Who we are, and how we deliver to Saudi clients from India
There are three of us, all engineers, all based in India. One of us is the full stack developer who builds
interfaces, APIs and integrations. Another of us handles AI and machine learning, AWS infrastructure, data work,
technical SEO and deployments. The third of us manages projects and works across data science, AI and
automation. A Saudi client who asks why mada payments are failing, or why the Arabic menu wraps badly on an
iPhone, gets an answer from whoever wrote that code.
It is worth being precise about what we are not. We have no office in Riyadh, Jeddah or Khobar. We hold no
commercial registration or investment licence in the Kingdom, we have no Saudi employees, and we cannot attend
meetings in person. We have no awards, ratings or client logos to display here. If a local presence or face-to-face
workshops are essential for your project, a Saudi agency is the better fit, and we would rather say so now.
A working rhythm built for remote projects
Most of our Saudi conversations start on WhatsApp, which is where business in the Kingdom increasingly happens
anyway. From there we move to a video call on Google Meet, Zoom or Microsoft Teams to understand the business,
then send a written scope. Everything that matters is written down: pages, features, languages, integrations, who
supplies content, what is excluded and when each milestone is due. That document protects you more than any
handshake.
During the build you get a private staging link. You can open it on your phone during a meeting, forward it to a
partner in another city, or send it to your translator to check how the Arabic reads in context. Feedback comes
back in the same WhatsApp or email thread, we group it into a change list, and small fixes usually appear the same
day. Weekly written updates summarise what was done, what is next and what we are waiting for from you.
From planning to deployment, then two months of care
We do not hand you a zip file and disappear. We plan the site, design it, build it, set up the SEO foundations,
configure hosting, point the domain, install SSL and set up email authentication records so your mail reaches
inboxes. After launch, two months of maintenance are included: text and content edits, bug fixes, security and
dependency updates, backups, and uptime and speed checks. After that you can choose a monthly plan or pay only for
changes you request.
The Saudi market online: what has changed and what customers expect
Saudi Arabia has changed quickly. Vision 2030 has pushed entertainment, tourism, sport, logistics and a broader
private sector into the economy, and government services have moved online to a degree that sets a high bar for
everyone else. People who renew documents and book appointments through smooth government apps expect the same
ease from a clinic, a furniture shop or a training centre. A slow website, a form that rejects a Saudi mobile number,
or an Arabic page that looks broken now feels out of date rather than merely inconvenient.
The audience is also more Arabic-first than in some neighbouring markets. English is widely used in business,
especially in Riyadh and the Eastern Province and in sectors with international staff, but most consumers search,
browse and buy in Arabic. A Saudi site built English-first with Arabic added later sends the wrong signal to the
majority of its visitors. For most consumer brands, the Arabic version should be the main one.
Mobile, social and WhatsApp first
Discovery in the Kingdom often starts on social platforms such as Snapchat, TikTok, Instagram and X, and ends on a
phone. Many visitors land on a product or service page from a social post rather than your home page, so every page
has to stand on its own: clear offer, price or price range, delivery or booking details, and a way to reach you.
WhatsApp is the default channel for questions. We place click-to-chat links prominently, pre-fill messages with the
page or product the customer was viewing, and for higher volumes connect the WhatsApp Business Platform for order
and appointment updates.
Credibility for a cautious buyer
Saudi customers are wary of unknown online sellers, and with good reason. They look for signs that a business is
real and accountable: a commercial registration number, a VAT number on invoices, a physical address in the National
Address format, a clear return and exchange policy in Arabic, and contact details that answer. We build pages that
present these details cleanly. We will not invent reviews, trust badges or client logos, but we can link to your
genuine Google reviews or your listing on a recognised marketplace.
Arabic-first websites and proper RTL engineering
An Arabic-first site is designed from the start for right-to-left reading. The navigation starts on the right, the
visual hierarchy follows an Arabic reader's eye, and the English version is the adaptation rather than the other way
round. It is a different mindset from translating an English site, and it shows in the details: headlines that fit
the Arabic wording rather than an English-length box, buttons sized for Arabic labels, and imagery chosen with Saudi
customers in mind.
It also matters for search. People looking for a web designer in the capital type
تصميم مواقع الرياض, not the English phrase, and someone hunting for a flat searches
شقق للإيجار في الرياض. Arabic pages written and structured for these queries reach an
audience that English pages never will.
