Off-hours — we reply first thing at 9:00 local. Vy is always on.
The difference usually comes down to a short list of things a free-zone licence cannot do directly. We check those points and give you a clear answer.
A mainland route is usually relevant if you need to operate, sell, or contract directly in the UAE.
Non-UAE clients, digital products, holdings/IP, and imports handled through a distributor.
Before anything is filed, we send a clear route recommendation with the authority, visa range, and cost view.
Government buyers and mainland customers can push the route toward mainland.
If the work is desk-based and billed abroad, a low-cost free-zone setup is often enough.
Institutional buyers, local hiring, and procurement needs can make a mainland route the better fit.
Warehousing, customs, and fulfilment requirements usually matter more than the headline licence cost.
Structure, banking acceptance, and ownership clarity usually drive the route more than setup speed or cost.
Examples only. The right authority depends on activity, visa needs, and where you need to contract.
Bank suitability depends on your activity, ownership, documents and transaction profile.
Tell us the activity and headcount. We’ll shortlist the route that actually fits.
A specialist will review your case and point you to the best-fit setup.
Sonsoto quoted us a line-item budget for the licence, visas and the bank pack up front. Nothing crept in later. That alone was worth the fee.
I’d already been rejected by two banks. Sonsoto told me why, changed the pack, and we opened with WIO in three weeks. Straight answers, no theatre.
They caught a corporate-tax filing we were about to miss and re-scoped the renewals so we stopped paying twice for the same work. Now they run everything.
We’d spoken to four firms and got four different price sheets. Sonsoto was the only one that showed us where the extras came from — and we didn’t need them.
Golden Visa done, family visas done, licence renewed. Same team, same WhatsApp thread. I don’t chase PRO agents anymore.
They told me RAK was a better fit than Dubai for our margin. I’d already paid a deposit somewhere else. They still refunded my Sonsoto retainer and helped me exit.
More clients onboarded, higher payout.
Straight to the account.
More referrals unlocks higher payouts.
