Best Software Companies in Iran (2026)

The three companies at a glance

Ranked by the most recent employee count stated on each company’s Wikipedia article or official website, checked 24 October 2026. Years in brackets show when that figure applies; companies without a stated figure are listed last.

The companies in detail

What this list tells us about Iran’s software industry

• Tehran is the main hub. 3 of the three companies on this list are headquartered there.
• A long track record. The oldest company here, Digikala, was founded in 2006; the youngest, Snapp!, in 2014.
• Founding wave. More companies on this list were founded in the 2010s (2) than in any other decade.
• Ownership mix. 0 of the three are publicly listed and 0 are subsidiaries of, or majority-owned by, other groups; the rest are independent private companies, cooperatives or state-linked organisations.

Iran at a glance

Capital

Tehran

Official languages

Persian

Currency

Iranian rial (IRR)

Population

92.4 million (2025 est.)

GDP per capita (nominal)

$3,548 (2026 est.)

Economy. A centrally planned economy with large state ownership, built on oil and gas reserves.

Country figures from Wikipedia’s article on Iran, checked 24 October 2026. Estimates are rounded and dated as stated there.

Working with software companies in Iran

• Time zone. Iran uses UTC+03:30 all year, with no daylight saving time. Agree overlap hours in writing before a project starts.
• Data protection. Check which data protection law applies to any personal data you share, and put the obligations into your contract.
• Sanctions. If you are considering suppliers based in Iran, check the current sanctions and export-control rules in your own jurisdiction before signing anything.
• Due diligence. Large companies on this list mostly sell their own products or enterprise services. If you need a development partner for a specific project, ask for case studies, interview the engineers and start with a short paid trial. Our guide on how to choose an IT staff augmentation company includes a free vendor scorecard.
• Budget. Typical 2026 hourly rates by region are in our IT staff augmentation cost and rates guide.

How we built this list

1. Candidates. We started from Wikipedia’s list of companies of Iran, the country’s best-known technology firms and companies regularly named in the local and international business press.
2. Scope. We kept companies whose main business is software, IT services or a software-based platform, and that are headquartered in Iran. Telecom operators, banks and hardware makers were left out, as were local offices of foreign groups. Companies founded in Iran but now headquartered abroad are listed separately when relevant.
3. Verification. For every company we checked headquarters, founding year, ownership, size and whether it is still active against its Wikipedia article or, where none exists, its own official website, on 24 October 2026. Each entry links to the page we checked.
4. Ranking. Companies are ranked by their most recently stated number of employees, the most comparable size measure available for public and private firms alike.
5. No payments. No company paid or was asked to appear. iCreativez Technologies is itself a software and IT services company, so we do not include or rank ourselves on country lists.

Employee figures come from different years, are sometimes self-reported on company websites and sometimes count a whole group rather than one company, so treat the ranking as a guide to scale rather than an exact league table.

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Frequently asked questions

Sources

All company details were checked on 24 October 2026 against these pages:

• Wikipedia: List of companies of Iran
• Digikala: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digikala
• Snapp!: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snapp!
• Cafe Bazaar: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cafe_Bazaar
• Wikipedia: Iran (country profile)

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