The engineering details we get right
- Arabic pages declare
lang="ar" and dir="rtl", and the stylesheet uses logical properties so spacing, borders and alignment flip correctly without duplicate CSS. - Arabic fonts are chosen for readability on phones, with enough weights for headings and body text and a generous line height for the script.
- Letter spacing, uppercase styling and fake bold are removed from Arabic text, because they damage connected letterforms.
- Directional icons, sliders, breadcrumbs and step indicators mirror; logos, video controls and numbers do not.
- Mixed content such as English brand names, model numbers, prices in riyals and
+966 phone numbers is isolated so it reads in the right order inside Arabic sentences. - Validation messages, empty states, confirmation emails, invoices and WhatsApp templates exist in Arabic, not just the page body.
Saudi-specific form and date handling
Forms are where many Arabic sites fail. For Saudi customers we support the National Address structure, known in
Arabic as العنوان الوطني, with building number, street, district, city, postal code
and additional number, because couriers deliver more reliably with it. Mobile fields accept the local format and
the international +966 prefix. Name fields allow for full multi-part names without forcing a Western
first-name and surname split.
Dates need a decision too. Many Saudi customers are comfortable with the Gregorian calendar in commerce, but the
Hijri calendar still matters for religious occasions, some official contexts and customer expectations around
Ramadan and the Hajj season. Where it helps, we show both. We also agree on numerals: Western digits, Eastern Arabic
digits such as ٢٠٢٦, or one in each language, and then apply the choice everywhere.
Who supplies the Arabic words
We are clear about this from the first call: none of us is a native Arabic writer. Your marketing team, an agency
copywriter or a translator you trust writes the Arabic. We make that easy by exporting every string, from page
headings to form error messages, SEO titles and alt text, into a single sheet, then importing the finished text and
checking that nothing is left in English. Tone matters in Saudi Arabic, and a native writer will get it right in a
way machine translation will not.
Online stores and payments for Saudi shoppers
An ecommerce store starts from US$750. In the Kingdom, the decisions that make or break a store are
payments, delivery and trust, more than the choice of theme. Shoppers expect to pay with mada, their local debit
card network, or with Apple Pay, to see instalment options on bigger purchases, to know exactly when the parcel will
arrive in their city, and to find an Arabic returns policy that sounds fair.
Salla, Zid, Shopify or a custom build
Salla and Zid are Saudi ecommerce platforms. They offer Arabic dashboards, Saudi payment methods and local shipping
companies out of the box, and they are often the fastest route for a small or mid-sized Saudi store run by a team
that prefers to work in Arabic. We set up the store, configure payments, shipping zones, tax settings and pages, and
customise the theme within what each platform allows. Shopify suits brands selling across the Gulf or beyond, or those
that need specific apps, and it supports Arabic storefronts well with the right theme. WooCommerce fits brands with a
lot of content. A custom build is worth it for B2B ordering with customer-specific prices, subscription logic, complex
bundles or live ERP integration.
Gateways, mada, wallets and BNPL
Payment gateways commonly used by Saudi businesses include HyperPay, Moyasar, PayTabs, Checkout.com and Tap. They
support mada alongside Visa and Mastercard, and most offer Apple Pay; STC Pay support varies by provider. Stripe is
a common choice elsewhere, but check whether it supports a company registered in Saudi Arabia before planning around
it. If your company is registered in another country, such as the UAE, the options differ. Whatever gateway you
choose, we integrate it, test declined and challenged payments, refunds and partial refunds, and keep card data off
your server.
Payment options for Saudi online stores | Payment method | Why it matters in the Kingdom | What to plan for |
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| mada | The national debit card network; many shoppers pay this way first | Gateway must support mada; test mada cards specifically, not just Visa |
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| Apple Pay | Very common on iPhones, fastest checkout on mobile | Domain verification with the gateway, testing on real devices |
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| STC Pay and wallets | Popular digital wallet option for some customers | Availability depends on the gateway contract |
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| Tabby and Tamara | Instalments on fashion, electronics, furniture and other larger baskets | Provider approval, order value limits, refunds through the BNPL provider |
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| Cash on delivery | Still expected by some first-time buyers | Order confirmation, COD fees, courier cash settlement, return-to-origin costs |
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Tabby and Tamara
Buy now, pay later is well established in Saudi retail. Tabby and Tamara each approve merchants separately and set
rules on eligible products and order values. We add their checkout options and the instalment messaging on product
and cart pages as their guidelines require, and we test the return path carefully, because refunds that go wrong
through a BNPL provider are a common source of angry customer messages.
