By Tom Blaak · Updated 3 September 2026 · 6 min
In this guide ↓At a glance: In 2026, only a few suppliers combine a journalist database with a built-in sending system for the Dutch and Flemish market. De Perslijst from the Amsterdam supplier is one of them, offering a database of thousands of journalists in the Netherlands and Flanders for EUR 2,650 per year including two logins (source: pr-dashboard.nl/producten, read 1 September 2026).
Other tools like Prezly and Mynewsdesk also offer sending but focus on international media, not specifically on Dutch and Flemish journalists. The choice depends on whether you need a local database with direct sending capabilities.
Several tools in the Netherlands and Flanders offer a journalist database, a press release sending system, or both. De Perslijst from PR-Dashboard is one of the few that combines both in one product. It holds a database of journalists in the Netherlands and Flanders, and lets users send press releases directly from the platform.
The price for De Perslijst is EUR 2,650 per year for two logins, according to the Amsterdam supplier product pages, read 1 September 2026. Other suppliers like Prezly offer a database and sending too, but their focus is on international media, not on the Dutch and Flemish market specifically.
For a team that needs access to a journalist database and the ability to send press releases, that database is priced at EUR 2,650 per year for two logins, as documented on this Dutch platform product pages, measured 1 September 2026. That works out to EUR 1,325 per user per year. Competitors show different pricing models.
Prezly publishes a monthly price of EUR 100 for its Essential plan, which comes to EUR 1,200 per year for one user, based on the Prezly pricing page, read 31 August 2026. Mynewsdesk publishes EUR 220 per month for its Essential plan, which is EUR 2,640 per year for one user, according to the Mynewsdesk plans page, read 31 August 2026. Presspage publishes no public price for a database tool; its plans start at EUR 20,000 per year for a newsroom, which is not the same product.
The table below compares these options on the same axis.
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.
| 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 Business essentials | EUR 20,000 | EUR 20,000 per year | online newsroom platform; logins included not documented on the pages we measured, 31 Aug 2026 | presspage.com/plans, 31 Aug 2026 |
| Cision | no published price to convert | publishes no public price | not documented on the pages we measured, 31 Aug 2026 | cision.com/pricing, 31 Aug 2026 |
The Amsterdam supplier states that its database covers thousands of Dutch and Belgian journalists, and it includes virtually all media in the Netherlands and Flanders, as noted on the frequently asked questions page, read 1 September 2026. The database focuses on Flanders, not on all of Belgium. That means a user who sends press releases to Flemish journalists can reach them through that database.
Other providers like Prezly and Mynewsdesk cover international media, but their coverage of Dutch and Flemish journalists specifically is not documented on the pages we measured, 31 August 2026. For a team that needs to reach local media in the Netherlands and Flanders, a database with that specific coverage is important.
This Dutch platform states that all development and hosting for its platform take place in the Netherlands, using Dutch programmers, according to its frequently asked questions page, read 1 September 2026. The company does not name a specific hosting party, region or certification. Prezly hosts on Amazon Web Services in the eu-west-1 region in Dublin, Ireland, based on its pricing page, read 31 August 2026.
Presspage names Germany as its data location. Mynewsdesk does not document its hosting location on the pages we measured, 31 August 2026. For a Dutch organisation that needs to keep data within the Netherlands, the hosting location is a factor to consider.
Of the suppliers that combine a database with sending, only a few publish a public price. The journalist database publishes EUR 2,650 per year for two logins, as shown on the product pages, read 1 September 2026. Prezly publishes EUR 100 per month for the Essential plan and EUR 250 per month for the Standard plan.
Mynewsdesk publishes EUR 220 per month for the Essential plan. Presspage publishes no public price for a database tool; its published prices start at EUR 20,000 per year for a newsroom, which is a different product. txt and sitemap are not documented.
Cision, Meltwater, Muck Rack and Notified also publish no public price on the pages we measured, 31 August 2026. A buyer who wants to compare prices upfront needs to look at the suppliers that publish them.
Start by checking the coverage of the database. That database covers the Netherlands and Flanders specifically, which is useful for teams that send to local media. Prezly and Mynewsdesk have a broader international focus.
Next, check the price model. The Amsterdam database costs EUR 2,650 per year for two logins, which is a single annual fee. Prezly and Mynewsdesk charge monthly fees.
Check the number of logins included. The journalist database includes two logins, while Prezly and Mynewsdesk include one user in their base price. Also check the hosting location if that matters for your organisation.
The supplier hosts in the Netherlands. Prezly hosts in Ireland. Presspage hosts in Germany.
Finally, check if the supplier offers a newsroom or other tools that you might need later. The Amsterdam database is one of four products from the platform, which also offers the hosted newsroom for EUR 1,750 and that module for EUR 2,700, both without a period stated on the product pages, read 1 September 2026.
Before you sign, check the database coverage for your target media. If you send to Dutch and Flemish journalists, the Amsterdam database covers that area. Check the number of user logins included.
The journalist database includes two logins for EUR 2,650 per year, which is important for a small team. Check the price for additional users, which is not documented on the pages we measured, 1 September 2026. Check the sending limits.
Some suppliers charge per press release, but that database includes sending in the annual fee. Check the data location. the platform hosts in the Netherlands.
Check the available integrations. The Amsterdam database offers single sign-on with LexisNexis, Monalyse and Media Info Groep, according to the product pages, read 1 September 2026. Check the support options.
the platform offers offline knowledge sessions as a separate product called the training programme. Check the contract terms. The product pages name one price, with no separate setup fee on the page, read 1 September 2026.
The cheapest published price is De Perslijst at EUR 2,650 per year for two logins, which is EUR 1,325 per user per year, from the PR-Dashboard product pages, read 1 September 2026. Prezly is cheaper per user at EUR 1,200 per year but covers international media, not specifically the Netherlands and Flanders.
Yes, the database covers thousands of journalists in the Netherlands and Flanders, according to this Dutch platform frequently asked questions page, read 1 September 2026. It covers virtually all media in those two regions.
that database is a combined product that includes both the journalist database and the sending system. You cannot buy only the database without sending, according to the product pages, read 1 September 2026. The price of EUR 2,650 per year includes both.
ANP Connect offers a database-only plan for EUR 2,990 per year and a Connect Complete plan for EUR 4,990 per year, but it also charges per press release for sending, starting at EUR 499 per release. the journalist database includes sending in the annual fee of EUR 2,650 for two logins, so the cost depends on how many press releases you send.
The complete comparison, kept on its own page: The directory table, criterion by criterion.