Lahore engineering hub, serving Dubai & the UAE
Custom Software Development CompanyDubai
10silicon is a custom software development company Dubai businesses call when the off-the-shelf tool has run out of road. We build custom CRMs, ERP modules, customer and supplier portals, internal dashboards, workflow automation and SaaS products for companies across Dubai and the UAE, from trading houses in Deira to advisory firms in DIFC and manufacturers in Dubai Silicon Oasis. Our engineers work from a Lahore engineering hub one hour behind Gulf Standard Time, so your working day and ours overlap almost completely.
After 7+ years and 100+ projects we have learned that the software company in Dubai you choose matters less than the process it follows. Ours has three steps: Strategic Discovery to write the scope, Agile Engineering in two-week sprints with a demo at the end of each, and Deployment & Growth once the system is live. You see working software every fortnight and pay per milestone, never a large sum upfront.
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What we build
Services for Dubai businesses
Custom CRM development
Pipeline stages, WhatsApp and email logging, quotations, renewals and reports shaped around how your sales team actually works.
ERP modules
Inventory, procurement, HR, payroll, project costing or fleet modules that sit beside the accounting system you already run.
Customer and supplier portals
Self-service portals where clients track orders, suppliers submit invoices and partners download documents, with approvals and audit trails.
Internal tools and dashboards
Operations consoles, approval workflows and management dashboards that replace the spreadsheets and email chains slowing your team down.
Workflow automation
Rules, triggers and scheduled jobs that move data between systems, chase approvals and generate documents without anyone copying and pasting.
Integrations with existing systems
Connections to accounting packages, ERPs, payment gateways, courier APIs and UAE government portals, with retries, logging and alerts.
Legacy modernisation
Stage-by-stage rebuilds of ageing Access, VB or classic PHP systems into web applications, with data migrated and staff retrained.
SaaS products
Multi-tenant products with subscription billing, roles, usage metering and an admin console, built for your first customer and the next thousand.
Tech stack we use
- React
- Next.js
- TypeScript
- Node.js
- Laravel
- PostgreSQL
- MySQL
- Redis
- REST & GraphQL APIs
- AWS
- Docker
- React Native / Flutter
How we work
Our 3-step process
- 1
Strategic Discovery
We map your goals, users, constraints and success metrics into a scoped plan with a fixed first milestone before any code is written.
- 2
Agile Engineering
Two-week sprints with a demo at the end of each one. You see working software, not status reports, and can change direction early.
- 3
Deployment & Growth
Production launch with monitoring, documentation and a growth plan: performance, SEO, analytics and a maintenance retainer if you want one.
Indicative pricing
What it costs in Dubai
Price is driven by the number of user roles, the systems we must integrate with and how much of the workflow is unique to you. A portal with three roles and one accounting integration sits at the low end; a multi-tenant platform with billing, mobile apps and several integrations sits at the top.
Tier 1
Internal tool or portal
AED 29,000 - 73,000
USD 8,000 - 20,000
Timeline: 6 - 10 weeks
- Discovery workshop, written scope and data model
- Up to three user roles with secure login and permissions
- One integration with your accounting or ERP system
- Staging environment, testing, launch and staff handover
Tier 2
Custom CRM or ERP module
AED 73,000 - 220,000
USD 20,000 - 60,000
Timeline: 3 - 5 months
- Process mapping with your operations and finance teams
- Custom workflows, approvals, reporting and audit trails
- Two to four integrations and migration of existing data
- Arabic and English interface with right-to-left support
Tier 3
Enterprise platform or SaaS
AED 220,000 - 735,000+
USD 60,000 - 200,000+
Timeline: 5 - 12 months
- Multi-tenant architecture, subscription billing and admin console
- Web application plus iOS and Android apps where needed
- Dedicated squad with project lead, QA and UI/UX designer
- Security review, monitoring, documentation and post-launch retainer
Ranges are indicative 2026 market figures for Dubai and the UAE. Every quote is written after Strategic Discovery and split into milestones.
Why it works
Why a Lahore software house serves Dubai well
An IT company in Dubai with a full in-house engineering team has to recover Dubai rents and salaries, and that shows up in the day rate. A pure offshore software development company for Dubai clients is cheaper on paper, but you often inherit an overnight time gap, rotating staff and quality you only discover at handover. Our developers, designers and QA engineers are full-time employees in one Lahore office, one hour behind Gulf Standard Time, so a 10am standup in Business Bay is 9am for the team.
