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43 free zones and Dubai mainland · every pair has its own page · 946 comparisons

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  • IFZA or Meydan Free Zone

    IFZA if a Dubai address matters; Meydan Free Zone is a route the setup team handles.

    Key difference: No like-for-like price: a package against a calculator output

  • IFZA or Ajman Free Zone

    IFZA if a Dubai address matters; Ajman Free Zone if a Dubai address does not matter.

    Key difference: AED 9,650less at Ajman Free Zone · 1 visa, 12-month packages

  • Free zone or Dubai mainland

    IFZA if you sell abroad or to free zones and a Dubai address matters; Ajman Free Zone if you sell abroad or to free zones and a Dubai address does not matter; Dubai Mainland if you will sell or work onshore.

    Key difference: No like-for-like price: the figures cover different scopes

  • IFZA or Dubai mainland

    IFZA if you sell abroad or to free zones and a Dubai address matters; Dubai Mainland if you will sell or work onshore.

    Key difference: No like-for-like price: the figures cover different scopes

  • Ajman Free Zone or Dubai mainland

    Ajman Free Zone if you sell abroad or to free zones and a Dubai address does not matter; Dubai Mainland if you will sell or work onshore.

    Key difference: No like-for-like price: the figures cover different scopes

  • IFZA or RAKEZ

    IFZA if a Dubai address matters; Ras Al Khaimah Economic Zone is listed for comparison.

    Key difference: 1–3 business dayslicence time at Ras Al Khaimah Economic Zone, the faster of the two

  • DMCC or IFZA

    IFZA if a Dubai address matters; DMCC is listed for comparison.

    Key difference: AED 23,130less at IFZA · 1 visa, 12-month packages

  • DMCC or Meydan Free Zone

    Meydan Free Zone is a route the setup team handles; DMCC is listed for comparison.

    Key difference: No like-for-like price: a package against a calculator output

  • Meydan Free Zone or RAKEZ

    Meydan Free Zone is a route the setup team handles; Ras Al Khaimah Economic Zone is listed for comparison.

    Key difference: No like-for-like price: the figures cover different scopes

  • Meydan Free Zone or Shams

    Meydan Free Zone is a route the setup team handles; Sharjah Media City is listed for comparison.

    Key difference: No like-for-like price: no comparable figure is published for both

  • IFZA or Shams

    IFZA if a Dubai address matters; Sharjah Media City is listed for comparison.

    Key difference: No like-for-like price: no comparable figure is published for both

  • RAKEZ or Ajman Free Zone

    Ajman Free Zone if a Dubai address does not matter; Ras Al Khaimah Economic Zone is listed for comparison.

    Key difference: 1 business daylicence time at Ajman Free Zone, the faster of the two

  • IFZA or Sharjah Publishing City

    IFZA if a Dubai address matters; Sharjah Publishing City Free Zone is listed for comparison.

    Key difference: No like-for-like price: a package against a calculator output

  • DMCC or Dubai mainland

    Dubai Mainland if you will sell or work onshore; DMCC is listed for comparison.

    Key difference: No like-for-like price: no comparable figure is published for both

  • Meydan Free Zone or Dubai mainland

    Dubai Mainland if you will sell or work onshore; Meydan Free Zone is a route the setup team handles.

    Key difference: No like-for-like price: the figures cover different scopes

  • RAKEZ or Dubai mainland

    Dubai Mainland if you will sell or work onshore; Ras Al Khaimah Economic Zone is listed for comparison.

    Key difference: No like-for-like price: no comparable figure is published for both

  • Shams or Dubai mainland

    Dubai Mainland if you will sell or work onshore; Sharjah Media City is listed for comparison.

    Key difference: No like-for-like price: no comparable figure is published for both

  • Sharjah Publishing City or Dubai mainland

    Dubai Mainland if you will sell or work onshore; Sharjah Publishing City Free Zone is listed for comparison.

    Key difference: No like-for-like price: the figures cover different scopes

  • JAFZA or Dubai mainland

    Dubai Mainland if you will sell or work onshore; Jebel Ali Free Zone is listed for comparison.

    Key difference: No like-for-like price: no comparable figure is published for both

  • IFZA or Dubai Silicon Oasis

    IFZA if a Dubai address matters; Dubai Silicon Oasis is listed for comparison.

