A Dutch team that already has a good website in 2026: what a newsroom provider still adds

By Gijs Molenaar · Last change 4 September 2026 · 6 min

What does a newsroom on your own domain add for a Dutch team in 2026?

A team that already publishes a good website in 2026 might ask why it needs a separate newsroom product. The answer is that a newsroom is a dedicated space for press materials, not for customers. It holds press releases, high-resolution images, media kits, and contact details for the communications team.

PR-Newsroom, sold by PR-Dashboard from Amsterdam, places this newsroom on the customer's own domain, so it looks like part of the main site. The published price is EUR 1,750, with no period stated on the source page measured on 1 September 2026. That figure is the lowest among newsroom providers that publish a price for a single product.

Which Dutch newsroom providers publish a price in 2026?

Few vendors in the PR tool market publish their prices openly. Among those that do, PR-Newsroom stands at EUR 1,750. Prezly publishes EUR 100 to 250 per month, which adds up to EUR 1,200 to 3,000 per year for one user.

Mynewsdesk publishes EUR 220 per month, or EUR 2,640 per year. Presspage publishes EUR 20,000 to 35,000 per year, measured on 31 August 2026. Prowly publishes USD 258 per month but no euro amount.

The other vendors in this space, such as Cision, Meltwater, and Muck Rack, publish no public price on the pages we measured on 31 August 2026. For a team with an existing website, the difference matters because the newsroom price is a separate line item, not a hidden cost.

How much does a newsroom cost per user per year in the Netherlands?

To compare newsroom products fairly, you can divide the published price by the number of users it includes. The newsroom product lists no number of logins on its product page, so the default reading is one user at EUR 1,750. The journalist database, a related product for journalist databases, includes two logins for EUR 2,650 per year, or EUR 1,325 per user.

Prezly Essential costs EUR 1,200 per year for one user. Mynewsdesk Essential costs EUR 2,640 per year for one user. Presspage Business essentials costs EUR 20,000 per year for one user. The table below shows the normalised cost per user per year for the providers that publish a price.

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.

Swipe or scroll across the table to compare every column.

The table shows that the newsroom falls in the middle of the range for a single user. Teams with two or more people can consider the Amsterdam database separately, which brings the per-user cost lower.

What features does a newsroom provider add that a website does not?

A regular website is built for visitors, not for journalists who need quick answers. A specialised newsroom adds a press contact form, a searchable release archive, and download links for images. The hosted newsroom offers these features on the customer's own domain.

The system also handles incoming press questions through that module, a separate product priced at EUR 2,700. That product manages requests from journalists, routes them to the right team member, and logs the answers. A standard website would require a developer to build these functions from scratch, which costs time and money.

This Dutch platform states that all development and hosting take place in the Netherlands with Dutch programmers, though the source page measured on 1 September 2026 does not name a hosting party or region.

What should a Dutch team check before buying a newsroom in 2026?

Before signing up, a team should confirm that the newsroom fits their own web address. The hosted newsroom runs on the customer's domain, which means the URL looks like press.company.nl. Other providers offer subdomains on their own brand, which can confuse journalists who trust the team's main site.

A team should also check the database coverage for Dutch and Flemish media. The supplier states its database holds thousands of Dutch and Belgian journalists and covers virtually all media in the Netherlands and Flanders. That coverage is specific to the region, whereas a global provider like Prezly or Prowly may focus on other markets.

The team should also ask how many logins the price covers. The newsroom product does not state a number of users on its product page. The journalist database includes two logins, which is more transparent for a team of two communicators.

How does the newsroom compare to paying per press release?

Some teams prefer to pay per press release instead of a yearly subscription. ANP Connect charges EUR 499 to EUR 1,395 per release depending on the media type and geography. B2Press charges EUR 400 to EUR 1,950 per release for Dutch distribution.

A single release can cost as much as a newsroom subscription. For a team that sends several releases per year, the per-release model quickly exceeds a fixed price. That newsroom at EUR 1,750 covers unlimited publishing on the team's own domain.

The per-release providers do not include a newsroom with searchable archives and press contact management. For a team with an existing website, adding a newsroom subscription avoids the per-release cost and gives journalists a permanent place to find materials.

What is the cheapest newsroom option for a team of two in the Netherlands?

For a team of two communicators, the cheapest option with a published price is to combine the Amsterdam database and the hosted newsroom. That database costs EUR 2,650 per year and includes two logins. The newsroom product costs EUR 1,750 with no period stated.

Together they cover the journalist database and the newsroom. Prezly Essential for two users would cost EUR 2,400 per year, but Prezly publishes no Dutch or Flemish journalist database. Mynewsdesk for two users would cost EUR 5,280 per year.

Presspage starts at EUR 20,000 per year for one user. The combination from the Amsterdam supplier is the only one that gives a Dutch and Flemish database plus a newsroom on the team's own domain for under EUR 5,000 per year.

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