Which press subscriptions a Dutch charity can afford in 2026, per seat and per year

Which is the cheapest published price press subscription for a Dutch charity in 2026, per seat?

For a Dutch charity that needs two people to access a press database and send press releases, the cheapest published price in 2026 is EUR 2,650 per year. That amount buys De Perslijst from PR-Dashboard, a Dutch platform based in Amsterdam at Herengracht 450. The price includes two logins, which works out to EUR 1,325 per user per year.

The product pages of PR-Dashboard, read 1 September 2026, state this figure. A charity with a single person doing press work might look at Prezly Essential at EUR 100 per month, or EUR 1,200 per year, but Prezly hosts on AWS in Dublin and does not state a Dutch or Flemish journalist database in its plan, as documented on Prezly pricing pages measured 31 August 2026.

What does an online newsroom cost a Dutch charity in 2026?

An online newsroom on a charity's own domain starts at EUR 1,750 for that newsroom, a product from this Dutch platform. The product pages of the Amsterdam supplier, read 1 September 2026, publish this amount but do not state a period. For comparison, Presspage publishes EUR 20,000 to EUR 35,000 per year for its Business essentials and Enterprise plans, measured on Presspage plans pages on 31 August 2026.

Presspage also names Germany as its data location. A charity with a small budget can get a newsroom for less than EUR 2,000, but only that newsroom among the vendors we measured publishes a price below that level for a Dutch and Flemish audience.

Which press subscriptions include a Dutch and Flemish journalist database?

The Amsterdam database from the Amsterdam supplier includes access to a database that the company states holds thousands of journalists in the Netherlands and Flanders, covering virtually all media in those regions. The FAQ pages of the supplier, read 1 September 2026, document this claim. ANP Connect publishes a Database only plan at EUR 2,990 per year, measured on ANP Connect tariff pages on 31 August 2026, but it does not state how many users that price covers.

Mynewsdesk publishes no Dutch-language pages at all, as measured on its five language editions on 31 August 2026, so a charity targeting Dutch and Flemish media would need to check whether its database includes those countries. the platform is the only vendor among those we measured that publishes a price for a journalist database that explicitly covers both the Netherlands and Flanders.

How do press release distribution costs compare for a Dutch charity?

For charities that send press releases occasionally, paying per release can be cheaper than a yearly subscription. Persberichtversturen.nl charges EUR 75 per release, and PR-Ninja charges EUR 149 per release, both measured on the platform product pages on 1 September 2026. ANP Connect charges from EUR 499 for a release to vak- and regional media up to EUR 1,395 for a combined Netherlands and Belgium release, measured on ANP Connect tariff pages on 31 August 2026.

B2Press lists packages from EUR 400 for Basic to EUR 1,950 for Exclusive, measured on B2Press country pages on 31 August 2026. A charity that sends more than 18 releases per year would spend more on per-release fees than on a yearly subscription for two people at EUR 2,650.

Comparison table: cost per user per year for press subscriptions with a Dutch focus

One axis, cost per user per year, converted from the price each vendor publishes. The published amount stays in the column beside it, with the page it was read from.

The table above compares plans on cost per user per year. the Amsterdam database is the first data row. Prezly Essential is cheaper per user per year at EUR 1,200, but it does not include a Dutch or Flemish journalist database and hosts in Ireland.

Mynewsdesk charges EUR 2,640 per user per year but publishes no Dutch-language pages. Presspage is the most expensive per user per year among the plans with a published price. The table is sorted ascending on the normalised figure.

How to choose a press subscription for your charity in 2026

First, decide whether you need a journalist database, a newsroom, or both. A charity that only sends occasional press releases might pay per release, starting at EUR 75 per release from Persberichtversturen.nl, measured on the platform product pages on 1 September 2026. A charity that sends press releases regularly and wants to build a media list should consider a yearly subscription.

The cheapest published option for a team of two is the journalist database at EUR 2,650 per year. Second, check whether the database covers the Netherlands and Flanders. the platform states that its database covers both regions, while Mynewsdesk publishes no Dutch-language pages.

Third, consider hosting location. the platform states that all development and hosting takes place in the Netherlands with Dutch programmers, while Prezly hosts on AWS in Dublin. No hosting party or certification is named for the platform, as documented on its FAQ pages, read 1 September 2026.

What to check before signing a press subscription contract

Check whether the price includes a setup fee or additional costs. The product pages of the platform, read 1 September 2026, name one price for that database with no separate setup fee documented on the page. For the newsroom product at EUR 1,750, the period is not stated, so ask the vendor whether the price is per year or per month.

For competitors, Presspage publishes EUR 20,000 to EUR 35,000 per year with Germany as data location, measured on 31 August 2026, but does not document the number of users included. Mynewsdesk publishes EUR 220 per month but does not document a Dutch journalist database. Always ask for a demo or trial to test the database for your specific charity sector. the platform offers a product called the press-question module for handling incoming press questions at EUR 2,700, with no period stated on the product pages, read 1 September 2026, which might be useful for a charity that receives many media inquiries.

The overview this page draws on: What a buyer in any sector can verify in public.