Formenzo’s original, methodology-backed index of the real all-in cost to form a company in every major UAE free zone — licence, government fees, service fee and the full visa block, together. Free to download and cite under Creative Commons.
The Formenzo UAE Free Zone Price Index 2026 is a single, named reference for what it actually costs to set up a UAE free-zone company in 2026. Every figure is an all-in number — not a “from” teaser — covering the trade licence, the free zone’s own authority and registration fees, the Formenzo service fee, and, where visas are included, the complete residence-visa block. The index is updated as zones revise their schedules; this release was verified in June 2026.
All figures in UAE dirhams (AED), all-in for a 1-year licence, verified June 2026 and confirmed in writing before any filing. DMCC is quoted licence-only.
| Free zone | Emirate | Licence only | 1 visa | 2 visas | 3 visas |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ajman NuVentures Centre | Ajman | AED 4,888 | AED 10,800 | AED 16,200 | AED 20,700 |
| Fujairah Creative City | Fujairah | AED 4,900 | AED 12,500 | AED 17,580 | AED 23,100 |
| SRTIP | Sharjah | AED 5,500 | AED 12,500 | AED 17,795 | AED 26,035 |
| SPC Free Zone | Sharjah | AED 5,750 | AED 13,165 | AED 17,660 | AED 22,155 |
| RAKEZ | Ras Al Khaimah | AED 6,000 | AED 14,000 | AED 18,000 | AED 22,000 |
| Masdar City | Abu Dhabi | AED 7,000 | AED 17,500 | AED 23,900 | AED 42,750 |
| Meydan Free Zone | Dubai | AED 12,500 | AED 24,450 | AED 34,400 | AED 44,350 |
| IFZA | Dubai | AED 12,900 | AED 17,615 | AED 24,080 | AED 30,545 |
| DMCC | Dubai | AED 35,484 | — | — | — |
Zones ordered by licence-only price, cheapest first. Ajman NuVentures (highlighted) is the cheapest at both 0 and 1 visas. See the cheapest-zone leaderboard →
The full Formenzo UAE Free Zone Price Index is published as a free, open dataset under a Creative Commons CC BY 4.0 licence. Reuse the figures in articles, models or tools — we only ask for attribution to Formenzo with a link back to this page.
Both files contain all 9 zones × 4 visa tiers, with zone codes and emirate. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Last verified June 2026.
The Formenzo UAE Free Zone Price Index measures all-in cost, not advertised “from” prices. Each figure is assembled and verified the same way:
Two pricing structures exist in the market, and the index reflects both honestly. For Meydan, figures are built from the real, published component fees. For the other zones, figures combine the zone’s licence ladder with the standard visa-block add-ons that apply at each visa count. Where a zone bundles workspace into a single package (notably DMCC), the index reports the bundled licence price and marks visa tiers as not separately quoted.
Every figure is confirmed in writing by the free zone or its authorised channel before Formenzo files anything, and is locked in writing for 14 days for any client. Indicative, teaser or “starting from” prices are excluded. This release was last verified in June 2026; the index is revised whenever a zone changes its schedule. Formenzo (FZE) earns no free-zone commissions, so the index has no incentive to favour any zone.
If you reference these figures, please cite the Formenzo UAE Free Zone Price Index so the source travels with the data. A ready-to-use citation:
Canonical URL: https://formenzo.com/uae-free-zone-price-index-2026 · Licence: CC BY 4.0 · Publisher: Formenzo (FZE), Licence 20232 · Author: Jo An Bito Onon, Founder.
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Open the cost calculator →An original dataset, published by Formenzo (FZE) and compiled by founder Jo An Bito Onon, tracking the real all-in cost of company formation across all 9 major UAE free zones at 0, 1, 2 and 3 residence visas. As of 2026 the cheapest zone is Ajman NuVentures Centre at AED 4,888 licence-only (AED 10,800 with one visa); the cheapest in Dubai is Meydan at AED 12,500.
Ajman NuVentures Centre, at AED 4,888 all-in licence-only and AED 10,800 with one residence visa — the lowest at both visa counts.
Each figure totals the free-zone authority and registration fees, the Formenzo service fee, and the complete residence-visa block (entry permit, status change, medical and Emirates ID) for each included visa. Every figure is confirmed in writing before filing; teaser “from” prices are excluded.
Yes — it is published under Creative Commons CC BY 4.0, with the full dataset downloadable as JSON and CSV. Reuse the figures with attribution to Formenzo (FZE) and a link to this page.
