Serving the UAE remotely from Islamabad
Timeline Digital is a custom software development company headquartered in Islamabad, Pakistan, that builds custom, enterprise and ERP systems for organizations across the UAE, from Abu Dhabi and Sharjah to Dubai. We have no office in the UAE: the work is delivered remotely, one hour ahead of Gulf Standard Time, with Arabic and English interfaces where your users need them.
Businesses in Dubai, Abu Dhabi and Sharjah often reach the same point: stock in several places, approvals on WhatsApp, and a packaged system that almost fits. We build the ERP, CRM, workflow, web and mobile systems that replace that, and you test 2 to 3 key modules as working software before committing to the full project.
Our office hours are 08:00 to 17:00 UAE time (GST, UTC+4), Monday to Friday.
Most teams are not short of effort. They are held back by tools that do not fit, so we start with the problem and then choose the system that fixes it.
Branch and warehouse stock across the emirates never matches
An ERP with multi-location inventory, transfers and reorder levels gives one stock figure per item. Custom ERP development
Approvals for purchases, leave and discounts run on WhatsApp and email
Workflow software with approval chains, delegation and an audit trail of every decision. Workflow automation
Invoices and VAT figures are pulled together by hand from several systems
Finance and invoicing connected to your accounting package, so each transaction is entered once. ERP integration
Sales, leasing and service teams each keep their own customer records
A CRM with one customer history, pipeline and follow-up tasks for every team. CRM development
Drivers, technicians and site staff report by phone call
Mobile apps with offline mode, photos and signatures, synced to the office system. Mobile app development
An older system that cannot handle Arabic properly or be changed safely
A staged move to a modern bilingual web platform, migrating data and users without a big-bang cutover. Legacy modernization
Group management reports are compiled by hand every month
Enterprise dashboards reading live data from ERP, CRM and finance, filtered by company, branch and emirate. Enterprise software development
Each service is built around your workflow, with role-based access, reporting and support after launch.
Custom ERP for trading, contracting, distribution and services: procurement, inventory, projects, finance and HR in one system.
Learn moreMulti-department platforms for groups and larger organizations, delivered in stages so each department goes live in turn.
Learn moreBusiness systems built around your workflow when a packaged product almost fits but forces daily workarounds.
Learn moreiOS and Android apps in Arabic and English from one Flutter codebase, for customers or for staff in the field.
Learn moreA CRM for sales, leasing or service teams, shaped around your pipeline and follow-up rules.
Learn moreDiscovery, data migration, training and go-live for an ERP rollout, one department at a time.
Learn moreConnect ERP, accounting, ecommerce, payment and third-party platforms so data is entered once.
Learn moreWe serve every emirate remotely from our Islamabad headquarters, including Ajman, Ras Al Khaimah, Fujairah and Umm Al Quwain. The software work is the same across the emirates; the organizations and their priorities differ.
Dubai has a dense mix of trading, logistics, real estate, hospitality and services businesses, many running several branches, brands or free-zone and mainland companies side by side. Typical systems are ERP and inventory across locations, CRM for sales and leasing teams, and customer-facing apps.
Software and app development for DubaiAbu Dhabi is the federal capital and home to many government entities and large groups, so projects there tend to be larger and more formal: written requirements, security documentation, bilingual interfaces and phased rollouts across departments. Our published bilingual public-sector platform in Qatar is the closest example of that kind of work.
Read the Qatar case studySharjah has a large base of manufacturing, industrial and trading businesses. Typical needs are production and inventory tracking, purchasing and costing, and delivery or field-service apps, usually as focused systems that grow module by module.
Why Timeline Digital
The UAE is one hour behind Pakistan, so our office day (08:00 to 17:00 UAE time) covers most of yours. Arabic right-to-left layouts are planned from the first design, not added later. And before you commit to the full build, your team tests working modules.
The company has 1,200+ developers and 85+ management professionals, including group-company employees, and has built software since 2013. For UAE organizations that means a team large enough for multi-department enterprise systems, and Arabic and English interface work proven on a published bilingual public-sector platform in Qatar.
Our 9:00 to 18:00 Pakistan day is 08:00 to 17:00 in the UAE, so questions are answered and demos happen during your working day.
Right-to-left layouts, bilingual labels, documents and reports, and Hijri dates where needed are part of the design, not a late translation.
Our published case study is a bilingual Arabic and English public-sector platform in Qatar (client name withheld). Other references are discussed privately under NDA.
The company has 1,200+ developers and 85+ management professionals, including group-company employees, enough to staff business analysis, engineering, QA and support on one program.
Large systems go live one department or module at a time, each stage ending in a demo your team reviews, instead of one risky switchover.
