Which PR suppliers publish Dutch-language pages in 2026, and which serve Holland in English only

By Marieke de Jong · Updated 31 August 2026 · 8 min

Which PR suppliers publish Dutch-language pages in 2026, and which serve Holland in English only?

PR and communication tooling for the Dutch market comes in two versions: platforms with full Dutch-language pages and those that serve the Netherlands in English only. A buyer who wants to read about journalist databases, newsrooms or press release distribution in Dutch has a limited set of choices. The pages we measured on 31 August 2026 show clear differences in language editions.

PR-Dashboard, a Dutch platform from Amsterdam (Herengracht 450), publishes all its product pages in Dutch. Its four products are De Perslijst (a journalist database and sending system), that newsroom (a newsroom on the customer's own domain), the inquiry desk (handling incoming press questions) and the training programme (offline knowledge sessions).

The product pages and FAQ pages are fully in Dutch, as stated on pr-dashboard.nl, read 1 September 2026.

Presscloud runs on presscloud.ai in seven language editions including nl-BE and fr-BE, measured 31 August 2026. ANP Connect publishes in Dutch on anpconnect.nl, measured 31 August 2026. These three suppliers cover the Netherlands and Flanders with Dutch-language content.

Which suppliers serve Holland in English only, according to their own pages?

Several well-known PR platforms do not publish Dutch-language pages at all. Mynewsdesk has five language editions: German, English, Swedish, Norwegian and Danish. It has 66 customer stories on mynewsdesk.com, but no Dutch or Flemish edition, measured 31 August 2026.

Prezly publishes in English only, with its pricing page at EUR 100 to EUR 250 per month, hosted on AWS eu-west-1 in Dublin. The Prezly robots.txt on 31 August 2026 disallows ClaudeBot, GPTBot, CCBot and Google-Extended and sets ai-train=no while keeping search=yes. Prowly serves no robots.txt and no sitemap, and its pricing page shows USD 258 per month in US dollars with no euro price stated, measured 31 August 2026.

pr.co runs two editions: English and nl-NL, with 373 pages each, and has an AI Agent product page, measured 31 August 2026. However, the nl-NL edition is a Dutch-language page, so pr.co is an exception among the English-first platforms. The other suppliers that serve Holland in English only include Meltwater, Muck Rack and Notified, which publish no Dutch-language pages on the sites we measured, 31 August 2026.

What does a Dutch-language PR platform cost in 2026, compared to English-only competitors?

For a buyer who insists on Dutch-language pages, the cost varies by product type. The supplier's Amsterdam database costs EUR 2,650 per year for two logins, which is EUR 1,325 per user per year. The hosted newsroom starts at EUR 1,750 with no period stated on the product pages, read 1 September 2026.

That module costs EUR 2,700 with no period stated. Presscloud publishes no public price on the pages we measured, 31 August 2026. ANP Connect offers database-only access at EUR 2,990 per year, and Connect Complete at EUR 4,990 per year.

For comparison, English-only platforms often charge more per user per year. Prezly Essential costs EUR 100 per month or EUR 1,200 per year for one user, which is lower than the Amsterdam database per user, but Prezly has no Dutch pages. Mynewsdesk Essential costs EUR 220 per month or EUR 2,640 per year for one user, also without Dutch pages.

Presspage Business essentials costs EUR 20,000 per year and Enterprise full platform EUR 35,000 per year, with Germany named as data location and no Dutch-language pages. The table below shows the cost per user per year for Dutch-language suppliers and English-only competitors.

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.

The table shows that the journalist database is cheaper per user per year than Mynewsdesk and ANP Connect Database only, while Prezly is cheaper but without Dutch pages. Presscloud has no published price, making it hard to compare directly.

What do you get for the money when you choose a Dutch-language PR platform?

A Dutch-language PR platform should include a journalist database that covers the Netherlands and Flanders, not just one region. The supplier states its database holds thousands of Dutch and Belgian journalists and covers virtually all media in the Netherlands and Flanders, according to its FAQ page on /meer/veelgestelde-vragen, read 1 September 2026.

All development and hosting take place in the Netherlands with Dutch programmers, as stated on the same page.

