Build your online store. Sell on WhatsApp and in your shop too.
Nodi is an ecommerce platform for UAE shops and online sellers. Launch a store in English and Arabic, take payments and deliveries, and keep one stock count with your POS and your WhatsApp and Instagram orders. No developer needed.
Full Scale plan for 30 days · Then from AED 59 (≈ $16) / ৳1,999/month · Your own domain · Set up in 5 minutes
- Full Arabic storefront with right-to-left layout, alongside English
- Cards and cash on delivery
- Delivery charges and times by emirate
- One catalog and stock with your POS and your WhatsApp and Instagram orders
- AI sales agent that answers customers in English or Arabic
What is Nodi's online store builder?
Nodi's online store builder lets UAE businesses create an ecommerce website in English and Arabic without coding. You add products once, choose a theme and your domain, and start selling. The store shares its catalog and stock with Nodi's POS and with your WhatsApp, Instagram and Messenger inbox, where an AI sales agent answers customers and takes orders.
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How to create an online store with Nodi
- Step 1
Add your products
Upload from Excel or CSV, or add them one by one with photos, prices and variants such as size and colour.
- Step 2
Choose a theme and your address
Pick a store theme, then use your own domain or start free on a yourshop.nodi.to address.
- Step 3
Set up payments and delivery
Accept cards and cash on delivery. Set delivery charges and times for each emirate.
- Step 4
Open for orders
Share your store link on Instagram, WhatsApp and Google. Orders from the website, the counter and chats all arrive in one place.
Everything a UAE online store needs
Your own domain
Use yourshop.ae or yourshop.com, or start free on a nodi.to address.
Store themes
Choose a theme and make it yours, with pages that look right on the phones your customers shop on.
English and Arabic
A full Arabic storefront with right-to-left layout, alongside English.
Payments
Cards through Stripe, and cash on delivery. Tabby and Tamara aren't available yet.
Delivery
Set delivery charges and times by emirate, book Aramex from Nodi and track orders.
Discounts and offers
Buy X get Y, scheduled sales and offer rules. (Growth and Scale)
Abandoned cart recovery
Remind shoppers on WhatsApp and SMS when they leave items in their cart. (Growth and Scale)
Marketing tracking
Facebook Pixel, Conversions API, Google Analytics and Tag Manager built in.
More than a website: one system for every way you sell
In the UAE, a lot of selling happens on WhatsApp and Instagram, not just on your website. Most store builders ignore that. Nodi puts your website, your shop counter and your chats on the same catalog and stock.
AI sales agent in your chats
Nodi's AI answers customers on WhatsApp, Instagram and Messenger, in English or Arabic, recommends products from your store and creates the order, day and night.
AI sales agentPOS for your shop
Selling in person too? The same products and stock work at the counter, with UAE VAT invoices and offline mode.
POS for your shopOne stock count
A sale anywhere updates stock everywhere, so you never sell what you don't have.
One stock count
Built to grow with you
Add branches, brands and trade buyers as you grow, on the same catalog and stock.
- Wholesale price lists and quotations for trade buyers (Scale)
- Run several brands from one account (Scale)
- Customer groups and CRM to sell again to past buyers
- Profit and loss, balance sheet and ledger (Growth and Scale)
- Up to 3 branches on Growth and 10 on Scale, with stock transfers
- Already on Shopify or WooCommerce? Connect it to Nodi's inbox, POS and stock instead of switching.
Online stores for every kind of UAE seller
For UAE shop owners and online sellers, including Instagram, Facebook and WhatsApp sellers, who want an online store without hiring a developer.
Ecommerce for UAE sellers →- Fashion and abaya
- Perfume and oud
- Beauty and cosmetics
- Electronics and accessories
- Gifts and home décor
- Wholesale and trading
- Instagram, Facebook and WhatsApp sellers
Looking for a Shopify alternative in the UAE?
Nodi includes the POS, an Arabic storefront, WhatsApp and Instagram selling, and the AI sales agent that a standard store usually needs extra apps for. Already on Shopify or WooCommerce? You can keep your store and connect it to Nodi instead.
Shopify in the UAE →- POS on the same products and stock
- Arabic storefront with right-to-left layout
- WhatsApp and Instagram selling
- AI sales agent in English and Arabic
- Connect your Shopify or WooCommerce store instead of switching
Nodi vs a standard website builder
| Standard website builder | Nodi | |
|---|---|---|
| Online store and checkout | Yes | Yes |
| Arabic, right-to-left store | Sometimes | Yes |
| Cards and cash on delivery | Often via apps | Built in |
| Shop counter POS on the same stock | Add-on or separate | Included |
| WhatsApp and Instagram orders in one inbox | No | Yes |
| AI that answers customers in English and Arabic | No | Yes |
| Abandoned cart reminders on WhatsApp | Sometimes, via apps | Included (Growth and Scale) |
| Accounting (P&L, ledger) | Separate tool | Included (Growth and Scale) |
Simple pricing
Retail
For one shop starting online
AED 59 (≈ $16) / ৳1,999 / month
Growth
For growing online sellers
AED 179 (≈ $49) / ৳5,999 / month
Scale
For multi-brand, multi-branch
AED 389 (≈ $106) / ৳12,999 / month
Try the full Scale plan for 30 days for AED 3 (≈ $1) / ৳99.
Every plan includes the online store, your own domain, POS billing and the AI sales agent.
Online store questions
How do I create an online store in the UAE?
You need a trade or ecommerce licence, a payment provider and an online store platform. With Nodi, you add your products, choose a theme and domain, set up payments and delivery, and start selling, usually within minutes. For the licence, see our guide to ecommerce licences in Dubai.
Do I need a developer?
No. You build and run the store yourself from the Nodi dashboard.
Can I use my own domain?
Yes. Connect any domain you own, or start on a free nodi.to address.
Which payment methods can my customers use?
Cards through Stripe, cash on delivery and bank transfer. Tabby and Tamara aren't available yet. See payments.
Can my store be in Arabic?
Yes. Nodi stores support Arabic with a right-to-left layout, alongside English.
Can I sell on WhatsApp and Instagram too?
Yes. Nodi's AI sales agent answers customers on WhatsApp, Instagram and Messenger in English or Arabic, shares products from your store and takes orders.
I already use Shopify. Do I have to switch?
No. You can connect your existing Shopify store to Nodi instead of moving it, or move to Nodi's own store, and use the inbox, AI agent and POS on the same stock.
Is there a free trial?
You can try the full Scale plan for 30 days for AED 3 (≈ $1) / ৳99.
Guides for selling online in the UAE
How to Start an Online Business in Dubai
The steps from idea to first order, including licence, payments and delivery.
Read the guideEcommerce Licence in Dubai
Which licence you need to sell online in Dubai and how to get it.
Read the guideDo You Need a Website If You Sell on Instagram?
When an online store helps an Instagram seller, and when it can wait.
Read the guideShopify vs Salla vs Zid
UAE store platforms compared on price, payments, Arabic and WhatsApp selling.
Read the guide
Your shop, online, on WhatsApp and at the counter. One system.
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