Solution · Retail and e-commerce
WhatsApp chatbot for UAE businesses
Automated WhatsApp ordering, booking and support that hands over to staff when needed. Built for retailers, D2C brands and distributors, in Arabic and English.
- Typical investment
- AED 25,000 – AED 90,000
- Typical timeline
- 3–8 weeks
- Built on
- Automation
Core modules
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Guided flows
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AI answers
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Order and booking
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Payments links
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Agent inbox
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Broadcasts with opt-in
Integrations
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WhatsApp Business API
Send order updates, reminders and support replies on the channel UAE customers use most, with a shared team inbox and chatbots.
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Claude and LLM APIs
Use large language models for bilingual assistants, document extraction and summarisation.
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Zoho
Connect Zoho CRM, Books, Inventory and People, a suite very widely used by UAE SMEs.
Problems it solves for retail and e-commerce
- Online and in-store stock that never matches
- High cart abandonment at checkout
- Marketing data spread across too many tools
Regulatory context by emirate
Clear pricing with VAT, Arabic terms, refund policies and consumer protection obligations all need to be reflected in checkout and order flows.
| Emirate | What to plan for |
|---|---|
| Dubai | Consumer protection rules under Federal Law No. 15 of 2020 and the Ministry of Economy's e-commerce requirements. |
| Abu Dhabi | Consumer protection rules under Federal Law No. 15 of 2020 and the Ministry of Economy's e-commerce requirements. |
| Sharjah | Consumer protection rules under Federal Law No. 15 of 2020 and the Ministry of Economy's e-commerce requirements. |
Context to help you scope, not legal advice.
Why Fluxo
Premium delivery, without the agency overhead.
We work on UAE business hours, Monday to Friday, with a delivery lead you can reach directly and an engineering team in India. Workshops run over video, and you see progress in a demo every two weeks.
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Senior-led delivery
A named delivery lead and senior engineers on every project, not a rotating cast of juniors.
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Fixed-scope proposals
A written scope, milestones and a fixed price before any work starts.
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Arabic and English from day one
Right-to-left layouts and bilingual content designed in, never bolted on.
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You own everything
Source code, designs, accounts and data are yours from the first commit.
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Questions, answered.
How much does a WhatsApp chatbot cost?
Most projects fall between AED 25,000 – AED 90,000, with a typical timeline of 3–8 weeks. The main cost drivers are the number of user roles, integrations, Arabic content and how polished the first release must be. You get a fixed price after a short scoping call.
Can we start with a smaller version of the WhatsApp chatbot?
Yes. Many clients launch with guided flows, AI answers, order and booking first, then add the rest in later phases.
Do Tabby and Tamara really help conversion?
BNPL is widely used in the Gulf, and many UAE retailers report higher average order values after adding it. We integrate both in most stores.