Bilingual company website cost in the UAE: what Dh 15k–Dh 80k actually buys (and what it doesn’t)

Mainland LLCs, free-zone companies, and branch offices marketing in Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Sharjah, or across the UAE to local buyers, government-adjacent procurement, and international partners. The site type is corporate or service-led: company profile, services, team or credentials, contact, and sometimes a light resource section — not a full e-commerce catalog unless stated.

• Template + quick copy vs custom layout and content architecture.
• English-only with “Arabic later” vs true bilingual build from day one (RTL, typography, mirrored IA).
• No handoff vs CMS training, roles, and documentation your admin can use.
• Offshore delivery vs regional timezone, Arabic copy review, and UAE hosting preferences.
• Fixed project price vs open-ended hourly “support” after launch.

VAT (5% in the UAE) is usually quoted separately. Confirm whether hosting, domain, email, stock photography licenses, and Arabic translation are inside or outside the Dh figure.

At the lower end you are often buying speed and a proven layout, not a bespoke brand system. Expect a small page set (commonly 5–8 URLs per language), responsive templates, basic on-page SEO fields, contact form, and Google Analytics or similar.

• Arabic may be translated from English rather than written for Gulf readers — review tone for your market.
• Limited revision rounds (often 1–2) and narrow CMS editing (text and images, not new page types).
• Launch in roughly 3–5 weeks if content is ready when the project starts.

What it usually does not buy: custom illustrations, multi-step approval workflows, portal logins, payment collection, or ongoing content production.

This is the band many Dubai and Abu Dhabi service firms land in when Arabic and English are both first-class: custom design aligned to brand guidelines, 10–15 core pages, case studies or project highlights, careers or news module, structured metadata, and performance basics (compressed images, sensible fonts, accessible contrast).

• CMS handoff with training for marketing or admin staff — add/edit pages, swap images, publish blog posts if included.
• Forms wired to your CRM or inbox with UAE-friendly fields (phone +971, emirate selector if needed).
• Privacy notice aligned with UAE PDPL expectations and cookie/consent pattern if you use analytics ads.
• Timeline often 5–8 weeks including content iteration and bilingual QA.

Upper ranges reflect integration work, not only more pages: multiple service lines with filtered libraries, downloadable credentials packs, gated resources, HubSpot or Salesforce hooks, bilingual job applications, location finders across emirates, or headless front-ends tied to an existing design system.

You should see explicit deliverables: API documentation, staging environment, migration plan from an old site, analytics events spec, and a written support window after go-live (commonly 30–90 days for defect fixes, not unlimited redesign).

True bilingual is not “the same Word doc translated.” Arabic RTL affects navigation, line length, button labels, and how numbers and dates display. Building both languages in one pass costs more upfront than English-only, but cheaper than retrofitting Arabic six months later when procurement asks for it.

• Save money: one design system, shared components, client provides final Arabic and English copy on schedule.
• Spend more: copywriting in Modern Standard Arabic + English, photography shoot, video, ongoing SEO retainer, 24/7 SLA hosting.

• Annual hosting, SSL, backups, and CMS license renewals.
• Domain and corporate email (Microsoft 365 / Google Workspace) setup.
• Stock image, font, and plugin licenses transferred to your entity.
• Accessibility or government portal audits required by your industry.
• Payment gateway integration (Telr, PayTabs, network, Apple Pay) — usually a separate ecommerce scope.

1. List pages and languages — count URLs, not “unlimited pages.”
2. Ask who owns the code, design files, and CMS after final payment.
3. Define revision rounds and what counts as a change vs new scope.
4. Require a handoff session recorded for your team.
5. Get launch criteria in writing: mobile, both languages, forms tested, analytics live.

Weblak quotes the product — agreed pages, languages, integrations, and handoff — not open-ended hours. We build Arabic-first or balanced bilingual structures for GCC buyers, document what your team can change after launch, and stay through go-live. If your UAE scope fits Dh 15k–Dh 80k, we will say where in that band and what we would cut or add to match your budget.

Describe the site you need on the Get started page. We reply within one business day with whether we are the right fit and a clear scope — not a generic deck.