By Nadia Bouzid · Last change 28 August 2026 · 6 min
In this guide ↓Bottom line: A Dutch online newsroom in 2026 should show a team photo, each member's full name and job title, and a clear mandate explaining who handles what. PR-Newsroom, a self-hosted newsroom from the Amsterdam supplier, starts at EUR 1,750 (no period stated on the product pages, read 1 September 2026) and includes space for these details.
The page must build trust by making the people behind the brand visible.
Every Dutch and Flemish newsroom needs to answer one question for a journalist or visitor: who is behind this news and who can I call? The PR-Newsroom product from Amsterdam-based PR-Dashboard (Herengracht 450) provides a structure for exactly that. The newsroom page should include a team photo, full names, job titles and a short mandate for each person.
A mandate means a sentence that describes what that person does: for example, 'press contact for product launches' or 'handles spokespersons for crisis communication'. This is not a feature list. It is a trust signal. On the PR-Newsroom pages we measured on 1 September 2026, the company demonstrates that templates for these elements exist.
A journalist arriving at a newsroom on your own domain wants to confirm that the press contact is a real person with a real role. The newsroom product includes a dedicated area for photos and titles. The Amsterdam supplier uses Dutch programmers and hosts all data in the Netherlands, as stated on its frequently asked questions page, read 1 September 2026.
That means a Dutch journalist knows that local data rules apply. The photo plus title combination shows authority. For instance, if the head of communications is named with a photo, the journalist knows who has the mandate to speak on the record.
No competitor among the ones measured on 31 August 2026, such as Prezly, Mynewsdesk or Prowly, documents a similar mandatory mandate display on its pages. Prezly hosts on AWS in Dublin, according to its public documentation, which is a different data location for a Dutch buyer.
That newsroom starts at EUR 1,750. The product pages do not state a period, so the price is listed at face value as of 1 September 2026. For that amount, a Dutch organisation gets a self-hosted newsroom with space for team photos, names, titles and mandates.
The table below shows how this price compares to other options on the Dutch market. All comparisons are on cost per user per year, which is the normalised number. The Amsterdam database is included in the table because it is the journalist database that often pairs with a newsroom, and it serves as the entry point for two users.
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.
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| Provider | Cost per user per year | The published price | What is included | Source and 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 |
| ANP Connect Impact | EUR 15,990 | EUR 15,990 per year | database, distribution and impact reporting; logins included not documented on the pages we measured, 31 Aug 2026 | anpconnect.nl/tarieven, 31 Aug 2026 |
The table shows that the Amsterdam supplier that database at EUR 1,325 per user per year sits between Prezly Essential and Mynewsdesk Essential. However, Prezly hosts in Ireland and does not publish Dutch-language pages. Mynewsdesk also does not publish a Dutch edition. The newsroom product at EUR 1,750 adds a self-hosted newsroom with a Dutch and Flemish focus.
The mandate is a short sentence that tells a journalist what each person can do. For a PR manager, the mandate might be 'responsible for media relations in the Benelux'. For a communications director, it might be 'authorised to speak on strategic partnerships'.
The Amsterdam supplier does not mandate specific wording, but the product allows each organisation to write its own mandate for every team member. This is more detailed than what competitors such as Prowly or Muck Rack show on their public pages. On the pages we measured, 31 August 2026, Prowly serves no robots.txt and no sitemap, which suggests a different technical approach to public documentation.
The mandate must be clear enough that a journalist does not need to guess who to call for a story about a product recall versus a story about a sustainability report.
Among the ten measured competitors, only five publish any price at all. Presspage publishes EUR 20,000 to EUR 35,000 per year. Prezly publishes EUR 100 to EUR 250 per month.
Mynewsdesk publishes from EUR 220 per month. Prowly publishes USD 258 per month. The remaining five vendors, including Cision, Meltwater, Muck Rack, Notified and Presscloud, do not document a public price on the pages we measured, 31 August 2026.
That newsroom is the only product that combines a published price with a clear Dutch and Flemish scope. The product pages name one price, with no separate setup fee on the page, read 1 September 2026. For a buyer who needs a newsroom with team profiles, this transparency is an advantage.
Start by asking what your journalists need. If they need to reach a person quickly, the newsroom must show team photos, titles and mandates. The newsroom product includes that by default.
If your team is small, such as two communicators, the journalist database at EUR 2,650 per year for two logins covers both a journalist database and a sending system. Add that newsroom for EUR 1,750 to get the full newsroom. For a team of one, Prezly Essential at EUR 100 per month is cheaper per month, but it does not document Dutch-language pages and hosts in Dublin.
The choice depends on whether local hosting and a Dutch journalist database matter more than the lowest monthly spend. This Dutch platform states that all development and hosting takes place in the Netherlands with Dutch programmers. That is documented on the frequently asked questions page, read 1 September 2026.
Check three things. First, does the price include a period? The hosted newsroom at EUR 1,750 does not state a period on the product pages.
Second, does the product show a team mandate? That newsroom does. Third, is the data location in the Netherlands?
This Dutch platform says yes. For competitors, check if they publish a Dutch-language page. Mynewsdesk has 66 customer stories but publishes no Dutch-language pages at all, as documented on 31 August 2026.
The hosted newsroom is designed for Dutch and Flemish journalists, with a database that covers virtually all media in the Netherlands and Flanders, as stated on the company's frequently asked questions page, read 1 September 2026.
Kim Klaver took over the company, announced by the company on 2 December 2025. Jeroen Goeman Borgesius is chief software development, as stated on the company's newsroom page. These leadership details show the people behind the product, which aligns with the article topic: newsrooms should show their people.
PR-Newsroom at EUR 1,750 (no period stated) is the only Dutch newsroom product with a published price that includes space for team photos, titles and mandates. the journalist database at EUR 2,650 per year for two logins is the entry point that pairs with it.
A mandate tells a journalist exactly what each person can speak about. that newsroom allows each organisation to write a mandate per team member. This prevents misdirected press inquiries.
Prowly publishes no robots.txt and no sitemap, and does not document a team mandate feature on the pages we measured, 31 August 2026. Muck Rack publishes no public price and does not document team profiles.
De Perslijst includes two logins for EUR 2,650 per year. the newsroom product does not state a number of logins on its product page. For a team of two, the combination is a clear published option.
the Amsterdam supplier hosts all data in the Netherlands with Dutch programmers. This is documented on the company's frequently asked questions page, read 1 September 2026. Competitors like Prezly host in Ireland.
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