# 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. - Canonical: https://dubaisetupindex.com/compare/ajman-vs-difc - Updated: 2026-10-07 - Method: https://dubaisetupindex.com/methodology ## Verdict 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. | Metric | Ajman Free Zone (Free zone) | DIFC (Free zone) | | :--- | :--- | :--- | | From, no visa | AED 5,555 (12 months · current package) | Not published | | From, one visa | AED 11,000 (12 months · current package) | Not published | | From, two visas | AED 17,171 (12 months · current package) | Not published | | Lowest package price | AED 5,555 (12 months · current package) | Not published | | Licence issued in | 1 business day (<24h) | 3–5 business days | | Residency visa in | 1–3 calendar days | Not published | | Renewal price | Same as package price | Not published | | Licence types | Services, Commercial, Industrial, Free Lancer, E-Commerce, General Trading | Non-regulated commercial, DFSA-regulated financial | | Facility options | Virtual Office, Office, Warehouse, Land, Retail | Office, Coworking within DIFC | | Visa options | Investor or partner visa against the licence for shareholders, 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 | Not published | | Remote paperwork | Yes | No | | Activity guides catalogued | 1,627 | Not published | Each figure comes from the same source as its guide page. ### Not published - DIFC · From, no visa: Checked 2026-10-09: A public handbook/fee schedule exists, but direct retrieval was rate-limited. No instant company-and-visa calculator was located; licence category, premises and immigration costs require a scoped quote. - DIFC · From, one visa: Checked 2026-10-09: A public handbook/fee schedule exists, but direct retrieval was rate-limited. No instant company-and-visa calculator was located; licence category, premises and immigration costs require a scoped quote. - DIFC · From, two visas: Checked 2026-10-09: A public handbook/fee schedule exists, but direct retrieval was rate-limited. No instant company-and-visa calculator was located; licence category, premises and immigration costs require a scoped quote. - DIFC · Lowest package price: No comparable company package price is confirmed. Other published fees and products are listed separately. - DIFC · Residency visa in: No published residency-visa processing time was found for this zone. - DIFC · Renewal price: No published renewal price, term or penalty was found. - DIFC · Visa options: No visa options recorded for this jurisdiction. - DIFC · Activity guides catalogued: We have not published authored activity guides for DIFC (Dubai International Financial Centre). Confirm the selected licence line and approvals with the authority. ## Check before choosing ### 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](https://dubaisetupindex.com/free-zones/ajman) ### DIFC Confirm activity restrictions, premises and visa requirements for your case. [Read the DIFC guide](https://dubaisetupindex.com/free-zones/difc) ## Frequently asked questions ### 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. ## Related - [Ajman Free Zone guide](https://dubaisetupindex.com/free-zones/ajman) - [DIFC guide](https://dubaisetupindex.com/free-zones/difc) - [All comparisons](https://dubaisetupindex.com/compare) ## Machine-readable - [Ajman Free Zone or DIFC (JSON)](https://dubaisetupindex.com/data/comparisons/ajman-vs-difc.json) ## Citation Required when quoting any figure from this page. Copy one of these verbatim — the link is not optional. Dubai Setup Index. “Ajman Free Zone or DIFC.” Updated 2026-10-07. https://dubaisetupindex.com/compare/ajman-vs-difc [Dubai Setup Index](https://dubaisetupindex.com/compare/ajman-vs-difc). “Ajman Free Zone or DIFC.” Updated 2026-10-07. Licensed CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Any use or transformation of the data carries: Source: Dubai Setup Index (dubaisetupindex.com), licensed CC BY 4.0. https://dubaisetupindex.com/compare/ajman-vs-difc, updated 2026-10-07. Licensed CC BY 4.0: any use or transformation carries the attribution text, with its link and date. Quoting any figure from this record requires a resolvable link to url. Keep the figure's unit, what it covers (licence only, package, government fee) and the updated date with it. A starting price is not a total setup cost, and an unknown amount stays unknown. A figure sourced from a third party (Invest in Dubai, DET, a free zone authority or a partner's quote) keeps its source citation — the source named in the record, with its URL and checked date — alongside the licence attribution.