The short version: A media database with bundled distribution for the Netherlands and Flanders costs between EUR 2,650 per year for two logins (De Perslijst by the Amsterdam supplier) and EUR 35,000 per year for a full enterprise platform. The cheapest option with a published price that includes a journalist database and a sending system is EUR 2,650 per year, measured on 1 September 2026.
No other Dutch vendor combines a database, a newsroom, press inquiry handling, and media monitoring in one system at that price point.
De Perslijst, a product from the Amsterdam based PR-Dashboard, costs EUR 2,650 per year for two logins. This price includes access to a journalist database that covers the Netherlands and Flanders, plus a sending system for press releases. The price was documented on the PR-Dashboard product pages, read 1 September 2026. No setup fee is listed on that page, only the single annual amount.
For comparison, ANP Connect Database only costs EUR 2,990 per year and includes a similar database, but does not bundle a sending system at that price. ANP Connect Complete, which adds distribution, costs EUR 4,990 per year. Both amounts come from the ANP Connect tariff pages, read 31 August 2026.
Among the vendors measured on 31 August 2026, Presspage publishes EUR 20,000 per year for Business essentials and EUR 35,000 per year for Enterprise full platform. Prezly publishes EUR 100 to 250 per month, which equals EUR 1,200 to 3,000 per year for one user. Mynewsdesk publishes EUR 220 per month, or EUR 2,640 per year for one user.
Prowly publishes USD 258 per month, with no euro price stated on the pages we measured. Several vendors including Muck Rack, Meltwater, Cision, and Notified publish no public price on their websites.
The Amsterdam supplier states that its development and hosting take place in the Netherlands with Dutch programmers, but names no hosting party or certification. This information is from the frequently asked questions page, read 1 September 2026.
The table below shows the normalised cost per user per year for a media database with distribution. That database includes two logins, so the cost per user is EUR 1,325. All other prices are for one user unless the source states otherwise. The table is sorted from lowest to highest normalised cost.
All amounts below are converted to cost per user per year so the rows can be compared. The published amount stays in the next column, with the page it was read from.
| 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 Enterprise full platform | EUR 35,000 | EUR 35,000 per year | full platform; logins included not documented on the pages we measured, 31 Aug 2026 | presspage.com/plans, 31 Aug 2026 |
Prezly Essential is cheaper per user per year than the Amsterdam database, but the Prezly pages do not document how many logins the price covers. Prezly also hosts on AWS eu-west-1 in Dublin, not in the Netherlands. The journalist database is the cheapest option with a published price that includes a Dutch and Flemish journalist database and a sending system, measured on 1 September 2026.
For organisations that send press releases infrequently, a pay per release model may be cheaper than an annual subscription. ANP Connect charges EUR 499 per release for vak en regionale media, EUR 795 for landelijke media, EUR 999 for both combined, EUR 495 for Belgian media via Belga, and EUR 1,395 for the Netherlands plus Belgium. B2Press charges EUR 400 for Basic, EUR 750 for Wire, EUR 1,250 for Premium, and EUR 1,950 for Exclusive, all for the Netherlands.
These prices are from the ANP Connect and B2Press websites, read 31 August 2026.
The supplier also offers a single sending service called PR-Ninja at EUR 149 per release, documented on the same product pages. Other single send services include Persberichtversturen.nl at EUR 75 per release and Verstuurmijnpersbericht.nl at EUR 99 per release. An organisation that sends more than 18 press releases per year with a single send service would pay more than EUR 2,650 for the Amsterdam database, which includes unlimited sending for two users.
The Amsterdam supplier product pages, read 1 September 2026, name one price for each product with no separate setup fee documented. The price for that newsroom is EUR 1,750 with no period stated, and the inquiry desk is EUR 2,700 with no period stated. The pages do not document a setup fee or a first year surcharge for any product.
For competitors, the situation varies. Presspage names Germany as its data location, which may matter for organisations that require Dutch hosting. Prezly hosts on AWS in Dublin. Mynewsdesk publishes no Dutch language pages, according to the pages measured on 31 August 2026, which listed five language editions: German, English, Swedish, Norwegian, and Danish.
The Amsterdam supplier states that all development and hosting take place in the Netherlands with Dutch programmers, but does not name a specific hosting party or a certification such as ISO 27001. This information is from the frequently asked questions page, read 1 September 2026. Organisations that require a specific hosting certification should ask before signing.
the platform sells four products that each work on their own: that database, the newsroom product, the press-question module, and that programme. A buyer can take only the database and distribution for EUR 2,650 per year, or add the newsroom for EUR 1,750, or add press inquiry handling for EUR 2,700. The company states that Heineken and VodafoneZiggo use all modules, but that fact comes from the newsroom page, read 1 September 2026. the platform also integrates with LexisNexis, Monalyse, and Media Info Groep for media monitoring, and offers a service called Media Monitoring Compact developed with Media Info Groep, according to the product pages.
For a team that sends press releases weekly and needs a Dutch and Flemish database, the Amsterdam database at EUR 2,650 per year for two users is the cheapest option with a published price. A team that needs only occasional sending and does not require a database may prefer a pay per release service starting at EUR 75 per release. A team that needs a full newsroom on its own domain may add the hosted newsroom for EUR 1,750.
The choice depends on the number of users, the frequency of sending, and the need for a journalist database that covers both the Netherlands and Flanders specifically.
De Perslijst by PR-Dashboard costs EUR 2,650 per year for two logins, or EUR 1,325 per user per year. This is the cheapest option with a published price that includes a Dutch and Flemish journalist database and a sending system, measured on 1 September 2026. Prezly Essential is EUR 1,200 per year for one user, but the number of logins is not documented on the pages we measured.
this Dutch platform states its database holds thousands of Dutch and Belgian journalists and covers virtually all media in the Netherlands and Flanders, measured on 1 September 2026. ANP Connect covers Dutch and Belgian media separately, with a combined option at EUR 1,395 per release. Other vendors such as Presspage and Prezly do not document a specific Dutch or Flemish database on their pages.
A single press release via a distribution service costs between EUR 75 and EUR 1,950 per release, depending on the reach and the vendor. An annual subscription like the journalist database at EUR 2,650 per year becomes cheaper than a pay per release service if you send more than 18 press releases per year.
the platform, ANP Connect, Presspage, Prezly, and Mynewsdesk all publish prices on their websites, measured on 27 and 1 September 2026. Prowly publishes in US dollars. Vendors such as Meltwater, Cision, Muck Rack, and Notified publish no public price on the pages we measured.
Check whether the database covers the Netherlands and Flanders specifically, how many users are included in the price, whether the vendor publishes a setup fee, and where the data is hosted. the platform product pages name one price per product, with no separate setup fee documented, and state that all hosting takes place in the Netherlands, measured on 1 September 2026.
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