Choose your membership.
Start free, upgrade when you're ready. Cancel anytime. All paid tiers include the Verified review process.
Community Membership
For new and small businesses testing the platform. Get found in your city, with WhatsApp contact built in.
- Public business profile
- 1 category & city listing inclusion
- WhatsApp contact button
- Business hours & location
- Up to 3 photos
- Community visibility & search results
Verified Membership
Build trust and get discovered. Earn the blue tick, priority placement, and analytics that show what's working.
- Everything in Community, plus:
- 🔵 Verified blue tick (after physical site visit)
- Priority search & city-page placement
- Up to 15 photos
- Social media links on profile
- Featured business styling
- Customer inquiry analytics
- Access to Diaspora promotions & events
Featured Membership
Become a top diaspora brand. Editorial-grade placement on the homepage, in category rails, and across our content.
- Everything in Verified, plus:
- 🥇 Homepage spotlight rotation
- Featured category rail placement
- Editorial-style spotlight feature
- Blog & article inclusion
- Instagram feature opportunities
- TikTok exposure opportunities
- Premium visual placement everywhere
- Priority customer discovery
Elite Partnership
For restaurants, events, nightlife, and major brands ready to own visibility in their market.
- Everything in Featured, plus:
- Dedicated promotional campaigns
- Homepage hero placements
- Event partnership opportunities
- Sponsored editorial content
- Featured reels & social campaigns
- Premium editorial coverage
- Launch campaigns & seasonal packages
Founding Business Membership — first 3 months at half price.
Verified AED 99 → AED 49/mo · Featured AED 299 → AED 149/mo. For the first 100 businesses to join during launch week — no contract, cancel anytime.
Why businesses join.
No algorithms. No middlemen. Just a quieter, sharper way for the right customers to find you.
Reach diaspora customers directly
No algorithms deciding who sees your business. Verified placement in city + category, served to the people actually searching.
Build trust with verification
Customers discover and choose verified brands faster. A blue tick — earned through a physical visit — is the strongest trust signal in the diaspora directory.
Grow visibility in your city
Featured placement on the homepage, category rails, and editorial coverage — where your community is already looking.
Keep 100% of your earnings
We never take commissions on your sales. Every customer comes direct to your WhatsApp, your phone, your storefront.
One new customer can cover your membership.
Diaspora businesses don't buy listings — they buy customers. Here's what that looks like at each tier.
Frequently asked.
Do you really take zero commission?
Yes. Every order or booking goes directly between you and your customer. We charge for visibility tiers only. There are no transaction fees, no hidden cuts, no marketplace lock-in.
What does "Verified" actually require?
A Diaspora moderator visits your premises in person, confirms your trade licence, checks owner identity, and writes a short public visit report attached to your listing. Verification is awarded once — your blue tick stays as long as you stay in good standing. See the full criteria.
How do I pay?
Card or bank transfer in AED. Invoiced monthly or annually — annual gets 10% off. We're rolling out MOMO Pay (mobile money) and Botim integration next. Card payments are processed by a regulated payment provider; we never see your card details.
Can I cancel any time?
Yes. No contracts. Cancel from your seller dashboard or email hello@thediaspora.app — we pro-rate any unused balance to the day.
What's the difference between Featured and Elite?
Featured is editorial visibility across the platform — homepage rotation, category rails, blog and social inclusion — at a self-serve price. Elite is a custom partnership with dedicated campaigns, hero placements, event tie-ins, and a direct line to a Diaspora editor. Elite is right when you want to own visibility in your market for a season or a launch.
Multi-city campaigns?
Featured + Elite tiers can run in multiple cities. Second city gets 15% off; three or more get 25% off. Talk to hello@thediaspora.app for a quote.
Ready to be found?
Start free, upgrade when the customers start coming. Or talk to a placement editor about a launch campaign.
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