    Key difference: No like-for-like price: no comparable figure is published for both

  • Meydan Free Zone or Sharjah Publishing City

    Meydan Free Zone is a route the setup team handles; Sharjah Publishing City Free Zone is listed for comparison.

    Key difference: Same daylicence time at Sharjah Publishing City Free Zone, the faster of the two

  • Sharjah Publishing City or Shams

    Sharjah Publishing City Free Zone and Sharjah Media City are listed for comparison.

    Key difference: No like-for-like price: no comparable figure is published for both

  • DIFC or ADGM

    DIFC and ADGM are listed for comparison.

    Key difference: 3–5 business dayslicence time at DIFC, the faster of the two

  • DMCC or JAFZA

    DMCC and Jebel Ali Free Zone are listed for comparison.

    Key difference: No like-for-like price: no comparable figure is published for both

  • JAFZA or DAFZA

    Jebel Ali Free Zone and Dubai Airport Freezone are listed for comparison.

    Key difference: No like-for-like price: no comparable figure is published for both

  • RAKEZ or Shams

    Ras Al Khaimah Economic Zone and Sharjah Media City are listed for comparison.

    Key difference: No like-for-like price: no comparable figure is published for both

  • Sharjah Publishing City or RAKEZ

    Sharjah Publishing City Free Zone and Ras Al Khaimah Economic Zone are listed for comparison.

    Key difference: No like-for-like price: the figures cover different scopes

  • DMCC or DAFZA

    DMCC and Dubai Airport Freezone are listed for comparison.

    Key difference: No like-for-like price: no comparable figure is published for both

  • DMCC or DIFC

    DMCC and DIFC are listed for comparison.

    Key difference: No like-for-like price: no comparable figure is published for both

  • DMCC or ADGM

    DMCC and ADGM are listed for comparison.

    Key difference: No like-for-like price: no comparable figure is published for both

  • DMCC or RAKEZ

    DMCC and Ras Al Khaimah Economic Zone are listed for comparison.

    Key difference: No like-for-like price: the figures cover different scopes

  • Dubai Silicon Oasis or Dubai Internet City

    Dubai Silicon Oasis and Dubai Internet City are listed for comparison.

    Key difference: No like-for-like price: no comparable figure is published for both

  • Sharjah Publishing City or SAIF Zone

    Sharjah Publishing City Free Zone and Sharjah Airport International Free Zone are listed for comparison.

    Key difference: Same daylicence time at Sharjah Publishing City Free Zone, the faster of the two

  • SAIF Zone or Hamriyah Free Zone

    Sharjah Airport International Free Zone and Hamriyah Free Zone are listed for comparison.

    Key difference: No like-for-like price: no comparable figure is published for both

  • JAFZA or Dubai South

    Jebel Ali Free Zone and Dubai South Free Zone are listed for comparison.

    Key difference: 1 business daylicence time at Dubai South Free Zone, the faster of the two

  • RAKEZ or SAIF Zone

    Ras Al Khaimah Economic Zone and Sharjah Airport International Free Zone are listed for comparison.

    Key difference: No like-for-like price: no comparable figure is published for both

  • Masdar City or SRTIP

    Masdar City Free Zone and Sharjah Research, Technology and Innovation Park are listed for comparison.

    Key difference: No like-for-like price: no comparable figure is published for both

  • Masdar City or ADGM

    Masdar City Free Zone and ADGM are listed for comparison.

    Key difference: No like-for-like price: no comparable figure is published for both

  • KEZAD or RAKEZ

    Khalifa Economic Zones Abu Dhabi and Ras Al Khaimah Economic Zone are listed for comparison.

    Key difference: No like-for-like price: the figures cover different scopes

  • Shams or Ajman Media City

    Sharjah Media City and Ajman Media City Free Zone are listed for comparison.

    Key difference: No like-for-like price: no comparable figure is published for both

  • Dubai Media City or Shams

    Dubai Media City and Sharjah Media City are listed for comparison.

    Key difference: No like-for-like price: no comparable figure is published for both

Every comparison, by route

Each of the 44 routes against the other 43. Every pair has its own page with the same side-by-side table.

946 pairs

Updated . Price gaps are given only where both figures are packages over the same term.

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