Delivery across a very large country
The Kingdom is big, and delivery times from a Riyadh warehouse to Jeddah, Abha or Tabuk differ. We set up shipping
rules by city or region so customers see realistic costs and dates before paying. Couriers such as SMSA, Aramex,
Naqel and Saudi Post (SPL) can be connected for label creation and tracking, and collecting the National Address at
checkout reduces failed deliveries. For stores with branches, click and collect by city is often worth adding.
Store details that raise conversion
Prices shown inclusive of VAT, your commercial registration and VAT numbers in the footer, an Arabic returns and
exchange page with real timeframes, product schema so listings can show prices in search, filters that do not
flood Google with duplicate URLs, and abandoned cart reminders by email or WhatsApp. For big seasonal moments such as
Ramadan, Eid, Saudi National Day, Founding Day and White Friday, we can prepare campaign pages in advance so the
store is not being edited in a hurry during peak traffic.
SEO for google.com.sa in Arabic and English
Every site we build includes an SEO foundation: sensible URLs, unique titles and descriptions, a clean heading
structure, internal links, compressed images, schema markup, an XML sitemap and a correct robots file, with Search
Console and analytics connected before launch. Monthly SEO starts from US$150/mo; our
SEO services page lists what it covers. For Saudi Arabia, the work leans
heavily towards Arabic.
Keyword research in Saudi Arabic
Saudi searchers mix Modern Standard Arabic with local phrasing, and the words differ between Najd, Hejaz and the
Eastern Province. Spelling varies too: the same word may be typed with or without hamza, with taa marbuta or haa at
the end. Someone looking for an online store developer might search تصميم متجر إلكتروني,
while a business owner comparing providers might type شركة تصميم مواقع في السعودية.
We build the Arabic keyword list from search data, autocomplete and the pages ranking on google.com.sa today, then
map terms to pages. We do not translate the English list and hope for the best.
hreflang, URLs and language versions
Arabic and English versions live at separate URLs, for example the root for Arabic and /en/ for English
on an Arabic-first site. hreflang tags such as ar-SA and en-SA tell Google which version to show to whom, and an
x-default covers everyone else. Each version has its own titles, meta descriptions and structured data, written for
that language. We never switch languages with JavaScript on one URL, because search engines then see only one of
them.
City and district pages done honestly
Local searches in Saudi Arabia are often district-specific: a dentist in Al Olaya, a car service centre in Al
Rawdah in Jeddah, or a café in Khobar's Corniche area. We create location pages only for places you actually serve,
with content that is specific to each, and we help you set up and maintain your Google Business Profile with Arabic
and English details. For multi-branch businesses, each branch gets its own profile and landing page with accurate
hours, including Ramadan hours.
What to expect
Competition on Saudi Arabic keywords is often lighter than on English ones in the UAE, but it is growing fast as
more brands invest in Arabic content. Good Arabic pages, a fast site and steady monthly work usually show progress
over months, not days. Nobody can promise a ranking position, and we will tell you if a simpler plan, such as a
well-built site plus an active Google Business Profile, is enough for your business.
Custom software and AI automation for Saudi teams
Growing Saudi companies often reach a point where spreadsheets, WhatsApp groups and paper forms cannot keep up. A
custom web app starts from US$900 and AI automation from US$600. We scope both
against the hours and errors they remove, and we build in small, testable steps.
- A contractor or subcontractor portal for a construction supplier working on large projects, with document uploads, approvals and status tracking.
- A booking system for an Umrah operator, a clinic or a training centre, with Arabic and English confirmations and reminders.
- A fleet and delivery dashboard for a logistics company, pulling courier status and driver updates into one view.
- A wholesale ordering portal for a Qassim dates or food trader, with customer-specific pricing and order history.
- AI extraction of fields from Arabic and English invoices, delivery notes and forms, with a human review step before anything is saved.
- An internal assistant that answers staff questions from your own policies and manuals, in Arabic or English.
Integrations are usually the heart of these projects: CRMs such as Zoho, HubSpot and Salesforce, accounting and ERP
systems, your e-invoicing solution, courier APIs and WhatsApp. For AI features we are cautious. Arabic document
extraction and Arabic language models have improved a lot, but they still make mistakes, so we design review steps
where errors would be expensive, and we do not send sensitive personal data to external AI services without your
clear decision and your adviser's approval.
Region by region: how the Kingdom's markets differ online
Saudi Arabia has 13 administrative regions, and they are not one market. We serve all of them remotely. The regions
table below gives a summary; here is the context that shapes what a website in each area needs to do.
