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The 43 free zones we track, in one table, from their own published information. Filter by what you need, then tick up to four to compare side by side.

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16 of 41 publish a price for this view; the rest say “Not published” and will quote on request.

Free zones with their lowest published package, licence fee, visa quota, minimum office and stated incorporation time
Free zone	Lowest package	Licence fee from	Max visa quota	Min. office	Incorporation
SRTIP SharjahMany facts confirmed on official sources; some not published. Checked 2026-10-24	AED 3,999	AED 3,999	2	Not published	7 days
ANCFZ AjmanMany facts confirmed on official sources; some not published. Checked 2026-10-24	AED 4,888	AED 4,888	0	Flexi-desk	1 day
AMCFZ AjmanMany facts confirmed on official sources; some not published. Checked 2026-10-24	AED 4,999	AED 4,999	3	Flexi-desk	Not published
DSO DubaiMany facts confirmed on official sources; some not published. Checked 2026-10-24	Not published	AED 5,000	3	Flexi-desk	Not published
Jafza DubaiMany facts confirmed on official sources; some not published. Checked 2026-10-24	Not published	AED 5,000	Not published	Flexi-desk	3 days
SHAMS SharjahMany facts confirmed on official sources; some not published. Checked 2026-10-24	AED 5,760	AED 5,385	Not published	Flexi-desk	1 day
ADAFZ Abu DhabiMany facts confirmed on official sources; some not published. Checked 2026-10-24	AED 6,000	AED 6,000	2	Not published	4 days
RAKEZ Ras Al KhaimahMost facts confirmed on official sources. Checked 2026-10-24	AED 6,000	AED 6,000	1	Flexi-desk	1 day
INC Ras Al KhaimahMany facts confirmed on official sources; some not published. Checked 2026-10-24	AED 6,600	AED 6,600	4	Flexi-desk	5 days
MCFZ Abu DhabiMany facts confirmed on official sources; some not published. Checked 2026-10-24	AED 7,000	AED 7,000	3	Virtual office	Not published
SAIF Zone SharjahMany facts confirmed on official sources; some not published. Checked 2026-10-24	Not published	AED 7,500	Not published	Dedicated office	1 day
KEZAD Abu DhabiMany facts confirmed on official sources; some not published. Checked 2026-10-24	AED 9,450	Not published	4	Flexi-desk	Not published
Dubai South Free Zone DubaiMany facts confirmed on official sources; some not published. Checked 2026-10-24	AED 11,375	Not published	2	Not published	Not published
DWTC Free Zone DubaiMost facts confirmed on official sources. Checked 2026-10-24	Not published	AED 12,000	7	Virtual office	3 days
Meydan Free Zone DubaiMany facts confirmed on official sources; some not published. Checked 2026-10-24	AED 12,500	AED 12,500	3	Flexi-desk	1 day
UAQ FTZ Umm Al QuwainMany facts confirmed on official sources; some not published. Checked 2026-10-24	AED 12,500	AED 5,500	1	Flexi-desk	1 day
SPC Free Zone SharjahMany facts confirmed on official sources; some not published. Checked 2026-10-24	AED 13,175	AED 5,750	1	Not published	1 day
twofour54 Abu DhabiMany facts confirmed on official sources; some not published. Checked 2026-10-24	Not published	AED 15,000	Not published	Flexi-desk	14 days
d3 DubaiMany facts confirmed on official sources; some not published. Checked 2026-10-24	Not published	AED 15,000	Not published	Not published	7 days
DIAC DubaiMany facts confirmed on official sources; some not published. Checked 2026-10-24	Not published	AED 15,000	Not published	Not published	7 days
DIC DubaiMany facts confirmed on official sources; some not published. Checked 2026-10-24	Not published	AED 15,000	Not published	Not published	7 days
DKP DubaiMany facts confirmed on official sources; some not published. Checked 2026-10-24	Not published	AED 15,000	Not published	Not published	7 days
DMC DubaiMany facts confirmed on official sources; some not published. Checked 2026-10-24	Not published	AED 15,000	Not published	Not published	7 days
DPC DubaiMany facts confirmed on official sources; some not published. Checked 2026-10-24	Not published	AED 15,000	Not published	Not published	7 days
DSP DubaiMany facts confirmed on official sources; some not published. Checked 2026-10-24	Not published	AED 15,000	Not published	Not published	7 days
DSC DubaiMany facts confirmed on official sources; some not published. Checked 2026-10-24	Not published	AED 15,000	Not published	Not published	7 days
DHCC DubaiMost facts confirmed on official sources. Checked 2026-10-24	AED 16,550	AED 15,000	Not published	Flexi-desk	Not published
Dubai Humanitarian DubaiMost facts confirmed on official sources. Checked 2026-10-24	AED 20,800	AED 5,000	2	Flexi-desk	Not published
RMC Ras Al KhaimahMany facts confirmed on official sources; some not published. Checked 2026-10-24	Not published	AED 25,000	Not published	Not published	Not published
DMCC DubaiMost facts confirmed on official sources. Checked 2026-10-24	AED 31,000	AED 20,285	3	Flexi-desk	10 days
AFZ AjmanMany facts confirmed on official sources; some not published. Checked 2026-10-24	Not published	Not published	Not published	Flexi-desk	Not published
DAFZ DubaiMany facts confirmed on official sources; some not published. Checked 2026-10-24	Not published	Not published	6	Flexi-desk	Not published
DUCAMZ DubaiFew facts published on official sources. Checked 2026-10-24	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published
DCC DubaiMany facts confirmed on official sources; some not published. Checked 2026-10-24	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published
Dubai Textile City DubaiFew facts published on official sources. Checked 2026-10-24	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published
FCC FujairahMany facts confirmed on official sources; some not published. Checked 2026-10-24	Not published	Not published	15	Flexi-desk	Not published
FFZ FujairahMany facts confirmed on official sources; some not published. Checked 2026-10-24	Not published	Not published	1	Virtual office	5 days
FOIZ FujairahFew facts published on official sources. Checked 2026-10-24	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published
Hamriyah Free Zone SharjahFew facts published on official sources. Checked 2026-10-24	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published
IFZA DubaiMany facts confirmed on official sources; some not published. Checked 2026-10-24	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published
SHCC SharjahMany facts confirmed on official sources; some not published. Checked 2026-10-24	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published

