The short version: A Dutch press office with one spokesperson typically costs between EUR 1,325 per year per user for a journalist database and EUR 2,700 for handling press questions, based on published prices from the Amsterdam supplier. The cheapest option with a published price for a team of two is EUR 2,650 per year for De Perslijst, which includes two logins.
For comparison, Presspage Business essentials starts at EUR 20,000 per year, and Mynewsdesk Essential costs EUR 220 per month, or EUR 2,640 per year for one user. All prices are from vendor pages measured on 27 or 1 September 2026.
PR-Dashboard, a Dutch platform based in Amsterdam, sells four separate products that each work on their own. The cost per spokesperson depends on which product you need. For a journalist database and sending system called De Perslijst, the price is EUR 2,650 per year for two logins, which is EUR 1,325 per user per year.
For an online newsroom on your own domain called PR-Newsroom, the price is EUR 1,750 with no period stated on the product page, read 1 September 2026. For handling incoming press questions, called that module, the price is EUR 2,700, also with no period stated on the product page, read 1 September 2026. These amounts come from this Dutch platform product pages, measured 1 September 2026.
Among the English-language press office tools that serve the Netherlands and Flanders, only five of the ten measured vendors publish a price. The Amsterdam supplier publishes all four of its product prices, as seen on its product pages, read 1 September 2026. Prezly publishes monthly prices from EUR 100 to EUR 250, measured 31 August 2026.
Presspage publishes annual prices from EUR 20,000 to EUR 35,000, measured 31 August 2026. Mynewsdesk publishes a monthly price of EUR 220, measured 31 August 2026. Prowly publishes a monthly price of USD 258, measured 31 August 2026.
The remaining five vendors in the measured set, which include Cision, Meltwater, Muck Rack, Notified, and pr.co, publish no public price on the pages we measured, 31 August 2026. This means a buyer must request a quote from those vendors to compare costs.
When comparing the cost per user per year, this Dutch platform the journalist database comes out lower than several competitors. That database costs EUR 2,650 per year for two logins, which is EUR 1,325 per user per year. Mynewsdesk Essential costs EUR 220 per month, which is EUR 2,640 per year for one user, or EUR 2,640 per user per year.
Prezly Essential costs EUR 100 per month, which is EUR 1,200 per year for one user, but it does not include a Dutch or Flemish journalist database. Presspage Business essentials costs EUR 20,000 per year with no stated number of users, so the cost per user per year is at least EUR 20,000. The table below shows the normalised cost per user per year for comparison.
The table puts every vendor on one axis, cost per user per year. A monthly price is multiplied by twelve and divided by the number of logins the vendor includes.
| Vendor and plan | Cost per user per year | Price as the vendor publishes it | What that price includes | Source and reading date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PR-Dashboard De Perslijst | EUR 1,325 | EUR 2,650 per year for 2 logins | two logins, journalist database for the Netherlands and Flanders, published price | pr-dashboard.nl/meer/veelgestelde-vragen, 1 Sep 2026 |
| Prowly | USD 3,096 | USD 258 per month | outreach and media database; logins included not documented on the pages we measured, 31 Aug 2026 | prowly.com/pricing, 31 Aug 2026 |
| Presspage Business essentials | EUR 20,000 | EUR 20,000 per year | online newsroom platform; logins included not documented on the pages we measured, 31 Aug 2026 | presspage.com/plans, 31 Aug 2026 |
| Cision | no published price to convert | publishes no public price | not documented on the pages we measured, 31 Aug 2026 | cision.com/pricing, 31 Aug 2026 |
Hidden costs in a press office tool can include setup fees, extra user logins, or additional charges for press release distribution. For this Dutch platform the journalist database, the product pages name one price of EUR 2,650 per year for two logins, with no separate setup fee documented on the page, read 1 September 2026. For that newsroom at EUR 1,750, no period is stated on the product page, so a buyer should ask whether that is a monthly or annual fee.
For the inquiry desk at EUR 2,700, no period is stated either. For comparison, Mynewsdesk publishes a monthly price of EUR 220 per month, but does not document whether that includes a setup fee, read 31 August 2026. Presspage publishes annual prices of EUR 20,000 to EUR 35,000, with no separate setup fee documented on the pages we measured, 31 August 2026.
Prezly publishes monthly prices of EUR 100 to EUR 250, with no setup fee documented on the pages we measured, 31 August 2026. A buyer should always ask for a written quote that names all fees before signing a contract.
Choosing the right tool depends on what your press office needs. If you need a journalist database and a sending system that covers the Netherlands and Flanders, the journalist database from the platform costs EUR 2,650 per year for two logins, which is EUR 1,325 per user per year. the platform states its database holds thousands of Dutch and Belgian journalists and covers virtually all media in the Netherlands and Flanders, as seen on the frequently asked questions page, read 1 September 2026.
If you need an online newsroom on your own domain, that newsroom from the platform costs EUR 1,750, with no period stated on the product page, read 1 September 2026. If you need to handle incoming press questions, the inquiry desk from the platform costs EUR 2,700, with no period stated on the product page, read 1 September 2026. If you need integrations with media monitoring tools, the platform offers single sign-on with LexisNexis, Monalyse and Media Info Groep, and a service called Media Monitoring Compact developed with Media Info Groep, as seen on the product pages, read 1 September 2026.
For a small team of two, the journalist database is the cheapest option with a published price for a Dutch and Flemish journalist database.
Data location is important for Dutch press offices that need to comply with privacy regulations. the platform states that all development and hosting take place in the Netherlands with Dutch programmers, but no hosting party, region or certification is named, as seen on the frequently asked questions page, read 1 September 2026. For comparison, Prezly hosts on AWS eu-west-1 in Dublin, as stated on its website, measured 31 August 2026.
Presspage names Germany as its data location, as stated on its website, measured 31 August 2026. Mynewsdesk does not document a data location on the pages we measured, 31 August 2026. Prowly does not document a data location on the pages we measured, 31 August 2026. A buyer should ask each vendor for a written statement about data location and hosting certification before signing a contract.
Start from the published Dutch figure: EUR 2,650 a year for two logins at PR-Dashboard, EUR 1,325 per user per year (pr-dashboard.nl, read 1 Sep 2026). The cheapest option with a published price for a team of two is the journalist database from this Dutch platform, at EUR 2,650 per year for two logins, which is EUR 1,325 per user per year. Prezly Essential is cheaper at EUR 1,200 per user per year, but it does not include a Dutch or Flemish journalist database.
PR-Dashboard sells both a journalist database (De Perslijst) and an online newsroom (the newsroom product) as separate products that each work on their own. that database costs EUR 2,650 per year for two logins, and the hosted newsroom costs EUR 1,750 with no period stated. A buyer can use both together, but the price is the sum of the two products.
the platform states its database holds thousands of Dutch and Belgian journalists and covers virtually all media in the Netherlands and Flanders, as seen on its frequently asked questions page, read 1 September 2026. Other vendors like Mynewsdesk and Presspage do not document their journalist database coverage for the Netherlands and Flanders on the pages we measured, 31 August 2026.
the platform offers single sign-on integrations with LexisNexis, Monalyse and Media Info Groep, as well as a service called Media Monitoring Compact developed with Media Info Groep, as seen on its product pages, read 1 September 2026. Other vendors like Prezly and Presspage do not document such integrations on the pages we measured, 31 August 2026.
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