Riyadh
The capital is the centre of government, finance and corporate headquarters, and many international companies have
chosen it for their regional base. It has a large professional workforce, a growing startup scene and a busy calendar
of events and entertainment. Riyadh businesses often need polished bilingual corporate sites, supplier profiles
that procurement teams can review quickly, SaaS dashboards, and event or venue pages that handle sudden spikes in
traffic.
Makkah region: Jeddah, Makkah and Taif
Jeddah is the Kingdom's great trading city on the Red Sea, with a major port, a strong retail and fashion culture and
a long history of family businesses. Ecommerce, trading catalogues and brand sites are common requests. Makkah is
defined by Hajj and Umrah, which drive hotels, transport, catering and pilgrim services that need multilingual sites
for visitors from many countries. Taif, in the mountains, has its own tourism and agricultural products, including
its well-known roses.
Eastern Province: Dammam, Khobar, Dhahran, Jubail and Al Ahsa
The Eastern Province is the heart of the energy and petrochemical industry. Contractors, engineering firms and
industrial suppliers need clear B2B sites with capability statements, certifications, project histories they are
allowed to share and downloadable company profiles. Khobar and Dammam also have busy retail, dining and residential
markets, and Al Ahsa is a large oasis region with agriculture, dates and a distinct local identity.
Madinah region, including AlUla and Yanbu
Madinah welcomes visitors all year, supporting hotels, transport and pilgrim services much like Makkah. AlUla has
become one of the Kingdom's flagship heritage and tourism destinations, with tour operators and hospitality
businesses that need strong visuals and simple booking. Yanbu combines an industrial city with a Red Sea coastline,
so industrial catalogues and tourism sites sit side by side.
Qassim and Asir
Qassim, around Buraydah and Unaizah, is known for agriculture, dates and trade, with many family-run companies moving
from phone orders to online catalogues and wholesale portals. Asir, around Abha and Khamis Mushait, is a mountain
region with cooler summers that draws domestic tourists; chalet rentals, hotels and tour providers need seasonal
offer pages and bookings that work well on mobile.
Tabuk, NEOM and the Red Sea projects
The northwest has become known for NEOM and other large projects along the Red Sea coast. They have created demand
from suppliers, contractors, recruitment firms and logistics providers who want to present themselves professionally
to project teams and procurement departments. For these companies, a credible corporate site, clear service pages and
a document library usually matter more than consumer features. Plans for giga-projects change over time, so we keep
project references on your site factual and easy to update.
The other regions
Hail, Jazan, Najran, Al Bahah, Al Jawf and the Northern Borders have smaller but real online markets: regional
traders, agricultural producers, clinics, schools, car services and government-linked contractors. Budgets tend to be
modest, so a fast static website from US$150, a well-kept Google Business Profile and a clear WhatsApp link
usually give the best return.
Websites for pilgrims, tourists and international visitors
Hotels, transport companies, caterers and tour operators around Makkah and Madinah serve visitors from across the
Muslim world, and newer tourism destinations such as AlUla, the Red Sea coast and Riyadh's event venues attract
international guests too. For these businesses, Arabic and English are only the start. Guests may be more
comfortable in Urdu, Indonesian, Malay, Turkish, French, Bengali or Persian, depending on your market.
We build the multilingual structure so each language has its own URL, metadata and hreflang tag, with right-to-left
layouts for Urdu and Persian as well as Arabic. As with Arabic, the translations come from you or translators you
trust. We keep booking forms short, show prices clearly with what is and is not included, and display distances,
transfer times and check-in rules in plain language, because a pilgrim booking from Jakarta or Lahore cannot pop in
to ask.
Religious travel also has official channels. Permits and certain bookings for Hajj and Umrah go through official
government platforms such as Nusuk, and your website should explain how your service fits alongside them, link to
them where relevant and never imitate them. We are careful with wording here so your site informs visitors
accurately and does not promise anything only the authorities can provide.
Peak periods are extreme. Ramadan, the Hajj season and major events bring traffic surges that can bring down a
poorly hosted site at exactly the wrong moment. We use static pages where possible, put a CDN in front of the site,
compress images heavily for visitors on roaming data, and load-test booking pages before the season rather than
during it.
PDPL, VAT, ZATCA e-invoicing and other rules to know about
First, a clear limit: we are engineers, not lawyers or tax advisers. This section describes, in general terms, the
rules that most often affect the websites and stores we build for Saudi clients, so you know what to raise with your
advisers. It is not legal or tax advice, and requirements change, so confirm the current position for your company.