SharjahChecked 2026-10-24

SRTIP

Sharjah Research, Technology and Innovation Park Free Zone

AED 3,999

Lowest package, year 1

Licence from: AED 3,999
Min. office: Not published
Setup: 7 days

General trading

AjmanChecked 2026-10-24

ANCFZ

Ajman NuVentures Centre Free Zone

AED 4,888

Lowest package, year 1

Licence from: AED 4,888
Min. office: Flexi-desk
Setup: 1 day

General trading

AjmanChecked 2026-10-24

AMCFZ

Ajman Media City Free Zone

AED 4,999

Lowest package, year 1

Licence from: AED 4,999
Min. office: Flexi-desk
Setup: Not published

General trading · 3-visa package

DubaiChecked 2026-10-24

DSO

Dubai Silicon Oasis

Not published

Lowest package, year 1

Licence from: AED 5,000
Min. office: Flexi-desk
Setup: Not published

3-visa package

DubaiChecked 2026-10-24

Jafza

Jebel Ali Free Zone Authority (Jafza)

Not published

Lowest package, year 1

Licence from: AED 5,000
Min. office: Flexi-desk
Setup: 3 days

VAT Designated Zone · General trading

SharjahChecked 2026-10-24

SHAMS

Sharjah Media City Free Zone (Shams)

