Al Sufouh, next to Media City and Knowledge Park · Tech

Dubai Internet City

DIC · TECOM

Software, IT services, and the TECOM tech campus.

Office

TECOM buildings and flexi

Visas

TECOM packages

Year-one feel

Mid

Internet City is the original tech free zone: Microsoft, and a long tail of smaller software firms, still define the campus. Freelance IT permits and company licences both exist under TECOM. The metro (Dubai Internet City / Knowledge Village / Al Sufouh tram) is why people live in nearby Marina, JLT or Jumeirah.

If you are a two-person SaaS shop, compare DIC against IFZA / Meydan on price, then pick DIC if the campus and the visa desk matter.

TECOM freelance ≠ DIC company. Different documents, different visa math.