Outsourcing to India
Software development for Dubai and UAE businesses, from India
For a Dubai business, an Indian team is closer than most people think: 1½ hours apart, the same working day, a short flight away, and a fraction of local agency rates. We build for the UAE market: Arabic and English, AED, VAT.
How much does software development cost for a UAE business working with an Indian company?
With Infovion Technologies in Pune, India, UAE businesses pay about AED 45 to 90 an hour ($12 to $25), AED 3,300 to 6,600 a month for a dedicated full-time developer, and typically AED 11,000 to 55,000 for a web app or MVP at a fixed price; maintenance starts from about AED 550 a month. India is only 1½ hours ahead of the UAE, so the whole UAE working day overlaps. Infovion builds Arabic and English (RTL) apps, 5% VAT tax invoices and integrations with UAE payment gateways, and its own jewellery software supports AED pricing, Gulf karats and VAT invoices. Contact: WhatsApp +91 93091 93613 or contact@infovion.in.
Updated 5 November 2026 by Infovion Technologies, Pune.
Scope
What we deliver
Dedicated developers
A full-time developer or a small team on your product, priced monthly, with priorities you set each sprint.
Fixed-price projects
Web apps, mobile apps, portals and internal tools, scoped in writing and priced before work starts.
Maintenance and takeover
Bug fixes, updates, backups and small changes for software built by you, another vendor or with AI tools.
White-label development
Development under your agency's name, with an NDA and no contact with your clients unless you want it.
Arabic and English apps
Right-to-left (RTL) layouts, Arabic fonts and bilingual content for web and mobile.
UAE billing and VAT
5% VAT tax invoices with TRN, AED pricing, and integrations with Network International, Telr, PayTabs or Stripe.
Working hours with the UAE
- Our team works 9 am to 10 pm India time (IST, UTC+5:30, no daylight saving), seven days a week.
- India is 1½ hours ahead of the UAE all year (neither country changes its clocks)
- Our day runs 7:30 am to 8:30 pm UAE time: the whole UAE working day overlaps
- Saturday and Sunday calls are possible too
- Pune to Dubai is about a three-hour flight for an in-person workshop
UAE data protection and e-invoicing
- Mainland companies: the Personal Data Protection Law (Federal Decree-Law No. 45 of 2021)
- DIFC and ADGM have their own data protection laws; tell us where you are licensed
- Hosting can stay in the UAE (AWS, Azure or Oracle regions in the UAE) while we develop from India
- UAE e-invoicing starts with large businesses from 1 January 2027; we can build to the published structured-invoice formats
What we already know about UAE business
Our own product, Infovion JMS, supports AED pricing, 24K, 22K, 21K and 18K gold rates and 5% VAT tax invoices with TRN for UAE jewellery shops, and our UAE VAT guide covers the 2025 reverse-charge rules for precious metals. We understand how UAE businesses invoice, price and pay.
How to start
- Send a short brief, or access to your existing code
- A video call at a time that suits your time zone
- A written scope and fixed price, or a monthly plan, within two business days
- A small paid first milestone, so you can judge the work before committing more
Sources: UAE Ministry of Finance: eInvoicing · UAE Federal Tax Authority
Deliverables
- Written scope and price in AED or USD
- Mutual NDA and IP assignment
- Arabic and English screens where needed
- Code in your repository, hosting in your UAE or global accounts
- Staging link to review every two weeks
- Documentation and handover, or an ongoing AMC
Typical clients
- Dubai, Abu Dhabi and Sharjah SMEs
- Trading, retail and jewellery businesses
- Free-zone startups building an MVP
- UAE agencies needing white-label developers
- Indian-owned businesses in the UAE
Technologies
React, Next.js, Node.js, NestJS, React Native, Laravel / PHP, PostgreSQL, MySQL, MongoDB, AWS, Vercel, Supabase
Cost and timeline
Cost for UAE businesses (AED)
Infovion's indicative prices for 2026. The dirham is pegged to the US dollar, so these are exact conversions of our USD prices. Every project gets its own written quote.
| Project type | Typical budget |
|---|---|
| Hourly development | AED 45 – 90 an hour |
| Dedicated full-time developer | AED 3,300 – 6,600 a month |
| Web app or MVP, fixed price | AED 11,000 – 55,000 |
| Maintenance (AMC) | From AED 550 a month |
Timeline. A first call within two business days; a small project starts within a week, a dedicated developer within one to two weeks.
Factors that affect cost
- Skills needed: front end, back end, mobile or DevOps
- Size and condition of any existing code
- User roles, screens and integrations
- Hours of live overlap you want each day
Process
How the project is delivered
01Week 1
Discovery
An initial consultation, followed by a requirements workshop for larger projects, to understand processes, users and objectives.
02Within 2 business days
Proposal
A written scope, milestone plan and fixed-price proposal, so cost and timeline are agreed before work begins.
031–3 weeks
Design
Wireframes and a clickable prototype reviewed with your team before development starts.
042-week sprints
Development
Fortnightly releases to a staging environment, with a review at the end of each sprint.
051–2 weeks
Testing and launch
Functional and security testing, user acceptance testing, data migration, training and go-live.
06Ongoing
Support
Thirty days of post-launch support, followed by an optional maintenance contract.
FAQ
Frequently asked questions
Is it cheaper to hire developers in India than in Dubai?
Usually much cheaper. With Infovion, a dedicated full-time developer is about AED 3,300 to 6,600 a month, and hourly work about AED 45 to 90, with the same working day since India is only 1½ hours ahead.
Can you build Arabic apps?
Yes: right-to-left Arabic layouts, Arabic fonts and bilingual Arabic and English content, for web and mobile.
Can our data stay in the UAE?
Yes. Hosting and databases can be in UAE cloud regions under your accounts while we develop from India, with access controlled by you.
Do you understand UAE VAT invoicing?
Yes. Our jewellery software already prints 5% VAT tax invoices with TRN in AED, and we have written a guide to UAE VAT on gold including the 2025 reverse charge.
How do I contact you from Dubai?
WhatsApp +91 93091 93613, call +91 91563 02024, or email contact@infovion.in. Our working day runs 7:30 am to 8:30 pm UAE time.
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