Network International and Telr accept Jaywan, the UAE's own card scheme, online.
Upkeep
SPEC INDIA puts yearly maintenance at 15 to 20% of the original development cost. We say in the scope what needs upkeep and who can do it.
Our guides: UAE PDPL and AI: using ChatGPT with personal data · DIFC Data Protection Law and AI: Regulation 10 explained · ADGM Data Protection Regulations and AI
How a project runs
You can stop after the quote without paying anything.
Call
You explain the problem and what the software has to change in your business. Antonin asks the questions that decide the price.
Scope
We send a written scope that lists the screens, the integrations, the data and what is excluded.
Quote
One fixed price and a delivery date for that scope. If you stop here, you pay nothing and keep the scope.
Build
A first working version early, then a new one every week. The final 20% is due when you accept the build.
When we are not the right choice
- A need that an off-the-shelf tool such as Zoho, Odoo or HubSpot already covers. We will tell you which one on the call.
- A program that needs a large team for a long time. A bigger agency fits that better.
- A project whose scope cannot be written yet. Start with the two-week sprint, then decide.
Common questions
How much does custom software cost in Dubai?
Wisdom IT Solutions publishes AED 40,000 to 90,000 for a simple internal tool and AED 150,000 to 350,000 for a mid-complexity business system in 2026. Our price is one fixed figure against a written scope.
Can the software connect to our accounting or CRM?
If the system has an API, yes. The scope names each connection and what the software reads and writes, so the price covers it.
Why a fixed price and not hourly billing?
With hourly billing, a wrong estimate is paid by the client. With a fixed price against a written scope, it is paid by us, which gives us a reason to estimate well.
Do we own the code?
Yes. The repository sits in your organisation from the start, the hosting is in your account, and the contract transfers the intellectual property to you.
Who will I talk to?
Antonin Ribeaud, the founder. He takes the first call, writes the scope and works on the build with the team.
Sources
Every figure on this page comes from one of these pages, read on 30 October 2026. Most of them are published by agencies that sell these services.
- Wisdom IT Solutions: Custom Software Development in Dubai: Cost & Timeline
- Decipher Zone: Custom Software Development Cost in UAE: 2026 Guide
- Cubix: How Much Does Software Development Cost in Dubai? (2026 Guide)
- SPEC INDIA: Software Development Cost in Dubai: Key Factors, Pricing, and Budget Estimates
- UAE PASS: UAE PASS developer documentation
- Network International: Network International rolls out UAE's Jaywan card acceptance for online payments (20 July 2026)
Antonin Ribeaud, the founder, reads each request himself. If the project fits, the next step is a call, then the written scope and its price. The scope costs you nothing, and you keep it even if you build with someone else.
Describe your software
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