The UAE has thousands of firms. We list the ones that check out.
firm.ae is a curated index, not an open marketplace. No self-listing, no pay-to-rank, no review farms — a directory you can act on.
Why we exist
Hiring a firm in the UAE usually means a Google search, five WhatsApp threads and a stack of quotes you can't compare. Directories exist, but most sell their ranking — the loudest budget wins, not the best fit.
We built firms.ae to work the other way: every listing is checked against official registries before it goes live, featured spots rotate instead of being sold, and when you send a brief, a person — not an algorithm — picks the three firms that fit it.
How we make money
Browsing and matching are free for buyers, and listing is free for licensed firms. We never charge to appear in the index and we never sell ranking positions.
Revenue comes from optional services for firms — enhanced profiles and qualified lead routing — clearly labelled, and always beneath the same rule: verification can't be bought.
Verification
Verified means checked. Not paid for.
Trade licence cross-checked
Against DED and free-zone registries — mainland and free zone alike.
Portfolio reviewed
Real delivered work, named clients, recent projects.
Management referenced
We speak to the people who will actually run your account.
Re-verified every 12 months
Lapsed licence, gone from the index. Simple.
- 7,918+
- Licence-verified firms
- 23
- Categories covered
- 20+
- Free zones, all 7 emirates
- 48h
- Brief to shortlist, average
How we work
01
Direct. Grounded. Never salesy.
We say what happens next and what it costs. If a sentence can lose a word without losing meaning, we cut it.
02
Facts over stars.
No purchasable ratings. Trust comes from registry facts: licence, track record, team, tenure.
03
Humans make the match.
Every brief is read by our team in Business Bay and matched by hand — three names, 48 hours.
Work with the index