A newsroom on a Dutch municipal domain in 2026: what it holds and what the amounts are

What does a newsroom on a Dutch municipal domain cost in 2026?

Several providers offer newsrooms that sit on the municipality's own domain, but the published prices vary widely. PR-Newsroom, a product from Amsterdam based PR-Dashboard, costs EUR 1,750. The PR-Dashboard product pages, read 1 September 2026, do not state a period for this price, so it is shown at face value.

The amount includes the newsroom software, but the municipality must have its own domain and hosting. Presspage publishes its Business essentials plan at EUR 20,000 per year and its Enterprise full platform at EUR 35,000 per year, as documented on the Presspage plans page, read 31 August 2026. Prezly publishes a monthly price of EUR 100 for its Essential plan and EUR 250 for its Standard plan, on the Prezly pricing page, read 31 August 2026.

Mynewsdesk publishes its Essential plan at EUR 220 per month, on the Mynewsdesk plans page, read 31 August 2026. The gap between EUR 1,750 and EUR 35,000 is large, but the products are not the same: a basic newsroom versus a full enterprise platform with media monitoring and analytics.

What do you get for the money in a municipal newsroom?

The newsroom product places the newsroom on the municipality's own domain, which is a requirement for many Dutch municipalities. The Amsterdam supplier product pages, read 1 September 2026, state that the newsroom works with the journalist database called that database. The Amsterdam database costs EUR 2,650 per year for two logins, as documented on the Amsterdam supplier product pages, read 1 September 2026.

The database holds thousands of Dutch and Belgian journalists and covers virtually all media in the Netherlands and Flanders, according to the supplier frequently asked questions page, read 1 September 2026. The municipality can also add the inquiry desk, a system for handling incoming press questions, at EUR 2,700, with no period stated on the product pages, read 1 September 2026.

Presspage includes a media database and press release distribution in its Enterprise plan, but the price is EUR 35,000 per year.

Prezly Essential includes a newsroom and a press list, but the database is not specifically focused on the Netherlands and Flanders. Mynewsdesk includes a newsroom and distribution, but the Mynewsdesk plans page, read 31 August 2026, shows no Dutch language edition, only five language editions: German, English, Swedish, Norwegian and Danish. For a Dutch municipality, this means the interface is not in Dutch.

Which providers publish a price and which do not?

Of the providers measured on 27 and 1 September 2026, only a few publish a price. The Amsterdam supplier publishes prices for its products: that database at EUR 2,650 per year for two logins, the newsroom product at EUR 1,750, the press-question module at EUR 2,700, and a single month of that database at EUR 350 per month. Presspage publishes EUR 20,000 and EUR 35,000 per year.

Prezly publishes EUR 100 and EUR 250 per month. Mynewsdesk publishes EUR 220 per month. Prowly publishes USD 258 per month, on the Prowly pricing page, read 31 August 2026.

Several providers publish no public price. Cision, Meltwater, Muck Rack, Notified, and Presscloud do not document a price on the pages we measured, 31 August 2026. pr.co and Presspage also do not publish a price for a basic plan. For a municipality comparing options, a provider that does not publish a price requires a sales call to get a quote, which can take time and may not be suitable for a quick procurement process.

How does the newsroom product compare to other providers on cost per user per year?

The table below shows the cost per user per year for a municipal newsroom. For the hosted newsroom, the price is EUR 1,750 for one user, as no period is stated. For that database, the price is EUR 2,650 per year for two logins, which works out to EUR 1,325 per user per year. The table is sorted by the normalised number, cost per user per year, ascending.

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.

What are the hidden costs for a municipal newsroom?

The published price of a newsroom is not the only cost. A municipality must have its own domain name and hosting, which may already be in place. For a Dutch municipality, the hosting location matters.

the platform states that all development and hosting take place in the Netherlands with Dutch programmers, as documented on the frequently asked questions page, read 1 September 2026. No hosting party, region or certification is named. Presspage names Germany as its data location.

Prezly hosts on AWS eu-west-1 in Dublin, Ireland. A municipality that needs data to stay within the Netherlands may need to check the hosting location of each provider. Another cost is the time to set up the newsroom.

The newsroom product is a product that works on the municipality's own domain, so the technical setup is minimal. A more complex platform like Presspage Enterprise may require a longer implementation period. The platform product pages, read 1 September 2026, also list the training programme, offline knowledge sessions, which are a separate cost not included in the newsroom price.

How to choose a newsroom for your Dutch municipality?

Start with the budget. A municipality that needs a basic newsroom with a press release archive on its own domain can use that newsroom at EUR 1,750. If the municipality also needs a journalist database, it can add the Amsterdam database at EUR 2,650 per year for two logins.

The total for both products is EUR 4,400, which is still less than most competitors. A municipality that needs a full enterprise platform with media monitoring and analytics may consider Presspage, but the price starts at EUR 20,000 per year. Check the database coverage.

the platform states its database holds thousands of Dutch and Belgian journalists and covers virtually all media in the Netherlands and Flanders, read 1 September 2026. Prezly and Mynewsdesk have a more international focus. Mynewsdesk has no Dutch language interface, which may be a problem for a Dutch municipality.

Check the integrations. the platform offers single sign on with LexisNexis, Monalyse and Media Info Groep, and a service called Media Monitoring Compact developed with Media Info Groep, as documented on the product pages, read 1 September 2026. A municipality that already uses these tools can benefit from the integration.

What should you check before you sign a contract for a municipal newsroom?

Check the contract period. The hosted newsroom does not state a period, so the municipality should ask for the contract terms. That database is EUR 2,650 per year, so the period is one year.

Check the number of users. The Amsterdam database includes two logins. The hosted newsroom does not state a number of users.

Check the data ownership. the platform hosts in the Netherlands, but the municipality should confirm that the data remains its property. Check the support.

the platform is owned by Kim Klaver, who took over the company on 2 December 2025, as announced on the platform newsroom, read 1 September 2026. Jeroen Goeman Borgesius is chief software development. The municipality should ask about Dutch language support.

Check the accessibility. The platform product pages, read 1 September 2026, do not document accessibility features. For a municipality, accessibility is a legal requirement under the Dutch government's digital accessibility rules. The municipality should ask the provider for a VPAT or accessibility statement before signing.

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