14 Oct 2026 · TrustList Editorial
E-invoicing mandates: 14 deadlines in nine countries over the next 12 months
From the UAE on 30 October to Spain in October 2027, 14 e-invoicing deadlines fall in nine countries within a year. Clearance, Peppol and…
TrustList ranks 555 companies in the UAE across 10 categories. The biggest lists are advertising companies (108), app development companies (104) and accounting firms (90). Each list below is the top of its full ranking, ordered by rating, review volume and listing quality; no one pays for a position.
The businesses here list work in Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Middle East and London. 539 of them have written a profile you can read before you get in touch.
What to check before you hire in the UAE
Each section below is the top of that category's own ranking for the UAE, so the two pages can never disagree. At the top of the largest of them, IT service providers, right now: Techwave, iHorizons and Verbat Technologies.
Top 5 of 108 ranked

Cactix works as both a B2B marketing agency and a consultancy, run from Dubai since 2011 and taking on clients around the world.
Why #1: Based in Dubai, United Arab Emirates · Founded 2011 · Google partner, HubSpot partner, as stated on its own website, read 28 Sept 2026
Not yet on record: client reviews, vetting.

Consumer Products & Services · Advertising & Marketing · Hospitality & Leisure
This listing for EDS FZE belongs to the Dubai advertising and digital marketing agency that also trades as EDS FZCO. Its website says the business was set up in Dubai in 2006.
Why #2: Based in Dubai · Founded 2006 · Google partner, as stated on its own website, read 29 Sept 2026
Not yet on record: client reviews, vetting.

Dunes Advertising is a branding and marketing agency that began in Dubai in 1985 and now also operates in Saudi Arabia.
Why #3: Based in Dubai, UAE, with offices in Riyadh and Jeddah · Founded 1985 · Team of 80+, as stated on its own website, read 29 Sept 2026
Not yet on record: client reviews, vetting.

Continent Advertising, known by the short form CAD, is an advertising and marketing company that has worked in Dubai since 1995.
Why #4: Based in Dubai, United Arab Emirates · Founded 1995, as stated on its own website, read 28 Sept 2026
Not yet on record: client reviews, vetting.

Creative · Advertising
Abu Dhabi creative agency producing branding, digital campaigns and corporate publications for government and industry clients
Why #5 (shared): Based in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates · Founded 2002, as stated on its own website, read 29 Sept 2026
Not yet on record: client reviews, vetting.
Top 5 of 104 ranked

Brio Networks, whose website now trades as Brio Technologies, is a software and hardware company in the United Arab Emirates.
Why #1: Based in United Arab Emirates · Founded 2015 · ISO 9001, ISO 27001, as stated on its own website, read 28 Sept 2026
Not yet on record: client reviews, vetting.

Daiviksoft Technologies designs and builds enterprise software and AI tools from its headquarters in India, with a growing operation in Ajman in the UAE.
Why #2: Based in India, with an office in Ajman, UAE · Founded 2016 · ISO 9001, ISO 27001 · Project numbers stated on its own website, as stated on its own website, read 28 Sept 2026
Not yet on record: client reviews, vetting.

Supply Chain, Logistics, and Transport · Consumer Products & Services · Mobile App Development · Also in Ahmedabad
Hyperlink InfoSystem builds mobile apps, websites and custom software for clients ranging from start-ups to large enterprises.
Why #3: Based in New York, USA and India, with sales offices in California and Dubai · Founded 2011 · ISO 27001, as stated on its own website, read 28 Sept 2026
Not yet on record: client reviews, vetting.

Advertising & Marketing · Business Services · Real Estate
Digital Arabia is a Dubai digital marketing agency founded in 2016.
Why #4: Based in Dubai, UAE · Founded 2016 · Client numbers stated on its own website, as stated on its own website, read 29 Sept 2026
Not yet on record: client reviews, vetting.

