Online stores built for
Saudi shoppers.
Saudi-ready e-commerce with Mada, STC Pay, Tabby, Tamara, Aramex, and SMSA built in from day one. Shopify, WooCommerce, Salla, Zid, or fully custom — from SAR 3,500.
From SAR 3,500Everything a Saudi store needs to sell.
A Saudi online store that only takes international credit cards loses most of its checkout. We build stores around how Saudis actually pay — Mada, STC Pay, Apple Pay, and BNPL with Tabby and Tamara — and how they expect delivery to work, with Aramex, SMSA, and same-day couriers integrated and tracked.
Platform choice matters as much as design. Salla and Zid get you to market fast inside the Saudi ecosystem; Shopify and WooCommerce give you global flexibility; a custom build gives you total control at scale. We work across all of them and will tell you honestly which fits your catalogue, margins, and growth plan. Stores start at SAR 3,500, bilingual by default, with ZATCA-compliant invoicing.
“We wanted a simple platform where customers could browse and book hotel packages easily, and that's exactly what we got. The website looks great and has made managing bookings much easier for us.”
What's included in every store we build.
Saudi payment stack
Mada, STC Pay, Apple Pay, credit cards, plus Tabby and Tamara buy-now-pay-later — configured, tested, and reconciled.
Shipping & fulfilment
Aramex, SMSA, and local courier integration with live tracking, COD handling, and automated customer notifications.
Right platform, honestly
Salla, Zid, Shopify, WooCommerce, or custom — recommended against your catalogue size, margins, and growth plan, not our commissions.
Bilingual storefront
Arabic-first product pages with proper RTL, localised checkout, and SAR pricing — plus English for your international customers.
Conversion engineering
Fast product pages, one-page checkout, abandoned-cart recovery, and WhatsApp order support wired in from launch.
ZATCA & compliance
E-invoicing (Fatoora) compliance, VAT configuration, and maroof/CR trust signals placed where shoppers look for them.
How we work with you.
Store strategy
Catalogue, margins, payments, and fulfilment mapped in a written brief. Platform recommendation with transparent reasoning.
Design & build
Bilingual storefront design, product setup, payment and shipping integration — demoed to you every Thursday.
Test with real orders
End-to-end testing: real payment flows, COD, refunds, shipping labels, and notifications on Saudi networks.
Launch & grow
Go-live with analytics, conversion tracking, and 30 days of free support. SEO and ads management available from SAR 1,000/month.
We build on what fits your business.
Salla
Saudi-native and fastest to market: Mada, STC Pay, Tabby/Tamara, local shipping, and ZATCA invoicing out of the box. Ideal for first stores selling to Saudi customers. Trade-off: limited deep design customisation.
Zid
Salla's closest competitor, with stronger inventory and multi-channel retail tooling for some merchants. Equally Saudi-native, with the same theme-customisation ceiling.
Shopify
The biggest app ecosystem and far more design control — right for brand-led stores and merchants selling internationally. Local payments work via Moyasar or Tap gateways; costs run higher with apps and transaction fees.
WooCommerce & custom builds
Total control for complex catalogues, B2B pricing, ERP integration, or unusual checkout flows. SAR 3,500–12,000 with no monthly platform rent — the right call at scale, overkill before it.
Payments, shipping, and compliance.
Payments decide whether your checkout completes. Saudi shoppers expect Mada first, then Apple Pay and STC Pay, with Tabby and Tamara instalments for larger baskets — stores adding BNPL routinely see average order values climb. We configure these through gateways like Moyasar, Tap, HyperPay, or PayTabs, test real transactions including refunds, and set up reconciliation so your accountant is not untangling payouts manually.
Delivery expectations in the Kingdom are set by the giants: live tracking, SMS updates, and cash on delivery as a fallback. We integrate Aramex, SMSA, and same-day couriers with automated labels and customer notifications, and implement COD with fee logic that protects your margins from serial refusers.
Compliance is built in, not bolted on: ZATCA (Fatoora) e-invoicing, VAT configuration, and the commercial registration and Maroof trust signals displayed where hesitant shoppers look for them before paying a store they have not bought from before.
What makes Saudi shoppers complete checkout.
Saudi e-commerce conversion is won in details most stores ignore. Product pages must answer in seconds: real photos, prices in SAR with instalment amounts shown, stock and delivery-time signals, and reviews. The checkout must be one page, work flawlessly in Arabic, and never force account creation before purchase — every extra field is measurable abandonment.
Then there is speed: on mobile data, each second of load time cuts conversions. Our stores ship with green Core Web Vitals as a requirement, which is also a Google ranking signal — meaning the same work that converts better also brings more free traffic. When we built the CheaPackages sales platform, browsing-to-checkout was designed as one continuous flow for exactly this reason.
Questions Saudi clients ask us most.
How much does an e-commerce website cost in Saudi Arabia?
Online stores at Safwa Web start at SAR 3,500 for a complete bilingual store with Saudi payments and shipping integrated. Larger catalogues, custom features, and ERP integrations typically range from SAR 3,500 to SAR 12,000.
Should I use Salla, Zid, Shopify, or a custom store?
Salla and Zid are excellent for getting to market fast inside the Saudi ecosystem. Shopify and WooCommerce offer more design and app flexibility. Custom builds make sense at scale or with unusual requirements. We work across all of them and recommend based on your catalogue and growth plan — in writing, with reasons.
Which payment methods can you integrate?
Mada, STC Pay, Apple Pay, Visa/Mastercard, and BNPL via Tabby and Tamara, through gateways like Moyasar, Tap, HyperPay, or PayTabs. Cash on delivery with COD-fee logic is also standard.
How long does it take to launch a store?
A Salla/Zid or Shopify store typically launches in 3–5 weeks. Custom WooCommerce or headless builds take 8–12 weeks depending on catalogue size and integrations. Timelines are committed in writing.
Is the store ZATCA-compliant?
Yes — VAT configuration and Fatoora e-invoicing compliance are part of every build, along with the commercial registration and Maroof trust signals Saudi shoppers look for before they buy.