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Ajman Free Zone or DIFC

Compare Ajman Free Zone and DIFC on the same rows: starting packages at each visa count, licence and residency-visa timelines, renewal, facilities and remote paperwork. Every figure is read from the two guide pages.

Your situation

Forno visaone visatwo visas
and a Dubai addressneedednot needed

Answer for the default situation: one visa, Dubai address not needed. Change an answer above to update it.

Ajman Free Zone fits your answers: from AED 11,000 with one visa; licence in 1 business day.

Choose Dubai Mainland if you will sell or work onshore.

Start with Ajman Free Zone

Updated

Ajman Free Zone publishes the faster licence, 1 business day against 3–5 business days for DIFC. No like-for-like starting price is published for DIFC, so the cost side of this comparison is open.

Read from the same published figures as the table. Activity eligibility, approvals and the full first year still decide the route.

Side by side

Package figures cover their stated inclusions only. Activity eligibility, the full first-year cost and renewal still need confirmation for your case.

Each figure comes from the same source as its guide page. Lowest and fastest are marked only where the figures share a scope.
From, one visaAjman Free Zone · fits your answers
AED 11,000

12 months · current package

DIFC
Not published: Not published
Lowest package priceAjman Free Zone · fits your answers
AED 5,555

12 months · current package

DIFC
Not published: Not published
Licence issued inAjman Free Zone · fits your answers
1 business day

<24h

Fastest

DIFC
3–5 business days
Residency visa inAjman Free Zone · fits your answers
1–3 calendar days
DIFC
Not published: Not published
Renewal priceAjman Free Zone · fits your answers
Same as package price
DIFC
Not published: Not published
Licence typesAjman Free Zone · fits your answers
Services, Commercial, Industrial, Free Lancer, E-Commerce, General Trading
DIFC
Non-regulated commercial, DFSA-regulated financial
Facility optionsAjman Free Zone · fits your answers
Virtual Office, Office, Warehouse, Land, Retail
DIFC
Office, Coworking within DIFC
Visa optionsAjman Free Zone · fits your answers

Investor or partner visa against the licence for shareholders

3 more
  • Employment visas against the facility and package you hold
  • Dependant sponsorship after the primary residency is issued
  • Plan roughly ten days in the country for residency steps, longer than the Dubai lane
DIFC
Not published: Not published
Remote paperworkAjman Free Zone · fits your answers
Yes
DIFC
No
Activity guides cataloguedAjman Free Zone · fits your answers
1,627
DIFC
Not published: Not published
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Ajman Free Zone

  • Anyone who needs a Dubai address on the licence, invoices and bank record
  • Founders on a tight trip, since residency steps on the ground run longer than IFZA
  • Activities restricted to warehouse or land facilities when you only want a desk package
Read the Ajman Free Zone guide

DIFC

Confirm activity restrictions, premises and visa requirements for your case.

Read the DIFC guide

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FAQ

How are the prices compared?

Only package prices at the same visa count and term are ranked against each other. A calculator output, a licence-only estimate or a product flagged as not like for like is shown in the table but never used to name a cheaper side.

Which costs less on published figures, Ajman Free Zone or DIFC?

Ajman Free Zone publishes the faster licence, 1 business day against 3–5 business days for DIFC. No like-for-like starting price is published for DIFC, so the cost side of this comparison is open.

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