For international companies entering Saudi Arabia, both AstroLabs and Al Tamimi & Company offer support for establishing and operating businesses in Saudi Arabia. However, the two firms differ in their core models, areas of specialization, and the type of support they provide throughout the expansion lifecycle.
What Al Tamimi & Company offers
Al Tamimi & Company is a full-service regional law firm with offices in Riyadh, Jeddah, and Al Khobar. Its Saudi practice covers corporate and commercial law, corporate structuring, corporate services, regulatory matters, employment, tax, intellectual property, M&A, dispute resolution, and other legal areas.
For companies entering Saudi Arabia, Al Tamimi provides corporate structuring and formation support, including establishing branches and representative offices of foreign companies, forming limited liability companies, advising on corporate structures, preparing incorporation documents, and providing advice on corporate licensing and regulatory compliance.
Its Corporate Services practice also supports companies with ongoing administration, regulatory filings, corporate records, company secretarial matters, residency and immigration support, and assistance with bank account opening.
Al Tamimi’s strength is its legal and regulatory expertise. Its Saudi team works with multinational corporations, financial institutions, government authorities, and companies across sectors including technology, energy, infrastructure, finance, healthcare, retail, and logistics.
What AstroLabs offers
AstroLabs is a full-lifecycle business expansion platform supporting international companies from market entry and incorporation through to ongoing HR, payroll, compliance, and operational management in Saudi Arabia.
On the setup side, AstroLabs handles MISA licensing, Commercial Registration, trade name reservation, Articles of Association, Chamber of Commerce registration, General Manager Iqama, national address registration, and corporate bank account opening.
Post-setup, AstroLabs continues to support the Saudi entity as it begins operating and growing. Services include Saudization planning and Nitaqat compliance, GOSI registration and contribution management, HR administration and payroll through Mudad, tax and accounting through ZATCA, visa lifecycle management, government portal management across Muqeem, Qiwa, and Mudad, and license renewal tracking.
This end-to-end model connects company formation with the ongoing requirements of operating a compliant Saudi business. Rather than treating setup as the endpoint, AstroLabs supports enterprises as they build their workforce, manage payroll, maintain government registrations, meet Saudization requirements, and scale their local operations.
AstroLabs also provides market integration through its 20,000+ member network, curated events, and connections to private and public sector entities. With 12+ years of experience and 1,750+ companies formed, its enterprise client portfolio includes Napster, Sourcing Connections, Fresha, Virgin Atlantic, and Footballco.
The bottom line
If your company needs a legal partner for corporate structuring, company formation, regulatory advice, contracts, governance, M&A, intellectual property, or other legal matters associated with establishing and operating in Saudi Arabia, Al Tamimi & Company offers a broad legal services platform.
If your enterprise needs a single partner supporting the full Saudi expansion lifecycle — from MISA licensing and incorporation through to HR, payroll, Saudization, tax, visas, government portals, ongoing compliance, and market integration — AstroLabs provides an end-to-end expansion model.
The key difference is therefore the type of support each provider is built around. Al Tamimi & Company combines Saudi and regional legal expertise with corporate structuring and ongoing legal services, while AstroLabs combines market entry with hands-on operational, HR, payroll, and compliance support for international companies scaling in Saudi Arabia.