Supply Chain, Logistics, and Transport · Mobile App Development · Web Design · Also in Bengaluru, India
DxMinds Innovation Labs Pvt Ltd is a software development company based in Bengaluru, India, and part of Indo-Sakura Software, a Tokyo-headquartered ICT group.
Why #5: Based in Bengaluru, India, with offices listed in Dubai, New Delhi and New South Wales… · ISO 9001, ISO 27001, professional accreditation · Team of 125+, as stated on its own website, read 28 Sept 2026
Not yet on record: client reviews, vetting.
Top 5 of 90 ranked
Energy & Natural Resources · Business Services · Financial Services
Farahat & Co. is an audit and accounting firm founded in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, in 1985.
Why #1: Based in Dubai, United Arab Emirates · Founded 1985 · ISO 9001, as stated on its own website, read 5 Oct 2026
Not yet on record: client reviews, vetting.

Tax · Books · Administration · Also in Abu Dhabi and Dubai
Emirates Chartered Accountants Group is an audit, tax and accounting firm headquartered in Dubai. A team of finance professionals started it in 2005.
Why #2: Based in Dubai, UAE · Founded 2005 · ISO 9001, as stated on its own website, read 5 Oct 2026
Not yet on record: client reviews, vetting.

Advertising & Marketing · Business Services · Real Estate · Also in Dubai
AGX is a firm of chartered accountants and auditors in the United Arab Emirates, with its base in Dubai.
Why #3: Based in Dubai, United Arab Emirates · Founded 2013 · Client numbers stated on its own website, as stated on its own website, read 28 Sept 2026
Not yet on record: client reviews, vetting.

Value Added Tax (VAT) · Financial Reporting · Creative · Also in Abu Dhabi and Dubai
ARCA - Al Rubaie & Partners Chartered Accountants is an accounting and management consultancy practice in the United Arab Emirates.
Why #4: Based in Dubai and Abu Dhabi, UAE · Founded 1979, as stated on its own website, read 28 Sept 2026
Not yet on record: client reviews, vetting.

Accounting
Kanaan & Associates is a public accounting and advisory firm based in the United Arab Emirates, founded in 1980. It works with a variety of industries and business forms.
Why #5: Based in United Arab Emirates · Founded 1980, as stated on its own website, read 5 Oct 2026
Not yet on record: client reviews, vetting.
Top 5 of 78 ranked

Fractional marketing and digital strategy consultancy for founder-led companies in the Middle East, South Africa and beyond
Why #1: Based in Cape Town, South Africa and Dubai, UAE · In business 10+ years · Client numbers stated on its own website · Founder-led, as stated on its own website, read 28 Sept 2026
Not yet on record: client reviews, vetting.

Web Design · Real Estate · Content Management · Also in Qatar
Go-Globe is a software company set up in Dubai in 2005 that now centres its work on custom enterprise AI systems.
Why #2: Address in United Arab Emirates · Founded 2005 · Team of 35+, as stated on its own website, read 29 Sept 2026
Not yet on record: client reviews, vetting.
Filmmaster Productions makes advertising films and live experiences for brands. It traces its history to 1976 and belongs to an Italian entertainment group.
Why #3: Office in United Arab Emirates · Founded 1976, as stated on its own website, read 5 Oct 2026
Not yet on record: client reviews, vetting.

Dow Group is a digital services company operating in Dubai, Abu Dhabi and Beirut, among several other cities.
Why #4: Based in Dubai, Abu Dhabi and Beirut · Founded 2002, as stated on its own website, read 29 Sept 2026
Not yet on record: client reviews, vetting.

Mobile App Development · Corporate / Business · Web Design
Digital Graphiks is a web design and development agency in the United Arab Emirates, working since 2004.
Why #5: Based in Dubai, UAE · Founded 2004, as stated on its own website, read 29 Sept 2026
Not yet on record: client reviews, vetting.
Top 5 of 73 ranked

Supply Chain, Logistics, and Transport · Consumer Products & Services · Hospitality & Leisure · Also in Dubai
ebs Chartered Accountants is a chartered accounting firm in Dubai that handles accounting, audit and tax work for businesses and individuals in the UAE.
Why #1: Based in Dubai, UAE · In business 15+ years · Team of 50+ · Client numbers stated on its own website, as stated on its own website, read 9 Oct 2026
Not yet on record: client reviews, vetting.
Accounting · Tax · Auditing · Also in Dubai
AGX Auditors is a firm of chartered accountants and auditors in the UAE, established in 2013. Its founders have worked in the country for over two decades.
Why #2: Based in Dubai, UAE · Founded 2013 · Client numbers stated on its own website, as stated on its own website, read 5 Oct 2026
Not yet on record: client reviews, vetting.

