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Best Islamic Finance & Zakat for Gulf Businesses

Independent reviews and buying guides for islamic finance & zakat — every tool tested for Arabic support, AED/SAR pricing, KNET/Mada compatibility, and GCC regulatory compliance.

20 Tools Reviewed
1 Buying Guides
2026 Last Updated
10 Arabic Support

Buying guides

All Islamic Finance & Zakat tools

Click any tool to read its full review — rated, ranked, and tested for the Gulf market.

#1 Arabic

Azentio iMAL Islamic Finance

Best End-to-End Islamic Finance Core Banking System

(4.8/5) 4.8/5
Best for: Islamic banks and financial institutio… From: Custom Quote (USD)
  • Complete Islamic finance origination and core banking platform
  • AAOIFI and IFSB Sharia compliance standards built-in
#2 Arabic

Newgen Islamic Banking Solution

Best AI-Powered Sharia-Compliant Digital Financing

(4.6/5) 4.6/5
Best for: Islamic banks seeking digital transfor… From: Custom Quote (USD)
  • AI and automation-driven Sharia-compliant financing workflows
  • End-to-end digital Islamic lending with straight-through processing
#3 Arabic

Wethaq Digital Sukuk Platform

Best UAE Digital Sukuk Issuance Platform

(4.5/5) 4.5/5
Best for: UAE corporates and funds issuing and m… From: Custom Quote (USD/AED)
  • UAE-based platform purpose-built for digital Sukuk issuance
  • Blockchain-based securities lifecycle management
#4 Arabic

Fasset

Best Sharia-Compliant Digital Investment Platform

(4.4/5) 4.4/5
Best for: GCC individuals and institutions seeki… From: Custom Quote (USD)
  • UAE-based Sharia-compliant digital investment and tokenization
  • Licensed by VARA (Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority) in Dubai
#5 Arabic

ADX Marhaba (Sukuk & Islamic Finance Tools)

Best Official UAE Stock Exchange Islamic Finance Instruments

(4.3/5) 4.3/5
Best for: UAE institutional investors and issuer… From: Custom Quote (AED)
  • Official Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange Islamic finance products
  • Highest regulatory credibility in UAE
#9 Arabic

Tabby (Halal BNPL Solutions)

Best Sharia-Aligned Buy Now Pay Later for GCC Retail

(4.3/5) 4.3/5
Best for: UAE and KSA retail businesses wanting … From: Custom Quote (USD)
  • Leading GCC BNPL platform with Sharia-compliant product evolution
  • Integrated with 30,000+ UAE and KSA merchants
#6 Arabic

Dubai Islamic Bank (DIB) Finance Platform

Best Islamic Banking Technology from UAE's Leading Islamic Bank

(4.2/5) 4.2/5
Best for: UAE businesses needing Sharia-complian… From: Custom Quote (AED)
  • World's largest Islamic bank by assets
  • Comprehensive Sharia-compliant product suite
#7 Arabic

Beehive

Best Islamic Peer-to-Peer Crowdfunding in GCC

(4.1/5) 4.1/5
Best for: UAE and GCC SMEs seeking Sharia-compli… From: Custom Quote (USD/AED)
  • UAE-regulated P2P Islamic crowdfunding platform (DFSA licensed)
  • Sharia-compliant financing for SMEs
#8 Arabic

Ethis Group

Best Ethical Islamic Investment Platform for GCC

(4/5) 4.0/5
Best for: GCC and global investors seeking ethic… From: Custom Quote (USD)
  • Pioneer in ethical Islamic investment technology
  • Multi-country deployment across GCC and Southeast Asia
#10 Arabic

IslamicFinder Zakat Calculator

Best Free Zakat Calculation Platform for Muslims

(4/5) 4.0/5
Best for: GCC individuals and businesses needing… From: Free / Freemium
  • Most widely used Zakat calculator in the Arab world
  • Arabic and 40+ language support

Individual reviews

Standalone deep-dive reviews of single tools (not part of a buying guide).

ADX Marhaba (Sukuk & Islamic Finance Tools)

(4.3/5) 4.3/5

ADX Marhaba represents the institutional pinnacle of UAE Islamic capital markets. For entities needing to invest in or issue Shari...

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Azentio iMAL Islamic Finance

(4.8/5) 4.8/5

Azentio iMAL is the gold standard for Islamic core banking in the GCC. With 100+ bank deployments across MENA and full AAOIFI comp...

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Beehive

(4.1/5) 4.1/5

Beehive has democratized access to Sharia-compliant finance for UAE SMEs who traditionally struggled to secure bank financing. The...

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Ethis Group

(4/5) 4.0/5

Ethis Group is at the frontier of ethical Islamic fintech, connecting GCC investors to Sharia-compliant impact investments. For in...

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Fasset

(4.4/5) 4.4/5

Fasset represents the future of Islamic finance — VARA-licensed, Sharia-compliant, and built for the digital asset era. For GCC ...

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IslamicFinder Zakat Calculator

(4/5) 4.0/5

IslamicFinder's Zakat calculator is an essential tool for GCC Muslims and Islamic businesses needing accurate Zakat obligation cal...

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Newgen Islamic Banking Solution

(4.6/5) 4.6/5

Newgen's AI-driven approach brings genuine digital transformation to Islamic banking. Its straight-through processing capabilities...

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Dubai Islamic Bank (DIB) Finance Platform

(4.2/5) 4.2/5

Dubai Islamic Bank's technology platform represents the maturity of UAE Islamic banking. For GCC businesses needing Sharia-complia...

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Tabby (Halal BNPL Solutions)

(4.3/5) 4.3/5

Tabby has become the dominant GCC BNPL platform with growing Sharia-alignment. For UAE and KSA e-commerce and retail businesses, o...

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Wethaq Digital Sukuk Platform

(4.5/5) 4.5/5

Wethaq is a genuinely innovative platform reducing the friction of Sukuk issuance for UAE corporates and financial institutions. I...

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