Each project gets a named lead who joins your calls, answers on WhatsApp in UAE hours and owns the sprint plan. We have no Dubai office and do not pretend to. Instead we offer video consultation at every stage and on-site consultation in Dubai for discovery workshops and go-live.
Agency vs offshore vs hybrid
Choosing a software development dubai partner: how the options compare
Rates are indicative 2026 market figures for senior work. The point is not the cheapest hour; it is senior engineers, full working-hours overlap and ownership of what you pay for.
| Criteria | Dubai agency | Offshore shop | 10silicon |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indicative hourly rate | USD 60 - 120 | USD 15 - 35 | USD 25 - 45 |
| Working-hours overlap with GST | Full | Often 2 - 4 hours | Full (Lahore is GST minus 1) |
| Who you talk to | Account manager | Rotating contacts | Named engineer and project lead |
| Demos | Monthly or at milestones | Varies | Every two weeks on a staging URL |
| Code and accounts | Usually yours | Sometimes theirs | Always in your repos and cloud accounts |
| In-person meetings | At their office | Rare | Video any time; on-site in Dubai by arrangement |
| Arabic / RTL and UAE payments | Yes | Varies | Yes, standard on every build |
UAE-ready by default
Built for how business works in Dubai
Offshore teams often learn UAE requirements on your project. We treat them as standard scope, so Arabic, AED payments, VAT invoicing and data protection are designed in rather than bolted on.
- 01
Arabic & RTL interfaces
Bilingual English-Arabic layouts planned from the first wireframe, with right-to-left mirroring and Arabic typography that holds up on mobile.
- 02
UAE payment gateways
Integration with Network International, Telr, PayTabs, Stripe and bank gateways, plus Tabby and Tamara instalments and cash on delivery flows.
- 03
VAT and e-invoicing
FTA-compliant tax invoices with TRN, 5% VAT handling, credit notes and exports your accountant can reconcile.
- 04
Data protection by design
Built with the UAE Personal Data Protection Law in mind: consent records, access control, encryption and data residency in Gulf cloud regions when required.
- 05
Sector rules designed in
For fintech, healthcare and education builds we design for regulator expectations such as CBUAE, DHA and MOHAP requirements; compliance sign-off stays with your advisers.
- 06
WhatsApp-first customer flows
Click-to-chat, WhatsApp Business API notifications and lead capture, because that is how UAE customers actually get in touch.
Compliance sign-off for regulated sectors stays with your legal and regulatory advisers; we build to the requirements they specify.
Fit
Who hires a custom software development company in Dubai
Most of the companies that come to us are established UAE businesses whose growth has outpaced their tools. A distributor in Deira runs purchasing on spreadsheets and cannot see live stock. A property manager in JLT answers the same tenant questions by email every day. A manufacturer in Dubai Silicon Oasis has an ERP the vendor stopped updating years ago.
In each case the fix is not another subscription but a system designed around the way the business runs. Whether you choose a software house in Dubai or a team abroad, that is what custom software is for: a CRM with your pipeline stages rather than someone else's, a portal that gives customers and suppliers exactly what they need, or a dashboard that pulls from three systems so the owner stops asking for weekly reports. If an off-the-shelf product would do the job, we will say so in the first call.
Scope
Enterprise software development for UAE businesses
Enterprise software development in Dubai usually means building around systems that already exist. Most clients run an accounting package or ERP they will not throw away, so our CRM development and ERP software development work adds modules, portals and automation to that core. A typical engagement adds a quotation module to the CRM, a supplier portal that feeds invoices into accounting, and an approvals workflow that replaces a chain of WhatsApp messages.
Business portal development is the most common request we see from the UAE. Customer, agent, tenant and supplier portals share the same bones: secure login, role-based access, document exchange, status tracking, notifications and reporting. We have built enough of them to start from a proven base and spend your budget on what is specific to you.
Integration
Integrations, legacy systems and clean data
Every custom system we build for a Dubai client connects to something else. Accounting platforms, ERPs, payment gateways, courier APIs and UAE government portals each have their own quirks, rate limits and failure modes. We build every integration with retries, logging and alerts, so when a third party is down you know before your customers do and nothing is silently lost.
Legacy modernisation follows the same approach. We rarely recommend a big-bang rewrite. Instead we map the old system, migrate and clean the data, rebuild the highest-value module first and run it alongside the old one until your staff trust it, so nobody loses a day of work.
Case study
Case study: custom ERP module for a UAE distributor
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FAQ
Software Development Dubai: common questions
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