New website for a private equity firm in Riyadh: real cost vs local agencies (2026)

The verdict in three sentences

For a private equity firm in Riyadh, a credible website typically costs USD 10,700 to 32,000 with a local agency and well above that with a premium studio, as a 2026 ballpark, while Kolonell's fixed grid starts at USD 2,900 (Starter) and reaches USD 8,900 (Premium, the multilingual tier). The real gap is not the build price alone but what sits around it: Arabic copy, compliance review by counsel, photography and maintenance over three years. A local agency remains the better choice in specific cases, which this article lists plainly.

What Riyadh agencies quote in 2026

Prices below come from typical agency quotes and public rate pages in the Kingdom, converted at the fixed peg of 3.75 SAR to the US dollar. They are prudent ranges, not a survey.

Every Kolonell tier includes a project manager reachable in your time zone, native English or French copywriting, and three months of support after delivery. Gated areas such as an LP portal, data room links or CRM integrations are priced on quote. You can compare the tiers on the international offer page.

What a PE site in Riyadh has to prove

A business owner in the Eastern Province, an adviser at a Riyadh investment bank and a candidate from a Big Four deal team read the same site with different questions. The pages that answer them:

• Strategy and investment criteria: stage, majority or minority, ticket range, holding period.
• Sector focus: healthcare, education, consumer, industrial services, technology, as actually pursued.
• Portfolio: only real companies, shown with the owners' consent, with exits clearly marked.
• Value creation: how the team works with management after closing.
• Team: partners and operating advisers with verifiable backgrounds.
• Submit an opportunity: a short form, with a clear privacy notice.
• Careers and insights, then legal and privacy pages.

Arabic comes first for much of the domestic deal flow. Fund documents, performance and anything that could read as an offer to invest belong behind a login, because private fund marketing in the Kingdom falls under the Capital Market Authority and, for foreign LPs, under their own regimes. Forms also collect personal data, so the Personal Data Protection Law, enforced by SDAIA since September 2023, applies to how you collect and keep it. This is not legal advice: have your counsel review the public pages before launch.

Hidden costs and the three-year view

The build quote is usually the smaller number. The table below adds the lines most buyers forget, using clearly labelled market assumptions.

Kolonell's three months of included support cover the first quarter, which is why maintenance runs over 33 months in each column. Any LP portal or integration sits outside these totals in every option.

When a local agency is the better choice

Be honest about fit. A Riyadh agency is the safer pick if you need Arabic copy written natively from the first draft rather than translated, frequent in-person workshops with the investment committee, a vendor registered locally for a government-linked LP's procurement process, or deep integration with a local CRM or data room from day one. Kolonell writes natively in English or French; Arabic is handled through translation and review, scoped in the Premium quote.

Questions to ask any provider before signing:

• Who writes the English and Arabic copy, and who reviews it?
• Is the RTL layout designed or simply mirrored?
• Who owns the code, the domain and the CMS account?
• What does maintenance cost after the included period, in writing?
• How are portfolio logos and owner consent handled?

Mini case study

Illustrative example: "Najd Gate Capital", a fictional Riyadh mid-market firm raising its second fund, compares two quotes. A local agency asks SAR 90,000, about USD 24,000, with Arabic included. Kolonell Premium costs USD 8,900, plus about USD 3,000 of third-party Arabic translation and review, a market assumption, so USD 11,900. The difference at launch is about USD 12,100. The partners decide to put USD 5,000 of that gap into professional photography and counsel's review of the public pages, and keep USD 7,100 for the LP portal, quoted separately once the fund documents are ready.

FAQ

Is USD 2,900 enough for a private equity firm?

Starter at USD 2,900 suits a firm that needs a focused, credible site quickly, for example during a first close. Most firms with Arabic deal flow choose Premium at USD 8,900, the multilingual tier.

Can Kolonell build an Arabic right-to-left version?

Yes, within the Premium tier; the languages and the RTL scope are set in the quote. Arabic copy is translated and reviewed by a third party, typically USD 2,000 to 4,000 as a market assumption.

How long does delivery take?

Starter and Growth are delivered in 3 to 4 weeks, Premium in 4 to 6 weeks. Local agencies in Riyadh commonly quote 8 to 14 weeks for a comparable custom site.

Can we show our portfolio companies?

Only real companies, and only with the owners' consent; many firms show 6 to 12 logos with short descriptions. Exited companies should be marked as realised.

What about an LP portal?

Gated areas, data room links and integrations are on quote, outside the fixed tiers. Fund performance usually belongs there rather than on public pages.

Let's scope your project. Tell us your sectors, the languages you need and your fundraising calendar, and we will match a Starter, Growth or Premium scope with a 3 to 6 week delivery plan. See the international offer or request a free quote: detailed reply within 48 hours.