AED 5,760

Lowest package, year 1

Licence from: AED 5,385
Min. office: Flexi-desk
Setup: 1 day

General trading

Abu DhabiChecked 2026-10-24

ADAFZ

Abu Dhabi Airports Free Zone

AED 6,000

Lowest package, year 1

Licence from: AED 6,000
Min. office: Not published
Setup: 4 days

VAT Designated Zone · General trading

Ras Al KhaimahChecked 2026-10-24

RAKEZ

Ras Al Khaimah Economic Zone

AED 6,000

Lowest package, year 1

Licence from: AED 6,000
Min. office: Flexi-desk
Setup: 1 day

VAT Designated Zone · General trading

Ras Al KhaimahChecked 2026-10-24

INC

Innovation City

AED 6,600

Lowest package, year 1

Licence from: AED 6,600
Min. office: Flexi-desk
Setup: 5 days

General trading · 4-visa package

Abu DhabiChecked 2026-10-24

MCFZ

Masdar City Free Zone

AED 7,000

Lowest package, year 1

Licence from: AED 7,000
Min. office: Virtual office
Setup: Not published

3-visa package

SharjahChecked 2026-10-24

SAIF Zone

Sharjah Airport International Free Zone

Not published

Lowest package, year 1

Licence from: AED 7,500
Min. office: Dedicated office
Setup: 1 day

VAT Designated Zone

Abu DhabiChecked 2026-10-24

KEZAD

Khalifa Economic Zones Abu Dhabi (KEZAD Group)