Dubai business setup consultancy offering company formation, tax, liquidation and government liaison across the UAE and GCC
Why #3: Based in Dubai, UAE · In business 50+ years, as stated on its own website, read 9 Oct 2026
Not yet on record: client reviews, vetting.
Goals · Legal · Also in Dubai
Ideal Translation is a translation and interpreting company in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, established in 1986.
Why #4: Based in Dubai, United Arab Emirates · Founded 1986, as stated on its own website, read 9 Oct 2026
Not yet on record: client reviews, vetting.

Company Formation · Creative · Accounting · Also in Houston and Abu Dhabi
Kiltons Business SetUp Services helps clients set up and run companies in Dubai and the UAE.
Why #5 (shared): Based in Dubai, UAE · Founded 1999, as stated on its own website, read 9 Oct 2026
Not yet on record: client reviews, vetting.
Top 5 of 41 ranked

ERP Software Development · Software Development · E-Commerce Development · Also in United States of America
Techwave Consulting Inc started in 2004 as an SAP services provider and grew into a wider software services company.
Why #1: Office in United Arab Emirates · Founded 2004 · Team of 1,400+, as stated on its own website, read 6 Oct 2026
Not yet on record: client reviews, vetting.

IT Outsourcing · Outsourcing · Also in Qatar
Doha-based technology company building enterprise software, cloud and AI services for organisations and governments in the Middle East and North Africa
Why #2: Office in United Arab Emirates · Founded 1996, as stated on its own website, read 5 Oct 2026
Not yet on record: client reviews, vetting.

Mobile App Development · Social Media Marketing · Search Engine Optimization
Verbat Technologies is a software development company serving businesses from Dubai in the United Arab Emirates.
Why #3: Based in Dubai, United Arab Emirates · Founded 1999, as stated on its own website, read 5 Oct 2026
Not yet on record: client reviews, vetting.

Social Media Marketing · Web Design · Web Development
First Screen provides mobile content services, including learning and entertainment, to mobile users in more than 45 countries.
Why #4: Based in Dubai (headquarters) · Founded 2006, as stated on its own website, read 5 Oct 2026
Not yet on record: client reviews, vetting.

ERP Software Development · Web Design · Web Development · Also in Indore, India
Lemosys is an IT company, also called Lemosys Infotech, formed in 2007 with operations in India and the United States.
Why #5: Office in United Arab Emirates · Founded 2007 · Team of 45+, as stated on its own website, read 5 Oct 2026
Not yet on record: client reviews, vetting.
Top 5 of 26 ranked

Web Design · Web Development · iOS App · Also in United States of America
Voximplant is a cloud platform for building voice, video and messaging into applications.
Why #1: Office in United Arab Emirates · Founded 2007 · ISO 27001, as stated on its own website, read 6 Oct 2026
Not yet on record: client reviews, vetting.

Search Engine Optimization · IT Services · UI/UX Design · Also in United Kingdom
Inatech develops cloud software for physical oil trading, bunkering and shipping.
Why #2: Office in United Arab Emirates · Founded 2002, as stated on its own website, read 6 Oct 2026
Not yet on record: client reviews, vetting.
DumiSoft has made business software since 2004 and runs offices in Dubai and India. Its range centres on cheque writing and printing, document management and ERP systems.
Why #3: Based in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, and India · Founded 2004, as stated on its own website, read 28 Sept 2026
Not yet on record: client reviews, vetting.
Business phone system and contact centre software, sold through partners, that runs on premises, in a private cloud or hosted
Why #4: Office in United Arab Emirates · Founded 2005, as stated on its own website, read 28 Sept 2026
Not yet on record: client reviews, vetting.
Web Design · Web Development · iOS App · Also in Finland
Cloudia Ltd supplies digital procurement software, covering the whole route from sourcing a supplier to signing a contract.
Why #5: Office in United Arab Emirates · Founded 2008, as stated on its own website, read 5 Oct 2026
Not yet on record: client reviews, vetting.
Top 5 of 19 ranked

