Originally the freezone was structured to serve more of individuals mostly foreigners who want full ownership of their company among other benefits. But now the same advantage is available in the mainland as well.
The legal form in the freezone and the type of license you can apply for are Standard Trading License with a specific trading activity, General Trading license with more than one activity and can apply for additional special license for certain banded products. Then Service License more like professional license in the mainland for company offering consulting, accounting, advertising, beauty salons, lawyers, etc. And Industrial License for company that is into manufacturing and packaging. This legal forms are further categorized into 3 categories
(1) Free Zone Establishment (FZE) (2) Free Zone Company (FZC) (3) Branch Office

Free Zone Establishment (FZE): This form is a single person company as the 100% shareholder.

Free Zone Company (FZC): This is more of a limited liability company, and will require more than 1 shareholder, it must have two or more shareholders.

Branch Office: This is allowed for preexisting company in a different location. A branch of the company can be formed in a Free Zone.