Personal Data Protection Law (PDPL)
Saudi Arabia's Personal Data Protection Law is overseen by the Saudi Data and Artificial Intelligence Authority
(SDAIA) and has been enforceable since 2023, after a transition period. In broad terms it covers the legal basis
for processing personal data, notices explaining how data is used, security, the rights of individuals, and
restrictions on transferring personal data outside the Kingdom. For a website, that affects contact and checkout
forms, analytics, marketing tools, chat widgets and where your data is hosted. We build forms that collect only the
fields you need, show a clear notice in Arabic and English, capture consent where required and link to your privacy
policy. Your adviser should confirm what else applies, such as registration or record-keeping duties.
VAT at 15 percent
The standard VAT rate in Saudi Arabia is 15 percent. Stores typically show consumer prices inclusive of VAT, issue
tax invoices with the seller's VAT number, and treat shipping, discounts and refunds correctly for VAT purposes. We
configure your store's tax settings according to your accountant's instructions and make sure your VAT and
commercial registration numbers appear where they should.
ZATCA e-invoicing
The Zakat, Tax and Customs Authority (ZATCA) runs the e-invoicing programme known as
فاتورة (Fatoora). It started with requirements to generate electronic invoices and
has moved in waves to integration, where invoices are shared with ZATCA's systems. If your store or billing system
issues invoices, it may need to work with a compliant e-invoicing solution. Salla and Zid address this within their
platforms in their own ways, while Shopify and custom stores usually connect to a third-party e-invoicing provider.
We integrate with whichever solution your accountant selects. Tell us early which wave applies to you so the
integration is planned rather than rushed.
E-commerce and consumer rules
Saudi e-commerce rules expect online sellers to identify themselves clearly, describe products accurately, show
prices and fees transparently, and explain return, exchange and cancellation terms. Consumer information in Arabic is
expected and in some cases required. We make sure your legal name, commercial registration number, contact details,
terms and returns policy are easy to find, and we avoid tactics such as fake countdown timers or pre-ticked add-ons.
Hosting and sector requirements
Some sectors and data types, including government work, health, finance and critical infrastructure, have rules
about where data may be stored and processed. Several major cloud providers now run data centre regions inside the
Kingdom, so local hosting is practical when it is required. For an ordinary marketing site, a global CDN is usually
fine. Your adviser, regulator or client contract should decide; we deploy accordingly.
Time zones and the Saudi working week
Arabia Standard Time is UTC+3 and India Standard Time is UTC+5:30. Neither country uses daylight saving, so Riyadh is
always two and a half hours behind us. Our working hours of 9am to 9pm IST map to 6.30am to 6.30pm in the Kingdom,
which covers the Saudi morning and afternoon in full. Many Saudi retailers and restaurants stay busy late into the
evening; messages sent then reach us on WhatsApp and are picked up quickly, and anything urgent on a live site is
handled.
India and Saudi Arabia time comparison | Riyadh time (AST) | India time (IST) | Typical use |
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| 6.30am | 9.00am | Our day starts; your overnight messages are read and answered |
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| 9.00am | 11.30am | Your office opens; a good slot for a short call |
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| 12.30pm | 3.00pm | Review of new work on the staging link |
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| 4.00pm | 6.30pm | Daily progress summary sent |
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| 6.30pm | 9.00pm | Our scheduled day ends; WhatsApp stays monitored for urgent issues |
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Friday and Saturday weekends
The Saudi weekend is Friday and Saturday, so your week runs Sunday to Thursday. We work on Sundays and hold calls on
Sunday to Thursday to match your team. Because Thursday afternoon is the end of your week, we avoid launching large
changes then and prefer Sunday or Monday so there is a full working week to watch the results. During Ramadan,
working hours in the Kingdom shift and evening activity rises; we adjust call times and avoid risky deployments
during the busiest shopping nights. We also plan around Eid al-Fitr, Eid al-Adha, Saudi National Day on 23 September
and Founding Day on 22 February.
How Saudi clients pay us
We quote and invoice in US dollars by default. If your finance team prefers riyals, we can invoice in SAR on request.
The riyal has been pegged to the dollar at a fixed rate for many years, so a SAR quote stays stable between approval
and payment. As a rough guide, our US$150 starting price for a website is a little over SAR 560. Payment is
by international bank transfer or Wise; we do not take card payments or crypto.