Security · Analytics · Banking
Briskinfosec Technology and Consulting Pvt Ltd is a cyber risk management firm headquartered in Chennai, India, with a further presence in the UAE.
Why #1: Office in United Arab Emirates · Founded 2017 · ISO 9001, ISO 27001, as stated on its own website, read 28 Sept 2026
Not yet on record: client reviews, vetting.

Energy & Natural Resources · Gps, Navigation & Gis · Artificial Intelligence - AI · Also in South Africa
DVT is a software and data engineering company with a twenty-year record, based in South Africa.
Why #2: Office in United Arab Emirates · In business 20+ years · Team of 500+, as stated on its own website, read 5 Oct 2026
Not yet on record: client reviews, vetting.

Software Development · Mobile App · Government · Also in Monmouth and New Jersey
Exatosoftware is an enterprise IT services company with offices in Jaipur, New Jersey, London and Dubai.
Why #3: Based in offices in Jaipur, New Jersey, London and Dubai · In business 25+ years, as stated on its own website, read 9 Oct 2026
Not yet on record: client reviews, vetting.

Digital Marketing · Staff Augmentation · eCommerce · Also in Miami and Rajasthan
Diginix Ai IT Solutions is an AI and software company with headquarters in Dubai and India.
Why #4: Based in Dubai and India · In business 13+ years · Project numbers stated on its own website, as stated on its own website, read 9 Oct 2026
Not yet on record: client reviews, vetting.

Software Development · Outsourcing · Learning
Dubai software development and digital transformation firm providing dedicated teams, AI and IoT solutions for businesses
Why #5: Based in Dubai · Founded 2014, as stated on its own website, read 9 Oct 2026
Not yet on record: client reviews, vetting.
Top 5 of 11 ranked
Seed Stage · Also in Abu Dhabi
Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM) – Tech Startup Licence and RegLab offers two routes for startups and fintech firms in Abu Dhabi, UAE.
Also in Abu Dhabi
Abu Dhabi Investment Office (ADIO) – Innovation Programme is an Abu Dhabi government scheme, launched in 2020, for technology companies that move to the emirate.
Also in Abu Dhabi
ADQ – DisruptAD (venture capital platform) is the venture capital platform of ADQ, an Abu Dhabi investment and holding company.
Also in Dubai
DIFC Innovation Hub (incl. former DIFC FinTech Hive) is an innovation hub inside the Dubai International Financial Centre, serving fintech and other technology firms.
Growth Stage · Seed Stage · Also in Dubai
Dubai Future District Fund is an evergreen venture capital fund of funds based in Dubai, UAE.
Top 5 of 5 ranked

Growth Stage · Augmented Reality · Learning
Global Ventures is an international venture capital firm based in the United Arab Emirates, investing in founders and growth-stage companies across markets including the Middle…
Seed Stage · Pre Seed
BECO Capital is a venture capital firm based in the UAE. It has invested in technology founders across the Gulf and the wider Middle East since 2012, from pre-seed through to…
Seed Stage · Pre Seed · Also in Abu Dhabi
Hub71 is a global tech ecosystem based in Abu Dhabi, UAE. It brings together startups, investors and talent, and it runs an access programme alongside specialist ecosystems.
Also in Dubai
Dubai startup hub with subsidised business setup, co-working space and prototyping labs for tech, media and design firms
Growth Stage · Seed Stage · Pre Seed
Shorooq Partners is a multi-strategy investment firm, regulated in ADGM, that began as a venture firm in the MENA region in 2017.
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