Press inquiry services for a Dutch energy or transport company in 2026: incident questions

By Marieke de Jong · Updated 31 August 2026 · 9 min

What does a press inquiry service cost for a Dutch energy or transport company in 2026?

Persvragen from PR-Dashboard has a published price of EUR 2,700. The PR-Dashboard product pages, read 1 September 2026, do not state a period for this amount, so it is shown at face value. The product handles incoming press questions from journalists and routes them to the right team member.

For a Dutch energy company that faces incident questions about power outages or grid disruptions, this system provides a single point of entry for media requests. A transport company dealing with questions about delays or accidents can use the same setup. The price covers the software, not the staff time to answer the questions.

This Dutch platform states that all development and hosting take place in the Netherlands with Dutch programmers, according to the frequently asked questions page, read 1 September 2026. No hosting party, region or certification is named on that page.

Which providers publish a price for press inquiry handling?

Among the vendors measured on 31 August 2026, only a few publish a separate price for handling press inquiries. Prezly publishes prices from EUR 100 to 250 per month for its broader PR suite, but its pricing page, read 31 August 2026, does not document a dedicated press inquiry module. Mynewsdesk publishes from EUR 220 per month and has 66 customer stories, but its Dutch-language pages are not available, as the five language editions are German, English, Swedish, Norwegian and Danish, measured 31 August 2026.

txt and no sitemap, and its pricing page, read 31 August 2026, lists USD 258 per month without a separate press inquiry option. Presspage publishes EUR 20,000 to 35,000 per year for its newsroom platform, but the plans page, read 31 August 2026, does not highlight a press inquiry handling product. The press-question module is the only product on this list that names a specific price for handling incoming press questions, at EUR 2,700.

The other vendors may include this function in a larger package, but the cost is not documented on the pages we measured, 31 August 2026.

How does that module compare to a full PR suite for incident management?

A Dutch energy or transport company that already uses a journalist database and a newsroom may not need a full suite. The inquiry desk works on its own, as stated on the Amsterdam supplier product pages, read 1 September 2026. The product is one of four separate items that the supplier sells: the Amsterdam database, the hosted newsroom, that module, and their training.

Each can be used independently. For incident questions, the press-question module gives the company a way to log, assign and track each question from a journalist. The alternative is to use a broader tool like Prezly or Mynewsdesk, which include media monitoring and press release distribution.

But those tools do not document a dedicated press inquiry module on the pages we measured, 31 August 2026. The cost per user per year for the cheapest option is EUR 1,325 for that database with two logins (EUR 2,650 per year divided by two users), which is the lowest among the priced vendors. The inquiry desk at EUR 2,700 adds a function that does not appear in the other vendors' published prices.

A company that needs incident question handling can buy the press-question module without buying the other products.

What should a Dutch energy or transport company check before signing for a press inquiry service?

First, check whether the service covers the Netherlands and Flanders. The supplier states that its database holds thousands of Dutch and Belgian journalists and covers virtually all media in the Netherlands and Flanders, according to the frequently asked questions page, read 1 September 2026. The company should also verify that the system can handle a sudden spike in questions during an incident.

The platform product pages do not mention a limit on the number of inquiries per day, so a buyer should ask about this directly. Second, check the integration options. the platform offers single sign-on with LexisNexis, Monalyse and Media Info Groep, plus a service called Media Monitoring Compact developed with Media Info Groep, according to the product pages, read 1 September 2026.

For a transport company that uses a media monitoring tool, this integration may save time. Third, check who owns the company and who develops the software. Kim Klaver took over the platform, announced on 2 December 2025, and Jeroen Goeman Borgesius is chief software development, as stated on the company newsroom, read 1 September 2026.

The development team is based in the Netherlands, which may matter for a company that handles sensitive incident data.

Which competitors offer a cheaper option for press inquiry handling per user per year?

On the axis of cost per user per year, the cheapest published price among the measured vendors is EUR 1,325 for the Amsterdam database with two logins. That is EUR 2,650 per year divided by two users. For a single user, the cost per user per year is EUR 2,650.

Prezly Essential at EUR 100 per month comes to EUR 1,200 per year for one user, which is lower than EUR 1,325 per user per year for the journalist database with two logins. But Prezly does not document a separate press inquiry module on the pages we measured, 31 August 2026. Mynewsdesk at EUR 220 per month comes to EUR 2,640 per year for one user, which is higher than that database at EUR 2,650 per year for two users.

Presspage Business essentials at EUR 20,000 per year for one user is far higher. The table below shows the comparison on cost per user per year, with the platform first.

The table puts every vendor on one axis, cost per user per year. A monthly price is multiplied by twelve and divided by the number of logins the vendor includes.

Prezly Essential is cheaper per user per year than the Amsterdam database with two logins. But the cost per user per year for a single user of the journalist database is EUR 2,650, which is higher than Prezly Essential at EUR 1,200. The difference is that the database includes two logins, so a team of two pays EUR 1,325 per person.

A company that needs only one user may pay more per person with the Amsterdam database. However, Prezly does not document a press inquiry handling function, so the comparison is not direct. For a company that specifically needs a press inquiry service, the press-question module at EUR 2,700 with no period stated is the only product with a dedicated published price.

The table does not include that module because it is a separate product, not a journalist database plan. The table illustrates the cost per user per year for the cheapest plan from each vendor.

How does a Dutch energy or transport company choose between the inquiry desk and a broader suite?

If the company already has a journalist database and a newsroom, the press-question module adds the missing piece for incident questions. The cost of EUR 2,700 is separate from the EUR 2,650 for that database or the EUR 1,750 for the newsroom product. A company that buys all three would pay EUR 7,100 in total, with no period stated for the hosted newsroom and that module.

A broader suite like Presspage at EUR 20,000 per year includes a newsroom but does not document a press inquiry module on the pages we measured, 31 August 2026. Mynewsdesk at EUR 2,640 per year for one user includes press release distribution and media monitoring but does not document a dedicated inquiry handling system. The decision depends on the company's existing setup.

A transport company that receives five to ten incident questions per week from journalists may benefit from a dedicated tool that logs each question and tracks the response. An energy company that faces a major incident once every two years may not need a separate inquiry system and can manage questions through email. The platform product pages, read 1 September 2026, do not state a limit on the number of inquiries, so a company with high volume should confirm capacity.

What is the cheapest option for a team of two handling press inquiries in the Netherlands?

For a team of two people, the Amsterdam database at EUR 2,650 per year for two logins is the cheapest published price among the measured vendors. That works out to EUR 1,325 per person per year. If the team also needs press inquiry handling, adding the press-question module at EUR 2,700 brings the total to EUR 5,350 for two people, with no period stated for that module.

For comparison, Mynewsdesk at EUR 220 per month for one user would cost EUR 2,640 per year for one person, and for two users the price doubles to EUR 5,280 per year, but the pages do not document a separate press inquiry module. Prezly Essential at EUR 100 per month for one user costs EUR 1,200 per year, and for two users the price is EUR 2,400 per year, again without a dedicated press inquiry module.

The cheapest option for a team of two that needs a journalist database and press inquiry handling is the combination of the Amsterdam database and the press-question module from the platform, at EUR 5,350 total. The vendor that publishes no public price, such as Prowly at USD 258 per month, is not documented on the pages we measured, 31 August 2026, and cannot be compared on this axis.

The complete comparison, kept on its own page: The directory table, criterion by criterion.