AI automation companies in the UAE range from Abu Dhabi AI groups such as G42 and Presight, to global consultancies with Middle East practices such as Accenture and PwC, to automation platforms with Dubai offices such as UiPath and Automation Anywhere. This index lists nine of them, says what kind of firm each is and where it sits, and links every fact to a source you can check.
Two things to know before you read it. First, it is not exhaustive and it is not a ranking. The order follows the type of company, nothing else. Second, we are one of the vendors. Skcript Applied Labs wrote this page and appears in the table, marked as the author. Facts were checked on 10 November 2026.
How we built this index
A company made the list if we could link it to AI or automation work in the UAE with a public source: its own website or a press report. For each one we wrote down the type of firm, where it is based or has a UAE presence, and what it does, in neutral terms.
We left out anything we could not source. There are no prices, client counts, reviews or quality claims about other firms here. If you want to compare vendors, the scorecard further down lets you do that on your own terms.
AI automation companies in the UAE
| Company | Type | HQ / UAE presence | What they do | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| G42 | UAE AI group | Abu Dhabi | AI and technology group; parent of Core42 and majority owner of Presight | The National |
| Core42 | UAE AI infrastructure | Abu Dhabi, part of G42 | Sovereign cloud and AI infrastructure | G42 |
| Presight | UAE AI company, listed on ADX | Abu Dhabi, member of G42 | AI-powered big data analytics | Presight, Khaleej Times |
| AIQ | UAE sector AI company | Abu Dhabi; founded by ADNOC and G42, majority owned by Presight | AI for the energy sector | WAM |
| Accenture | Global consultancy | Global; Middle East practice | Consulting and technology services, including data and AI | Accenture newsroom |
| PwC Middle East | Global consultancy | Middle East member firm of PwC | Advisory, including AI adoption work with UAE organisations | PwC |
| UiPath | Automation platform | US-founded; office in Dubai Internet City | Automation platform, from RPA to agentic automation | UiPath offices |
| Automation Anywhere | Automation platform | San Jose, US; regional headquarters in Dubai announced in 2019 | Robotic process automation (RPA) software | Automation Anywhere |
| Skcript Applied Labs (author) | AI-first boutique | Chennai, India; serves UAE clients remotely on Gulf hours | AI automation of specific tasks, tested on your real data | Skcript Applied Labs |
A few notes on reading the table:
- G42, Core42, Presight and AIQ are related. Core42 is a G42 company, Presight describes itself as a member of G42, and Presight holds a majority stake in AIQ. If you are talking to one, you may meet the others.
- Consultancies and platforms sell different things. A consultancy sells advice and delivery. A platform vendor sells software, and much of the delivery often goes through partners.
- About us. Skcript was founded in 2013 and has its headquarters in Chennai. We have no UAE entity or office. We work with UAE clients remotely, on Gulf working hours.
Which kind of company fits your project?
The type of firm tells you more than its name. A UAE AI group fits large, national-scale work and infrastructure. A global consultancy fits multi-country programmes with a big change budget. A platform vendor fits a company already committed to that platform. An AI-first boutique fits one painful task you want running and measured quickly.
We explain the trade-offs between these, with an eight-point rubric and red flags for each, in How to choose an AI automation partner in the UAE.
Compare your shortlist
Pick two to four names from the table, or your own, and score each on the same eight points. Critical criteria count double, and a zero on a critical one means walk away. Nothing you type leaves your browser.
Questions to ask every vendor on the list
Whoever you shortlist, ask them the same things in writing:
- Can we see a system you built running in production, and talk to the people who built it?
- Where does the exact model in your proposal process our requests, not only where data is stored?
- How did your models do on Arabic cases, scored separately from English?
- What is the fixed price for a first step, and the fixed price to go live?
- Who owns the code, the prompts and the test set if we part ways?
For the data questions, read keeping your data in the UAE and our PDPL and DIFC AI compliance guide.
Where we fit
We are a small AI-first team in Chennai, and we work with UAE clients remotely on Gulf hours. We fit when you have one task that eats your team's week and you want numbers before a budget. We do not fit if you want a large on-site team or a multi-year transformation programme.
Our pilot price is published on the pricing page, and you can see how we work in AI consulting in the UAE. Score us with the same scorecard as everyone else.
Know a company that belongs here? Tell us with a public source, and we will check it and add it at the next update.