Source code is transferred on full payment as set out in the agreement, and hosting accounts can sit in your company name.
Read the published case study: Qatar Government Digital Platform.
Before you commit to the full project, we build 2 to 3 of your key modules as working software, free of charge, ready in about 2 days. Your team tests the pilot, and the full build starts only after you approve it.
See how the free pilot worksWe learn your requirements and how your organisation works today.
Together we choose 2 to 3 key modules that prove the solution.
We build those modules as real, working software, free of charge.
Your team uses the pilot. The full project starts only after you approve it.
Delivered remotely from our Islamabad headquarters, with scheduled video meetings in your working hours; on-site visits only when agreed in the contract.
Office hours: Monday to Friday, 9:00 to 18:00 Pakistan time (PKT, UTC+5).
Every project follows the same five steps, from understanding your workflow to the pilot and the full build. See how we work.
Comparing proposals? Our guide shows how custom software costs are estimated, and the page on software development outsourcing covers the contract terms, IP and meeting hours to agree with an offshore team.
Trading, distribution, contracting, real estate, hospitality and services businesses, and larger groups, that need systems built around how they operate across branches and emirates.
Dubai · Abu Dhabi · Sharjah · Ajman · Ras Al Khaimah · Fujairah · Umm Al Quwain · Al Ain
Timeline Digital holds no certifications (such as ISO 27001 or SOC 2). We build with these requirements in mind; compliance is confirmed per project with you and your advisers. Our security and data protection page sets out how we handle data.
Ways to work with us
Pick the model that fits. Every model starts with understanding how your business works today.
A project with a free pilot: we build 2 to 3 key modules first, and the full project starts only after you approve them
A dedicated team: engineers with a technical lead and a project lead, working inside your tools and review process
Extra engineers for your existing team, working to your coding standards and release process
A scoping engagement that turns a rough idea into a written plan of modules, roles, reports and integrations
No. Timeline Digital’s only office is its headquarters in Islamabad, Pakistan. We serve Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Sharjah and the other emirates remotely, with video meetings in your working hours; on-site visits happen only when agreed in the contract.
Our office hours are Monday to Friday, 9:00 to 18:00 Pakistan time, which is 08:00 to 17:00 in the UAE. Pakistan is one hour ahead of Gulf Standard Time all year, so most of your working day is covered by ours.
Yes. Right-to-left layouts, bilingual labels and documents, Arabic-friendly fonts, and Hijri or Gregorian dates are planned in the design stage. Our published case study, a bilingual public-sector platform in Qatar, was designed for both language directions from the first wireframe.
Yes. We can deploy to a UAE cloud region or to your own infrastructure, with the accounts in your company name. Whether a hosting setup meets the UAE PDPL or a free-zone regime for your data is an assessment for you and your advisers; we document where data lives and who can access it to support that assessment.
Before the full project, we build 2 to 3 of your key modules as working software, free of charge. For an ERP that might be purchasing and inventory; for a CRM, the pipeline and customer record. Your team tests the pilot, and the full build starts only after you approve it.
Yes, remotely from Islamabad, across every emirate. This page covers the UAE as a whole, including Abu Dhabi, Sharjah, Ajman, Ras Al Khaimah, Fujairah and Umm Al Quwain. Businesses based in Dubai have their own page: software and app development for Dubai. The team, process and office hours (08:00 to 17:00 UAE time) are the same.
Our published public-sector work is a bilingual platform in Qatar. We can work inside formal procurement, with written requirements, security documentation and references shared under NDA, but we do not claim registration with any UAE government supplier program.
There is no fixed timeframe: the schedule is set from your requirements in the Plan step. The free pilot of 2 to 3 key modules is ready in about 2 days, and with 1,200+ developers we have the capacity to deliver a complete system in as little as 2 weeks. The full project starts after you approve the pilot, and the scope, milestones and terms are agreed after it. Long-term support under a service level agreement (SLA) follows launch.
Timeline Digital does not publish prices for custom software, because every project is custom. The price is set in three steps: we analyse your requirements, build a free pilot of 2 to 3 key modules, and after you approve the pilot we agree the scope, milestones and commercial terms in writing. Any change request outside the approved scope is reviewed and agreed with you before extra work begins. Typical market ranges are explained in our custom software development cost guide.
Published by Timeline Digital, a custom software development company founded in Islamabad in 2013. The facts on this page (track record, schedule, pricing policy and ownership terms) come from the same company facts used across the site.
Author
Usama Asif
CEO and CTO, Timeline Digital. Founded the company in 2013 and has led its software engineering work since then.
Tell us how your business works today. An NDA can be signed before you share sensitive details; we agree a written plan and build 2 to 3 key modules as a free pilot before you commit to the full project.