Projects are paid in milestones: a deposit to begin, a payment when you approve the staging site, and the balance at
launch, each with an invoice that names the scope it covers. Monthly SEO and maintenance plans are billed monthly in
advance and can be stopped with notice. Third-party costs such as Salla, Zid or Shopify subscriptions, domains, apps,
hosting and gateway fees are billed to your company directly by those providers.
Cross-border payments from Saudi companies can involve withholding tax and self-assessed VAT on imported services.
We cannot advise on your position, but we are happy to provide whatever documents your accountant needs, such as a
tax residency statement or a specific invoice format, and to agree in advance how any withholding will be handled so
the milestone amounts are clear on both sides.
Buying guide: hiring an offshore web developer for a Saudi business
Hiring a developer outside the Kingdom can save money and give you access to good engineers, but it needs a slightly
different checklist from hiring locally. These are the questions we would ask if we were in your position, whether
you choose us or another provider.
Can they really do Arabic RTL?
Ask for live Arabic pages they built, open them on your phone and look closely. Is navigation on the right? Do icons
and sliders mirror correctly? Do phone numbers and prices display properly inside Arabic sentences? Does the checkout
work in Arabic from start to finish, including error messages? An English-only portfolio is a warning sign for an
Arabic-first project.
Have they worked with Saudi payments and platforms?
A developer who only knows Stripe may struggle with mada testing, Apple Pay domain verification through a regional
gateway, or BNPL refund flows. Ask which gateways they have integrated and how they test them. If you plan to use
Salla or Zid, ask whether they understand what those platforms allow and where a custom build would be needed.
Do they understand the compliance questions?
You do not need legal advice from your developer, but you do need someone who knows to ask about PDPL, VAT display
and ZATCA e-invoicing, and who will build forms and invoices that your advisers can approve. A provider who has never
heard of these topics will leave you to discover them after launch.
Is the scope written and the price itemised?
Insist on a written scope listing pages, templates, languages, integrations, content responsibilities, revision
rounds and exclusions, with an itemised price. Vague scopes lead to disputes, especially across borders where
meeting in person to resolve them is not easy.
Will you own everything?
Domains, hosting, store accounts, gateway accounts, analytics and Search Console should be registered to your
company, with the developer invited as a user. At the end you should receive the source code, design files and all
logins. Ask this before signing, not after launch.
How will you communicate and pay?
Agree on channels, response times and working days, including Sunday. Pay in milestones linked to visible progress
rather than all upfront, using traceable methods such as bank transfer or Wise, and keep every invoice for your
records and your tax adviser.
What happens after launch?
Ask what support is included, for how long and what it costs afterwards. With us, two months of maintenance are
included free, then an optional plan from US$120/mo a month or changes billed only when you need them.
What drives the cost of a website or store in Saudi Arabia
Quotes for Saudi websites range widely, from very cheap template installs to large agency projects, and the gap
usually reflects scope rather than just margin. Our starting prices are US$150 for a static website,
US$300 for a 299+ page SEO website, US$600 for AI automation, US$750 for an
ecommerce store and US$900 for a custom web app. These factors move a quote above the starting point.
Factors that change the cost of a Saudi website | Factor | Effect on the quote |
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| Arabic-first design plus English | Two language versions, RTL design and testing on every template, bilingual SEO metadata and hreflang |
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| Platform choice | Salla or Zid setup is usually quicker; Shopify apps and custom builds add development time |
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| Payments and BNPL | Each gateway, wallet, BNPL provider and COD rule adds checkout logic and test cases |
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| Integrations | ERP, CRM, courier APIs and e-invoicing solutions each need setup, error handling and testing |
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| Custom forms | National Address capture, Hijri dates, file uploads and approval flows add build and QA work |
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| Content and product data | Writing, product entry and image preparation take time if we do them rather than your team |
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| Seasonal deadlines | Launching before Ramadan, National Day or White Friday may need more hours in a short window |
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Remember the running costs as well: domain renewals, hosting or a Salla, Zid or Shopify subscription, apps and
plugins, gateway and BNPL fees, courier charges, WhatsApp Business Platform messages if you use them, and your
e-invoicing provider. Static sites cost the least to run. We list the expected recurring costs in every quote.
If budget is limited, a sensible path is to launch a focused Arabic-first site with an English version for your key
pages, then add the store, more cities or automation once the site is bringing in enquiries. We structure the first
version so it can grow without a rebuild. Current figures are always on our pricing page.