Dubai · Free zone
Office space in Dubai Internet City
The regional headquarters cluster for the global technology industry, part of the TECOM group of districts along the Sheikh Zayed corridor.
The district
Who is actually there.
Microsoft, Oracle, IBM, Meta and their regional teams, plus the software vendors, system integrators and agencies who sell to them.
What it costs
Upper band free zone pricing — a premium over general free zones.
Market conditions
Published market rates, 2026. Outside DIFC this is currently a tenant's market: rent-free periods of three to six months are standard and extend to twelve on leases above 10,000 sq ft, and Business Bay landlords have been offering AED 150–300 per sq ft toward fit-out. Ask for both — they are negotiable and rarely volunteered.
Who leases here
Regional headquarters of global technology firms, systems integrators, software vendors and the agencies who sell to them.
Getting there
Metro and tram connections, on Sheikh Zayed Road, with reasonable parking within the cluster.
Suits
Enterprise technology businesses that sell to, hire from or partner with the multinationals in the cluster.
Avoid if
General trading — it will not be licensed here — and any technology business that does not need the neighbours.
Licensing route
DDA / TECOM free zone licence.
Nearby districts
Questions
If you sell to enterprise technology buyers or recruit from that talent pool, proximity is genuinely valuable. If not, the same licence costs far less elsewhere.
Technology, software and related activities. The list is narrower than the name suggests — general trading will not be licensed.
Yes, under the Dubai Development Authority, alongside Media City, Knowledge Park and the other TECOM districts.
One question
What do you actually need in Dubai Internet City?
A registered address at upper-band rates is expensive for what it does. A free zone package gives you the licence and the visas without the lease, and nobody checks which tower you sit in.
Compare the 40 authoritiesOr just ask usServiced offices and free zone packages usually win at this size. Landlords here have been offering three to six months rent-free and fit-out contributions, so a conventional lease is worth negotiating hard before you dismiss it.
How visa quota worksOr just ask usThen the property decision comes first and drives everything after it — the licence, the Ejari, the DEWA deposit and your visa quota. Ask for the rent-free period and the fit-out allowance; both are negotiable and rarely volunteered.
Ejari and DEWA, step by stepOr just ask us