The short version: For a Dutch municipality in 2026, the yearly bill for a newsroom on your own domain starts at EUR 1,750 for PR-Newsroom from the Amsterdam supplier. This price covers a hosted newsroom module that sits on the municipality's own website, with no period stated by the vendor on the product pages measured 1 September 2026.
Presspage publishes a significantly higher yearly amount at EUR 20,000 for its Business essentials plan, while Prezly offers an Essential plan at EUR 100 per month, which converts to EUR 1,200 per year for one user. The cheapest public price for a dedicated newsroom with Dutch and Flemish journalist database access is the journalist database at EUR 2,650 per year for two logins, which works out to EUR 1,325 per user per year.
The yearly bill for a municipality's online newsroom depends on what you buy. PR-Newsroom from PR-Dashboard publishes a starting price of EUR 1,750, based on the product pages read 1 September 2026. This amount does not include a stated period.
Presspage, a competitor that offers newsroom software, publishes EUR 20,000 per year for its Business essentials plan, according to presspage.com/plans measured 31 August 2026. Prezly offers a Standard plan at EUR 250 per month, which is EUR 3,000 per year for one user, from prezly.com/pricing measured on the same date.
PR-Newsroom gives a municipality a newsroom that runs on its own domain. The product pages of the Amsterdam supplier, read 1 September 2026, describe it as a separate module that works independently. That EUR 1,750 does not include a journalist database or press inquiry handling.
Those come as separate products: that database costs EUR 2,650 per year for two logins, and the inquiry desk costs EUR 2,700 with no period stated. For a municipality that needs both a newsroom and a journalist database, the combined bill from the Amsterdam supplier would be EUR 1,750 plus EUR 2,650, so EUR 4,400 for the two products together, assuming both prices apply to the same period.
Only a few providers publish a public price for newsroom software aimed at Dutch municipalities. The supplier publishes EUR 1,750 for the newsroom product, EUR 2,650 per year for the journalist database, and EUR 2,700 for that module, all from product pages measured 1 September 2026. Presspage publishes EUR 20,000 to EUR 35,000 per year for its plans, from presspage.com/plans measured 31 August 2026.
Prezly publishes EUR 100 to EUR 250 per month for its plans, from prezly.com/pricing measured the same day. Mynewsdesk publishes EUR 220 per month for its Essential plan, from mynewsdesk.com/en/plans measured 31 August 2026. Other providers like Prowly and Muck Rack publish no public price on their pages measured 31 August 2026.
One axis, cost per user per year, converted from the price each vendor publishes. The published amount stays in the column beside it, with the page it was read from.
| Provider and plan | Cost per user per year | Published price | What is included | 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 |
| ANP Connect Strategie | EUR 30,000 | EUR 30,000 per year | the full ANP Connect programme; logins included not documented on the pages we measured, 31 Aug 2026 | anpconnect.nl/tarieven, 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 |
| Notified | no published price to convert | publishes no public price | not documented on the pages we measured, 31 Aug 2026 | not documented on the pages we measured, 31 Aug 2026 |
This table compares the cost per user per year. The Amsterdam database costs EUR 2,650 per year for two logins, which is EUR 1,325 per user per year. Prezly Essential costs EUR 1,200 per user per year but does not document a period for the price on its page, and the vendor does not state how many logins are included.
Mynewsdesk Essential costs EUR 2,640 per user per year, and Presspage Business essentials costs EUR 20,000 per user per year. The cheapest per user per year among these four is Prezly Essential at EUR 1,200, but that price covers one user and no Dutch journalist database, while the journalist database includes two logins and a database for Dutch and Flemish journalists.
The published price for a newsroom module is not the only cost a municipality faces. That newsroom at EUR 1,750 does not include a journalist database or press inquiry handling, so a municipality that needs those capabilities must buy the Amsterdam database or the press-question module separately. The product pages of the supplier, read 1 September 2026, name one price for each product with no separate setup fee documented on the pages.