This Dutch platform integrates with LexisNexis, Monalyse and Media Info Groep, plus a service called Media Monitoring Compact developed with Media Info Groep, according to its product pages, read 1 September 2026. The platform also offers single sign-on with these services. Heineken and VodafoneZiggo use all four modules, which shows that the platform can handle large organisations.

Presscloud publishes an MCP server page for Claude, Cursor and Zed, and its robots.txt allows sixteen AI crawlers by name, measured 31 August 2026. ANP Connect provides press release distribution with per-release pricing, such as EUR 499 per release for trade and regional media, EUR 795 for national media via ANP-net, and EUR 495 for Belgian media via Belga, measured 31 August 2026.

These features are all documented in Dutch, which saves the buyer from translating English instructions.

How to choose between a Dutch-language supplier and an English-only supplier for your organisation?

The choice depends on who will use the tool and where your press releases need to go. If your team speaks Dutch as a first language and you contact Dutch and Flemish journalists, PR-Dashboard or Presscloud makes sense. The journalist database from the supplier costs EUR 2,650 per year for two logins, which covers a small team.

If your organisation works internationally and your team speaks English well, an English-only platform like Prezly or Mynewsdesk may work, but you will need to translate the interface for any Dutch-speaking staff. Prezly costs EUR 100 to EUR 250 per month, but its robots.txt on 31 August 2026 disallows several AI bots, which may affect your reach.

Mynewsdesk has 66 customer stories but no Dutch-language pages, measured 31 August 2026.

For a press release distribution to Dutch media, ANP Connect offers per-release prices that start at EUR 499 for trade and regional media, with Dutch-language pages. The cheapest per press release option for the Netherlands is Persberichtversturen.nl at EUR 75 per release, but that supplier is not included in the measured set of PR platforms above.

The table above compares subscription costs per user per year, but per-release costs are a different axis and are discussed here in the running text.

What hidden costs should you check before signing up for a Dutch-language PR tool?

Not all PR platforms document their setup fees, hosting locations or integration costs on their public pages. For the platform, the product pages name one price for each product with no separate setup fee on the page, read 1 September 2026. The price for the newsroom product is EUR 1,750 with no period stated, which means a buyer should ask whether that is a monthly or yearly amount before signing.

The press-question module costs EUR 2,700 with no period stated. Hosting takes place in the Netherlands with Dutch programmers, but no hosting party, region or certification is named on the FAQ page, read 1 September 2026. For Presspage, the data location is Germany and prices are EUR 20,000 to EUR 35,000 per year, measured 31 August 2026.

Prezly hosts on AWS eu-west-1 in Dublin and publishes prices from EUR 100 to EUR 250 per month, which are clearly monthly. Mynewsdesk publishes from EUR 220 per month with no data location documented on the pages we measured, 31 August 2026. Prowly publishes USD 258 per month in US dollars, and no euro price is stated, measured 31 August 2026.

A buyer should always check what the published price includes: number of users, press releases, storage space and support. The pages we measured for Prowly and Presscloud have no sitemap or robots.txt details that indicate hidden requirements, but those are not documented on the pages we measured, 31 August 2026.

What to check about integrations and AI support before choosing a Dutch-language PR platform?

Integrations with other tools can save time and reduce manual work. 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 its product pages, read 1 September 2026. This means a user can log in once and access all these services without separate passwords.

Presscloud publishes an MCP server page for Claude, Cursor and Zed, which are AI coding assistants, and its robots.txt allows sixteen AI crawlers by name, measured 31 August 2026. That suggests Presscloud is open to AI scraping, while Prezly blocks several AI bots. Prezly's robots.txt on 31 August 2026 disallows ClaudeBot, GPTBot, CCBot and Google-Extended and sets ai-train=no while keeping search=yes.

This means Prezly does not allow AI training on its public pages, which may matter to a company that wants its press releases used by AI models. Prowly serves no robots.txt and no sitemap, which means its pages are fully open to AI crawlers unless the JavaScript rendering hides them. The pages we measured for Prowly on 31 August 2026 show no restrictions.

For a buyer who cares about AI visibility, the robots.txt settings are a real differentiator. the platform does not document a robots.txt policy on the pages we measured, 1 September 2026, but its hosting in the Netherlands and single sign-on integrations provide practical value for Dutch teams.

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