UAE free zone guides
Each guide answers one question with the figures the zones publish or confirm in writing, and links to the zone pages behind every number.
What the free zones told us in writingWhat UAE free zones told Free Zone Radar in writing in 2026: renewal prices, closing fees, visas, shareholders. Many figures are on no official website.
Cheapest free zones in the UAE and Dubai, 2026Cheapest UAE free zone company licence in 2026: ANCFZ, 4,888 AED a year. With one visa: ANCFZ, 10,800 AED. Every zone ranked on its official price.
UAE free zone price index 2026Every UAE free zone on one table: entry price, first package with one visa, renewal and closing fee, from official sources. Free CSV download.
UAE free zone cost calculatorEstimate your first year and renewal cost in UAE free zones by number of visas, from the prices each zone publishes. An estimate, not an official price.
Freelance visa in the UAE: the cost in each free zone, 2026Freelance permit and freelance visa cost in 2026 in 14 UAE free zones, from 3,500 AED: permit price, residence visa, what is included, zone by zone.
UAE free zone renewal cost in 2026Renewal cost of every UAE free zone in 2026, published or confirmed in writing by the zone. Which zones give the year two price, and which do not.
Closing a UAE free zone company: the cost, zone by zoneClosing a UAE free zone company in 2026: 29 zones publish the fee, up to 6,500 AED at Dubai Maritime City. Licence, visa and card cancellation, zone by zone.
DMCC setup cost in 2026DMCC setup cost in 2026: packages from 35,484 AED, visas from 2,237 AED, flexi desk from 16,000 AED, renewal 20,265 AED. Every fee, line by line.
The UAE free zones that do not publish their pricesWhich UAE free zones print no price on their own website, which ones only give it privately, and why so few of them publish.
Opening a bank account for a UAE free zone companyWhat Wio Business and Mashreq NEOBiz publish for a UAE free zone company: residency, plans, fees, documents, and what neither bank says.
Which UAE free zone for a solo founder in 2026Freelance permits and the cheapest company licences in the UAE free zones, with what each one costs once a residence visa is added.
Flexi desk or physical office in a UAE free zoneWhich UAE free zones include a shared desk, which require an office you must rent, which charge extra, and which do not say.
UAE free zone tax in 2026: what is actually trueThe nine tax rules that decide what a UAE free zone company really pays, each one with its official source.
Moving your company to another UAE free zoneWhat moving a UAE company between free zones actually involves, what it costs, and the two questions to ask your current zone before deciding.
Eighteen things to know before you pay anyone in the UAEFree entitlements, little known rights, cost traps and obligations for anyone setting up in the UAE, each read on an official source and dated.
SHAMS vs IFZA in 2026: cost, visa, renewalSharjah Media City against IFZA, compared on published price, renewal, workspace and freelance permit, with a plain verdict.
RAKEZ vs Ajman Free Zone in 2026Ras Al Khaimah Economic Zone against Ajman Free Zone, compared on published price, renewal, workspace and freelance permit.
Meydan vs Expo City Dubai in 2026Meydan Free Zone against Expo City Dubai Free Zone, compared on published price, renewal, workspace and freelance permit.
SPC vs Shams in 2026: cost, visa, renewalSPC Free Zone against Shams, both in Sharjah at 5,750 AED: renewal, closing, extra visa and freelance permit compared on published figures.
DWTC vs IFZA in 2026DWTC Free Zone against IFZA, two Dubai free zones around 12,000 to 13,000 AED: renewal, closing, extra visa and workspace compared.
DMCC vs RAKEZ in 2026DMCC against RAKEZ: entry from 35,484 AED against 6,000 AED, renewal 20,265 AED against 6,000 AED, closing, visas and freelance permit compared.
DMCC vs IFZA in 2026DMCC against IFZA: entry 35,484 AED against 12,900 AED, renewal, visas from 2,237 AED against 3,750 AED, closing and freelance permit compared.
Meydan Free Zone vs IFZA in 2026Meydan Free Zone against IFZA: entry 12,500 AED against 12,900 AED, visas from 3,500 AED against 3,750 AED, workspace, closing and audit compared.
SPC Free Zone vs RAKEZ in 2026SPC Free Zone against RAKEZ: entry 5,750 AED against 6,000 AED, renewal 6,875 AED against 6,000 AED, visas, audit and closing compared.
IFZA vs RAKEZ in 2026IFZA against RAKEZ: entry 12,900 AED against 6,000 AED, renewal, visas 3,750 AED against 4,000 AED, workspace, closing and freelance permit compared.
Knowledge and innovation fees in Dubai: the 20 AED on your free zone billThe knowledge fee and innovation fee, 10 AED each, that Dubai adds to government transactions: legal basis, when they apply, which free zones show them.
