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Web design and website development in Abu Dhabi

Websites for companies in the capital — from ADGM-based firms and government contractors to developers on Saadiyat and Yas. Bilingual by design, fast on every phone and structured for search from the first page.

Built for how Abu Dhabi does business

Abu Dhabi buyers and partners check credentials before they reply. A website here works as a due-diligence file: who you are, what licence you operate under, which projects you have delivered and how to reach a responsible person. We design the structure around those questions instead of a generic “About us”.

Many Abu Dhabi audiences read both Arabic and English, and government-facing companies are expected to communicate in both. Language versions are planned from the start as separate, indexable pages — not a translation widget that search engines ignore.

Sectors we design for in the capital

Real estate in Abu Dhabi deserves its own site

Off-plan projects in Abu Dhabi compete for international buyers who never visit the site before reserving. An interactive presentation — construction on scroll, floor and unit selection, payment plans in several currencies — answers questions a PDF brochure cannot. See the dedicated page for real estate websites in Abu Dhabi.

How a project runs without an office in Abu Dhabi

We do not have an office in Abu Dhabi, and we say so openly. Projects run online: a written brief, a call with screen sharing, design approvals in a shared link and a working staging site you can open on your own phone. Decisions stay in writing, which suits companies that need a clear record for management or procurement.

Licences and regulators your site should reflect

Mainland companies in Abu Dhabi are licensed by the Abu Dhabi Department of Economic Development (ADDED), and most licensing services now run through the TAMM government platform. Firms in Abu Dhabi Global Market are registered by ADGM’s own Registration Authority, and financial firms there are supervised by its Financial Services Regulatory Authority. Visitors who know the market notice whether a site names the right authority.

We add a short, factual licensing block to the footer and the company page: legal name, licence type and issuing authority, exactly as written in your documents. If a detail is not confirmed, it stays off the site rather than being guessed.

Free zones of the capital and who buys from them

Different districts, different first impressions

A broker on Al Reem Island, a workshop in Mussafah and a consultancy on the Corniche talk to very different visitors. The first audience expects lifestyle photography and floor plans, the second wants specifications, certificates and a phone number that answers, the third looks for names, experience and published thinking.

Instead of one template for the whole city we start from your buyer: what they type into Google, what they need on the first screen and which proof makes them write. The design follows that order, so a site for Mussafah does not look like a site for Saadiyat.

Arabic that reads as native, not translated

Arabic is the official language of the UAE, and government entities and many family-owned groups in Abu Dhabi expect to read about you in Arabic. A good Arabic version is more than translated text: the layout is mirrored right to left, directional icons are flipped, Arabic typefaces get their own sizes and line heights, and forms accept input in both scripts.

Each language lives on its own address with language markup, so Google can show the Arabic page for Arabic queries and the English page for English ones. Arabic copy comes from your translator or a native-speaking editor you approve — raw machine translation is never published.

What shapes the budget of an Abu Dhabi project

Proof you can open, not just read about

Our portfolio is on this site with live previews. GWCatalog is a product catalogue in 26 languages with assortments for 57 markets — the kind of multilingual structure an international Abu Dhabi company needs. Pozhservis syncs 611 products from an accounting system, and the Tresora concept shows how an off-plan tower can be presented on scroll.

Fast on every connection

Decision makers in the capital often open a link between meetings, on a phone, sometimes on a congested network in a tower lobby. We design for that moment: the first screen loads without waiting for large videos, images are served in modern formats at the size of the screen, and nothing jumps while the page is loading.

Speed is also a search factor. Google measures how quickly the main content appears and how stable the layout is, and slow sites lose positions to faster competitors with similar content. Every page we deliver is checked on a mid-range phone before launch, not only on a designer’s laptop.

After launch: what stays with you

You own the domain, the hosting account and the website files. The admin panel lets your team edit texts, photos and news without a developer, and a short written guide explains the most common tasks. If you need changes later — a new service page, an Arabic campaign landing, a tender section — they are quoted separately at the same AED rates.

Websites for the rest of the emirate

Abu Dhabi emirate is much bigger than the island city. Businesses in the Eastern Region have their own page on website design in Al Ain, and online retailers can read about ecommerce development in Abu Dhabi: payments, delivery zones and bilingual storefronts.

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Frequently asked questions

Frequently asked questions

Do you work with companies in Abu Dhabi without an office there?

Yes. All work is done online: briefs, calls, design reviews and testing. You get the same process and the same AED prices as clients in Dubai.

Can the website be in Arabic and English?

Yes. Arabic and English versions are built as separate pages with correct language markup, so each version can rank in search. Arabic layout is mirrored right-to-left, not just translated.

How much does a website cost in Abu Dhabi?

A landing page starts from AED 1,500, a business website from AED 2,000, interactive work from AED 3,000 and an online store from AED 4,000. The final price follows the agreed scope.

Can you build a site for an ADGM or free-zone company?

Yes. We structure licence details, regulatory disclosures and team information clearly, based on the documents you provide. We never invent licence numbers or credentials.

Do you also handle SEO for Google in Abu Dhabi?

Every site gets a technical SEO base. Ongoing promotion for Abu Dhabi queries is quoted after an audit of your niche.

Can we meet in person?

The process is designed to work fully online. If an in-person meeting is essential for your project, tell us in the brief and we will discuss the options honestly.

Which licence details should be on our website?

Usually the legal name, licence type, licence number and issuing authority, as printed on your licence. Regulated firms may need extra disclosures: your compliance team decides the wording and we place it exactly.

Do you write the Arabic text?

Arabic copy comes from your translator or a native-speaking editor you approve. We take care of the right-to-left layout, typography and language markup, so the Arabic version works and ranks as a page of its own.

Can the website be hosted in the UAE?

Yes, if your sector or compliance team requires it. Hosting is chosen together with you before development, because it affects the setup and the budget.

We are in Mussafah, not downtown. Does that change anything?

It changes the content, not the process. Industrial and B2B companies need product data, certificates and quick contact options more than lifestyle visuals, and the structure is built around that.

Who owns the website after launch?

You do. The domain, hosting account and files are registered to your company, and access details are handed over at launch.

How do we start?

Send a short brief through the contact form, WhatsApp, Telegram or email: what you do, who buys from you and which websites you like. We reply with questions and then a fixed quote in AED.

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