AED 9,450

Lowest package, year 1

Licence from: Not published
Min. office: Flexi-desk
Setup: Not published

VAT Designated Zone · General trading · 4-visa package

DubaiChecked 2026-10-24

Dubai South Free Zone

AED 11,375

Lowest package, year 1

Licence from: Not published
Min. office: Not published
Setup: Not published

VAT Designated Zone

DubaiChecked 2026-10-24

DWTC Free Zone

Dubai World Trade Centre Free Zone

Not published

Lowest package, year 1

Licence from: AED 12,000
Min. office: Virtual office
Setup: 3 days

General trading · 7-visa package

DubaiChecked 2026-10-24

Meydan Free Zone

AED 12,500

Lowest package, year 1

Licence from: AED 12,500
Min. office: Flexi-desk
Setup: 1 day

General trading · 3-visa package

Umm Al QuwainChecked 2026-10-24

UAQ FTZ

Umm Al Quwain Free Trade Zone

AED 12,500

Lowest package, year 1

Licence from: AED 5,500
Min. office: Flexi-desk
Setup: 1 day

VAT Designated Zone · General trading

SharjahChecked 2026-10-24

SPC Free Zone

Sharjah Publishing City Free Zone

AED 13,175

Lowest package, year 1

Licence from: AED 5,750
Min. office: Not published
Setup: 1 day

General trading

Abu DhabiChecked 2026-10-24

twofour54

Creative Zone

Not published

Lowest package, year 1

Licence from: AED 15,000
Min. office: Flexi-desk
Setup: 14 days

DubaiChecked 2026-10-24

d3

Dubai Design District

Not published

Lowest package, year 1

Licence from: AED 15,000
Min. office: Not published
Setup: 7 days

DubaiChecked 2026-10-24

DIAC

Dubai International Academic City

Not published

Lowest package, year 1

Licence from: AED 15,000
Min. office: Not published
Setup: 7 days

DubaiChecked 2026-10-24

DIC

Dubai Internet City

Not published

Lowest package, year 1

Licence from: AED 15,000
Min. office: Not published
Setup: 7 days

DubaiChecked 2026-10-24

DKP

Dubai Knowledge Park

Not published

Lowest package, year 1

Licence from: AED 15,000
Min. office: Not published
Setup: 7 days

DubaiChecked 2026-10-24

DMC

Dubai Media City

Not published

Lowest package, year 1

Licence from: AED 15,000
Min. office: Not published
Setup: 7 days

DubaiChecked 2026-10-24

DPC

Dubai Production City

Not published

Lowest package, year 1

Licence from: AED 15,000
Min. office: Not published
Setup: 7 days

DubaiChecked 2026-10-24

DSP

Dubai Science Park

Not published

Lowest package, year 1

Licence from: AED 15,000
Min. office: Not published
Setup: 7 days

DubaiChecked 2026-10-24

DSC

Dubai Studio City

Not published

Lowest package, year 1

Licence from: AED 15,000
Min. office: Not published
Setup: 7 days

DubaiChecked 2026-10-24

DHCC

Dubai Healthcare City

AED 16,550

Lowest package, year 1

Licence from: AED 15,000
Min. office: Flexi-desk
Setup: Not published

General trading

DubaiChecked 2026-10-24

Dubai Humanitarian

AED 20,800

Lowest package, year 1

Licence from: AED 5,000
Min. office: Flexi-desk
Setup: Not published

VAT Designated Zone

Ras Al KhaimahChecked 2026-10-24

RMC

RAK Maritime City Free Zone

Not published

Lowest package, year 1

Licence from: AED 25,000
Min. office: Not published
Setup: Not published

VAT Designated Zone

DubaiChecked 2026-10-24

DMCC

Dubai Multi Commodities Centre (DMCC)

AED 31,000

Lowest package, year 1

Licence from: AED 20,285
Min. office: Flexi-desk
Setup: 10 days

General trading · 3-visa package

AjmanChecked 2026-10-24

AFZ

Ajman Free Zone

Not published

Lowest package, year 1

Licence from: Not published
Min. office: Flexi-desk
Setup: Not published

VAT Designated Zone · General trading

DubaiChecked 2026-10-24

DAFZ

Dubai Airport Freezone

Not published

Lowest package, year 1

Licence from: Not published
Min. office: Flexi-desk
Setup: Not published

VAT Designated Zone · General trading · 6-visa package

DubaiChecked 2026-10-24

DUCAMZ

Dubai Cars and Automotive Zone (DUCAMZ)

Not published

Lowest package, year 1

Licence from: Not published
Min. office: Not published
Setup: Not published

VAT Designated Zone

DubaiChecked 2026-10-24

DCC

Dubai CommerCity

Not published

Lowest package, year 1

Licence from: Not published
Min. office: Not published
Setup: Not published

VAT Designated Zone · General trading

DubaiChecked 2026-10-24

Dubai Textile City

Not published

Lowest package, year 1

Licence from: Not published
Min. office: Not published
Setup: Not published

FujairahChecked 2026-10-24

FCC

Fujairah Creative City - Media Free Zone

Not published

Lowest package, year 1

Licence from: Not published
Min. office: Flexi-desk
Setup: Not published

General trading · 15-visa package

FujairahChecked 2026-10-24

FFZ

Fujairah Free Zone

Not published

Lowest package, year 1

Licence from: Not published
Min. office: Virtual office
Setup: 5 days

VAT Designated Zone · General trading

FujairahChecked 2026-10-24

FOIZ

Fujairah Oil Industry Zone

Not published

Lowest package, year 1

Licence from: Not published
Min. office: Not published
Setup: Not published

VAT Designated Zone

SharjahChecked 2026-10-24

Hamriyah Free Zone

Not published

Lowest package, year 1

Licence from: Not published
Min. office: Not published
Setup: Not published

VAT Designated Zone

DubaiChecked 2026-10-24

IFZA

International Free Zone Authority (IFZA Dubai)

Not published

Lowest package, year 1

Licence from: Not published
Min. office: Not published
Setup: Not published

General trading

SharjahChecked 2026-10-24

SHCC

Sharjah Healthcare City

Not published

Lowest package, year 1

Licence from: Not published
Min. office: Not published
Setup: Not published

Verified on 2026-10-24 from dda.gov.ae, ancfz.ae, cma.gov.ae and 36 more official sources.

Prices are year-1 figures as published by each zone: the lowest package of any size, or the package closest to the set-up you pick under “Price shown for”. “Not published” means no official source states it. How we verify

What we can compare: official activity list published by 29 of 43 zones; package price: solo, no visa published by 17 of 43 zones; package price: founder + 1 visa published by 13 of 43 zones; package price: team, 3 visas published by 6 of 43 zones; any package price published by 17 of 43 zones; licence fee published by 30 of 43 zones. Full coverage table