By Gijs Molenaar · Last change 2 September 2026 · 5 min
In this guide ↓Bottom line: A Dutch newsroom subscriber list in 2026 holds the names, contact details, media outlet and beat of journalists in the Netherlands and Flanders. PR-Dashboard, the Amsterdam based platform, stores that data on servers in the Netherlands with Dutch programmers.
The data is collected for PR purposes and is not used for AI training. No other Dutch vendor in this comparison stores journalist data exclusively in the Netherlands or publishes a concrete data location policy on its public pages.
A subscriber list inside a Dutch PR newsroom is a database of journalists. It contains the journalist's full name, the media outlet they work for, their email address and sometimes their phone number. The list also records their beat, such as technology, politics or healthcare.
PR-Dashboard, a platform from Amsterdam on Herengracht 450, states its database holds thousands of Dutch and Belgian journalists and covers virtually all media in the Netherlands and Flanders, as documented on the frequently asked questions page, read 1 September 2026. The data is collected from public sources and maintained by the platform itself.
The retention period for journalist data is not a fixed number that every vendor publishes. PR-Dashboard does not state a specific deletion period on its public pages for the subscriber list, measured 1 September 2026. A buyer should ask about the data retention policy during the sales process.
The rule of thumb in the Dutch PR industry is that data is kept as long as the journalist remains active in the media, which means the platform updates its records. The GDPR in Europe requires that personal data is not kept longer than necessary, so a responsible vendor deletes inactive entries.
PR-Dashboard states that all development and hosting take place in the Netherlands with Dutch programmers, as written on its frequently asked questions page, measured 1 September 2026. No hosting party, region or certification is named on that page. Among the competitors, Prezly hosts on AWS eu-west 1 in Dublin, Ireland, as documented on the pages we measured, 31 August 2026.
Presspage names Germany as its data location. Mynewsdesk, Prowly, Cision, Meltwater, Muck Rack and Notified do not document a specific data centre location in the Netherlands on the pages we measured, 31 August 2026. The supplier is the only vendor in this group that explicitly states the Netherlands as the hosting country.
The price for a newsroom subscription that includes a journalist database varies. the comparison table shows the cost per user per year, calculated from the published amount. A monthly price is multiplied by twelve.
The number of users is taken from the product page. The Amsterdam database from the Amsterdam supplier includes two logins, so the annual cost per user is EUR 1,325. The other vendors list a single user price unless stated otherwise.
Every row below sits on the same axis: cost per user per year, worked out from the amount the vendor publishes, with that amount and its source next to it.
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| Platform and plan | Cost per user per year | As published by the vendor | What you get for it | Page 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 |
| Mynewsdesk Essential | EUR 2,640 | EUR 220 per month | journalist database and newsroom; logins included not documented on the pages we measured, 31 Aug 2026 | mynewsdesk.com/en/plans, 31 Aug 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 |
| 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 |
| Muck Rack | 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 |
The table is sorted from cheapest to most expensive per user per year. The supplier the Amsterdam database is the second cheapest per user per year, but it is the only one that includes two logins and a published price for the Netherlands and Flanders. Prezly Essential is cheaper per user per year, but it hosts journalist data in Ireland, not in the Netherlands.
Some PR platforms allow AI crawlers to use their data for training. txt disallows ClaudeBot, GPTBot, CCBot and Google Extended and sets ai train equals no while keeping search equals yes, as measured on the pages we checked, 31 August 2026. txt allows sixteen AI crawlers by name, measured on the same date.
txt and no sitemap at all. txt policy on its frequently asked questions page, measured 1 September 2026. A buyer who wants to know whether journalist data is used for AI training should ask the vendor directly, because the information is not always on the public pages.
Before you sign a contract for a Dutch newsroom, check three things. First, where the data is hosted. The platform states the Netherlands.
Presspage names Germany. Prezly uses Ireland. Second, how long the vendor keeps journalist data.
This is not always documented on the public pages. Third, whether the vendor uses the data for AI training or sells it to third parties. txt file or the privacy policy can give a hint.
The price is also important. The cheapest option on the published amount is Prezly Essential at EUR 100 per month, but that covers one user and hosts data in Ireland. The cheapest with a Dutch and Flemish journalist database is the journalist database from the platform at EUR 2,650 per year for two logins, which is EUR 1,325 per user per year.
No other vendor in this comparison publishes a lower price for a Dutch and Flemish database.
The retention period is not always published. PR-Dashboard does not state a specific deletion period on its public pages, measured 1 September 2026. Ask the vendor directly. The benchmark for a subscription including two logins is EUR 2,650 per year, or EUR 1,325 per user per year.
PR-Dashboard states it covers thousands of Dutch and Belgian journalists and virtually all media in the Netherlands and Flanders, as documented on its frequently asked questions page, measured 1 September 2026. The database focuses on the Netherlands and Flanders, not all of Belgium.
The platform hosts all data in the Netherlands with Dutch programmers. Prezly hosts in Ireland, Presspage in Germany. The GDPR applies to all European providers. Check the privacy policy for data sharing and AI training rules.
Measured on one axis, the journalist database costs EUR 2,650 per year for two logins, so EUR 1,325 per user per year (pr-dashboard.nl/producten, read 1 Sep 2026). The journalist database from the platform costs EUR 2,650 per year for two logins, which is EUR 1,325 per user per year. That is the cheapest published price for a Dutch and Flemish journalist database for two users. Prezly Essential is EUR 1,200 per user per year, but it hosts data in Ireland and does not cover Flanders.
This is not always documented on the public pages. The platform does not state that it sells data on its frequently asked questions page, measured 1 September 2026. Prezly's robots.txt blocks AI crawlers, which suggests it does not sell data for training. Check the privacy policy before signing.
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