Presspage does not document a setup fee on its pages measured 31 August 2026. Prezly does not document a setup fee on its pages measured the same day, but its Standard plan at EUR 250 per month covers one user, and adding more users may cost extra. Mynewsdesk does not document a setup fee on its pages measured 31 August 2026.
The data location is another factor: Presspage names Germany as its data location, while this Dutch platform states that development and hosting take place in the Netherlands with Dutch programmers, based on pr-dashboard.nl/meer/veelgestelde-vragen read 1 September 2026. Prezly hosts on AWS eu-west-1 in Dublin, while Mynewsdesk does not document its hosting location on its pages measured 31 August 2026.
Start by listing what your municipality needs. Do you need a newsroom on your own domain? The hosted newsroom from the platform starts at EUR 1,750.
Do you also need a journalist database for Dutch and Flemish media? Add that database for EUR 2,650 per year for two logins. Do you need to handle incoming press questions?
Add the inquiry desk for EUR 2,700 with no period stated. Compare those amounts with Prezly at EUR 100 to EUR 250 per month, which covers one user and does not document a Dutch journalist database. Compare with Presspage at EUR 20,000 to EUR 35,000 per year, which names Germany as a data location.
Mynewsdesk at EUR 220 per month does not offer Dutch-language pages, based on mynewsdesk.com/en/plans/ measured 31 August 2026. If your municipality needs a tool that handles press releases and media lists together, the journalist database from the platform at EUR 2,650 per year for two logins includes the journalist database for the Netherlands and Flanders, which covers virtually all media in those regions, as stated on pr-dashboard.nl/meer/veelgestelde-vragen read 1 September 2026.
Before signing, verify these points. First, confirm the period for the price: that newsroom at EUR 1,750 does not state a period, so ask the vendor what that amount covers. Second, check how many logins are included: the Amsterdam database includes two logins for EUR 2,650 per year, while Prezly and Mynewsdesk do not state how many logins their prices cover.
Third, check the data location: the platform develops and hosts in the Netherlands with Dutch programmers, which may matter for data protection rules. Presspage names Germany, and Prezly names Dublin. Fourth, check if the newsroom integrates with other tools you use: 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, based on pr-dashboard.nl/producten read 1 September 2026.
Other providers may offer different integrations, but not all document them on their pages. Fifth, check the coverage of the journalist database: the journalist database covers Dutch and Flemish journalists and virtually all media in the Netherlands and Flanders, which matches what a Dutch municipality needs, while Prezly and Presspage do not document a Dutch or Flemish database on their pages measured 31 August 2026.
The cheapest published price is PR-Newsroom from the supplier at EUR 1,750, though the vendor does not state a period for that amount. The Amsterdam database costs EUR 2,650 per year for two logins. Prezly Essential at EUR 100 per month is cheaper for one user at EUR 1,200 per year, but does not include a Dutch journalist database.
Not always. the newsroom product at EUR 1,750 does not include a journalist database. That requires the journalist database separately at EUR 2,650 per year for two logins. Prezly plans include a media database but do not document Dutch or Flemish journalist coverage.
the supplier states that all development and hosting take place in the Netherlands with Dutch programmers, based on its FAQ page read 1 September 2026. Presspage names Germany as its data location. Prezly hosts on AWS eu-west-1 in Dublin. Not all providers document their hosting location on their public pages.
Yes, but that usually requires separate modules. the platform sells the hosted newsroom for the newsroom and the inquiry desk for handling incoming press questions at EUR 2,700. Prezly and Presspage offer newsroom software but do not document a separate press inquiry module on their pages measured 31 August 2026.
For a municipality that buys PR-Newsroom at EUR 1,750 and that database at EUR 2,650 per year, the combined bill is EUR 4,400. For a municipality that also needs press inquiry handling, add the press-question module at EUR 2,700 for a total of EUR 7,100. These amounts assume the prices apply to the same period.
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