Find the right setup path, connect with trusted UAE providers and manage your company journey from one platform.
From company formation to banking, tax, offices, insurance and ongoing compliance, SETCOM connects the services your UAE business needs.
Free Zones, Mainland routes, activities, visa requirements and office options vary significantly — and providers naturally tend to recommend the solutions they sell. Establishment cards, visa quotas, office requirements and a bank's appetite for the activity can all change the real cost.
The cheapest licence is not always the cheapest business structure.
Government fees, consultant fees, visa costs and operating requirements are often presented differently.
Company setup, banking, tax, accounting, legal and office services are usually handled separately.
Corporate Tax registration, licence renewals, Ejari, visa and Emirates ID expiries, insurance and other obligations continue long after incorporation. Missing the wrong deadline can trigger significant penalties.
Setting up the company is only the first deadline.
Your activity, ownership, visas and operating needs.
Relevant UAE setup routes and providers, matched to your profile.
Connect with the licensing authority, consultancy or service provider you choose.
Documents, deadlines, renewals and provider relationships in one place.
The connective layer across the UAE business ecosystem.
Free Zones · Mainland · Consultancies
Banks · Relationship managers
Accounting · Corporate Tax · VAT
Legal · Compliance · Insurance
Offices · Business centres · Telecom
Visas · Emirates ID · Renewals · Amendments
Compare UAE setup routes on the factors that matter to your business — activity fit, government fees, provider fees, visa requirements, office requirements, banking considerations and estimated ongoing costs. SETCOM helps separate headline pricing from the structure behind it.
| Setup route | Activity fit | Govt fees | Provider fees | Visas | Office | Banking fit | Year 1 | Ongoing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Expo City Free Zone | AED 00,000 | AED 0,000 | up to 0 | Flexi-desk | AED 00,000 | AED 00,000 | ||
| Meydan Free Zone | AED 00,000 | AED 0,000 | up to 0 | Flexi-desk | AED 00,000 | AED 00,000 | ||
| DMCC | AED 00,000 | AED 0,000 | by office | Office required | AED 00,000 | AED 00,000 | ||
| Dubai Mainland | AED 00,000 | AED 0,000 | by office | By office size | AED 00,000 | AED 00,000 |
Figures and indicators shown are placeholders for interface purposes. Live values are published per provider once verified.
Keep your company information, documents, deadlines and provider relationships organised as the business continues to operate.
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For Free Zones, consultancies, banks and UAE business-service companies that want to become part of the SETCOM ecosystem.
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