SRTIP or RAKEZ — which is cheaper with 1 visa in 2026?

Reading the AED 1,500 difference

At one visa the packages sit close together: SRTIP at AED 12,500 all-in against RAKEZ at AED 14,000, each covering the licence, authority fees, setup service and a complete visa block. SRTIP — the Sharjah Research, Technology and Innovation Park — is also the zone where Formenzo itself is licensed, so its fee schedule is the one we know from the inside.

Who picks which

SRTIP draws founders with a technical slant: software and AI developers, engineering consultants, and product businesses that value a science-park address near Sharjah's universities. RAKEZ appeals to sole traders and small commercial operations anchored in Ras Al Khaimah, or to founders who simply prefer its long record as a general-purpose zone.

Two things founders ask

Which is cheaper with no visas at all? SRTIP again — AED 5,500 all-in against AED 6,000 for a licence-only RAKEZ setup.

Does RAKEZ ever overtake SRTIP? Yes, as visas stack up. At two visas they nearly meet — AED 17,795 versus AED 18,000 — and at three RAKEZ is the cheaper zone: AED 22,000 against SRTIP's AED 26,035.